Predicting the Future: Machine Learning, Materials Development, and Their Implications for Advancing Additive Manufacturing

Predicting the Future: Machine Learning, Materials Development, and Their Implications for Advancing Additive Manufacturing, Conference Presentation, Additive Manufacturing Symposium, Science in the Age of Experience, 2018, Dayton Horvath

Synopsis: Machine learning software techniques have begun to help inform, optimize, and create tomorrow’s products and services. These algorithmic approaches are changing how decisions are being made, and how products are designed from materials through  concept and manufacturing. In this talk, machine learning applications in materials R&D and additive manufacturing optimization are introduced, associated challenges examined, and stage of development discussed. Activities in academia, startups, and corporates offer insight into the strategic implications these technologies will have for product development. This talk is based on technical and business interviews with industry experts and combined with secondary data to create valuable insights into an advanced manufacturing future.