FACULTY PROFILES

Amanda De Oliveira Barros

Assistant Professor
Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering (IMSE)

Office Building: Engineering Building
Office Room: A-239
Phone:
Email: aoliveira@utep.edu

Bio

BS in Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, Military Institute of Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2017.<br>PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 2022.<br>Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 2022-2023.

Education

Ph D in Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University (2022)
BS in Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, Military Institute of Engineering (2017)

Publications

Image-Based Hand Pose Data Acquisition Framework for Robot Learning Proceedings of the ASME 2025 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 5: 21st IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA); 49th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MR). 5 (2025), Sofya Sellak, Amanda De Oliveira Barros.
Kinematics Modelling and Design of Soft Mobile Magnetic Robots with Multiple Support Sections Acta Mechanica 234 (2023), Amanda De Oliveira Barros, Md Nayeem Hasan Kashem, Daniel Luna, Wilhelmus J. Geerts, Wei Li, James Yang.
Magnetic properties of PDMS embedded with strontium ferrite particles cured under different magnetic field configurations AIP Advances 12 (2022), Amanda De Oliveira Barros, Md Nayeem Hasan Kashem, Daniel Luna, Wilhelmus J. Geerts, Wei Li, James Yang.
Mechanics of Magnetic Robots Akin to Soft Beams Supported at Unanchored Contacts Journal of Applied Mechanics 88 (2021), Amanda de Oliveira Barros, Sukalyan Bhattacharya, James Yang.

Presentations

Image-Based Hand Pose Data Acquisition Framework for Robot Learning (2025), Volume Anaheim, CA, Sofya Sellak, Amanda De Oliveira Barros.
Techniques on Magnetization Patterning for Flexible Magnetic Robots Towards Complex Motion (2025), Volume West Lafayette, Amanda De Oliveira Barros.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Fall 2026	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	18255
Fall 2026	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	18256
Fall 2026	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	18257
Fall 2026	IE 2377 - Electro-Mechanical Systems	16021
Fall 2026	MFG 5314 - Robotics & Flexible Automation	11877
Fall 2026	IE 5398 - Thesis	14679
Fall 2026	IE 5399 - Thesis	14680
Fall 2026	MFG 5398 - Thesis	10611
Fall 2026	MFG 5399 - Thesis	10612
Fall 2026	SE 5398 - Thesis I	14681
Fall 2026	SE 5399 - Thesis II	14683
Summer 2026	IE 5398 - Thesis	32431
Summer 2026	IE 5399 - Thesis	30439
Summer 2026	MFG 5398 - Thesis	32432
Summer 2026	MFG 5399 - Thesis	32433
Summer 2026	SE 5398 - Thesis I	32434
Summer 2026	SE 5399 - Thesis II	33503

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2026	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	18255
Fall 2026	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	18256
Fall 2026	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	18257
Fall 2026	IE 2377 - Electro-Mechanical Systems	16021
Fall 2026	MFG 5314 - Robotics & Flexible Automation	11877
Fall 2026	IE 5398 - Thesis	14679
Fall 2026	IE 5399 - Thesis	14680
Fall 2026	MFG 5398 - Thesis	10611
Fall 2026	MFG 5399 - Thesis	10612
Fall 2026	SE 5398 - Thesis I	14681
Fall 2026	SE 5399 - Thesis II	14683
Spring 2026	MFG 5359 - Computer-Aided Manufacturing	22124
Spring 2026	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	28353
Spring 2026	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	28354
Spring 2026	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	28355
Spring 2026	IE 2377 - Electro-Mechanical Systems	28465	Syllabus
Spring 2026	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	28758
Fall 2025	IE 2377 - Electro-Mechanical Systems	17599	Syllabus
Fall 2025	MFG 5314 - Robotics & Flexible Automation	12027	Syllabus
Spring 2025	MFG 5359 - Computer-Aided Manufacturing	22322	Syllabus
Spring 2025	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	27954
Spring 2025	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	27955
Fall 2024	MFG 5314 - Robotics & Flexible Automation	12244	Syllabus
Spring 2024	IE 2377 - Electro-Mechanical Systems	23846	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2025	IE 2377 - Electro-Mechanical Systems	17599	Evaluation
Fall 2025	MFG 5314 - Robotics & Flexible Automation	12027	Evaluation
Spring 2025	MFG 5359 - Computer-Aided Manufacturing	22322	Evaluation
Fall 2024	MFG 5314 - Robotics & Flexible Automation	12244	Evaluation
Spring 2024	IE 2377 - Electro-Mechanical Systems	23846	Evaluation

