MSEE., Electrical Engineering   Texas Tech University 
Area of research: Control, Motor Control, and Power Electronics.

MSEE, Electrical Engineering     Universidad De Las Americas Puebla. UDLAP    
Area of research: Control, Signals and Systems

Control Systems
Artificial intelligence

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zNT9ueIAAAAJ&hl=en

Additional WKU undergraduate publications/presentations/thesis

1. S. Brewer 1 , P. Addison, J. Adams, A. Buendia, F. Ashrafzadeh “Development of an
Educational Framework for Teaching Co-Robotics with a Simulated
Factory/Warehouse, Autonomous Robot, and Simulated Workers,”; Super Collider
Graduate Student Conference & All-Hands Meeting, Lexington, KY, Feb. 2020

2. E. Sellers 1 , J. Pierce, S. Brewer, Ali Buendia, F. Ashrafzadeh “Assessing the Safety
of Autonomous Vehicle-to-Pedestrian Technology A Comparative Study of Different
Simulation Tools”; Super Collider Graduate Student Conference & All-Hands Meeting,
Lexington, KY, Feb. 2020

3. T. Life 1 , A. Buendia, and F. Ashrafzadeh “Look Who’s Plowing: Adapting Agriculture
in the Information Age (A.I. Applications)”; 50th Annual WKU Student Research
Virtual Conference, April 2020, (Awarded the best presentation in its session).

4. E. Sellers 1 , A. Buendia, K. Haleem, and F. Ashrafzadeh; “Autonomous
Transportation: The Future”; 50th Annual WKU Student Research Virtual Conference,
April 2020. (Awarded the best presentation in its session)

5. L. Arbuckle 1 , A. Buendia, and F. Ashrafzadeh; “Autonomous Systems for Student
Outreach and Work Force Development”; 50th Annual WKU Student Research
Virtual Conference, April 2020.

6. S. Brewer 1 , F. Ashrafzadeh, and A. Buendia, “Establishment of a Cobot Educational
and Research Lab at WKU for both Student Engagement and Workforce
Development in Kentucky”; 50th Annual WKU Student Research Virtual Conference,
April 2020.

7. T. Goodwin 1 , F. Ashrafzadeh, and A. Buendia,“Workforce Development Through
Undergraduate Research at WKU”; 50th Annual WKU Student Research Virtual
Conference, April 2020.

8. J. P. Pierce 1 , P. Addison, J. Adams, A. Buendia, K. Haleem, and F. Ashrafzadeh,
“Building a Research Foundation for Assessing the Safety of Autonomous Vehicle-to-
pedestrian Technology in Kentucky”; 50th Annual WKU Student Research Virtual
Conference, April 2020, (Awarded the Best Presentation).

9. W. Priddy 1 , C. Camfield, A. Buendia, and F. Ashrafzadeh “Co-Robotics: Workforce
development in the age of intelligent robots”; 50th Annual WKU Student Research
Virtual Conference, April 2020, (Awarded the best presentation in its session).

10. A. Calvin 1 , A. Buendia, et. al., F. Ashrafzadeh, “Recap of the Engineering Design
Process and the usefulness of 3D printing prototypes”; National Conferences on
Undergraduate Research (NCUR 2019), Kennesaw State University, April 2019.

11. S. Brewer 1 , A. Buendia, and F. Ashrafzadeh, et al., “Terrestrial Autonomous Robots
– A Comparative Study of Robotic Simulation Software Between MATLAB&Gazebo”; 49th Annual WKU Student Research Conference, March 2019.

12. T. Life 1 , A. Buendia, and F. Ashrafzadeh, et al., “Development of an Advanced
Research Platform for Aerial Autonomous Navigations”; 49th Annual WKU Student
Research Conf., March 2019.

13. E. Sellers 1 , A. Buendia, and F. Ashrafzadeh, “Energy Efficient Water Desalination –
Challenges and Opportunities”; 49th Annual WKU Student Research Conference,
March 2019.