Anil Varma

OFFICE:

University of California at Berkeley
Department of Mechanical Engineering
6102 Etcheverry Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-1740
Tel: (510) 643-8146
email:anil@ton.berkeley.edu

PROJECT: Concept DatabaseClick Here for Online Prototype.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • Design Databases
  • Machine Learning/Neural Network Applications in Design
  • Multimedia and Networked Design Tools
  • Computer Support for Conceptual Design
  • Online Component Customization (with Bala Chidambaram)

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    EDUCATION

  • University of California at Berkeley, Ph.D in mechanical engineering. Major field: Design. Minor fields: Industrial Engineering and Control Systems.
  • University of Cincinnati:1992 M.S. in mechanical engineering. Major field: Design. Master's Thesis: An Algorithm for Generation and Evaluation of Al l Feasible Assembly Sequences of a Product.

    • Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India.:1990 Bachelor of Technology i n Mechanical Engineering. Project : Design and Fabrication of a 9 DOF teleoperated three finger wrist.


    SCHOLARSHIPS

  • University Graduate Scholarship, University of Cincinnati
  • Departmental Scholarship, University of California at Berkeley
  • International House Residential Scholarship, University of California at Berkeley



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    PROJECTS DEVELOPED

  • 1991 : Developed a Design for Assembly analysis software for a company called Senco, in Milford, Ohio. Extended the assembly sequence generation algorithm of Whitney and Nevins et al.
  • 1992-93 : Multimedia Case Study on DFM applications in Product Design : The Mattel Color Spin Case Study.Since development used as part of Graduate Course in Engineering Design at Berkeley as well as exhibited at the Smithsonian and Lawrence Hall of Science. Currently on display at NSF Headquarters in Washington.
    Web Version
  • 1993 : Involved in design and development of an indexing scheme for a Multimedia design database "NEEDS" developed at Berkeley as part of the Synthesis Coalition.
  • 1994-96 : Designed, developed and implemented the Concept Database infrastructure as a prototype of a distributed engineering information system.


    • COURSES : clickhere

    PUBLICATIONS:
  • Agogino, A.M.,Wood,W.H.,Varma, A.,Chidambaram, B. and Huang, Z.:1994, Concept Database: A Design Information System for Concurrent Engineering with Application to Mechatronics Design,Published in the proceedings of the 1995 NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, 1995, La Jolla, California.. Abs tract available.
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  • Varma, Anil,Wood,W.H. and Agogino, Alice M.: 1995, A Machine Learning Approach to Automated Design Classification, Association and Retrieval, Published in the Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Design, June 24-27, 1996, Stanford,CA.Abstract Available.
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  • Agogino, A.M., W. H. Wood, A. Varma, and B. Chidambaram, "Conceptual Design Database to Support Life Cycle Design of Mechatronic Products: Integrating Design Tools From Industry," Published in MICRO final reports,1994-95. Html Version
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  • Anil Varma,Andy Dong,Bala Chidambaram,Alice M. Agogino and William H. Wood: 1996, Web-Based Tools For Engineering Design , Workshop on Agents and Web Based Design at the Fourth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Design, June 24-27, 1996, Stanford,CA.Abstract Available.


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  • Varma,Anil and Agogino,A.M.,Learning Synthesis Knowledge for Rapid Product Design", Proceedings of the Conference on Agile and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, Oct 2-3,1996 Troy,NY Abstract Available.


  • Varma,Anil and Agogino,A.M.,A Model for Concurrent Information Exchange based on the Method of Temporal Differences", Appeared in the Proceedings of the Tenth Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Symposium : Special Track on Models and Applications for Design, May 10-14th, 1997, Daytona Beach, Florida. Abstract Available.



    • SELECTED PRESENTATIONS:
    Reliance Motors
    NSF Grantees Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico Jan 2-5,1996
    Workshop on Agents and Web based design systems, Stanford, CA , June 23, 1996
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