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Ilya Kovalenko

Assistant Professor

Affiliation(s):

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

326 Leonhard Building

iqk5135@psu.edu

814-863-9152

Research Website

Research Areas:

Design & Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Sensors & Controls

Interest Areas:

Dynamic systems and control; intelligent systems; smart manufacturing; multi-agent systems; applied artificial intelligence; industrial automation; cyber-physical systems; robotics

 
 

 

Education

  • BS, Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2015
  • MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2018
  • PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2020

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Bo Nie, Jonghan Lim, Tengxiao Liu, Ilya Kovalenko, Kaixuan Guo, Junfei Liang, Jian Zhu and Hongtao Sun, 2023, "Multifunctional composite designs for structural energy storage", Battery Energy, 2, (6)
  • Ilya Kovalenko, Kira Barton, James Moyne and Dawn M. Tilbury, 2023, "Opportunities and Challenges to Integrate Artificial Intelligence Into Manufacturing Systems: Thoughts From a Panel Discussion", IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, 30, (2), pp. 109-112
  • Mingjie Bi, Ilya Kovalenko, Dawn M. Tilbury and Kira Barton, 2023, "Dynamic distributed decision-making for resilient resource reallocation in disrupted manufacturing systems", International Journal of Production Research
  • Ilya Kovalenko, Efe Balta, Dawn M Tilbury and Kira Barton, 2023, "Cooperative product agents to improve manufacturing system flexibility: A model-based decision framework", IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 20, (1), pp. 440-457
  • Efe C. Balta, Ilya Kovalenko, Isaac A. Spiegel, Dawn M. Tilbury and Kira Barton, 2022, "Model Predictive Control of Priced Timed Automata Encoded With First-Order Logic", IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 30, (1), pp. 352--359
  • Ilya Kovalenko, James Moyne, Mingjie Bi, Efe C. Balta, Wenyuan Ma, Yassine Qamsane, Xiao Zhu, Z Morley Mao, Dawn M Tilbury and Kira Barton, 2022, "Toward an Automated Learning Control Architecture for Cyber-Physical Manufacturing Systems", IEEE Access, 10, pp. 38755-38773
  • Yassine Qamsane, James Moyne, Maxwell Toothman, Ilya Kovalenko, Efe C. Balta, John Faris, Dawn M. Tilbury and Kira Barton, 2021, "A Methodology to Develop and Implement Digital Twin Solutions for Manufacturing Systems", IEEE Access, 9, pp. 44247--44265
  • Mingjie Bi, Ilya Kovalenko, Dawn M. Tilbury and Kira Barton, 2021, "Dynamic Resource Allocation Using Multi-Agent Control for Manufacturing Systems", IFAC-PapersOnLine, 54, (20), pp. 488--494
  • Ilya Kovalenko, Efe C Balta, Yassine Qamsane, Patricia Koman, Xiao Zhu, Yikai Lin, Dawn M Tilbury, Z Morley Mao and Kira Barton, 2021, "Developing the workforce for next-generation smart manufacturing systems: A multidisciplinary research team approach", Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems, 5, (2), pp. 4-24
  • James Moyne, Yassine Qamsane, Efe C. Balta, Ilya Kovalenko, John Faris, Kira Barton and Dawn M. Tilbury, 2020, "A Requirements Driven Digital Twin Framework: Specification and Opportunities", IEEE Access, 8, pp. 107781--107801
  • Ilya Kovalenko, Dawn Tilbury and Kira Barton, 2020, "Priced Timed Automata Models for Control of Intelligent Product Agents in Manufacturing Systems", IFAC-PapersOnLine, 53, (4), pp. 136--142
  • Felix Ocker, Ilya Kovalenko, Kira Barton, Dawn Tilbury and Birgit Vogel-Heuser, 2019, "A Framework for Automatic Initialization of Multi-Agent Production Systems Using Semantic Web Technologies", IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 4, (4), pp. 4330--4337
  • Ilya Kovalenko, Daria Ryashentseva, Birgit Vogel-Heuser, Dawn Tilbury and Kira Barton, 2019, "Dynamic Resource Task Negotiation to Enable Product Agent Exploration in Multi-Agent Manufacturing Systems", IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 4, (3), pp. 2854--2861
  • Ilya Kovalenko, Dawn Tilbury and Kira Barton, 2019, "The model-based product agent: A control oriented architecture for intelligent products in multi-agent manufacturing systems", Control Engineering Practice, 86, pp. 105--117
  • Gary Zheng, Ilya Kovalenko, Kira Barton and Dawn Tilbury, 2018, "Integrating Human Operators into Agent-based Manufacturing Systems: A Table-top Demonstration", Procedia Manufacturing, 17, pp. 326--333
  • Ilya Kovalenko, Miguel Saez, Kira Barton and Dawn Tilbury, 2017, "SMART: A System-Level Manufacturing and Automation Research Testbed", Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems, 1, (1), pp. 20170006
  • Deema Totah, Ilya Kovalenko, Miguel Saez and Kira Barton, 2017, "Manufacturing Choices for Ankle-Foot Orthoses: A Multi-objective Optimization", Procedia CIRP, 65, pp. 145--150
  • Euisun Kim, Ilya Kovalenko, Lauren Lacey, Minoru Shinohara and Jun Ueda, 2016, "Timing Analysis of Robotic Neuromodulatory Rehabilitation System for Paired Associative Stimulation", IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 1, (2), pp. 1028--1035
  • Ilya Kovalenko, Jonathan Lai, Johnathan Williams, Arnold Maliki and Jun Ueda, 2015, "Design and Testing of a Pneumatic Hemiparesis Rehabilitation Device for a Neurofacilitation Exercise", Journal of Medical Devices, 9, (3), pp. 030910

