Events from the AJ Clark School of Engineering http://eng.umd.edu/events/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:08:39 EDT http://eng.umd.edu/images/clark_logo_4email.gif http://eng.umd.edu/events/ Tuesday, September 15, 2026 2:30 PM, A. James Clark Hall , The Faculty Engagement Symposium is designed to foster collaboration, celebrate innovation, and strengthen connections across disciplines, colleges, and institutes. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the Fischell Institute's programs and services, explore research from affiliated faculty and labs, and connect with colleagues across our community to discover new opportunities for collaboration http://fischellinstittute.umd.edu/events/index.php?mode=4&id=20729 http://fischellinstittute.umd.edu/events/index.php?mode=4&id=20729 Monday, August 31, 2026 2:30 PM, J. M. Patterson Building (JMP) 2217, Applications of AI in Reliability: Prognostics and Systems Health Management (Fall 2026 Graduate Course) Prof. Michael G. Pecht301-405-5323pecht@umd.edu Dr. Michael H. Azarian301-405-7555mazarian@umd.edu Prof. Jay Lee301-405-5255leejay@umd.edu Class Timings: Mondays, 9:30 AM to 12:10 PM US Eastern Time at J. M. Patterson Building (JMP) 2217 Find the Syllabus Here Read more about the course here. Prognostics and health management (PHM) is an enabling discipline consisting of technologies and methods to assess the reliability of a product in its actual life cycle conditions to determine the advent of failure and mitigate system risk. In recent years, PHM has emerged as a key technology that provides an early warning of failure, forecasts maintenance, and assesses the potential for life extensions. In the future, PHM will equip systems with the capability to assess their own real-time performance (self-cognizant health management and diagnostics) under actual usage conditions and adaptively enhance life cycle sustainment with risk-mitigation actions that virtually eliminate unplanned failures.  The application areas of PHM include aerospace structures and avionics, automobiles, civil structures, consumer and industrial products, defense infrastructure and medical equipment, and machine tools. This is an interdisciplinary course, and students in many areas, including aerospace, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering, and engineering management, are welcome. Students will get the opportunity to learn the basic scientific foundations that enable PHM and work on its implementation for real-life applications through projects. Experts from industry, government, and academia will teach guest lectures in this course. Some of the topics covered in this course include: Fundamentals of Prognostics and Health Management (PHM). Internet of Things, Big Data, and Sensors for PHM. Data Pre-processing (Data Cleansing, Feature Extraction, Feature Selection, Feature Learning). Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Anomaly Detection, Diagnostics, and Prognostics. PHM Cost and Return on Investment. Valuation and Optimization of PHM-enabled Maintenance Decisions. Software Tools for PHM. Predictive Maintenance. PHM Applications in Industry. For more information, contact Prof. Michael Pecht, Dr. Michael H. Azarian, and Prof. Jay Lee. http://fischellinstittute.umd.edu/events/index.php?mode=4&id=20733 http://fischellinstittute.umd.edu/events/index.php?mode=4&id=20733 Wednesday, July 15, 2026 2:00 PM, USMSM SMART Building, You are invited to the UMD MATRIX Lab’s Industry Open House on Wednesday July 15 in Southern Maryland! This free event is a unique opportunity to connect with small businesses, major defense primes (including lead sponsor HII Mission Technologies), and federal organizations looking to partner on university research and student recruiting. Register here Throughout the day, sessions including fireside chats, keynotes, and panels will highlight how industry, academia, and government can collaborate through UMD and the MATRIX Lab. This is a high-value opportunity for faculty, staff, and students to: Secure collaborative funding through SBIR/STTR grants, MIPS, and state-level initiatives that require university research partnerships Learn how to position your work to align with federal R&D priorities Connect with senior Navy leadership, including Mr. Stephen Cricchi, Deputy Commander of NAVAIR, for firsthand insight into upcoming DoD priorities and acquisition pathways Expand student pipelines and explore corporate and government sponsorships for capstone projects === Industry Open House Wednesday, July 159:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. USMSM SMART Building44219 Airport RoadBuilding 3California, MD 20619 Registration: https://go.umd.edu/open-house http://fischellinstittute.umd.edu/events/index.php?mode=4&id=20710 http://fischellinstittute.umd.edu/events/index.php?mode=4&id=20710