Nicholas DiFilippo
Nicholas DiFilippo
JWU Faculty Since 2019
Nicholas DiFilippo received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering all from the University of Rhode Island.
He joined the engineering faculty at Johnson & Wales University in the Fall of 2019 where he teaches courses in general engineering, mechanics, and robotics.
Prior to joining Johnson & Wales University, he worked as a postdoctoral associate at Boston University and as an engineer at different companies in Rhode Island. He also served as adjunct faculty at the University of Rhode Island, Roger Williams University, and CCRI teaching various courses in engineering.
Education
- B.S. University of Rhode Island (2011) Mechanical Engineering
- M.S. University of Rhode Island (2012) Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
- Ph.D. University of Rhode Island (2016) Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Scholarly Interests
Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Perception
Computer Vision
Automation
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Publications
- J.F. Hellmuth, N.M. DiFilippo, and M.K. Jouaneh, "Assessment of the automation potential of electric vehicle battery disassembly," in Journal of Manufacturing Systems, vol 59, pp.398-412 , Apr. 2021, doi:10.1016/j.jmsy.2021.03.009
- N.M. DiFilippo and M.K. Jouaneh, "Using the soar cognitive architecture to remove screws from different laptop models," in IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 767-780, Apr. 2019, doi: 10.1109/TASE.2018.2860945.
- N. M. DiFilippo and M. K. Jouaneh, "A System Combining Force and Vision Sensing for Automated Screw Removal on Laptops," in IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 887-895, Ap. 2018, doi: 10.1109/TASE.2017.2679720.
- N. M. DiFilippo and M. K. Jouaneh, "Characterization of Different Microsoft Kinect Sensor Models," in IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 15, no. 8, pp. 4554-4564, Aug. 2015, doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2015.2422611.