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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

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