Vaibhav Shrivastav is a Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng.) candidate in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Pennsylvania State University, advised by Prof. Ilya Kovalenko.
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University Indianapolis, 2017
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Pune, India, 2015
Research interests: AI-driven agents, human–AI collaboration, decision-making, coordination, and verification
His research investigates how AI-driven agents can support decision-making, coordination, and verification across complex engineering, product development, and manufacturing processes. The goal is to make AI-assisted decisions more reliable, transparent, and trustworthy in industrial settings. His work connects research in human–AI collaborative systems with the practical challenges of enterprise process integration and technical decision support.
He brings over ten years of industry experience in program management, systems architecture, and process optimization across the semiconductor and telecommunications sectors. He currently serves as a Senior Technical Program Manager at a leading semiconductor company, where he leads AI-driven initiatives in new product development.