Dr Romeo Marian

Welcome to my Homepage. After spending more than a decade working in Industry, I am, currently, a Lecturer and Program Director in the School of Advanced Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering at UNISA.

I graduated from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, with a BE (Hons) in Mechanical – Mechatronics Engineering, specialising in design of Machine-Tools and Robots. I also completed a Master of Science, organised under a Tempus Programme of the European Union by a cluster of European Universities. My doctoral studies, at UNISA, concerned the modelling and optimisation of assembly operations using Genetic Algorithms. I have extensive research and development experience in research organisations, industry and academia in a number of areas – in which I published – ranging from MEMS to heavy engineering, from mechanical, thermal (heat exchange and combustion), electrical (high potential electric fields) systems, fluid mechanics, hydraulic drives, to welding. Recent preoccupations and teaching include artificial intelligence, quality management, logistics and supply chain management and optimisation.

AGIR - THE GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF ENGINEERS ROMANIA www.agir.ro

Member - Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals cscmp.org

Member - Association for Manufacturing Excellence www.ame.org

PhD in Engineering; Specialisation: Manufacturing Engineering (2004) - University of South Australia

Master of Science; Specialisation: Energy Management and Mechanical Engineering (1995) - from a consortium of Euroopean Universities under a Tempus Programme of the European Union

Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering - Mechatronics; Specialisation: Machine Tools and Industrial Robots (1991) - from Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA http://www.utcluj.ro/

• Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing;
• Genetic Algorithms: Optimisation of combinatorial problems;
• Optimisation of assembly sequences and processes;
• Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Modelling, optimisation and simulation;
• Hydraulic and pneumatic drives and systems;
• Robotics;
• Flexible assembly cells;
• Combustion processes and equipment;
• Welding;

P A T E N T S (PATENTED INVENTIONS)

1. Patent RO104210 - Dascalescu Lucian Doru (RO); Iuga Alexandru-Iuliu (RO); Morar Roman (RO); Mesaros Victor (RO); Desi-Seulean Sergiu (RO); Marian Romeo-Marin (RO); Kiss Peter-Stefan (RO); Miere Dorin Ioan (RO) - POSITIONING SYSTEM OF ELECTRODES OF HIGH POTENTIAL IN ELECTRO-SEPARATORS – Awarded 1993-11-22

2. Patent RO107207 - Marian Romeo Marin (RO); Desi-Seulean Sergiu (RO) - SPRAYER FOR LIQUIDS Awarded 1993-10-30

3. Patent RO108073 - Desi-Seulean Sergiu (RO); Marian Romeo-Marin (RO) - GAS BURNER - Awarded 1994-01-31

4. Patent RO115024 - Marian Romeo Marin (RO); Desi Seulean Sergiu (RO) - EJECTOR - Awarded 1999-10-29

5. Patent RO115205 - Iuga Alexandru (RO); Dascalescu Lucian Doru (RO); Morar Roman (RO); Samuila Adrian Paun (RO); Mihailescu Michaela Dora (RO); Marian Romeo Marin (RO); Biluca Stefan (RO); Taut Ioan (RO) - CORONA ELECTRODE - Awarded 1999-11-30

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T H E S E S

Romeo Marin MARIAN (2003) - OPTIMISATION OF ASSEMBLY SEQUENCES USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS - PhD thesis, School of Advanced Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering, University of South Australia, URL: http://arrow.unisa.edu.au:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/unisa:24954?query=marian

Romeo Marin MARIAN (1994) - RESEARCH CONCERNING THE USE OF SEPARATE TYPE HEAT PIPE SYSTEMS IN BOILER CONSTRUCTION - MSc Thesis, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Transylvania University Brasov (Romania) - Tempus Programme of the European Union

Romeo Marin MARIAN (1991) - COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS - Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Thesis, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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JOURNAL PAPERS

B. Fahimnia, R. Marian and Behzad Motevallian "ANALYSING THE HINDRANCES TO THE REDUCTION OF MANUFACTURING LEAD-TIME AND THEIR ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION", (2009) Int. J. Environmental Technology and Management, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp 16-25 Inderschience publishers, ISSN 1466-2132.

B. Fahimnia, L.H.S. Luong, and R. Marian (2008), “An integrated model for the optimisation of a two-echelon supply network”, Journal of Achievements in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, International OCSCO World Press, Vol. 31, Issue 2, pp 477-484, December 2008.

