Mr. Shaban, a doctoral student in Polytechnique's Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering, was the first-place winner in the Society for Engineering and Management Systems (SEMS) Student Paper Competition this year. The prize is awarded to the paper that best demonstrates or describes the use of techniques that improve productivity and quality through effective and economical managerial techniques and philosophies.

Mr. Shaban was honoured at the 2014 annual conference of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), the world's largest professional body for the industrial engineering profession. This conference is the IIE's biggest event each year. Mr. Shaban received his award at a banquet held at the Palais des Congrès  de Montréal in June. His name was included in the IIE's Honours & Awards Program, and he was made an Honorary Member of the IIE. As well, his research will be published in the July 2014 issue of Industrial Engineer Magazine.

Summary of Yasser Shaban's research subject
In machining of composite materials, little research has been conducted in the area of optimal replacement time of the cutting tool in terms of cost and availability. Due to the fact that tool failure represents about 20% of machine downtime, and due to the high cost of machining, optimization of tool replacement time is thus fundamental. Finding the optimal replacement time has also positive impact on product quality in terms of dimensions, and surface finish. The researcher found the tool replacement time when a tool is used under constant machining conditions during turning titanium metal matrix composites. Despite being expensive, Metal matrix composites are a new generation of materials which have proven to be viable in various fields such as biomedical and aerospace industrial. The results are discussed and show that finding the optimal replacement time of the cutting tool is valuable in saving 40 percent of cost and increasing 79 percent of availability.

Yasser Shaban is a doctoral student in Polytechnique's Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering. He holds a BSc and an MSc in mechanical engineering from Helwan University in Cairo, Egypt. His area of research is the analysis of machining conditions using artificial intelligence.

His research is supervised by Soumaya Yacout, a professor in Polytechnique's Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering, and Marek Balazinski, a professor in Polytechnique's Department of Mechanical Engineering.

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