Joseph Burns
- Deputy Director, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Senior Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- jwburns@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6857
- Cell: 734-645-1422
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Electromagnetic Analysis
- Image and Signal Processing
- Novel Remote Sensing Concepts
Research Interests
- Sleep Research
Richard Chase
- Research Engineer, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- PE Electrical Engineering
- rachase@mtu.edu
- 734-994-7237
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Embedded and Real-Time Systems
- Robotic Operating System (ROS)
- Communication and Electronic Architectures
- Microelectronic Design
Research Interests
- Swarm Robotics
- Cyber Physical Systems
- Novel Robotics Design
- Decentralized Systems
Thomas Daunais
- Founder/CTO, Hawk Semiconductor, LLC
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Links of Interest
Ramy El-Ganainy
- Associate Professor, Physics
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ganainy@mtu.edu
- Fisher 116
Specialties
- Nonlinear effects in optical nanowires
- Optical solitons in soft-matter
- Parity-time symmetry in optics
- QED effects inside photonic structures
Daniel R. Fuhrmann
- Chair, Department of Applied Computing
- Dave House Professor of Computer Engineering
- fuhrmann@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2871
- Rekhi Hall 106
Areas of Interest
- Signal Processing
Andrew Ginter
- VP Industrial Security, Waterfall Security Solutions
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Links of Interest
Areas of Interest
- Cyber-security for industrial control systems
- Operating system and network architectures
Timothy Havens
- Associate Dean for Research, College of Computing
- William and Gloria Jackson Associate Professor of Computer Systems
- Director, Institute of Computing and Cybersystems
- thavens@mtu.edu
- 906-487-3115
- EERC 504
Links of Interest
Areas of Interest
- Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning
- Signal and Image Processing
- Sensor and Data Fusion
- Heterogeneous Data Mining
- Explosive Hazard Detection
Sean J. Kirkpatrick
- Department Chair, Biomedical Engineering
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- sjkirkpa@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2167
- M&M 301
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Biomedical optics
- Lasers and other light sources for biology and medicine
- Non-contact measurement of tissue mechanics and fluid flows
- Coherent imaging
Joel LeBlanc
- Senior Research Scientist, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- jwleblan@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6889
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- Statistical Signal Processing
- Applied Nonconvex Optimization
- EO/IR Imaging
- Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Imaging
Research Interests
- Information Theoretic Approaches to Inverse-Imaging
- Computational Techniques For Solving Large Inverse Problems
- Fundamental Limits of Sensing
Saeid Nooshabadi
- Research Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Area of Expertise (CS)
- High-performance computer architecture
- Embedded systems
- Design of multimedia systems
- High-performance and low power computing systems
- Information-processing systems
- Embedded electronic systems
Areas of Interest (ECE)
- VLSI information and multimedia processing
- SoC design
- Complex embedded electronic systems
- Very Large Scale Intergradations (VLSI)
- Digital architectures
- Computer engineering
Soner Onder
- Professor, Computer Science
- Affiliated Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- soner@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2123
- Rekhi Hall 303
Links of Interest
Area of Expertise
- Computer Architecture
- Programming Languages
- Simulation
Nathir A. Rawashdeh
- Assistant Professor, Dept. of Applied Computing
- Affiliated Assistant Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Member, Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC)
- narawash@mtu.edu
- Tel. 906-487-1611
- Office: EERC 411
Teaching Experience
- Programmable Logic Control (PLC)
- Digital Electronics
- Analog Electronics
- Image Processing
- Automatic Control Systems
- Instrumentation & Measurement
- Mechatronics Senior Design
- MATLAB Programming
Research Interests
- Image Processing;
- Autonomous vehicles;
- Mobile robots;
- Mechatronics;
- Applied artificial intelligence
Alex Sergeyev
- Professor, Applied Computing
- Director, Mechatronics Graduate Program
- Director, FANUC Certified Industrial Robotics Training Center
- avsergue@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2258
- EERC 413
Research Interests
- Optics
- Signal processing
- Image reconstruction and processing
- Adaptive and atmospheric optics
- Holography and laser spectroscopy
- Engineering education
Teaching Interests
- Optics
- Electrical machinery
- Power systems
- Electronic devices and circuits
- Real-time robotics systems
- Programmable logic controllers
Nikola Subotic
- Co-Director, Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI)
- Research Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- nsubotic@mtu.edu
- 734-913-6859
- Cell: 734-417-2156
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
Areas of Expertise
- SAR/EO Sensing Systems
- Signal Processing
- Computational Imaging
Research Interests
- Distributed Sensing
- Electronic Warfare
- Waveform Design
- Compressive Sensing
R. Andrew Swartz, PE
- Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- raswartz@mtu.edu
- 906-487-2439
- Dillman 201I
Research Interests
- Application computationally efficient and robust embedded algorithms for monitoring and protection of civil infrastructure assets such as buildings, bridges, pipelines, wind turbines, roadways, and railroads.
Wayne W. Weaver
- Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
- Affiliated Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- wwweaver@mtu.edu
- 906-487-1461
- MEEM 820
Areas of Interest
- Power electronics systems
- Microgrids
- Non-linear and game theoretic controls
- Distributed energy resources
- Electric drives and machinery