Romeo M. Marian, Lee H.S. Luong, Raknoi Akararungruangkul OPTIMISATION OF DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS Part 1 - Problem modeling and automatic generation of solutions” - (2008) International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management,Special Issue on: “Latest concepts and approaches in logistics engineering and management" Vol 15, Nr 1 (2008), pp 64 - 83.

Romeo M. Marian, Lee H.S. Luong, Raknoi Akararungruangkul OPTIMISATION OF DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS Part 2 - The Genetic Algorithm and Genetic Operators - (2008) International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management,Special Issue on: “Latest concepts and approaches in logistics engineering and management" Vol 15, Nr 1 (2008), pp 84-101.

Lai, K., T., Luong, L., H., S., Marian, R., M., Lee, M., K. (2008) ‘An Optimisation Framework for the Design of Multi-echelon Production-distribution Networks using Genetic Algorithms’, Asian International Journal of Science and Technology (AIJSTPME) in Production and Manufacturing Engineering, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 17 – 29

Lai, K., T., Luong, L., Marian, R., 2008, ‘A Genetic Algorithm for Single Source Capacitated Facility Location Problem’, Annals of DAAAM for 2008 & Proceedings of the 19th International DAAAM Symposium, pp.370

B. Fahimnia, L.H.S. Luong, and R. Marian, "OPTIMIZATION/SIMULATION MODELLING OF THE INTEGRATED PRODUCTION-DISTRIBUTION PLAN: AN INNOVATIVE SURVEY", in the Journal of Business and Economics - WSEAS Transactions, ISSN 1109-9526, Issue 3, Volume 5, pp 44 - 57, March 2008.

B. Fahimnia, L.H.S. Luong, B. Motevallian, R. M. Marian, "ANALYSING & FORMULATION OF PRODUCT LEAD-TIME", in the International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences (IJAMCS), ISSN 1307-6906, Volume 3 Number 4, pp 221-225 , 2007.

B. Fahimnia, L.H.S. Luong, and R. M. Marian, "MODELLING AND OPTIMISATION OF AGGREGATE PRODUCTION PLANNING - A GENETIC ALGORITHM APPROACH", in the International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences (IJAMCS), ISSN 1307-6906, Volume 1, Number 1, pp 1-6 , 2007.

Romeo M. Marian, Lee H.S. Luong, Kazem Abhary (2006) - A GENETIC ALGORITHM FOR THE OPTIMISATION OF ASSEMBLY SEQUENCES - Computers & Industrial Engineering 50 (2006) 503–527

B. Fahimnia, L.H.S. Luong, and R. M. Marian, "MODELLING AND OPTIMISATION OF AGGREGATE PRODUCTION PLANNING - A GENETIC ALGORITHM APPROACH", in Enformatika Journal - Transactions on Engineering, Computing and Technology, Volume 15, ISBN 975-00803-4-3, ISSN 1305-5313, pp 169-174, Spain, 2006.

Romeo M. Marian, Lee H.S. Luong and Kazem Abhary (2003) -ASSEMBLY SEQUENCE PLANNING AND OPTIMISATION USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS Part I: Automatic Generation of Feasible Assembly Sequences in Applied Soft Computing 2/3F p. 223–253.

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BOOK CHAPTERS

*Motevallian, B, Abhary, K, Luong, LHS and Marian, R, (2006), A heuristic method to generate an optimum disassembly sequence, Advanced Technologies: Research, Development, Application, edited by Bojan Lalic, pIV pro literature Verlag Robert Mayer-Scholz, ISBN 3-86611-197-5, pp. 675-690

L.H.S. LUONG, R. Marin MARIAN, K. ABHARY (2005)- ASSEMBLY SEQUENCE OPTIMIZATION USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS, in Intelligent Knowledge-Based Systems: Business and Technology in the New Millenium, Vol V, ISBN 1-4020-7746-7, p. 234-271.