Conference Proceedings

  • Mostafa Tavakkoli Anbarani, Efe C. Balta, Romulo Meira-Goes and Ilya Kovalenko, 2023, "Modeling and Mitigating Silent Faults in Coupled Discrete Event Systems", 2024 IFAC Workshop on Discrete Event Systems
  • Mostafa Tavakkoli Anbarani, Efe C. Balta, Romulo Meira-Goes and Ilya Kovalenko, 2023, "A Model Predictive Control Framework for Improving Risk-Tolerance of Manufacturing Systems", 2023 IEEE 7th Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA), pp. 136-142
  • Hongliang Li, Herschel Pangborn and Ilya Kovalenko, 2023, "A System-Level Energy-Efficient Digital Twin Framework for Runtime Control of Batch Manufacturing Processes", 2023 IEEE 19th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, 2023-August
  • Jonghan Lim, Leander Pfeiffer, Felix Ocker, Birgit Vogel-Heuser and Ilya Kovalenko, 2023, "Ontology-Based Feedback to Improve Runtime Control for Multi-Agent Manufacturing Systems", 2023 IEEE 19th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, 2023-August
  • Mostafa Tavakkoli Anbarani, Efe C. Balta, Romulo Meira-Goes and Ilya Kovalenko, 2023, "Risk-Averse Model Predictive Control for Priced Timed Automata", 2023 American Control Conference (ACC), 2023-May, pp. 4332-4338
  • Laxmi Poudel, Ilya Kovalenko, Ruijie Geng, Matsui Takaharu, Youichi Nonaka, Nakano Takahiro, Umeda Shota, Dawn M. Tilbury and Kira Barton, 2022, "An Integrated Framework for Dynamic Manufacturing Planning to Obtain New Line Configurations", 2022 IEEE 18th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), IEEE, pp. 328--334
  • Zixuan Yang, Huaiyuan Teng, Jeremy Goldhawk, Ilya Kovalenko, Efe C. Balta, Felipe Lopez, Dawn Tilbury and Kira Barton, 2019, "A Vision-Based Framework for Enhanced Quality Control in a Smart Manufacturing System", ASME 2019 14th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA, pp. V001T02A024
  • Ilya Kovalenko, Kira Barton and Dawn Tilbury, 2017, "Design and implementation of an intelligent product agent architecture in manufacturing systems", 2017 22nd IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), IEEE, Limassol, pp. 1--8
  • Isaac Spiegel, Ilya Kovalenko, David Hoelzle, Patrick M. Sammons and Kira L. Barton, 2017, "Hybrid modeling and identification of jetting dynamics in electrohydrodynamic jet printing", 2017 IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA), IEEE, Mauna Lani Resort, HI, USA, pp. 695--701
  • Melih Turkseven, Ilya Kovalenko, Euisun Kim and Jun Ueda, 2015, "Analysis of a Tele-Operated MRI-Compatible Vane Actuator for Neuromuscular Facilitation in Hemiparetic Limbs", ASME 2015 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Columbus, Ohio, USA, pp. V002T27A012
  • Jun Ueda, Lauren Lacey, Melih Turkseven, Minoru Shinohara, Ilya Kovalenko, Euisun Kim and Fatiesa Sulejmani, 2015, "Robotic Neuromuscular Facilitation for Regaining Neural Activation in Hemiparetic Limbs", ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, pp. V05AT08A050
  • Jun Ueda, Lauren Lacey, Melih Turkseven, Minoru Shinohara, Arnold Maliki and Ilya Kovalenko, 2014, "Robotic rehabilitation exercise in hemiparetic limbs based on functional synchronization of voluntary and involuntary nerve impulses", 2014 IEEE International Workshop on Advanced Robotics and its Social Impacts, IEEE, Evanston, IL, USA, pp. 114--120
  • Yifei Li, Jeongwon Park, Guhaprasanna Manogharan, Feng Ju and Ilya Kovalenko, , "A Mobile Additive Manufacturing Robot Framework for Smart Manufacturing Systems", ASME 2024 19th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference

Newsletters

  • Ilya Kovalenko, 2021, "Multi-Agent Control for Manufacturing Systems to Improve System Flexibility & Adaptability"

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