| Mr. Anuj P. Shah is a PhD
candidate with the school of Industrial and Systems Engineering at
Georgia Institute of Technology. His
research focuses on frameworks for analyzing the impact of the
technology and process innovation in large-scale socio-technical systems
and in enterprises. Prior
to starting his PhD he was a scientist with ABB Corporate Research.
Over the course of his engineering career, he has worked on
several automation systems design and development projects in USA,
Europe and India. He has a
master’s in Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering from North
Carolina State University and a Bachelor’s in Manufacturing Processes
and Automation Engineering from Delhi Institute of Technology. |
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404 661 9776
ashah@isye.gatech.edu
I. EARNED DEGREES
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Ph.D. |
Fall
2005 |
Georgia
Institute Of Technology |
Industrial and Systems
Engineering |
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Major: Human Integrated
Systems Design Minor: Artificial
Intelligence |
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M.E. |
2001 |
North
Carolina State University |
Integrated Manufacturing
Systems Engineering |
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Major: Mechatronics |
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B.E. |
1999 |
Delhi
Institute Of Technology (Now:
Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology) |
Manufacturing Processes
and Automation Engineering |
II. EMPLOYMENT
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Graduate
Research Assistant |
Georgia
Institute of Technology |
Jan 2003 – Present |
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Graduate
Teaching Assistant |
Georgia
Institute of Technology |
Aug 2002 – Dec 2002 |
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Scientist |
ABB
Corporate Research, Switzerland |
July 2001 – Aug 2002 |
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Intern |
Advanced
Integrated Manufacturing Systems Company, Durham, NC |
Feb 2000 – May 2001 |
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Graduate
Research Assistant |
North
Carolina State University |
Aug 1999 – May 2001 |
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Intern |
TATA
Honeywell, India |
Jun 1998 – July 1998 |
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Trainee |
ABB,
Turbine and Generator Factory, India |
Jan 1998 |
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III. TEACHING |
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Graduate
Teaching Assistant |
Introduction
to Supply Chain Management, Production Planning and Inventory Control |
Fall 2002 |
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Graduate
Teaching Assistant |
Principles
of Mechatronic Control |
Fall 1999 |
IV. Scholarly Accomplishments
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Published
Parts of Books |
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A.P. Shah and A.R.
Pritchett, Agent-based modeling and simulation of socio-technical systems, In W. B. Rouse and K. R. Boff (Eds.) Organizational
Simulation: From Modeling and Simulation to Games and Entertainment, John Wiley, April 2005, New York |
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A.P. Shah and A.R.
Pritchett, Work Environment Analysis: Environment centric multi-agent simulation
for design of socio-technical systems, In
P. Davidsson et al. (Eds.) Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 3415, Springer
Verlag, February 2005, Berlin Heidelberg, pp.
65-77 |
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Refereed
Publications |
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Refereed Papers in Conference Proceedings – Published |
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A. R. Pritchett and A P. Shah. Designing the work environment of
socio-technical systems through agent-based modelling and simulation, In Proceedings of IFAC/IFIP/IFORS/IEA Symposium on the Analysis, Design and Evaluation
of Human-Machine Systems, September 7-9, 2004, Atlanta. |
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A. P. Shah and A. R. Pritchett. Work Environment Analysis: Environment
centric multi-agent simulation for design of socio-technical systems, In Proceedings of Joint Workshop on Multi-agent and Multi-agent-based Simulation,
July 19, 2004, New York, pp. 51-60. |
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O. Preiss, A.