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REFEREED CONFERENCE PAPERS

EVALUATION OF AN INTEGRATED PRODUCTION-DISTRIBUTION PLAN IN SUPPLY CHAINS (2009) Behnam Fahimnia, Lee Luong and Romeo Marian, ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition IMECE2009 November 13-19, 2009, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA

SINGLE SOURCE FACILITY LOCATION PROBLEM USING GENETIC ALGORITHM (2009) Lai Kim Teng, Luong Lee H S, Marian Romeo M, 20th DAAAM World Symposium, Austria Center Vienna 25-28th November 2009

SUPPLIER EVALUATION & SELECTION USING SUPPLIER-PRODUCT PROFILING (2009)Adnan M. Abu-Ajamieh, Lee Luong and Romeo Marian, 7th ANZAM Operations, Supply Chain and Services Management Symposium 2009, Adelaide, 8-10 June 2009

Behnam Fahimnia, Lee Luong, Romeo Marian (2009) - Optimization of a Two-Echelon Supply Network Using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms - 2009 World Congress on Computer Science and Information Engineering p. 406-413

Genetic Algorithm Optimization of a Two-Echelon Supply Chain Network (2009) Behnam Fahimnia, Lee Luong, Romeo Marian - International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Systems Management IESM’ 2009 May 13 - 15, 2009 MONTREAL - CANADA

Lai, K.T.; Luong, L. & Marian, R. (2008). A Genetic Algorithm for Single Source Capacitated Facility Location Problem (2008). 0739-0740, Annals of DAAAM for 2008 & Proceedings of the 19th International DAAAM Symposium, ISBN 978-3-901509-68-1, ISSN 1726-9679, pp 370, Editor B. Katalinic, Published by DAAAM International, Vienna, Austria 2008

Lai, K.T., Luong, H.S. L., and Marian, M. R. 2008, ‘An optimization framework for multistage production-distribution networks using genetic algorithms’, 2008 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 8-11 December 2008, Singapore

Fahimnia, B., Luong, L. and Marian, R. 2008, ‘An integrated model for the optimization of a two-echelon supply network’, 9th Global Congress on Manufacturing and Management 12-14 November 2008, Holiday Inn, Surfers Paradise, Australia

Lai, K.T., Luong, H.S. L., Marian, M. R., and Lee, M.K. 2008, ‘An optimization framework for the design of multi-echelon production-distribution networks using genetic algorithm’, 9th Global Congress on Manufacturing and Management, 12-14 November 2008, Holiday Inn, Surfers Paradise, Australia

Chartniyom, S., Lee, M.K., Luong, L., and Marian, R.M. 2008, ‘ROBUSTNESS OF HYBRID GENETIC ALGORITHM FOR PLANNING MULTIPLE-LOCATION INVENTORIES’, in Proceedings of the 2nd Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development Conference, 28-29 January 2008, Khon Kaen, Thailand.

Mohd-Lair, N.A., Luong, L., and Marian, R.M. 2007, ‘Centralised Supply Chain Scheduling Framework’, in the Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems, Melbourne, Australia, 9-12 December 2007. (Q Alam, N Beaumont, Eds)

Chartniyom, S., Luong, L., Marian, R., and Lee, M.K. 2007, ‘Optimal Inventory Redistribution Integrated with Lateral Transshipments and Emergency Orders’, in Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management, Bangkok, Thailand, 18-20 May 2007. (U Laptaned, Ed)

Chartniyom, S., Lee, M.K., Luong, L., and Marian, R. 2007, ‘Multi-Location Inventory System with Lateral Transshipments and Emergency Orders’, in Proceedings of The IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, IEEM2007, 2-5 December 2007, Singapore (M Helander, M Xie, Eds)

Fahimnia, B., Motevallian, B., Marian, R.M., Jafari, N., & Esmaeil, M.M. 2006, ‘ANALYSING THE HINDRANCES TO THE REDUCTION OF MANUFACTURING LEAD-TIME AND THE ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION’, ERE Conference (Environmental Research Event), 10th Australasian Conference, Macquarie University, NSW, Australia, December 2006.

Fahimnia, B.; Luong, L.H.S.; Mohammad Esmaeil, M.; Motevallian, B. & Marian, R. (2006). THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF GLOBALISATION ON LOCAL MANUFACTURING, Annals of DAAAM for 2006 & Proceedings of the 17th International DAAAM Symposium, ISBN 3-901509-57-7, ISSN 1726-9679, pp 117-118, Editor B. Katalinic, Published by DAAAM International, Vienna, Austria 2006

Fahimnia, B., Luong, L., & Marian, R.M. 2006, ‘Modeling and Optimization of Aggregate Production Planning – A Genetic Algorithm Approach’, in Proceedings of XV International Conference on Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Enformatika Journal, vol. 15, XV International Conference CISE ’06, Barcelona, Spain, pp.169-174

