Wayne J. Davis

Professor Emeritus

Wayne J. Davis, Ph.D., Professor of General Engineering, joined the faculty in 1975. He earned his degrees in engineering sciences from Purdue University.

His primary research activity is in developing strategies for the implementation of decision-making and control hierarchies in manufacturing systems. Principal research efforts are the development of new processes for hierarchical programming and real-time decision-making. With respect to the latter topic, he is addressing the concerns that arise in both formulating and implementing a decision in an uncertain planning environment. Using newly developed decomposition strategies, the interaction among decisions is being investigated within a newly initiated Flexible Automation Control Laboratory and Manufacturing Systems Laboratory. In collaboration with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Department of Defense and several corporate sponsors, these developments are being applied to computer-integrated-manufacturing.

Contact Information
Office: 23 Transportation Building
Mailing Address:
117 Transportation Building MC-238
104 S. Mathews Ave.
Urbana IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-0531
Fax: (217) 244-5705
e-mail: wdavis1@uiuc.edu

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