Dr. Zekai Murat Kilic is a Lecturer in Digital Manufacturing
at the School of Engineering at The University of Manchester (UK). He earned
his BSc in Mechanical Engineering (2006) and MSc (2009) from Middle East
Technical University (Turkiye), and his PhD degree (2015) and Postdoctoral
research experience from the University of British Columbia (Canada). Dr. Kilic
had 2.5 years of industry experience at Pratt & Whitney Canada (Canada) and
ITRI Intelligent Machine Tools Division (Taiwan). His research interests are on machining dynamics, digital twinning of
manufacturing operations, high-performance tools, and process optimization. Dr.
Kilic is a Research Affiliate of the International Academy for Production
Engineering (CIRP). The papers he co-authored received the ASME Blackall and
Machine Tool Gage Award (2012), and Best Technical Paper Award in SIGGRAPH Asia
(2022).
Research Keywords & Expertise
Manufacturing Engineer...
Vibrations
Machine tool
Machining Dynamics
Process control
Short Biography
Dr. Zekai Murat Kilic is a Lecturer in Digital Manufacturing
at the School of Engineering at The University of Manchester (UK). He earned
his BSc in Mechanical Engineering (2006) and MSc (2009) from Middle East
Technical University (Turkiye), and his PhD degree (2015) and Postdoctoral
research experience from the University of British Columbia (Canada). Dr. Kilic
had 2.5 years of industry experience at Pratt & Whitney Canada (Canada) and
ITRI Intelligent Machine Tools Division (Taiwan). His research interests are on machining dynamics, digital twinning of
manufacturing operations, high-performance tools, and process optimization. Dr.
Kilic is a Research Affiliate of the International Academy for Production
Engineering (CIRP). The papers he co-authored received the ASME Blackall and
Machine Tool Gage Award (2012), and Best Technical Paper Award in SIGGRAPH Asia
(2022).