Farid Ahmed

Dr. Farid Ahmed is an Associate Professor in the Department of Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). His research interests include advanced and additive manufacturing, laser material processing, photonic sensing, printed electronics, and process modeling and optimization. His current research focuses on external field-driven high-deposition-rate additive manufacturing, data-driven manufacturing to improve manufacturing efficiency and product quality, and advance intelligent manufacturing systems. He has served as Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator on numerous federally funded research projects, securing more than $20 million in research funding from agencies including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). He received the 2025 NSF CAREER Award in recognition of his research contributions and potential to advance manufacturing science