P. Shah and Alain Wegmann. Generating synchronization contracts for web
services, In Proceedings of Information Resources Management
Association International Conference, May 18-21, 2003,
Philadelphia, pp. 593-596. |
V. SERVICE
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Professional
Contributions |
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Journal Reviewer |
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IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, 2005 |
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Conference Reviewer |
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Post proceedings of Joint Workshop on Multi-agent and
Multi-agent-based Simulation, Third International Conference on Autonomous
Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, 2004. |
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Mini-Track:
Development and Application of Web Services, Hawaiian International
Conference on System Sciences, 2004. |
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Professional Memberships |
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Student Member, International Council on Systems Engineering. |
VI. HONORS AND AWARDS
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Awarded
student scholarship for Autonomous Agents and Multi-agent Systems Conference,
2004 |
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Selected
for doctoral mentorship program in the Autonomous Agents and Multi-agent
Systems Conference, 2004 |
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Awarded
distinction in undergraduate studies, Delhi Institute of Technology, 1999 |
VII. RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE
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Professional
Experience |
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Graduate
Research Assistant |
Georgia
Institute of Technology |
Jan 2003 - Present |
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Conceived and
architected a multi-agent simulation framework for a priori analysis of the
impact of process innovation in socio-technical systems such as air traffic
control. The framework is marked by
its uniqueness in aggregating human cognitive models and models of multiple
aspects of the work-environment that affect human decisions. §
Modeled and developed
a number of agent-models for multi-agent simulations of air traffic control
for NASA sponsored research project. §
Conducted several
simulations of airport approach control and developed agent models for the
same. §
Twice co-authored a
research proposal for NSF grant with my Ph.D. advisor. §
Authored/Co-authored
two book chapters and two conference papers. |
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Scientist |
ABB
Corporate Research, Switzerland |
July 2001 – Aug 2002 |
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Developed and
co-architected an engineering and decision support system for configuring
high voltage power distribution systems (a 0.9 million Swiss Franc project,
involving a team of 3 developers and a number of stakeholders in ABB’S
business units). §
Single handedly
demonstrated the technological feasibility of the above product, through
evaluation of ABB’s platform technology (Aspect Integrator Platform) and
development of a working prototype in a period of just one month. §
Provided technological
consulting services for peer projects in the department. §
Proposed product ideas
and analyzed technological feasibility of software product concepts. §
Co-authored three
patents and one conference paper. |
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Intern |
Advanced
Integrated Manufacturing Systems Company, Durham, NC |
Feb 2000 – May 2001 |
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Developed software applications
for process monitoring, automatic data collection, manufacturing control,
production management and quality control §
Designed databases and
analyzed requirements for these applications. §
Commissioned the
developed applications on customer’s site. |
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Graduate
Research Assistant |
North
Carolina State University |
Aug 1999 – May 2001 |
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Designed and developed
laboratory apparatus for experiments in motion control for undergrad students §
Co-designed and
manufactured a remotely operated undersea vehicle. Primary contribution included complete design of electronic and
embedded control systems. Project was
abandoned in final stages for lack of funding. §
Graded course work on
a graduate course titled “Principles of Mechatronic Control”. §
Co-designed and built
an autonomous robot for instructional purposes (also used the project for a
course and won the course competition). |
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Intern |
TATA
Honeywell, India |
Jun 1998 – July 1998 |
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Developed process
control schemes and the related database for a crude oil processing plant. The plant had approximately 3400 control
tags. §
Was trained on PLC
programming and configuration of Honeywell’s distributed control systems. |
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Trainee |
ABB,
Turbine and Generator Factory, India |
Jan 1998 |
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Was trained on CNC
programming, use of CAD/CAM tools and production planning for manufacturing
of heavy machinery. |
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Authored Patents |
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EP 02 405 399.3 |
O. Preiss and A. P. Shah, Automatic generation of synchronization
contracts for software components and web services. |
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EP 02405575.8 |
M. Naedele, A. P. Shah, C. Yuen and F. Conticelli, Version management
for software object associations. |
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EP 02405540.2-2211 |
M. Naedele, A. P. Shah, C. Yuen and F. Conticelli, Graphic user
interface for hierarchically organised objects. |
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C. |
Technological Background |
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Software Strengths |
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Software Engineering |
Requirements
analysis Architecture
design and specification Development
processes |
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Software Development |
Component
based software development Object
oriented design and development Agent-oriented
design Database
design Extensible
application design Web
application design |
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Industry Verticals |
Industrial
automation production
monitoring and control quality
assurance systems
integration CNC
and PLC process
control Power
distribution systems design automation Agent-based
simulations |
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Technical Proficiency |
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Software languages used |
C++,
Java, C, Visual Basic, SQL, markup (HTML, XML), server scripting (ASP, JSP),
assembly (Motorola; Intel -85, 86), Micro C, LISP, CNC and PLC programming. |
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Technologies/Standards |
COM+,
XMI, UML. |
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Software/Platforms |
MS
Visual Studio (6.0, .Net), ABB Aspect Integrator Platform, WonderWare 7.1
(InTouch, InSQL), MS SQL Server 7.0/2000, Crystal Reports 8, Platinum ERwin,
Popkin System Architect, OmniServer, MS Office Professional. |
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VIII. ACTIVITIES
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Private
Pilot license holder, certified for single engine land airplanes |
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USHGA
certified paraglider pilot |
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Other
activities include paramotoring, rock climbing, mountain biking, fitness
training, tango and sketching |
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