Dr. Onur Kuzgunkaya joined the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering as an Assistant Porfessor in 2008 . He obtained his B.Sc., and M.Sc. degrees in industrial Engineering from Galatasaray University. He was awarded the Ph.D. degree in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, in 2007. Prior to coming to Concordia, Dr. Kuzgunkaya worked as a postdoctoral fellow in the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) Centre at the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada.