Dragan Djurdjanovic

Dragan Djurdjanovic is the Accenture Endowed Professor of Manufacturing Systems Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin's Department of Mechanical Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and has expertise in advanced quality control, proactive maintenance, and data analytics in biomedical engineering. His research bridges manufacturing systems, semiconductor processes, and human performance monitoring. Djurdjanovic directed the NSF I-UCRC on Intelligent Maintenance Systems and co-authored over 69 journal papers. Awards include the SME's Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award and CIRP membership.

Education:

• B.S. Mechanical Eng. & Applied Mathematics (1997), University of Niš, Serbia
• M.S. Mechanical Eng. (1999), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• M.S. Electrical Eng. (Systems), Ph.D. Mechanical Eng. (2002), University of Michigan

Research Focus: Djurdjanovic’s work emphasizes system-level optimization in manufacturing, including virtual metrology for semiconductor processes and predictive maintenance. He applies probabilistic modeling to neuromusculoskeletal systems and integrates IoT in manufacturing metrology. Recent articles address energy-efficient control, fatigue monitoring, and big data analytics in industrial systems.

Awards:

• Fellow of the International Society for Engineering Asset Management
• 2018 August-Wilhelm Scheer Visiting Professorship

Labs/Teams: Associate Director of the NSF Engineering Research Center on Nanomanufacturing (NASCENT) and leader of the Cyber-Physical Manufacturing Metrology Model (CPM3) initiatives.