CIVS had the pleasure of co-sponsoring a Distinguished Speaker Seminar with the PNW ECE department on February 13. Mohsen Saffari, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering, presented “Smarter Grids Through Deeper Learning: Spatiotemporal Graph Models for Distribution Systems” to CIVS and PNW students, staff, and faculty. His talk was very well received and concluded with […]

On February 6, CIVS Associate Director for Operations Armin Silaen and Sr. Research Engineer Nick Walla visited Rea Magnet Wire in Lafayette. CIVS is working together with ManuFuture Purdue to develop a project with Rea Magnet Wire Company focusing on application of data analytics, sensors, and physics-based modeling to improve production efficiency and remain competitive. […]

CIVS and PNW students, faculty and staff had a wonderful evening at the AIST Midwest Chapter Dinner. PNW had a record high of occupying 4 tables at the event and were recognized by the event organizers with a round of applause. The Keynote talk by Al Behr, AIST President and Executive Vice President at Nucor, […]

Sathvika Kottapalli graduated with her MSME in Spring of 2025 and successfully defended her thesis “Impact of Oxygen Injection Parameters on Refining in Industry-scale EAF using CFD”. She started working in CIVS as a Graduate Research Assistant in 2023 under the supervision of Professor Chenn Zhou. Her technical work focused on applying advanced CFD techniques […]

On December 8, CIVS Associate Director for Research Ty Okosun visited Charter Steel to highlight and discuss CIVS and SMSVC research projects to the Innovative Technology Council. The presentation showcased how CIVS and SMSVC support the steel industry through applied research and advanced modeling, with a focus on electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking operations and […]

CIVS welcomed juniors and seniors from Merrillville High School’s Digital Electronics class on January 16, for an immersive, hands-on learning experience. CIVS Sr. Research Scientist John “Jack” Moreland showcased cutting-edge CIVS research supporting the steel industry and advanced manufacturing, with a focus on real-world applications of simulation and visualization technologies. Through a few demonstrations in […]

CIVS project “Modeling Scrap Melting in DC-EAF Operations Using CFD Simulations” was featured in the January Issue of Iron & Steel Technology. The technical paper was published in the category of AIST Transactions. Authors of the paper include Shiyu Wang (CIVS Ph.D. student), Orlando Ugarte (CIVS Research Scientist), Sunday Abraham (SSAB), Yufeng Wang (SSAB), Randy […]

On October 14, CIVS staff and students attended the AIST Midwest Chapter Kickoff Dinner at Avalon Manor in Merrillville. The Keynote Presentation was given by Daniel M. Killeen, Vice President at U. S. Steel Gary Works. On November 11, CIVS staff and students attended the AIST Midwest Chapter Young Professionals Night at Avalon Manor in […]

Congratulations to CIVS Congratulations to CIVS RA Qingyun Pu, who will receive her MSCS degree (thesis option) in December 2025. She successfully defended her thesis “Human-In-The-Loop Digital Twins for Industrial Safety and Process Understanding: Integrating Visual Analytics, Immersive Training, and LLM-Based Incident Structuring”. Digital twins have become essential for understanding and optimizing complex industrial processes. […]

CIVS hosted four Distinguished Speaker Seminars in the areas of AI, 3-D printing, & casting, presenting to PNW and CIVS students, faculty, and staff. The speakers were 1) Rudolf Moravec from U. S. Steel, 2) Shafkat Islam, PNW Assistant Professor of Computer Science, 3) Sumedh Sharma, PNW Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, and 4) Yang […]