FACULTY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

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FACULTY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING

• Presented to the
• EE 1001
• Introduction to Electrical Engineering Class
• by
• Stan Burns
• Jack Rowe Chair
• Professor
• Department of Electrical Engineering
• Fall Semester 2012

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• Stan Burns
• Professor and Jack Rowe Chair
• Electrical Engineering
• Professor and Head (UMD ECE 1998-2007)
• SCSE Associate Dean, 2007-2011
• B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in E.E. Univ. of Wisconsin
  Madison
• Expertise in microelectronics, semiconductor
  device processing, analog
• circuit design, instrumentation
• Senior Life Member IEEE, Member ASEE
• Registered Professional Engineer in Minnesota and
  Iowa

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Teaching Interests EE 1001 EE 2212
Electronics I (Analog Electronic Circuit Design)
EE 4611 Introduction to Solid State Student
Projects-Clean Snowmobile Challenge, FIRST
Robotics (State Planning Committee), Tau Beta Pi
Co-Advisor, Senior Design Research
Interests Microelectronics Processing and
Analog Circuit Design. Biomedical
Instrumentation

SCSE Office MWAH 153 Phone [phone] Email sburns_at_d.umn.edu Web http//www.d.umn.edu/sburns
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• Watercolor
• Acoustic Guitar
• Vintage Watches
• History of Science

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• Jing Bai
• Assistant Professor
• M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. in E.E. from Georgia Tech,
  2007
• Expertise in Nano-scale optoelectronic devices
  and non-linear optics
• UMD ECE Fall 2007
• Member IEEE, OSA (Optical Society of America),
  APS (American Physical Society)

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Jing Bai (Assistant Professor)

• Research Interests - Nanoscale Optoelectronic
  Devices

Applications on medical diagnosis and treatment
Nanoscale lasers
Nanoscale solar cells
Courses
- ECE 2006 Circuit Analysis (offered every fall
and spring) - ECE 3611 Physics of Semiconductor
(offered every spring) - ECE 5611
Microelectronics Technology (will be offered in
Spring 2013)
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• Chris Carroll
• Associate Professor
• UMD ECE Since 1988
• B.S. from Ga Tech, M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. in C.S.
  California Institute of Technology
• Expertise in digital systems and microprocessor
  and
• microcontroller applications
• Member ASEE

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Courses Taught Digital logic (EE
1315) Microcomputer systems (EE 2325) Digital
systems (EE 4341) Design workshop (EE
4951) Square dancing (PE 1304)
Dr. Carroll Teaching Research
VLA Radiotelescope New Mexico
Standing atop the launch doors of a 1960s
nuclear missile silo from the cold war
Oklahoma
Hobbies Piano (ragtime, popular) Clarinet (Twin
Ports Wind Orchestra) Model trains (HO and N
guage) Square dancing (calling, dancing) Travel
(been to 50 states, 6 countries)
Glacier Bay Alaska
Duluth Symphonic Winds
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• Tom Ferguson
• Adjunct Instructor
• Vice-President Minnesota Power (Retired)
• Chair ECE External Advisory Committee Through
  2005
• Expertise in Power Systems, Alternative Energy,
  Telecommunications
• Registered Professional Engineer

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EE 1001 Introduction to EE

• Tom Ferguson, P.E. Adjunct Instructor
• 155 MWAH
• 218-726-7798 tferguso_at_d.umn.edu
• Background
• BEE and MSEE from University of Minnesota Twin
  Cities
• 30 years in electric utility industry
• Engineer, project manager, vice-president,
  consultant
• Associated with Department since its inception
• Areas of Interest
• Energy conversion and delivery systems
• Grid reliability, nuclear power, blackouts, grid
  planning
• Creation of a Center for Energy on UMD Campus
• Amateur Radio, particularly antenna modeling and
  design
• Courses Recently Taught
• EE 5477 Antennas and Transmission Lines
• EE 5501 Energy Conversion Systems

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• Mohammed Hasan
• Associate Professor
• UMD ECE since 1997
• M.S.E.E. And Ph.D. in E.E. and Applied
  Mathematics, Colorado State Univ.
• Expertise in signal processing, modeling and
  estimation of random processes, and
  electromagnetic fields

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• Dr. Mohammed A Hasan
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• I have been with the EE department since Fall
  1997
• Recent Classes I Taught
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• EE 2006 Circuit Analysis
• EE 3445 Electromagnetics
• EE 5741 Digital Signal Processing
• EE 5742 Pattern Recognition
• EE 8741 Digital Image Processing
• EE 8742 Signal Detection and Estimation
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• In these courses I emphasize solving technical
  problems and visualization of results Using
  Matlab, or Mathematica. Many Matlab toolboxes
  are available on most Labs Computers.
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Research Interests Mainly Include the Following
Fields   1. Signal Processing 2. Image
Processing 3. Pattern Recognition Face Voice
Recognition, Signature Identification,
Biometrics 4. Scientific Computation 5.
Unsupervised learning theory, Principal component
analysis (PCA), Independent component analysis
(ICA), Kernel Methods UROP The Undergraduate
Research Opportunity Program creates research
partnerships between undergraduate students and
faculty. In EE, many students and faculty
researchers are engaged in research partnerships
every year.  
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• Imran Hayee
• Professor
• UMD ECE Since Fall 2004
• Director of Graduate Studies
• Ph.D. in E.E. University of Southern California,
  Los Angeles (1998)
• Industrial experience at Tyco Submarine Systems
  (Formerly Bell laboratories), and with two
  startups-Corvis and Opvista
• Expertise in communications systems, optical
  communications, telecommunictions

