Prof. Jay Lee Receives 2025 NAMRC Best Paper Award for Manufacturing Letters Publication

Prof. Jay Lee has received the 2025 Best Paper Award at the North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC 54) for his paper published in Manufacturing Letters.

The award-winning paper, “Integrated Cyber-Physical Systems and Industrial Metaverse for Remote Manufacturing,” co-authored by Prof. Jay Lee and Dr. Pradeep Kundu, presents a vision for integrating cyber-physical systems, digital technologies, and industrial metaverse concepts to support the next generation of remote manufacturing operations.

The award was presented during NAMRC 54, recognizing the paper's contribution to advancing manufacturing research and digital transformation. This recognition highlights the continuing impact of Prof. Lee's work in Industrial AI, smart manufacturing, and cyber-physical systems.

The paper can be downloaded here.