Rate Professor Yoram Koren

Academic Profile

Academic Background: D.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, 1971; M.Sc., Electrical Engineering, Technion, 1967; B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Technion, 1965.

Research Interests: Manufacturing systems, robotics, and adaptive control.

Appointments: James J. Duderstadt University Professor of Manufacturing, University of Michigan, 1986–present.

Awards: National Academy of Engineering Member, 1999; SME Gold Medal, 2010.

Publications:

• Computer Control of Manufacturing Systems (McGraw-Hill, 1983)
• Reconfigurable manufacturing systems (CIRP Annals, 2015)

Additional Contributions: Developed the concept of reconfigurable manufacturing systems; holds multiple patents in robotics.