Gregory Harris

Gregory Harris serves as Department Chair of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Auburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. He holds the Forehand/Accenture Distinguished Professorship and directs the Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Manufacturing Systems (ICAMS), while serving as Associate Director for Digital Strategy at the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME).

Harris's educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from University of Alabama-Huntsville
• M.B.A. in Management-Operations from St. Edward's University
• B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Auburn University

Harris leads groundbreaking research in advanced manufacturing systems with emphasis on Smart Manufacturing adoption for small and medium-sized manufacturers. His work focuses on digital transformation in manufacturing through Industry 4.0 technologies, additive manufacturing, and systems engineering frameworks that bridge academic research with industrial implementation.

Harris has secured major funding from Department of Defense and NSF for manufacturing initiatives, including multi-million dollar grants for smart manufacturing adoption studies and workforce development programs that serve as models for national manufacturing advancement.

• Forehand/Accenture Distinguished Professor

Under Harris's leadership, ICAMS has secured over $30 million in grants including an $8.9 million DOD award for smart manufacturing initiatives, a $9.2 million DOD project for Model-Based Systems Engineering, and a $7.2 million DoD award for Industry 4.0 implementation. He spearheads the Bird Inc. program that received $1.7 million to reach 28,000+ Alabama sixth-graders with manufacturing career exposure, and leads NSF-funded initiatives empowering underserved students with AI and manufacturing skills.

ICAMS operates as a comprehensive manufacturing innovation hub with state-of-the-art equipment for digital manufacturing, additive processes, and systems engineering. The center maintains strategic partnerships with major automotive manufacturers (Honda, Hyundai), academic institutions across the Southeast, and has recently expanded international collaborations through visits to Taiwan to explore smart manufacturing innovations.