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Ragu Athinarayanan

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1992Rising activity
Digital Transformation in IndustryNeural Networks and ApplicationsFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing SystemsManufacturing Process and OptimizationSustainable Supply Chain Management

Publications

35

Citations

151

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

35

Publishing since 1992

Research summary
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Ragu Athinarayanan works on manufacturing engineering topics such as smart factories, digital transformation, and sustainability in industrial systems, including applying AI methods to problems like predicting battery lifespan for remanufacturing. Alongside this, the researcher has been involved in curriculum and laboratory development for engineering education, particularly in areas like telecommunications, computer networking, and green technology.

Smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0/5.0Sustainability in manufacturing systemsAI applications in industrial processes (e.g., battery remanufacturing)Learning factories and engineering educationCurriculum and laboratory development

Publication output has grown notably in recent years, rising from occasional single papers earlier in the decade to multiple publications per year since 2024.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.6/year recently
172018: 1 publication182019: 2 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 1 publication222023: 1 publication232024: 3 publications242025: 5 publications5252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Procedia Manufacturing×3
  • Procedia CIRP×3
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×2
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×2
  • Algorithms×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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