Souma Chowdhury
PhD
Associate Professor
Adjunct Associate Professor
Research Interests
Nature inspired computing (evolutionary, swarm, and neural algorithms) for design and AI; metamodeling and multi-fidelity optimization; MINLP; swarm systems and swarm-bots; autonomous systems; and unmanned aerial vehicles
Selected Publications
- Hernandez-R, E., Chowdhury, S., Coleman, S., Ghassemi, P., and Tschopp, M.A., Integrating Exploratory Data Analytics into ReaxFF Parameterization, MRS Communications, 2018.
- Ghassemi, P. and Chowdhury, S., Decentralized Task Allocation in Multi-robot Systems Via Bipartite Graph Matching Augmented With Fuzzy Clustering, The ASME 2018 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC 2018), (DETC2018-86161), Quebec City, Canada, August 26-29, 2018.
- Chidambaran, S., Behjat, A. and Chowdhury, S., Multi-criteria Evolution of Neural Network Topologies: Balancing Experience and Performance in Autonomous Systems, The ASME 2018 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC 2018), (DETC2018-86104), Quebec City, Canada, August 26-29, 2018.
- Dhameliya, M., Sher, S. and Chowdhury, S., Prototyping and Simulated Analysis of Autonomous Swarm-bots, The ASME 2018 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC 2018), (DETC2018-86226), Quebec City, Canada, August 26-29, 2018.
- Lulekar, S., Ghassemi, P., and Chowdhury S., CFD-based Analysis and Surrogate-based Optimization of Bio-inspired Surface Riblets for Aerodynamic Efficiency, 2018 Multidisciplinary Analysis & Optimization Conference, AIAA AVIATION Forum, (AIAA 2018-3107), Atlanta, Georgia, June 25-29, 2018.
- Zeng, C., Behjat, A., and Chowdhury S., Uncertainty-aware Optimal Flight State Selection for a Transitioning UAV via Simulation-based Learning, 2018 Multidisciplinary Analysis & Optimization Conference, AIAA AVIATION Forum,, Atlanta, Georgia, June 25-29, 2018.
- Mehmani, A., Chowdhury, S., Meinrenken, C. J., and Messac, A., Concurrent Surrogate Model Selection (COSMOS): Optimizing Model Type, Kernel Function, and Hyper-parameters, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol. 57, No. 3, pp. 1093-1114, 2018.
- Odonkor, P., Ball, Z., and Chowdhury, S., A Distributed Intelligence Approach to Using Collaborating Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Oil Spill Mapping, ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences (IDETC 2017), (DETC2017-68320), Cleveland, OH, August 6-9, 2017.
- Mu, D., Ge, Y., Sha, M., Paul, S., Ravichandra, N., and Chowdhury, S., Adaptive Radio and Transmission Power Selection for Internet of Things, 2017 IEEE/ACM 25th International Symposium on Quality of Service (IWQoS), Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain, June 14-16, 2017.
- Johnson, K. L., Chowdhury, S., Lawrimore, W. B., Mao, Y., Mehmani, A., Prabhu, R., Rush, G. A., and Horstemeyer. M. F., Constrained Topological Optimization of a Football Helmet Facemask Based on Brain Response, Materials & Design, Vol. 111, pp. 108-118, 2016.