National Academy of Inventors Fellows at Purdue
NAI Fellow 2025
Stephan Biller
College of Engineering
Harold T. Amrine Distinguished Professor, Edwardson School of Industrial Engineering & Mitch Daniels School of Business Director of Dauch Center for the Management of Manufacturing Enterprises
The NAI Fellows Program celebrates academic inventors whose work spans multiple disciplines and exemplifies their collaboration, dedication and innovation to transform research into real-world commercial technologies that contribute to the betterment of society.
Supply chain resilience in modern manufacturing
Stephan Biller’s work focuses on manufacturing & operations strategy, smart manufacturing, digital twin, Industry 4.0, and supply chain resiliency. With a focus on AI and the Internet of Things (IoT), Biller combines his academic background with extensive industrial experience to work toward the digital transformation of manufacturing enterprises at scale.
It is a tremendous honor to be elected to the Academy. Periods of rapid technological and economic upheaval always pose a great challenge to societies. My work to innovate around the digital transformation of manufacturing is intended to help bring about a renaissance in American companies’ competitiveness on the national and global stage. I am humbled by the NAI’s recognition of this effort. (source: College of Engineering)