Fahimnia, B., Marian, R.M., Motevallian, B., Esmaeil, M.M., & Abhary, K. 2006, ‘A HEURISTIC METHOD TO OPTIMISE MANUFACTURING LEAD-TIME’, in Proceedings of the 17th International DAAAM Symposium Intelligent Manufacturing & Automation: Focus on Mechatronics & Robotics, 08-11 November 2006, Vienna, Austria, pp.119-120. ISBN 3-901509-57-7, ISSN 1726-9679, pp 119-120, Editor B. Katalinic, Published by DAAAM International, Vienna, Austria 2006

Fahimnia, B., Luong, L., Motevallian, B., Marian, R.M., & Esmaeil, M.M. 2006, ‘Analysing and Formulation of Product Lead Time’, in Proceedings of XV International Conference on Computer and Information Science and Engineering, Enformatika Journal, vol. 15, XV International Conference CISE ’06, Barcelona, Spain, pp.164-168

Lo, T.S.L., Luong, L.H.S., Marian, R.M. HOLISTIC AND COLLABORATIVE DEMAND FORECASTING PROCESS. 4th International IEEE Conference on Industrial Informatics INDIN ’06 – Integrating Manufacturing and Services Systems. 16-18 August 2006, Singapore, pp.782-787

Mohd Lair N.A., Luong L., Marian R., Lee, S.-H. (2005) - SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC PLANNING: A REVIEW. Proceedings of the 1st Intl Conf. on Operations and Supply Chain Management, 15-17 Dec, Bali, p k1 - k9.

Motevallian, B., Abhary, K., Luong, L., & Marian, R. 2005, ‘GENERATION AND OPTIMISATION OF FEASIBLE DISASSEMBLY SEQUENCES’, in Proceedings of Tehran International Congress on Manufacturing Engineering TICME2005, Tehran, Iran, pp.1-9 (CD-ROM). (MH Sadeghi, J Akbari, AH Behravesh, Eds)

Romeo M. Marian, Motevallian Behzad, Lee H. S. Luong, Kazem Abhary (2005) - A FRAMEWORK FOR THE DEFINITION OF QUALITY MEASURES FOR OPTIMISING ASSEMBLY/DISASSEMBLY OPERATIONS - 35th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Istanbul, 19-22 June 2005 p. 1373-1378.

Romeo M. Marian, Lee H. S. Luong, Akararungruangkul Raknoi (2005) - OPTIMISATION OF THE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS - 35th International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Istanbul, 19-22 June 2005 p 1379-1384.

Lo, T.S.L, Luong, L.H.S. and Marian, R.M. Intelligent demand planning for managing the reverse logistics process, 20005 IEEE International Conference on Service Operations and Logistics, 10-12 August 2005, Beijing China.

Behzad Motevallian, Lee H. S. Luong, Kazem Abhary and Romeo Marian (2005) - A HEURISTIC METHOD TO GENERATE AN OPTIMUM DISASSEMBLY SEQUENCE, International Manufacturing Leaders Forum, Glenelg, South Australia.

Behzad Motevallian, Lee H.S. Luong, Kazem Abhary, Romeo Marian (2004)- AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO OPTIMISE PRODUCT DISASSEMBLABILITY, Environmental Edge: 8th Annual Environmental Research Conference, Wollongong, 6-9 December 2004, pp. 219 - 229.

R.M. Marian, A. Kargas, L.H.S. Luong and K Abhary (2003) - A GENETIC ALGORITHM FOR THE OPTIMISATION OF ASSEMBLY SEQUENCES 32nd International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Limerick, Ireland, p. 659-667.

R.M. Marian, A. Kargas, L.H.S. Luong and K Abhary (2003) - A FRAMEWORK TO PLANNING ROBOTIC FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLY CELLS 32nd International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Limerick, Ireland, p. 607-615.

Romeo Marian, Lee Luong and Kazem Abhary (2001) - MODELLING OF A LINEAR HYDRAULIC MOTOR, 5-th International and 9-th Annual Mechanical Engineering Conference, Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2001, Guilan, Iran, p. 447-454.

Romeo Marian, Kazem Abhary and Lee Luong (2001) - DEFINITION AND REPRESENTATION OF PRECEDENCE RELATIONS IN ASSEMBLY OPTIMISATION. 5-th International and 9-th Annual Mechanical Engineering Conference, Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2001, Guilan, Iran, p. 731-739.

Marian, R. M., L. H. S. Luong, and K. Abhary (2000) - ASSEMBLY SEQUENCE REPRESENTATION AND OPTIMISATION USING GA. The First Japanese-Australian Joint Seminar on Applications of Electromagnetic Phenomena in Electrical and Mechanical Systems, Adelaide, Australia p 103-111.

