Medina-Aviles, Lourdes A.

member of

Alpha Delta Kappa - Honorary Society of Women in Education Member
Alpha Pi Mu, Industrial Engineering Honor Society Member
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Member
Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Member
Puerto Rico College of Engineers and Surveyors (CIAPR) Member
Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society Member

selected publications

academic article
- An Investigation of Critical Factors in Medical Device Development through Bayesian Networks. Expert Systems with Applications. 40:7034-7045. 2013
- Supporting Medical Device Development: A Standard Product Design Process Model. Journal of Engineering Design. 24:83-119. 2013
chapter
- Collaborative Design. Engineering Design Workbook. Ed. Okudan Kremer, G. E.. 2011
- Management of the Design Process. Engineering Design Workbook. Ed. Okudan Kremer, G. E.. 2011
conference paper
- Critical Factor Indentification in Medical Device Development through Learning. Proceeding of the International Conference on Engineering Design, Seoul, Korea. 2013
- Design Factors for Medical Device Functionality in Developing Countries. Proceedings of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, San Juan, PR. 2013
- Design for FDA: A Predictive Model for FDA Decision Time. Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conference, Portland, OR. 2013
- Developing Design Complexity Metrics for Medical Device Development. Proceedings of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, San Juan, PR. 2013
- Investigating the Relationship between Product Complexity and FDA for Medical Device Development. Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conference, Portland, OR. 2013
- An Analysis of the Relationship of Medical Device Complexity and FDA. Proceedings of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, FL. 2012
- An Analysis of Complexity Measures in Product Design and Development. Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conference, Chicago, IL. 2012
- An Analysis of Critical Factors in Medical Device Development to Design for FDA. Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conference, Chicago, IL. 2012
- Validation Methods for Conceptual Modeling: A Study on Medical Devices. Proceedings of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Orlando, FL. 2012
- A Model-Based Framework for NPD in a Highly Regulated Environment. Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Reno, NV. 2011
- A Review of Design for X Methods for Medical Devices: The Introduction of a Design for FDA Approach. Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conference, Washington, DC. 2011
- A Review of Success Factors in NPD: Medical Device Domain. Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Reno, NV. 2011
- An Ontology Model for the Medical Device Product Development Process and Environment. Proceedings of the 2011 Design of Medical Devices Conference, Minneapolis, MN. 2011
- Innovative Technologies in Credit Card Fraud Detection: A Centralized Approach. Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Reno, NV. 2011
- Multi-criteria Selection of All-start Pitching Staff for Fantasy Baseball Team. Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Cancun, Mexico. 2010
- Validation Issues for a Complex Simulation Model of a DC. Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Cancun, Mexico. 2010
- Simulation for Predictive Control of a Distribution Center. Proceedings of the Winter Simulation Conference, Austin, TX. 2009
conference poster
- Visual Model for Medical Device Development. 7th NEA Science Day, UPRM. 2014
- A Study of Medical Device Development for Developing Countries. 6th NEA Science Day, UPRM. 2013
- A study of Medical Device Development for Developing Countries. BMES Symposium, UPRM. 2013
- Measuring Design Complexity for Medical Devices. Sigma Xi Student Poster Day, UPRM. 2013
- Measuring Design Complexity for Medical Devices. 6th NEA Science Day, UPRM. 2013
- Critical Factors: Medical Device Development. SAMSI Opening Workshop on Data-Driven Decisions in Healthcare, Triangle Park, NC.. 2012
- Medical Device Development: An Approach for Developing Countries. Research Experiences for Undergraduate Students, An NSF Program, Industrial Engineering Department at the University of Puerto Rico at MayagÃ¼ez, MayagÃ¼ez, PR. 2012
- Critical Factors in Medical Device Development. Center for Integrated Healthcare Delivery Systems (CIHDS) Workshop. 2011
- Medical Device Development: A Conceptual Model and Success Factors. Doctoral Colloquium of the Industrial Engineering Research Conference (IERC), Reno, NV. 2011
- Implications of the FDA Regulation in the Design and Development of Medical Devices: A DfX, Cost and Innovation Perspective. Pathways to Address Engineering Grand Challenges Conference, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX. 2010

presentations

other research activities

Catedra Baxter Collaborator - 2013
Real-Time Process Control Summer Camp Collaborator - 2013

professional service activities

Industrial Engineering Department's Automation and Information Systems Committee President 2012 -
Industrial Engineering Department's Graduate Studies Committee Member 2012 -
Academia de Investigacion Para la Facultad y Postdoctorales Mentee
Industrial Engineering Department's Automation Laboratory Coordinator 2012
Industrial Engineering Department's Logo Ad-hoc Committee Member 2012
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Instructor 2012
The Pennsylvania State University Laboratory Instructor 2011
The Pennsylvania State University Teaching Assistant 2007 - 2009
Johnson & Johnson, Consumer Products GEM Intern - 2009
Kimberly Clark, Latin America Operations Engineering Intern - 2008
Abbott Engineering Intern 2004 - 2005

education and training

Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University , Thesis: A Comprehensive Approach for Medical Device Development: Incorporating Regulations, Critical Factors and Design for X in Modeling a Conceptual Framework 2007 - 2012
M.S. in Industrial Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University , Thesis: A Simulation Approach for the Predictive Control of a Distribution Center 2007 - 2009
B.S. in Industrial Engineering 2001 - 2006

awards and honors

NIH Travel Grant for BMI Workshop, conferred by National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2013
NSF Travel Grant for Framing the Issue: A Networking Workshop to Address Academic Advancement of Hispanic Women in STEM, conferred by National Science Foundation (NSF), 2012
NSF Travel Grant for SAMSI Workshop on Data Driven Decisions in Healthcare, conferred by National Science Foundation (NSF), 2012
NSF Travel Grant for IDETC Workshop - Communicating Technical Ideas, conferred by National Science Foundation (NSF), 2012
NSF Travel Grant for Texas A&M University ADVANCE-IT Roadmap for a Successful Academic Career Workshop, conferred by National Science Foundation (NSF), 2012
NSF Travel Grant for IDETC Workshop - Navigating and Leading Change, conferred by National Science Foundation (NSF), 2011
NASA Gerald A. Soften Fund Travel Grant: International Design Engineering Technical Conference, conferred by NASA, 2011
Frederick Taylor Award, 2006
College of Engineering Award, 2006
Luis Stefani Rafucci Award by UPRM, conferred by University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, 2006

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