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EE 101 - Introduction to EE (Faculty Introduction)

• Profile
• Name Dr. Imran Hayee
• Office 278 MWAH
• Contact 218 726 6743 or ihayee_at_d.umn.edu
• Background
• Completed Ph. D. from University of Southern
  California
• Worked in Industry for 6 years
• Started in EE as Associate Professor in Fall 2004
• Areas of Interest
• Signal Processing and Biomedical Engineering
• Optical Fiber and Wireless Communications Systems
  and Networks
• Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Courses Taught
• EE 2111 Signals and Systems required
• EE 5765 Modern Communications senior elective
• EE 8765 Digital Communications graduate

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Senior Design Projects

• Electronic Stethoscope with Diagnostic Capability
• Automated Meter Reading Architecture using
  Wireless Paging Technology
• Facial Recognition System for Biometric Security
  Implementation
• Wireless Cell Phone Charger

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• Taek Mu Kwon
• Professor and Assistant Department Head
• UMD ECE Since 1988
• M.S. and Ph.D. in E.E. from Florida Institute of
  Technology
• Expertise in neural networks and fuzzy
  controllers, digital signal processing, computer
  networks, intelligent traffic sensors

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Dr. Taek Kwon

• Courses
• EE 4305 Computer Architecture,
• EE 5315 Multiprocessor,
• EE 4321 Computer Networks,
• EE 5801 Neural Networks.
• Expertise Computer Architecture, Computer
  Networks, Programmable Devices, Digital Signal
  Processing, Intelligent Transportation Sensors.

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Recent Research Projects

• Solar/Wind Integrated Renewable Street Light
  System

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Wireless Sensor Mesh Network for Vehicle Tracking
and Monitoring
Ford Taurus
Chevrolet Metro
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• Scott Norr
• Adjunct Faculty Instructor
• Industrial experience in power systems and power
  electronics
• Teaches a lecture and laboratory course in power
  systems and lecture and laboratory courses in
  digital circuit design
• Registered Professional Engineer
• IEEE Student Branch Advisor and Liaison With
  Arrowhead Section

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Scotts Courses in 2012-13
Fall EE 2006 Circuit Analysis (Most Important
Course!) EE 4951 Senior Design
Workshop Spring EE 2006 Circuit Analysis EE
4501 Power Systems Faculty Advisor, IEEE
Student Branch at UMD (www.ieee.org)
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• Marian Stachowicz
• Professor and Jack Rowe Chair
• UMD ECE Since 1991
• M.S. in Control and Computer Engineering
  Leningrad Electrical Institute, Ph.D. and D.Sc in
  Digital Electronics and Computer Control Systems
  Univ. of Cracow, Poland
• Expertise in control systems, soft computing and
  fuzzy logic, applications of advanced software
  to control of industrial processes

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Dr. Marian S. Stachowicz - Professor and Jack
Rowe Chair http//www.d.umn.edu/ece/lisCourse
sECE 3151 Control SystemsECE 4951 IF I COULD
TALK TO THE CONTROLLERS
Research Soft computing Computing with
words Colors in computer vision
ENJOY UMD AND GOOD LUCK! Laboratory for
Intelligent Systems
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• Hua Tang
• Associate Professor
• UMD ECE Since Fall 2005
• Ph.D. in E.E., State University of New York,
  Stony Brook
• Expertise in high performance analog, digital,
  and mixed-signal Very Large Scale Integrated
  Circuit (VLSI) design and
• computer-aided design

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• Dr. Hua Tang
• Teaching
• EE 3235 Electronics II
• EE 4311 VLSI Circuit Design
• Research
• Circuit Theory, Design and Applications
• VLSI Design and Computer Aided Design
• Contact Information
• Office MWAH 276
• Hours 3-5pm Tuesday and Thursday
• Phone [phone]
• Email htang_at_d.umn.edu
• Http www.d.umn.edu/htang

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• Jiann-Shiou Yang
• Professor and Head
• UMD ECE Since 1988
• M.S. and Ph.D. in E.E. Univ. of Maryland College
  Park
• Expertise in robust and automatic control, system
  theory, computer-aided control system design and
  optimization
• Senior Member IEEE

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• Education
• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of
  Maryland, College Park
• Contact Information
• Office 272 MWAH/Phone [phone]/Email
  jyang_at_d.umn.edu
• Web page http/www.d.umn.edu/jyang
• Office hours 9 am 12 noon, 1 430 pm,
  Monday-Friday
• Teaching
• EE 3151 Control Systems (required course)
• EE 5151 Digital Control System Design (Fall
  2011) (elective course)
• EE 8151 Linear Systems and Optimal
  Control (graduate course)
• Research Interests
• Robust control system theory computer-aided
  control system design
• optimization control applications

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• Lee Zimmerman
• Adjunct Assistant Professor
• Ph. D. in E.E. University of Minnesota, 1989
• Assistant Professor Tulane University
• Teaching in the areas of circuits,
  electromagnetics, microcomputer-based fuzzy logic
  systems, psychology of human vision, mobile
  robots to support senior design and digital
  circuit design