Director

Erick C. Jones Jr., PhD, PE

Erick C. Jones Jr., PhD, PE

Assistant Professor | Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering (IMSE) | Resource and Energy Engineering

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PhD students

Raziye Aghapour

Raziye Aghapour

PhD candidate | IMSE | joined 2022
Dissertation: ERCOT Transmission Expansion Planning using ReEDS

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Oluwatosin Atitebi

Oluwatosin Atitebi

PhD candidate | IMSE | joined 2023
Dissertation: Lithium Small-Scale Recycling Process

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Sarasadat Alavi

Sarasadat Alavi

PhD student | IMSE | joined 2023
Dissertation: Game Theoretical Multi-Agent Critical Mineral Supply Chain

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John Conlin

PhD student | IMSE | joined 2025

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Undergraduate researchers

Guillermo Conlin

Undergraduate researcher
DOD/ONR HESM MBSE (2024–2025)

Morgana Bahri

Undergraduate researcher | joined Fall 2026
DOD/ONR HESM

Partners

We work with these labs, centers, agencies and organizations. Want to join them? Collaborate with us.

  • UTA's Radio Frequency and Auto-ID (RAID) Lab
  • UTA's Center for Stochastic Modeling, Optimization, and Statistics (COSMOS)
  • UTA's Pulsed Power and Energy Laboratory
  • Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
  • Green Careers Texas
  • Powerhouse Texas
  • City of Dallas
  • City of Fort Worth
  • City of Arlington
  • North Central Texas Council of Governments

Alumni

Past undergraduate researchers

Abinash Bastola

Abinash Bastola

BS | Computer Science | May 2026
UROP, Author | Solar Degradation Prediction, Blockchain

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Nathan Miranda

BS | College of Business | 2026
REU (2023–2025) | DOD/ONR HESM MBSE

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Cecilia Romero

Cecilia Romero

BS | Software Engineering | December 2024
REU, Microgrid

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  • Baseel Atallah (2023 – 2024 | DOD/ONR HESM)
  • Tara Chandrakasem (2023 – 2024 | DOD/ONR HESM)
  • Dylan Hoang (2023 – 2024 | DOD/ONR HESM)
  • Anne Nguyen (2023 – 2024 | DOD/ONR HESM)

Featured MS students

Scholars, fellows and authors

Toryon Evans

Toryon Evans

MS | Industrial Engineering | 2023-2025
GEM Fellow | City of Dallas Weatherization Project

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Sanjeev Joshi

Sanjeev Joshi

MS | Engineering Management | 2022-2024
RAID Scholarship | Microgrid & RFID

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Syed Mufid

Syed Mufid

MS | Industrial Engineering | 2022-2024
RAID Scholarship | RFID Lead

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Shraddha Varekar

Shraddha Varekar

MS | Computer Science | 2022-2024
COSMOS Scholarship, Author | GIS Analytics

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Eshwara Sridhar

Eshwara Sridhar

MS | Industrial Engineering | 2022-2024
COSMOS Scholarship | RFID

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Ahmed Saboor Syed

MS | Computer Science | 2023-2025
COSMOS Scholarship | GIS Analytics

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Chandramouli Sridharan

Chandramouli Sridharan

MS | Computer Science | 2023-2025
RAID Scholarship, Author | Geothermal GIS

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Saquib Mohammed

MS | Industrial Engineering | 2023-2025
Author | RTLS RFID Team Lead | ArcGIS Analytics

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Intesar Hussain

Intesar Hussain

MS | Engineering Management | 2023-2025
RAID Scholarship | Website

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Syed Ajmal Shakeeb

Syed Ajmal Shakeeb

MS | Industrial Engineering | 2023-2025
Author | RFID Team Lead

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Maheshwar Raju Mohanraj

MS | December 2024
Author | IE classroom modules (Lego assembly line)

Niranjan Ramalingam

MS | December 2024
Author | IE classroom modules (Lego assembly line)

Karthik Raj Ravichandran

MS | December 2024
Author | IE classroom modules (Lego assembly line)

Nithish Parameswaran

MS | December 2024
Author | IE classroom modules (Lego assembly line)