Dean, A., He, J., Loung, L., Milevic, M., Marian, R. (2000) - DEVELOPMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CAVITY GEOMETRIC FEATURE AND IDEAL CAVITY PRESSURE CURVE IN PLASTIC INJECTION MOULDING THROUGH SIMULATION, The First Japanese-Australian Joint Seminar on Applications of Electromagnetic Phenomena in Electrical and Mechanical Systems, Adelaide, Australia p 193-199.

R. Marian, L. H. S. Luong, and K. Abhary (2000) - A NEW CROSSOVER TECHNIQUE FOR ASSEMBLY SEQUENCE PLANNING USING GA , in: Proc. of 5-th Intl. Conf. Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Singapore, p. 723-733.

R. Marian, K. Abhary, and L.H.S. Luong (2000) ON THE DEFINITION OF FITNESS FUNCTION FOR THE OPTIMISATION OF ASSEMBLY SEQUENCES USING GA in: Proc. ICME Sydney, p. 413-417.

R. Marian, L. H. S. Luong, and K. Abhary (1999) - CHROMOSOME GENERATION FOR ASSEMBLY PLANNING USING A GUIDED SEARCH, in: Proc. of The Third Australia-Japan Joint Workshop on Intelligent and Evolutionary Systems, Canberra, Australia, p. 232-239.

R. Marian, L. H. S. Luong, and K. Abhary (1999) - OPTIMISATION OF ASSEMBLY SEQUENCES USING GENETIC ALGORITHMS, in: Proc. of the 10-th International DAAAM Symposium, Viena, Austria, p. 315-316.

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NON - REFEREED CONFERENCE PAPERS

Mohd-Lair, N.A., Luong, L., & Marian, R.M. 2006, ‘SUPPLY CHAIN SCHEDULING: EXPLORATION ON EXISTING PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND TECHNIQUES’, International Conference on Technology Management 2006, 4-5 December 2006, Putrajaya, Malaysia.

Mohd-Lair, N.A., Luong, L., & Marian, R.M. 2006, ‘SUPPLY CHAIN SCHEDULING: CURRENT RESEARCH STRUCTURE AND FUTURE DIRECTION’, International Conference on Technology Management 2006, 4-5 December 2006, Putrajaya, Malaysia.

R. Marian, L. H. S. Luong, and K. Abhary (1999) - APPLICATIONS OF GENETIC ALGORITHMS IN DESIGN FOR ASSEMBLY, in Proc. 3-rd Intl. Conf. EDA, Vancouver, p. 92-98.

Isoc, D. and R. Marian (1998). THE MODELLING OF A HYDRAULIC LINEAR MOTOR WITH PISTON-VALVES - Synthetic results - Symposium "Science, Engineering, Efficiency", Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Marian, R. and E. Nagy (1996). IMPROVEMENT OF THE FORCE / POSITION CHARACTERISTIC OF A HYDRAULIC LINEAR ACTUATOR WITH PISTON-VALVES BY OPTIMISING THE CAM SHAFT - International Symposium "Zonal Interdisciplinary Research", Timisoara, Romania.

Deacu, L. and R. Marian (1996). CONSTRUCTIVE AND FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS CONCERNING A CLASS OF HYDRAULIC LINEAR ACTUATORS - Symposium "Today's Technology and Engineering", Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Deacu, L., R. Marian, et al. (1996). ON THE MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF A HYDRAULIC LINEAR ACTUATOR WITH PISTON-VALVES - Symposium "Today's Technology and Engineering", Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

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RESEARCH REPORTS:

Marian, R. M. (1995). STATE OF THE ART IN LINEAR AND HYDRAULIC LINEAR DRIVES - Research report during preparation of PhD, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Marian, R. M. (1996). RESEARCH, CONTRIBUTIONS AND IMPROVEMENT OF A HYDRAULIC LINEAR MOTOR WITH PISTON-VALVES - Research report during preparation of PhD, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Romeo Marin MARIAN and Vinay Kumar TYAGI (2003) - VIBRATION ASSISTED HYBRID SPOT WELDING - Confidential Technical Report – CMIT-C-2003-095 - CSIRO Manufacturing & Infrastructure Technology.

I am able to provide media comment in the following areas of expertise:

Discipline: Engineering

• Intelligent Machines and Robots
• Clean Combustion