About Our Center
UNIVERSITY of maryland, College park
MISSION
The Industrial AI Center is dedicated to transforming the future industry through purpose-driven Industrial Artificial Intelligence. Our mission is to accelerate the development and deployment of AI-powered technologies, tools, and talents that deliver measurable operational, technological, and economic impact across sectors such as semiconductor, aerospace, energy, automotive, healthcare, and manufacturing, etc.
By leveraging cutting-edge, non-traditional machine learning methods and industrial large knowledge models, we are redefining how industries approach complex artificial intelligence challenges in reliability, performance, and sustainability.
TECHNOLOGY Vision
At the core of the IAI Center is an integrated Data Foundry and AI Factory—a unified platform for ingesting, refining, and tokenizing industrial data to power advanced, agentic AI systems. These AI agents are designed for targeted applications such as predictive maintenance, quality assurance, process optimization, and risk-informed decision-making.
Our core competence combines real-time data acquisition with continuous machine learning systems to enable predictive process monitoring, even under variable product conditions and dynamic industrial environments. This approach ensures early detection of anomalies and incipient faults—enhancing equipment health, product quality, and overall system reliability while delivering significant cost and risk reduction.
Research and Expertise
The IAI Center is built on a legacy of excellence, with a team that has delivered over 200 industrial and government-sponsored R&D projects in Industrial AI in 4Fs (factory, facility, field, and fleet) areas. Our multidisciplinary expertise spans:
Industrial Big Data & Non-Traditional Machine Learning
Predictive & Prescriptive Analytics for Intelligent Maintenance Systems
Prognostics and Health Management for Resilient Systems
Agentic AI for Closed-Loop Quality Improvement, Predictive Maintenance, and Productivity Optimization.
Industrial IoT & Edge AI Development
We bridge the gap between foundational AI research and practical industrial deployment, pioneering scalable, intelligent tools that empower the next generation of resilient, autonomous, and adaptive industrial systems.
Upcoming Event
Industrial Artificial Forum and Industrial Advisory Board Meeting will be held at Synopsys, Silicon Valley, in partnership with Monte Jade West, on December 5–6, 2025
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Announcements
Prospective MS/Ph.D. students: If you are interested in joining the IAI Center, you can apply to the Mechanical Engineering department at UMD.
If you are interested in joining the IAI Center, you can send an email to Professor Jay Lee (leejay@umd.edu) and CC IAI Center (iaicenter@umd.edu) with the following text in your subject line "Join IAI Center:" followed by the position you are interested in (for example, a postdoc, visiting student, etc.).
Join Us
Contact us today to find out how your organization can benefit from the application of AI-enabled Technologies by becoming a member of the Center for Industrial Artificial Intelligence.