Dr. Waguih ElMaraghy is Professor and Director of the Centre for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) at the University of Windsor since 1994. He was Chief Design Engineer in Industry where he worked on the development of the award winning GO Bi-level commuter coaches. Since joining the Universities of Western Ontario in 1986, and Windsor in 1994, he has excelled in engineering education and research, and published in top journals. Dr. ElMaraghy is a Fellow of: the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), and the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP). In 2009 he was named Fellow, Engineers Canada (FEC): in honour of exceptional contributions to the engineering profession in Canada. Dr. ElMaraghy is Fellow of the Canadian Academy for Engineeirng since 2012.