Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering Spring 2025 Seminar Series: Aaron Stebner

Description

Aaron Stebner, an associate professor in the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Materials Science and Engineering, will give a talk titled "The AI Manufacturing Pilot Facility" for the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.

Abstract:

The 20k ft2 Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility (AMPF) operated by Georgia Tech is being renovated into a 75k+ ft2 AI Manufacturing Pilot Facility (AIMPF). Manufacturers cannot accept 100% of the risk and cost of maturing AI manufacturing technologies beyond proof-of-concept demonstrations without detriment to existing operations and supply chains. AIMPF will provide a world-leading environment for cooperative industry-academia-government pilot trials and innovation of new technologies, cybersecurity games, and workforce training to innovate, transition, and create AI manufacturing technologies and workforce without risk. AIMPF will operate reconfigurable, digitally integrated, automated test tracks for manufacturing with structural and energy materials spanning synthesis, semi-finished goods, finished goods, manufacturing quality systems, characterization and metrology, reducing energy footprints and CO2 emissions, resource management, recycling capabilities, data management, mm-wave wireless communications, and cyber-physical security. AIMPF extends the concept of "self-driving labs" to create a semi-autonomous user facility.