Siddharth Shivaji Murkute

MS | 2024–2025
Author | Data Analytics, Lab Energy Technology Data Analytics

MS students, hourly workers and volunteers

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  • Aanchal Dhawale (2026 | RFID tracking)
  • Afrin Fathima Hakeem (2025–2026 | RFID tracking)
  • Anand Manohar Agnihotram (2025–2026 | AI RAG Docs)
  • Anannya Chamat (2026 | AI RAG Docs)
  • Anirudh Kashyap R (2026 | AI RAG Docs)
  • Anish Jamedar (2025–2026 | AI RAG Docs)
  • Athira S Pillai (2025–2026 | AI RAG Docs, AI Panel Images and Transcription)
  • Ayush Verma (2026 | Building Asset Mapping)
  • Bhargav Patel (2026 | AI RAG Docs)
  • Devaki Sudhakaran Jeevan (2025–2026 | AI RAG Docs, AI Panel Images and Transcription)
  • Divya Nalimela (2026 | Hot-Water Heater and HVAC Data)
  • Harikrishnan Ramamorthy Sakthivel (2026 | Hot-Water Heater and HVAC Data)
  • Jeevan Janardhan Acharya (2026 | RFID tracking)
  • Karunakar Kalvala (2026 | AI Panel Images and Transcription)
  • Komal Gujar (2025–2026 | AI RAG Docs, Building Asset Mapping)
  • Krishna Shete (2026 | Lab Energy System, Building Asset Mapping)
  • Lakshmi Priyanka Bhallamudi (2025–2026 | AI RAG Docs, Lab Energy System)
  • Manali Shetye (2026 | Lab Inventory Control Database)
  • Mandar Vast (2026 | Transportation and Mobility)
  • Mohammed AnasKhan (2026 | Misc projects)
  • Mohammed Aryan Kazi (2026 | Misc projects)
  • Monish Gowda Sudhakar (2025–2026 | RFID tracking)
  • Navya Manjunatha (2025–2026 | From 40 to 10 Gigatons, AI Panel Images and Transcription)
  • Niteesh Kumar (2026 | Critical Mineral Flows)
  • Nivas Marudhavanan (2026 | Hot-Water Heater and HVAC Data)
  • Pavan Babu Bheesetti (2026 | AI RAG Docs, Lab Energy System)
  • Pradeepa Chakkaravarthy (2026 | Drone Manufacturing, Waste Analysis)
  • Pratham Patel (2026 | AI for Optimization Programming)
  • Priyanka Kondamadugu (2026 | Hot-Water Heater and HVAC Data)
  • Rajendran Prathibha Devkar (2026 | Hot-Water Heater and HVAC Data)
  • Rayyan Ali Khan (2026 | Misc projects)
  • Sadaswi Talluru (2026 | AI for Optimization Programming)
  • Sai Anwesh Mamillapally (2026 | AI Panel Images and Transcription)
  • Saideep Jonnalagadda (2026 | From 40 to 10 Gigatons)
  • Sanjukktha Senthil Kumar (2026 | Hot-Water Heater and HVAC Data)
  • Savan Poduturi (2025–2026 | AI RAG Docs)
  • Sayali Kakad (2026 | Lab Inventory Control Database)
  • Sejal Khade (2026 | Lab Energy System, Building Asset Mapping)
  • Shreyas Srinivas (2025–2026 | RFID tracking)
  • Smriti Karanjit (2026 | From 40 to 10 Gigatons)
  • Somitra Kushwah (2026 | AI RAG Docs)
  • Sravan Kumar Routhu (2025–2026 | RFID tracking, Drone Manufacturing, Lab operations)
  • Srujan Chinta (2025–2026 | AI RAG Docs)
  • Sujeeth Sundarajan Rajkumar (2025–2026 | AI Panel Images and Transcription)
  • Sunil Puvvala (2025–2026 | AI Panel Images and Transcription)
  • Tharun Kumar Bettadalli Girish (2026 | Lab Energy System, RFID tracking)
  • Thejaswi Vepati (2025–2026 | AI Panel Images and Transcription)
  • Varad Nair (2025–2026 | AI RAG Docs, AI Panel Images and Transcription)
  • Venkata Sai Nikhil Vuyyuru (2025–2026 | AI RAG Docs, AI Panel Images and Transcription)
  • Yagyesh Jaiswal (2026 | Lab Inventory Control Database)
  • Abhay Bhaskar Mallampalli (2024-25 | Government and Program Analytics)
  • Aditya Harish (2025 | RFID tracking)
  • Akhilesh Arunkumar Kumbhar (2025 | Energy System Analytics)
  • Amey Bhagurkar (2025 | Misc projects)
  • Anantha Mandyam (2025 | RFID tracking)
  • Anantha Simha Mandyam Devashikamani (2023–2025 | RFID tracking, Microgrids and Second-Life Batteries)
  • Ananthakrishnan Valiyaparambil Sreekumar (2024–25 | Experiments, Prototyping, Product Development; Lab Energy Technology Data Analytics)
  • Ankit Bhatia (2025 | Lab Energy System)
  • Anusha Anadinni Gururaj (2025 | RFID tracking)
  • Anushka Pawar (2025 | Lab Energy Technology Data Analytics)
  • Apoorva Sadhana (2025 | RFID tracking)
  • Apurv Pradip Vidhate (2024-25 | Lab Data and Product Management)
  • Ayush Nair (2023–2025 | Supply chain quality (QSCM), Lean Manufacturing Lego Demo, RFID tracking)
  • Bhavya Sai Sree Yatham (2025 | AI RAG Docs)
  • Clivin John Geju (2025 | Energy System Analytics)
  • Deepak Kumar Surendran (2025 | Lean Manufacturing Lego Demo)
  • Deepak Ramoji Rao (2025 | AI RAG Docs, Lab Energy System)
  • Dhaval Pandit (2024–25 | RFID Technologies, AI, Lab Equipment)
  • Fazle Huq Moinuddin Khan (2025 | Lab Energy Technology Data Analytics)
  • Gayathri Sri Muthuvelavan (2025 | Lab Energy Technology Data Analytics)
  • Greeshma Gajula (2025 | AI RAG Docs)
  • Gurusai Ravi Raja Reddy Ankireddy (2025 | AI RAG Docs)
  • Hema Billemane Ashok Kumar (2025 | Lab Energy Technology Data Analytics)
  • Hritik Vivek Patil (2025 | Energy System Analytics)
  • Jeeva Manavalan (2024-25 | Government and Program Analytics)
  • Kankshita Siddhabathuni (2025 | Critical Minerals and Climate Trade Accounting)
  • Komal Bobade (2025 | RFID tracking)
  • Komal Santosh Bobde (2024–25 | RFID Technologies)
  • Kushwanth Sai Bollepalli (2025 | AI RAG Docs, AI for Optimization Programming)
  • Lokesh Ram Hariram (2025 | Lab Energy Technology Data Analytics)
  • Mithilesh Walanjuwani (2025 | Critical Minerals and Climate Trade Accounting)
  • Muni Sai Kalyan Teja Dudi (2025 | Government and Program Analytics)
  • Niranjana Subramanian (2025 | Lab Energy System, Government and Program Analytics)
  • Omji Prasad Sah (2025 | Misc projects)
  • Prajwal Yadav Manjunath (2024–25 | RFID Technologies)
  • Pratik Ghimire (2025 | GIS Analytics)
  • Rajeswari Jeevanrao (2025 | AI RAG Docs, Government and Program Analytics)
  • Ramsha Akhter (2025 | Critical Minerals and Climate Trade Accounting)
  • Rishika Ravi Kukuttala (2025 | AI RAG Docs, Government and Program Analytics)
  • Sakshi Narendra Bora (2025 | Government and Program Analytics)
  • Sanjay Satish Shekar (2024-25 | Government and Program Analytics)
  • Siddharth Mukute (2025 | Lab Energy System)
  • Sisira Reddy Palli (2025 | Critical Minerals and Climate Trade Accounting)
  • Soumya Reddy Bheemreddy (2024-25 | Lab Data and Product Management)
  • Srigreeshma Avunoori (2024-25 | Government and Program Analytics)
  • Srinivas Amruthapuri (2025 | Critical Minerals and Climate Trade Accounting)
  • Sunny Kiran Gangar (2025 | AI RAG Docs, Government and Program Analytics)
  • Sushma Ayenampudi (2025 | AI RAG Docs, Lab Energy System)
  • Teja Sambasivarao Kurma (2024-25 | Government and Program Analytics)
  • Thanmayee Karuhatti Shashikumar (2025 | AI RAG Docs, Lab Energy System)
  • Urekha Kulala (2025 | AI RAG Docs)
  • Vaibhav Dinesh Thapliyal (2024–25 | RFID Technologies)
  • Vamsi Revu (2025 | RFID tracking)
  • Varun Kulkarni (2025 | GIS Analytics)
