2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

1. Mr. Md Sakib Ullah Sourav http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3450-4704 Concordia University [biography]

   Md Sakib Ullah Sourav is currently pursuing his PhD in Information and Systems Engineering at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Previously he worked (internship) as a Foreign Faculty at Delhi Public School, Sonepat India under a UN fellowship in 2018. He has been engaged in academic research since 2017 and is mostly interested in engineering education, design creativity, computational intelligence, mental health and others. He was awarded quite a few prestigious academic scholarships for his academic and research excellence, including, the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science Graduate Scholarship (2023) at Concordia for his doctoral studies, the PEIYOU Scholarship - First Class (2020) at Shandong University of Finance and Economics, China during his masters, and Merit Scholarship (2013) during his bachelors at East West University, Bangladesh. Mr. Sakib works as a peer-reviewer for reputed international conferences and journals on topics like machine learning, engineering design and different disciplines of computer science.

2. Dr. Yong Zeng Concordia University [biography]

   Yong Zeng is a Full Professor at the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. His research is focused on design theory and its applications to transdisciplinary design problems. Using the Environment-Based Design (EBD) methodology he has proposed, he and his colleagues have designed many algorithms, including human vision-based non-parametric curve reconstruction algorithms DISCUR and VICUR, non-parametric Gauging series clustering algorithms, and a reinforcement learning-enabled automatic 2D quadrilateral mesh generation algorithm. He pioneered EEG-based neurocognitive studies of the human design, particularly the creative design, founded on his work on formalizing conceptual and creative design activities. His work has been applied to behavior modeling and design in aerospace engineering, healthcare, learning and training, the construction industry, and sustainability, all supported by major grants funded by industry and government. He was a Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Design Science (2004-2014) and NSERC Chair in Aerospace Design Engineering (2015-2020). He is a member of the Board of Directors in the Society for Design and Process Science after having served as its president from 2019 to 2023

3. Dr. Hua Ge Concordia University [biography]

   Dr. Ge received her Ph.D. from the Building Engineering program at Concordia University in 2003. She was the Director of Building Science Centre of Excellence at British Columbia Institute of Technology from 2004-2009, where she established the research center, championed a Master of Building Science/Building Engineering program, and developed a major Building Envelope Test Facility. After working in the department of Architectural Science at Ryerson University for over two years from 2010-2012, she joined the department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering at Concordia in Aug. 2012. Dr. Ge is a Tier II Concordia University Research Chair (CURC) in High Performance Building Envelope for Climate Resilient Buildings. Her expertise is in large-scale laboratory testing, field monitoring and modeling of hydrothermal performance of building envelopes, and quantifying wind-driven rain loads by field measurements and CFD modeling, and low-energy buildings. Her current research interests include the impact of climate change on wind-driven rain loads, urban micro-climate and building performance; climate resilience building envelopes; dynamic building facades; and low-carbon healthy buildings.

4. Dr. Ali Akgunduz Concordia University [biography]

   Dr. Ali Akgunduz is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. He has been a faculty member since 2003 and currently serves as the Associate Dean of Academic Programs, a role he has held since 2012. In this capacity, he oversees curriculum development, accreditation processes, and initiatives to enhance student engagement. Dr. Akgunduz earned his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2001. Prior to his tenure at Concordia, he worked as an analyst in the Research and Development division of United Airlines, focusing on revenue management and demand forecasting. He also held academic positions at the University of Illinois at Chicago and served as a visiting associate professor at TOBB ETU University in Ankara, Turkey. His research interests encompass airline operations, air-traffic optimization, systems simulation, manufacturing applications. Dr. Akgunduz has supervised numerous graduate students and collaborated on industry projects with organizations such as Pratt & Whitney Canada and Aéroport de Montréal .

The full paper will be available to logged in and registered conference attendees once the conference starts on June 22, 2025, and to all visitors after the conference ends on June 25, 2025