Cody M. Allen

Education

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2019
• M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 2016
• B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, 2014

Academic Positions

• Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2020-present
• Affiliate, Center for Digital Agriculture, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2022-present

Other Professional Employment

• Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer, The Boeing Company, St. Louis, MO, 2019-2020

Resident Instruction

• ABE 361: Functional Analysis and Design of Agricultural Machine Systems
• ABE 466: Engineering Off-Road Vehicles
• ETMA 262: Agricultural Machine Systems Management
• ETMA 464: Heavy Equipment Powertrains

Research Interests

• Digital and precision agriculture
• Agricultural automation and autonomy
• Controls and sensing for on- and off-highway machine systems
• Machine systems testing, modeling, and analysis
• Heavy-duty vehicle engines and powertrains

Selected Articles in Journals

• Barber, B.D., Grift, T., & Allen, C. (2025) Planter Tire Configuration Effects on Soil Compaction with Tracked and Wheeled Tractors. Smart Agricultural Technology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2025.101621
• Regmi, S., Qiu, F., & Allen, C. (2025) A Review on Crop Residue Measurement and Sensing. IEEE Access. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3616603
• Regmi, S., Rexroad, W., Lecher, T., & Allen, C. (2025) Combine Soybean Harvesting Performance with Grain Loss Distribution. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2025.102241
• Regmi, S., Rexroad, W., Lecher, T., & Allen, C. (2025) Evaluation of Combine Harvesting Performance with Grain Loss Distribution Characterization in Corn. Journal of the ASABE 68(2). https://doi.org/10.13031/ja.16217
• Regmi, S., Davidson, P., & Allen, C. (2024) Yield Impact of Data-Informed Surface Drainage: An On-Farm Case Study. Agriculture 14(12). https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14122210
• Zheng, R., Jia, Y., Ullagaddi, C., Allen, C., Rausch, K., Singh, V., Schnable, J., & Kamruzzaman, M. (2024) Optimizing Feature Selection with Gradient Boosting Machines in PLS Regression for Predicting Moisture and Protein in Multi-Country Corn Kernels via NIR Spectroscopy. Food Chemistry, 456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.140062
• Liu, Z., Dhamankar, S., Evans, J.T., Allen, C.M., Jiang, C., Shaver, G.M., Etienne, A., Vyn, T.J., Puryk, C.M., McDonald, B.M. (2022) Development and experimental validation of a system for agricultural grain unloading-on-the-go. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 198, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2022.107005
• Gosala, D.B., Raghukumar, H., Allen, C.M., Shaver, G.M., McCarthy, J., & Lutz, T.P. (2021). Model-based design of dynamic firing patterns for supervisory control of diesel engine vibration. Control Engineering Practice, 107, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conengprac.2020.104681
• Allen, C. M., Joshi, M. C., Gosala, D. B., Shaver, G. M., Farrell, L., & McCarthy, J. (2019). Experimental assessment of diesel engine cylinder deactivation performance during low-load transient operations. International Journal of Engine Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468087419857597
• Gosala, D. B., Allen, C. M., Shaver, G. M., Farrell, L., Koeberlein, E., Franke, B., Stretch, D., & McCarthy, J. (2018). Dynamic cylinder activation in diesel engines. International Journal of Engine Research, 20(8-9), 849-861. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468087418779937
• Allen, C. M., Gosala, D. B., Shaver, G. M., & McCarthy, J. (2018). Comparative study of diesel engine cylinder deactivation transition strategies. International Journal of Engine Research, 20(5), 570-580. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468087418768117
• Vos, K. R., Shaver, G. M., Lu, X., Allen, C. M., McCarthy, J., & Farrell, L. (2017). Improving diesel engine efficiency at high speeds and loads through improved breathing via delayed intake valve closure timing. International Journal of Engine Research, 20(2), 194-202. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468087417743157
• Gosala, D. B., Ramesh, A. K., Allen, C. M., Joshi, M. C., Taylor, A. H., Van Voorhis, M., Shaver, G. M., Farrell, L., Koeberlein, E., McCarthy, J., & Stretch, D. (2017). Diesel engine aftertreatment warm-up through early exhaust valve opening and internal exhaust gas recirculation during idle operation. International Journal of Engine Research, 19(7), 758-773. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468087417730240
• Joshi MC, Gosala DB, Allen CM, Vos K, Van Voorhis M, Taylor A, Shaver GM, McCarthy J, Jr. Stretch D, Koeberlein E and Farrell L (2017) Reducing diesel engine drive cycle fuel consumption through use of cylinder deactivation to maintain aftertreatment component temperature during idle and low load operating conditions. Front. Mech. Eng. 3:8. doi: 10.3389/fmech.2017.00008
• Ramesh, A. K., Shaver, G. M., Allen, C. M., Nayyar, S., Gosala, D. B., Caicedo Parra, D., Koeberlein, E., McCarthy, J., & Nielsen, D. (2017). Utilizing low airflow strategies, including cylinder deactivation, to improve fuel efficiency and aftertreatment thermal management. International Journal of Engine Research, 18(10), 1005-1016. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468087417695897
• Gosala, D. B., Allen, C. M., Ramesh, A. K., Shaver, G. M., McCarthy, J., Stretch, D., Koeberlein, E., & Farrell, L. (2017). Cylinder deactivation during dynamic diesel engine operation. International Journal of Engine Research, 18(10), 991-1004. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468087417694000

