Prof. Satyajayant “Jay” Misra, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

Professor

Jay Misra is an interdisciplinary collaborator with forward-thinking strategies for bringing researchers together under a common goal. A Professor of Computer Science and Associate Dean of Research at NMSU, Jay is a leading expert in cloud-edge continuum networking, distributed computing, cybersecurity for machine learning, and blockchain technology with nearly 15 years of leading large NSF research projects as PI or Co-PI. Jay is a passionate professor and scientific communicator who is driven to doing what it takes for advancing his students, his collaborators, and his vision of making New Mexico a world-class hub for distributed intelligent additive manufacturing.

Prof. Michael Devetsikiotis, Ph.D.

Co-Principal Investigator

Professor

Michael Devetsikiotis is a Fellow of IEEE serving as a Professor and Chair of the ECE Department at UNM since 2016 with more than 11,000 citations from over 50 journal publications, 130 conference papers, and 61 invited presentations regarding his research work in a range of network systems engineering topics: design and performance evaluation of telecommunication networks, modeling and simulation of socio-technical and cyber-physical systems, smart grid communications, smart cities, and the Internet of Things. His has been awarded funding from NSF, NSERC, Cisco, Alcatel, Vizzia, and IBM for various projects including the $20M 5-year collaborative NSF EPSCoR “SMART” Grid project in 2018. Most recently, Dr. Devetsikiotis has led the charge for advancing the study of Quantum Information Science and Engineering and now aims to create pivotal improvements in advanced manufacturing through the DREAM Research Center.

Roopa Vishwanathan, Ph.D.

Co-Principal Investigator

Asst. Professor

Roopa Vishwanathan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM studying cybersecurity and data privacy, with specific research interests in cryptography, cryptographic protocol design, cryptocurrencies, Layer-2 protocols, and information security of blockchain-based applications. Her current research has two broad focus areas: 1) improving scalability through Layer-2 mechanisms for blockchains (e.g. payment channel networks (PCNs) and rollups) where past work includes the design of decentralized routing protocols for PCNs, techniques for rebalancing depleted links in PCNs, distributed credit networks, and mechanisms to do blockchain redaction/rewriting; and 2) cryptographic protocol design where her group has worked on design of secure revocable chameleon hash schemes, design of revocable attribute-based encryption schemes, verifiable escrow, and fair exchange protocols. Dr. Vishwanathan looks forward to exploring the applications of cryptographic protocols to additive manufacturing.

Krishna Chandra Roy, Ph.D.

Co-Principal Investigator

Asst. Professor

Krishna Chandra Roy is a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and the director of the Artificial Intelligence Vision & Security (AIVS) Lab at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology with research focus in AI model development for cybersecurity, anomaly detection, cyber-physical system security, human factors analysis in CPS systems, and computer vision. Within the DREAM Research Center, Dr. Roy and his group are developing a security framework for distributed intelligent additive manufacturing (DIAM), aiming to enhance resiliency through graph-based AI-driven threat detection and mitigation strategies. He envisions this research leading to significant advancements in AI-driven cybersecurity, enabling more resilient, adaptive, and intelligent security solutions for emerging technologies and critical infrastructure, particularly in distributed additive manufacturing, which is essential in the context of Industry 4.0.

Masumbe Netongo, MSc Cybersecurity

Co-Principal Investigator

Asst. Professor

Marceline Masumbe Netongo is an assistant professor of cybersecurity at Navajo Technical University and Co-PI in the DREAM Project working on education and workforce development goals for improving the quality of teaching and expanding access to higher education in STEM. She is developing curriculum in cybersecurity and collaborates with the NTU Manufacturing Lab to equip students with essential skills in cybersecurity and advanced manufacturing to prepare them for their future careers. She sees the DREAM Research Center as a unique initiative that brings together students and instructors to foster learning, collaboration, and exchange of ideas in the state of New Mexico.

Gaurav Panwar, Ph.D.

