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
• Professor
• Department of Electrical Engineering
• Fall Semester 2015
• 1 September 2015

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• Stan Burns , Ph.D, P.E.
• Professor
• Electrical Engineering
• Professor and ECE Department Head (1998-2007)
• SCSE Associate Dean, 2007-2011
• Jack Rowe Chair (2011-2013)
• 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 Introduction to
Electrical Engineering EE 2212 Electronics I
(Analog Electronic Circuit Design) EE 4611
Introduction to Solid State Semiconductors
Student Projects FIRST Robotics (UMD
Representative, State Planning Committee),
Senior Design Tau Beta Pi Co-Advisor
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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• Drowning Worms-Cottage Time
• Watercolor (Trying)
• Acoustic Guitar (Trying)
• Vintage Watches Repair and Restore
• Amateur Radio License N0GA
• History of Science and Engineering

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Desineni Subbaram Naidu Jack Rowe Endowed Chair
Professor in EE (August 2014-present) M.Tech.
Ph.D. in EE (Control Systems)-Ind. Inst. of
Tech (IIT) 2014-1990 Idaho State University
(ISU) 2013-10 Director, School of Engineering,
ISU 2008-Sprng Universities of southern
Western Australia 2005-Summer Swiss Federal
Inst. of Tech., Zurich, Switzerland 2004 -Summer
Norwegian Univ. of Sci. Tech,
Trondheim 1998-2009 Associate Dean, College of
Engineering, ISU 1998-99 US Air Force Research
Lab, WPAFB, OH 1985-90 NASA Langley Research
Center, Hampton, VA Life Fellow IEEE
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• Desineni Subbaram Naidu
• Contact Information
• Office 273 MWAH Ph 218-726-6531
• Email naiduds_at_isu.edu URL
  http//www.d.umn.edu/dsnaidu
• Teaching Interests
• EE5151 Digital Control System Design
• EE8151 Linear Systems Optimal Control
• EE4991 Independent Study
• EE8777 Masters Thesis
• EE5533 Grid Resiliency, Efficiency, and
  Technology (GREaT)
• Research Interests
• Optimal, Nonlinear and Intelligent Control, Time
  Scales in Control Theory and Applications
  Aerospace, Electrical, Energy, Grid, Biomedical
  Engineering Smart Prosthetic Hand, Industrial
  Control Cyber Security and Resilient Control
  Systems

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Prosthetic Hand Research-in-Progress _at_ EED-UMD
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UMD Prosthetics Project
UMD Students Design Affordable, Functional
Robotic Hand DULUTH TV - CBS May 6, 2015
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• Jing Bai
• Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies
  in EE
• Ph.D. in ECE. from Georgia Tech, 2007
• Joined UMD ECE in Fall 2007
• Expertise in Nano-scale optoelectronic devices
  and non-linear optics
• Member IEEE, OSA (Optical Society of America),
  APS (American Physical Society)

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Research and Teaching Interests

• Research Interests - Nanoscale optoelectronic
  devices
• Nanoscale lasers
• Nanoscale solar cells
• Biomedical sensors

• Teaching
• EE 2006 Electric Circuit Analysis (offered in
  spring and fall)
• EE 5611 Microelectronics Technology (offered in
  fall)
• EE 4611 (Taught until S12, Prof. Burns is now
  teaching this course)

• Contact Information
• Please visit Dr. Bais website
  http//www.d.umn.edu/jingbai/ for contact
  information

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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
Standing atop the launch doors of a 1960s
nuclear missile silo from the cold war
Oklahoma
Hobbies Piano (ragtime, popular) Travel (been to
50 states, 8 countries) Clarinet (Twin Ports Wind
Orchestra) Model trains (HO and N guage) Square
dancing (calling, dancing)
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• Tom Ferguson, P.E.
• Adjunct Faculty
• 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
• Technical Interests
• High voltage transmission grid, generation (
  particularly nuclear and wind), blackouts, power
  system operations
• RF antenna modeling, design, and construction
• Courses
• EE 5477 Antennas and Transmission Lines
• EE 5501 Energy Conversion Systems
• Major Interests
• Grandson travel by Corvette international
  travel
• History, geology, piano, hiking, golf, amateur
  radio

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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
• 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 1001 - 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 M. Kwon

• Courses
• EE 4305 Computer Architecture
• EE 5315 Multiprocessor-Based System Design
• EE 4321 Computer Networks
• EE 5801 Neural Networks
• Current Research
• Wireless sensor networks
• Weigh-in-motion systems
• Intersection conflict warning systems
• Hardware-in-loop real-time testing systems

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Wireless Sensor Mesh Network for Vehicle Tracking
and Monitoring
Ford Taurus
Chevrolet Metro
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Rural Intersection Conflict Warning System
Lismore/Lakewood Rd
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• Scott Norr, P.E.
• 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 2015-16

• Fall
• EE 4501 Power Systems
• EE 4951 Senior Design Workshop
• EE 5522 Power Electronics
• Spring
• EE 4501 Power Systems
• EE 5351 - Robotics
• Faculty Advisor, IEEE Student Branch at UMD
  (www.ieee.org)

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• Scott Norr, P.E.
• 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 2013-14

• Fall
• EE 2006 Circuit Analysis (Most Important
  Course!)
• EE 4899 Senior Design I
• Spring
• EE 2006 Circuit Analysis
• EE 4501 Power Systems
• EE 5351 - Robotics
• Faculty Advisor, IEEE Student Branch at UMD
  (www.ieee.org)

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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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• Teaching
• EE 3235 Electronics II (Fall 2015, Spring 2016)
• EE 4311 VLSI Circuit Design (Fall 2015)
• Research
• Circuit Theory, Design and Applications
• VLSI Design and Computer Aided Design
• Contact Information
• Office MWAH 276
• Hour 10-11am MWTF
• Phone [phone]
• Email htang_at_d.umn.edu
• Http www.d.umn.edu/htang

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• Jiann-Shiou Yang
• Professor and Head (2007-Current)
• 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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• Dr. Jiann-Shiou Yang
• Contact Information
• Office 272 MWAH
• Phone [phone]/Email jyang_at_d.umn.edu
• Web page http/www.d.umn.edu/jyang
• Courses Recently Taught
• EE 3151 Control Systems (required course)
• EE 5151 Digital Control System Design
  (elective course)
• EE 8151 Linear Systems and Optimal
  Control (graduate course)
• Research Interests
• Robust control nonlinear systems
  computer-aided control system design
• optimization intelligent transportation
  systems, 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