Dr. Kong was elected ASME Fellow due to his significant contribution in smart manufacturing, specifically sensing and data analytics in advanced manufacturing processes and systems.
Smart lab is collaborating with Dr. Chris Williams, PI, (https://dreams.mii.vt.edu/) and Dr. Erik Komendera (https://faser.me.vt.edu/) for a research project entitled “Intelligent Toolpathing for Part
SMART lab is partnering with the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS, the sub-contractor), University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley, University of Texas – Austin, the Applied Research Laboratory at Penn
Dr. James Kong was appointed as the Editor of the Design and Manufacturing Focused Issue of the IISE Transactions, effective July 1, 2021. The editorial aboard of this focused issue can be found here: