People

Alvin Bagetuuna Kimbowa

(kimbowa2alvin@gmail.com)

B.S. Electrical Engineering, Makerere University 

Research Assistant, Makerere University

Research Interests: Machine learning, deep learning, optimization, AI in healthcare, digital signal processing 

Emmanuel Wokulira Miyingo (PhD)

(miyongo@yahoo.com)

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Makerere University

Research Interests: Hybrid renewable energy systems and microgrids, solar PV-biogas hybrids, appropriate business models for standalone energy systems and microgrids, and food-energy-water nexus for off-grid agricultural communities. 

 Peter Oviroh (PhD)

(poviroh@umich.edu)

Department of Mechanical Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

Research Interests: Renewable Energy, Water Desalination, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Nanotechnology, Modeling and System Optimization. 

Panos Papalambros

(pyp @ umich.edu)

James B. Angell Distinguished University Professor, Donald C. Graham Professor of Engineering, Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University

M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University

Dipl. Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens

Research Interests: Optimal Design, New Product Development

Kumara Vishnu Ramesh

(kvramesh@umich.edu)

M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan 

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan

Research Interests: Product Design, Front End Design, Sustainability, Design for Manufacturing, Design Optimization