  • Vinay Datta Chenimineni (2025 | Energy System Analytics)
  • Viren Rathod (2024-25 | Government and Program Analytics)
  • Yash Tanaji Jadhav (2024-25 | Lab Data and Product Management)
  • Yugendar Reddy Pati (2025 | Misc projects)
  • Zayaan Sharif Chowdhury (2025 | Lab Energy Technology Data Analytics)
  • Abhishek Chandrshekar (2024 | GIS Analytics)
  • Akshata Agine (2023–2024 | Lab Energy System, Fares Farm Data)
  • Ankith Reddy Avula (2024 | Energy System Analytics)
  • Anvita Ravi (2024 | Energy System Analytics)
  • Arhaam Daniyal Syed (2024 | Lab Energy System, Fares Farm Data)
  • Ashik Maraliga Venkatesh (2022–2024 | Lab Energy System, Extended-Range Electric Vehicles)
  • Darshan Ujjani Mallikarjun (2024 | GIS Analytics: Tarrant County land value, Lab Energy System)
  • Darshan Ujjini (2024 | GIS Analytics: Tarrant County land value)
  • Divi Teja Kaka (2024 | Lab Energy Technology Data Analytics)
  • Hari Priya Hari Selvam (2024 | Government and Program Analytics)
  • Harshitha Krishna Rao (2024 | GIS Analytics)
  • Intesar Husain (2024 | Misc projects)
  • Madhuri Pawar (2024 | Critical Minerals and Climate Trade Accounting)
  • Mahesh Chaudhari (2024 | RFID Technologies)
  • Mohammed Abdul Momin Umair (2023–2024 | Food, Energy and Water Systems, RFID tracking)
  • Nimish Shetty (2024 | RFID Technologies)
  • Prathamesh Narendra Patil (2023–2024 | RFID tracking)
  • Rahull Ganesan (2024 | Energy Systems, Microgrids and Second-Life Batteries)
  • Rajat Kiran Kulkarni (2024 | Government and Program Analytics)
  • Ravi Prakasha (2024 | Lab Energy System, GIS Analytics: Tarrant County land value)
  • Ritesh Muralidhar (2024 | GIS Analytics)
  • Roshani Shiradwade (2024 | Critical Minerals and Climate Trade Accounting)
  • Sambhav Jain (2024 | Food, Energy and Water Systems)
  • Sathya Madabushi (2024 | Microgrids and Second-Life Batteries)
  • Sathya Sundararajan (2023–2024 | Microgrids and Second-Life Batteries, Energy Systems, AI for Optimization Programming)
  • Shivateja Sangepu (2022–2024 | Lab Energy System)
  • Shweta Ramanand (2023–2024 | Lab Energy System, Solar Farm Analytics)
  • Sreeja Boppana (2024 | Lab Energy System, Solar Farm Analytics)
  • Srikeerthi Srinivasan (2023–2024 | Mapping Communities and Land Value, Lab Energy System, Extended-Range Electric Vehicles)
  • Srivatsa Balakrishna (2024 | Experiments, Prototyping, Product Development)
  • Susmitha Pattanshetty Shekhar (2024 | Energy System Analytics)
  • Syed Farhaan (2023–2024 | RFID tracking, Lab Energy System)
  • Vaishnavi Vijay Kalal (2024 | Lab Energy System, Extended-Range Electric Vehicles)
  • Varaha Krishna Arangi (2024 | Lab Energy System, Government and Program Analytics)
  • Varshith Konduru (2024 | Government and Program Analytics, Lab Energy System)
  • Venkata Naga Sri Harsha Achyutuni (2022–2024 | Lab Energy System, AI for Optimization Programming)
  • Venkata Sri Deepthi SriKota Peetambaram (2024 | Food, Energy and Water Systems)
  • Vinay Kumar Shiva Kumar (2024 | Lab Energy Technology Data Analytics)
  • Vinay Vijay Hirve (2024 | RFID Technologies)
  • Bharath Raj Varma Racharla (2022–2023 | Energy Systems, Microgrids and Second-Life Batteries)
  • Bindhu Reddy Moola (2023 | Energy Systems, Microgrids and Second-Life Batteries)
  • Likhitha Kaja (2022–2023 | Misc projects)
  • Shalini Vyas (2022–2023 | Misc projects)
  • Shraddha Vareker (2022–2023 | Lab Energy System)