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Armen Ilikchyan

Faculty Member

Dr. Armen Ilikchyan

Biography

Dr. Armen Ilikchyan is an Associate Professor in the Technology Management and Mechatronics Department at Utah Valley University, where his work currently focuses on applied artificial intelligence education. His teaching and service aim to help students and professionals engage with emerging technologies in practical and meaningful ways.

With a background in technology management, Dr. Ilikchyan explores practical and innovative applications of emerging technologies. A current area of interest involves the use of generative AI to simulate human behavior, with potential applications in both business and education.

He also directs UVU’s Master of Science in Applied Artificial Intelligence program, which he helped to develop from the ground up. The program is designed to prepare professionals from diverse backgrounds to use AI technologies to solve business problems while considering their broader social and ethical implications.

In addition to teaching and research, Dr. Ilikchyan is actively involved in university governance through service on various academic committees.

Education

PhD, Indiana State University, 2015

Major: Technology Management

Master of Industrial Technology, Bowling Green State University, 2009

Major: Manufacturing Technologies

BS equivalent , Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology, 2001

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Teaching

TECH 3010

Creative Problem Solving, Spring 2025

TECH 3400

Project Management WE, Spring 2025

TECH 3400

Project Management WE, Spring 2025

TECH 3850

Quality Management in Technology, Spring 2025

TECH 3850

Quality Management in Technology, Spring 2025

TECH 1010

Understanding Technology PP, Spring 2025

Presentations

Ilikchyan, Armen , 2025 Teaching for Learning (T4L) Conference Schedule, "Course Optimization Through AI-Simulated Student Feedback", Utah Valley University, Orem, UT. (February 27, 2025)
Ilikchyan, Armen (Presenter & Author), 2024 ATMAE Annual Conference, "Beyond Traditional Tools_ Enhancing Quality Management with Generative AI", Las Vegas, NV. (October 30, 2024)
Ilikchyan, Armen (Co-Presenter), Alsharif, Ahmed (Co-Presenter), 2023 ATMAE Annual Conference, "AI-Enhanced Learning_ Analysis of Technical, Ethical, and Legal Considerations for Instructional Content Generation", Atlanta, GA. (October 26, 2023)
Alsharif, Ahmed , Ilikchyan, Armen , Artificial Intelligence Pre-Conference - UVU Spring 2023. , "Revolutionizing OER Creation with GPT-3's Advanced Language Processing Abilities", UVU, Orem, UT. (March 31, 2023)
Ilikchyan, Armen , UVU 2023 Teaching, Learning Symposium, "Hands-on with AI tools", Orem, UT. (March, 2023)
Ilikchyan, Armen , Wong, Cynthia , 2018 ATMAE Conference, "Using Design Thinking to Capture the Heart of the Customer.", Kansas City, MO. (November, 2018)

Scholarly/Creative Works

Laricheva, Elena , Ilikchyan, Armen , Laricheva, Elena N., Ilikchyan, Armen , (2023) "Exploring the Effect of Virtual Reality on Learning in General Chemistry Students with Low Visual-Spatial Skills" (Issue: 2, vol. 100). Journal of Chemical Education. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00732
Arendt, Anne , Ilikchyan, Armen , Warcup, Robert , (2019) "An exploratory study of awareness and perceived relevance of GIS among general contractors in the USA" (vol. 24). Journal of Information Technology in Construction. https://www.itcon.org/papers/2019_18-ITcon-Arendt.pdf