Articles in Conference Proceedings

• Sherer, I., Allen, C.M. (2025) Evaluation of Combine Automation Performance during a Representative Soybean Harvest. 2025 ASABE Annual International Meeting 2501472. https://doi.org/10.13031/aim.202501472
• Liu, Z., Dhamankar, S., Evans, J., Allen, C., Jiang, C., Shaver, G., Etienne, A., Vyn, T., Puryk, C., McDonald, B. (2022) Automation of Agricultural Grain Unloading-on-the-go. IFAC-PapersOnLine 55(24). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifacol.2022.10.292
• Joshi, M.J., Gosala, D.B., Allen, C.M., Srinivasan, S., Ramesh, A.K., VanVoorhis, M., Taylor, A., Vos, K.R., Shaver, G.M., McCarthy, J., Farrell, F., Koeberlein, E.D. (2018). Diesel Engine Cylinder Deactivation for Improved System Performance over Transient Real-World Drive Cycles. SAE Technical Paper 2018-01-0880. https://doi.org/10.4271/2018-01-0880
• Ramesh, A.K., Gosala, D.B., Allen, C.M., Joshi, M.J., McCarthy, J., Farrell, L., Koeberlein, E.D., Shaver, G.M. (2018). Cylinder Deactivation for Increased Engine Efficiency and Aftertreatment Thermal Management in Diesel Engines. SAE Technical Paper 2018-01-0384. https://doi.org/10.4271/2018-01-0384

Teaching Honors

• Ben and Georgeann Jones Excellence in Teaching Award, UIUC Dept. of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (2023)
• Fall 2024 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students (ABE 466 & ETMA 464)
• Spring 2024 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students (ABE 361 & ETMA 262)
• Fall 2023 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students (ABE 466 & ETMA 464)
• Spring 2023 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students (ETMA 262 & ETMA 464)
• Fall 2022 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students (ABE 466)
• Spring 2022 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students (TSM 262)
• Fall 2021 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students (ABE 466 & ABE 361)
• Spring 2021 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students (TSM 464)

Other Honors

• ASABE Outstanding Reviewer (2023)
• SAE John Johnson Best Paper Award (2018)

Recent Courses Taught

• ABE 361 - Func Analysis Des Agr Mach Sys
• ABE 361 - Off-Road Machine Design
• ABE 466 - Engineering Off-Road Vehicles
• ETMA 262 - Agric Machine Sys Management
• ETMA 464 - Heavy Equipment Powertrains
• ETMA 464 (TSM 464) - Engine and Tractor Power
• ETMA 596 - Engine Test Lab
• TSM 262 - Off-Road Equipment Management