Sen, Chiradeep
Chiradeep Sen
Associate Professor | College of Engineering and Science - Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Contact Information
Personal Overview
Dr. Chiradeep Sen is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and has been at 澳门100%最准一肖一码 since 2014. His research interests are design theory and methodology, formal linguistics and reasoning in design, function-based design, and design & manufacturing automation. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, General Motors Company, United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR), and the Kern Family Foundation.
Dr. Sen received his M.S. and Ph.D. from Clemson University鈥檚 CEDAR lab and was a post-doctoral scholar at the Design Engineering Lab at Oregon State University. His doctoral research on formal linguistics and reasoning in function-based design won the ASME Best Dissertation Award.
Dr. Sen has fourteen years of industry experience in design, manufacturing, and design automation in heavy engineering, automobiles, manufacturing tooling, and consumer products.
Educational Background
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, 2011
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, 2009
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, India, 1995
Professional Experience
Academic
Associate Professor, 澳门100%最准一肖一码 (2020 - present)
Assistant Professor, 澳门100%最准一肖一码 (2014 鈥 2020)
Courtesy Faculty, Oregon State University (2012 鈥 2015)
Post-Doctoral Scholar, Oregon State University (2011 鈥 2012)
Graduate Research Assistant and Endowed Teaching Fellow, Clemson University (2007 - 2011)
Industry
Senior Engineer, Dresser-Rand Company, NY (2012 - 2014)
Project Leader, Tata Consultancy Services Limited, India (2000 - 2006)
Mechanical Engineer, Philips India Limited (1996 - 2000)
Mechanical Engineer, Essar Oil Limited, India (1995)
Current Courses
Graduate Courses
- MEE 5551 Advanced Design Theory and Methods
- MEE 5553 Advanced CAD & Design Automation
- MEE 5554 Design Informatics
Undergraduate Courses
- MEE 1024 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
- MEE 3090 Design of Machine Elements
- MEE 3091 Theory of Machines
- MEE 4554 Design Informatics
Selected Publications
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
J18. Chowdhury, A., Athinarayana Venkatanarasimhan, L. N., and Sen, C. (2021). "Finite State Automata-Based Representation of Device States for Function Modeling of Multi-Modal Devices." ASME. J. Comput. Inf. Sci. Eng. doi: .
J17. Chowdhury, A., Venkatanarasimhan, L. N. A., and Sen, C., (2020), 鈥淎 Formal Representation of Conjugate Verbs for Function Modeling鈥, ASME Journal of Computers and Information Science in Engineering (JCISE), 21 (5), pp. 1-34. Paper No. JCISE-20-1273. doi: .
J16. Mao, X., Galil, O., Parrish, Q., and Sen, C., (2020), 鈥淓vidence of Cognitive Chunking in Freehand Sketching during Design Ideation鈥, Design Studies, 67 (1), pp. 1-26, doi: .
J15. Mao, X. and Sen, C., 鈥淧hysics-Based Semantic Reasoning for Functional Decomposition and Generating Design Alternatives鈥, (2019), ASME Journal of Computers and Information Science in Engineering (JCISE), 20 (4), pp. 041006, doi: .
J14. Gill, A.S., Summers, J.D., and Sen, C., (2019), 鈥淚mpact of Chaining Methods and Level of Completion on the Accuracy of Function Structure-Based Market Price Prediction Models鈥, ASME Journal of Computers and Information Science in Engineering (JCISE), 19 (4), pp. 041018-1 - 041018-10, doi: .
J13. Bohm, M., Eckert, C., Sen, C., Srinivasan, V., Summers, J.D., and Vermaas, P., (2018), 鈥淭houghts on Benchmarking of Function Modeling: Why and How鈥, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis, and Manufacturing, AI EDAM, 31 (4), pp. 393-400, doi: .
J12. Arlitt, R., Nix, A., Sen, C., and Stone, R., (2016), 鈥淒iscovery of Mental Metadata used for Analogy Formation in Function-Based Design鈥, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 138 (10), 101110, Paper No: MD-16-1107; doi: .