Senior Personnel

Asst. Professor

Gaurav Panwar is the director of the Cybersecurity program in the Computer Science Dept at NMSU with research interests in future internet architectures, IoT networks, smart grid technologies and security, applied cryptography in distributed systems, and Blockchain-based solutions. He has worked in the past on the design, implementation, and deployment of wireless sensor networks using microcontrollers, as well as coordination and control in UAV/UAS operations. With the DREAM Research Center, Dr. Panwar’s role includes ensuring Verifiability and Auditability of DIAM systems and software wherein he and his team are building efficient authentication protocols and access control models for DIAM and enabling supply chain provenance, visibility, and auditability through blockchain technology.

Abdel-Hameed “Hameed” Badawy, Ph.D.

Senior Personnel

Professor

Hameed Badawy is an associate professor of Computer Engineering with the Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NMSU also serving as joint faculty at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and affiliated faculty with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (BNL). His research interests include computer architecture, high-performance computing, quantum computing, performance modeling and prediction, and hardware security. He has over 120 peer-reviewed publications with some awarded best paper/poster in prestigious venues such as ACM JETC, SUSCOM, CEE, IEEE CAL, and ACM TACO. Dr. Badawy envisions a future where additive manufacturing in New Mexico is secure and reliable.

Chaitanya G. Mahajan, Ph.D.

Senior Personnel

Asst. Professor

Chaitanya Mahajan is an assistant professor in the Industrial Engineering department at NMSU with teaching and research interests in novel additive manufacturing techniques including multi-material deposition, synthesizing new functional materials, and processes for enhancing material properties of 3D-printed parts. He has been contributing to the additive manufacturing community since 2011 and received his Ph.D. in Engineering and M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology. He looks forward to the ongoing collaboration among New Mexico's universities, which focuses on advancing additive manufacturing techniques and cybersecurity, positioning the state as a leader in this transformative field.

Suparna Chatterjee, Ph.D.

Senior Personnel

Asst. Professor

Suparna Chatterjee is an Assistant Professor of STEM Education in Curriculum and Instruction and is responsible for implementing Education and Workforce Development (EWD) goals by training educators and engaging and retaining students in STEM to create a next-generation STEM Workforce in New Mexico. Suparna is a microbiologist and instructional design specialist by training and her research focuses on work at the intersection of STEM education, technology, and teacher education. Suparna envisions the creation of a sustainable teaching and learning ecosystem for NM teachers and students through innovative and collective community approaches between researchers and practitioners.

Xiang “Shaun” Sun, Ph.D.

Senior Personnel

Asst. Professor

Xiang Sun is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico with research interests spanning a variety of topics, including: free space optics, wireless networks, Internet of Things (IoT), edge computing, multi-robotic systems, additive manufacturing, and drug discovery. Dr. Sun serves as an associate editor of multiple IEEE journals, Vice Chair of the IEEE ComSoc Multimedia Communications Technical Committee, and Founder and Lead Chair of the Space and Aerial Systems for IoT Working Group within the IEEE IoT Technical Community, promoting research and education in IoT. Within the DREAM Research Center, he and his group focus on developing innovative methodologies in deep reinforcement learning, federated learning, generative adversarial networks, and various non-convex optimization techniques to address diverse research challenges including those posed by DIAM.

H. Scott Halliday

Co-Principal Investigator

Director of Center for Advanced Manufacturing

Scott Halliday runs the Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) at Navajo Technical University, a robust metal additive manufacturing research laboratory serving as a hub for education, research, training, apprenticeships, and internships. Mr. Halliday has been at NTU for 23 years developing engineering and advanced manufacturing capabilities. He looks forward to solving cybersecurity issues at CAM and to provide a living "lab" space for the next-generation of students to study and improve on elements of Cybersecurity for manufacturing: both Information Technology (IT) and Operational Technology (OT).

Matheus “Mat” Martins, BS ChE

DREAM Program Manager

As program manager of the DREAM Research Center, Mat Martins is responsible for coordinating collaborative activities, reporting strategically to funding agencies, and ensuring researchers have the resources to accomplish goals beyond expectations. Mat is a biochemical engineer graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with over 7 years of experience in pharmaceutical technical operations, R&D, and manufacturing. Mat looks forward to seeing growth and community empowerment in New Mexico’s advanced manufacturing industry as the DREAM Center becomes reality.