Dr. Hongyue Sun is an associate professor in Mechanical Engineering, University of Georgia. Before that, he was an assistant professor in Industrial Engineering, University at Buffalo. He has a multidisciplinary background with a B.E. in mechanical engineering, M.S. in statistics, and Ph.D. in industrial engineering, respectively. Dr. Hongyue Sun’s research interests are data science for advanced manufacturing and occupational safety. His research has been broadly supported by NSF, NIOSH, DON, USDA, MxD, etc. His research has been recognized by several best paper awards from INFORMS and IISE. He received the Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award from the SME and UB’s Exceptional Scholar: Young Investigator Award from University at Buffalo in 2023. He is a member of IISE, INFORMS, and ASME.