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McGregor, Davis

McGregor, Davis

Assistant Professor
Fischell Fellow
A. James Clark School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices
Maryland Robotics Center
2153 Glenn L. Martin Hall
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BACKGROUND

Davis J. McGregor, Ph.D. directs the MIRAGE Lab, where his team builds the measurement and inference systems that qualify advanced manufactured parts at scale. The goal is a future where complex parts can be qualified at the speed of production, enabling first-time-right manufacturing for aerospace, defense, and medical industries.

His lab applies AI and computer vision to automated metrology, defect detection, predictive qualification, and traceability. Demonstrated capabilities include machine learning models that reduce failure rates in personalized medical devices by 50%, detection of hidden internal defects at over 98% accuracy using Vision Transformers, and identification of a part's printer of origin from a single photograph at greater than 98% accuracy.

Dr. McGregor is a Fischell Fellow at the Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices and a member of the AI Factory Team at the Industrial AI Center. Before joining UMD in 2023, he was Staff Manufacturing Scientist at Fast Radius (a startup acquired by SyBridge Technologies).

EDUCATION

  • PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Arizona

ENME 440/743: Applied Machine Learning for Engineering Design

ENME 437/697: Data Science in Manufacturing Quality Control

ENME 202: Computing Fundamentals for Engineers

ENME 416 / ENME 744: Additive Manufacturing

ENME 472: Integrated Product and Process Development

Eight Fischell Institute Labs Participate in Maryland Day

The event, which offers interactive demonstrations, performances, and workshops across campus to celebrate community, included eight exhibits hosted by institute-affiliated research groups.

McGregor Among SME’s 30 Under 30

UMD mechanical engineering faculty member is recognized for his contributions to additive manufacturing.
 

Fischell Institute Summer Interns Participate in 2025 Research Symposium

The Research Symposium is where Fischell Institute interns present the projects they worked on and reflected on their experience in the program.

Fischell Institute Welcomes Five Summer Research Interns

Selected from a competitive pool of more than 100 applicants. Interns gain hands-on research experience and guidance on their careers while working on unique projects in Fischell Institute-affiliated labsSelected from a competitive pool of more than 100 applicants. Interns gain hands-on research experience and guidance on their careers while working on unique projects in Fischell Institute-affiliated labs.

Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices announces 13 new fellows

All fellows gain access to the institute’s staff, resources, facilities, and a network of experts who facilitate not only the prototyping and manufacturing of biomedical devices, but also venture creation, intellectual property development, and product progression through clinical, regulatory, and reimbursement hurdles.

McGregor: Harnessing the Potential of Additive Manufacturing

UMD mechanical engineering professor develops AI-driven approaches. 
 

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