Bio

Ph D in Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University (2022)
BS in Mechanical and Automobile Engineering, Military Institute of Engineering (2017)

Publications

Image-Based Hand Pose Data Acquisition Framework for Robot Learning Proceedings of the ASME 2025 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 5: 21st IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications (MESA); 49th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference (MR). 5 (2025), Sofya Sellak, Amanda De Oliveira Barros.
Kinematics Modelling and Design of Soft Mobile Magnetic Robots with Multiple Support Sections Acta Mechanica 234 (2023), Amanda De Oliveira Barros, Md Nayeem Hasan Kashem, Daniel Luna, Wilhelmus J. Geerts, Wei Li, James Yang.
Magnetic properties of PDMS embedded with strontium ferrite particles cured under different magnetic field configurations AIP Advances 12 (2022), Amanda De Oliveira Barros, Md Nayeem Hasan Kashem, Daniel Luna, Wilhelmus J. Geerts, Wei Li, James Yang.
Mechanics of Magnetic Robots Akin to Soft Beams Supported at Unanchored Contacts Journal of Applied Mechanics 88 (2021), Amanda de Oliveira Barros, Sukalyan Bhattacharya, James Yang.

Presentations

Image-Based Hand Pose Data Acquisition Framework for Robot Learning (2025), Volume Anaheim, CA, Sofya Sellak, Amanda De Oliveira Barros.
Techniques on Magnetization Patterning for Flexible Magnetic Robots Towards Complex Motion (2025), Volume West Lafayette, Amanda De Oliveira Barros.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2026

Course

MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

18255

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

18256

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

18257

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

IE 2377 - Electro-Mechanical Systems

Section

16021

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

MFG 5314 - Robotics & Flexible Automation

Section

11877

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

IE 5398 - Thesis

Section

14679

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

IE 5399 - Thesis

Section

14680

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

MFG 5398 - Thesis

Section

10611

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

MFG 5399 - Thesis

Section

10612

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

SE 5398 - Thesis I

Section

14681

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

SE 5399 - Thesis II

Section

14683

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2026

Course

IE 5398 - Thesis

Section

32431

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2026

Course

IE 5399 - Thesis

Section

30439

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2026

Course

MFG 5398 - Thesis

Section

32432

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2026

Course

MFG 5399 - Thesis

Section

32433

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2026

Course

SE 5398 - Thesis I

Section

32434

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2026

Course

SE 5399 - Thesis II

Section

33503

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2026

Course

MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

18255

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

18256

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

18257

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

IE 2377 - Electro-Mechanical Systems

Section

16021

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

MFG 5314 - Robotics & Flexible Automation

Section

11877

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

IE 5398 - Thesis

Section

14679

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

IE 5399 - Thesis

Section

14680

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

MFG 5398 - Thesis

Section

10611

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

MFG 5399 - Thesis

Section

10612

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

SE 5398 - Thesis I

Section

14681

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

SE 5399 - Thesis II

Section

14683

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MFG 5359 - Computer-Aided Manufacturing

Section

22124

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

28353

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

28354

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

28355

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

IE 2377 - Electro-Mechanical Systems

Section

28465

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

28758

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

IE 2377 - Electro-Mechanical Systems

Section

17599

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MFG 5314 - Robotics & Flexible Automation

Section

12027

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MFG 5359 - Computer-Aided Manufacturing

Section

22322

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

27954

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

27955

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MFG 5314 - Robotics & Flexible Automation

Section

12244

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

IE 2377 - Electro-Mechanical Systems

Section

23846

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

IE 2377 - Electro-Mechanical Systems

Section

17599

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MFG 5314 - Robotics & Flexible Automation

Section

12027

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

MFG 5359 - Computer-Aided Manufacturing

Section

22322

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

MFG 5314 - Robotics & Flexible Automation

Section

12244

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

IE 2377 - Electro-Mechanical Systems

Section

23846

Evaluation

Amanda De Oliveira Barros

Bio

Education

Scholarly and Creative Activity

Grants

Courses

Course Evaluations