J11. Sen, C., Summers, J.D., and Mocko, G.M., (2013), 鈥淧hysics-Based Reasoning in Conceptual Design using a Formal Representation of Function Structure Graphs鈥, Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, JCISE, 13 (1), 011008, doi: .
J10. Sen, C., Summers, J.D., and Mocko, G.M., (2013), 鈥淎 Formal Representation of Function Structure Graphs for Physics-Based Reasoning鈥, Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, JCISE, 13 (2), 021001, doi: .
J9. Sen, C., Summers, J.D., (2013), 鈥淚dentifying Requirements for Physics-Based Reasoning on Function Structure Graphs鈥, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis, and Manufacturing, AI EDAM, 27(3), pp. 219-299, doi: .
J8. Caldwell, B., Richardson, J., Namouz, E., Rotenburg, T., Sen, C., Mocko, G., and Summers, J.D., (2013), 鈥淎utomotive Lightweight Engineering: A Method for Identifying Lazy Parts鈥, International Journal of Vehicle Design, 63(4), pp. 364-386.
J7. Caldwell, B.W., Thomas, J.E., Sen, C., Mocko, G.M., and Summers, J.D., (2012), 鈥淭he Effects of Language and Pruning on Function Structure Interpretability鈥, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 134 (6), 061001-1 - 061001-11.
J6. Sen, C., Summers, J.D., and Mocko, G.M., (2011), 鈥淎 Protocol to Formalize Function Verbs to Support Conservation-Based Model Checking鈥, Journal of Engineering Design, 22 (11/12), 765-788.
J5. Caldwell, B.W., Sen, C., Summers, J.D., and Mocko, G.M, (2011), 鈥淎n Empirical Study of the Expressiveness of the Functional Basis鈥, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis, and Manufacturing, AI EDAM, 25 (3), 273-87.
J4. Sen, C., Ameri, F., and Summers, J.D., (2010), 鈥淎n Entropic Method for Sequencing Discrete Design Decisions鈥, ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, 132(10), 101004-1 鈥 101004-11.
J3. Sen, C., Summers, J.D., and Mocko, G.M., (2010), 鈥淭opological Information Content and Expressiveness of Function Models in Mechanical Design鈥, ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, JCISE, 10(3), 031003-1 鈥 031003-11.
J2. Sen, C., Caldwell, B.W., Summers, J.D., and Mocko, G.M., (2010), 鈥淓valuation of the Functional Basis using an Information Theoretic Approach鈥, Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis, and Manufacturing, 24(1), 87-105.
J1. Chavali, S.R., Sen, C., Mocko, G.M., and Summers, J.D., (2008), 鈥淯sing Rule Based Design in Engineer to Order Industry: An SME Case Study鈥, Computer-Aided Design & Applications, 5(1-4), 178-193.
Theses and Dissertations
Sen, C., (2011), "A Formal Representation of Mechanical Functions to Support Physics-Based Computational Reasoning in Early Mechanical Design", Doctoral Dissertation, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA.
Sen, C., (2009), "A Study in the Information Content, Consistency, and Expressive Power of Function Structures in Mechanical Design", Masters' Thesis, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA.
Recognition & Awards
- 2020: ASME CIE Division, CAPPD Technical Committee Leadership Award
- 2017: FIT ASME Chapter鈥檚 Top Educator Award
- 2016: FIT ASME Chapter鈥檚 Most Supportive Professor Award
- 2013: ASME/CIE Best Dissertation Award (national-level award)
- 2010: Endowed Teaching Fellowship Award, Clemson University
- 2010: ASME Graduate Research Poster Travel Award
- 2009: ASME Graduate Research Poster Travel Award
- 2008: ASME Graduate Research Poster Travel Award
- 2008: NSF/ASME Design Essay Award
- 2007: NSF/ASME Design Essay Award
Research
Dr. Sen directs the Research in Information Science for Engineering Lab (RiSE Lab). His research is in the broad area of design and manufacturing. Please visit the link below to learn more about his research projects, publications, and the people of the research group.