University of Georgia | College of Engineering

DSSI Lab

Message from the Director

Welcome to the DSSI Lab at the University of Georgia. We develop data science and system informatics methods for smart manufacturing systems that are secure, ethical, reliable, and safe to deploy. Our work connects manufacturing data, AI models, digital twins, robotics, privacy-preserving learning, and human-centered safety.

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Prospective PhD Students

Send a CV, transcripts, and a short statement describing the DSSI research thrusts you want to join.

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UGA Undergraduate Researchers

Year-round opportunities are available in robotics, manufacturing AI, digital twins, privacy, and safety.

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Postdocs and Visiting Scholars

Send a CV and research statement describing fit with trustworthy AI and smart manufacturing.

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Recent News

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May 01, 2026 PhD student Wuyang Chen was named a Finalist for the IISE M&D Best Student Paper Award, the Autoinspector robotic-inspection framework was accepted to ASME MSEC 2026, and the team received a $600K NSF CICI grant for a manufacturing-security living lab.
Sep 01, 2025 Dr. Sun served as Chair of the INFORMS QSR Section, received a Honda climate-smart manufacturing project, began as Associate Editor of ASME JCISE, and organized the 2nd Convergent Safety Symposium.
Oct 01, 2024 The lab celebrated two IISE Transactions Feature Papers. Dr. Sun began service as Associate Editor of IISE Transactions and organized the 1st Convergent Safety Symposium with experts across UGA, UC San Diego, and UT Austin.
Aug 15, 2023 Dr. Sun moved to the University of Georgia, launched the DSSI Lab, received the SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award and UB Exceptional Scholar - Young Investigator Award, and was awarded the $566K NSF Ethical Industry 4.0 project.
Apr 15, 2022 The team won 1st place and $6,000 at the University at Buffalo Agrusa Innovation Competition for an interactive digital twin in cyber manufacturing, with work published at ACM SenSys.

Research Publications

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  1. Addit. Manuf.
    W. Chen, C. Xu, C. Zhou, and 1 more author
    Additive Manufacturing, 2026
  2. Manuf. Lett.
    M. Kang and H. Sun
    Manufacturing Letters, 2025
  3. IISE Trans.
    Z. Li, F. Yao, and H. Sun
    IISE Transactions, 2023
  4. J. Manuf. Syst.
    H. Sun, G. Pedrielli, G. Zhao, and 3 more authors
    Journal of Manufacturing Systems, 2020
  5. ASME JMSE
    J. Huang, H. Sun, T. Kwok, and 2 more authors
    ASME Transactions, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, 2020