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Graduate Program - Faculty Research Areas and Courses

Programs of Study at ECE

Dr. Ahn, In-Soo

Associate Professor and Advisor for IEEE Student Branch

Office: Jobst 320

Tel: 677-2734

Current Research Interest:

Integration of GPS and inertial navigation systems, simulation and implementation of channel coding and decoding, system applications of neural networks ( especially in communication and control), and wireless communication systems. Recent work includes modeling of inertial sensors and design of complimentary filters of navigation sensors.

Graduate Courses Instructed:

EE 530 Random Variables and Signals

EE 531 Communication Theory

EE 532 Digital Communication (originally information theory)

EE 643 Optimal Control Systems

EE 681, EE 682, and EE 699

Dr. Anakwa, Winfred

Professor

Office: Jobst 337

Tel: 677-2933

Current Research Interest:

Real-time system identification, mathematical modeling of dynamic systems, robust control of multivariable systems, and rapid prototyping of control algorithms using embedded system development tools. Recent industry work was on application of advanced multivariable control theory concepts to electronic management systems for diesel engines at Caterpillar. Teaching interests include continuous-time and discrete-time control system theory and design, and development of prototype physical plant models for control experimentation.

Graduate Courses Instructed:

EE 540 Dynamic System Analysis

EE 642 Digital Control Systems

EE 691/692 Modeling and Simulation

EE 681, EE 682, and EE 699

Dr. Dempsey, Gary

Associate Professor

Office: Jobst 339

Tel: 677-2801

Current Research Interest:

Research interests include application of neural networks to control and signal processing applications. Before coming to Bradley in 1992, he had been an electrical design engineer in the telecommunications area for ten years. Recent industry work has included hydraulic controller design for the steering, tilt, and lift systems for a wheel loader and investigation of a neural network method for engine diagnostics. Both projects were supported by Caterpillar. Teaching interests include control theory and neural networks.

Graduate Courses Instructed:

EE 501 Principles of Electrical Engineering Design

EE 535 Artificial Neural Networks

EE 681, EE 682, and EE 699

Dr. Huggins, Brian

Chairman

Office: Jobst 335

Tel: 677-2727

Current Research Interest:

Electromagnetic based sensors.

Application of wireless communication systems.

Graduate Courses Instructed:

EE 555 Optical Fiber Communications

Dr. Irwin, Jim

Associate Professor

Office: Jobst 340

Tel: 677-2756

Current Research Interest:

Acoustic Systems - Design, Modeling, and Measurements.

Graduate Courses Instructed:        

EE 681, EE 682, and EE 699

Dr. Malinowski, Aleksander

Associate Professor

Office: Jobst 328

Tel: 677-2776

Current Research Interest:

Embedded Systems, Computer Networks, Web Programming, and Computer Simulation and Modeling.

Graduate Courses Instructed:

EE 691/692 Mobile Navigation with SLAM

EE 691/692 C and RTOS for Embedded Systems

EE 691/692 Linux for Embedded Systems

EE 691/692 Network Programming for Embedded Systems

EE 691/692 Web Based Control

EE 681, EE 682, and EE 699

Dr. Shastry, Prasad

Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator

Office: Jobst 334

Tel: 677-2733

Current Research Interest:

Wireless Telecommunications, Radio Frequency and Microwave Circuits and Systems, Monolithic Microwave and Millimeter Wave Integrated Circuits, and Active & Passive Antennas

Graduate Courses Instructed:

EE 550 Electromagnetic Waves and Antennas

EE 551 Radio Frequency Circuit Design

EE 691 RF Communication Laboratory

EE 692 Wireless Communication Systems

EE 651 Advanced Electromagnetic Theory

Microwave Devices and MMICs ( Independent study ).

EE 681, EE 682, and EE 699

Dr. Prasad, Vinod

Associate Professor

Office: Jobst 331

Tel: 677-3205

Current Research Interest:

Fault diagnosis, fault tolerance, artificial intelligence, and VLSI testable designs. In fault diagnosis, algorithms are developed for the computer aided system level testing. In fault tolerance, digital systems are designed and the mean time to failure is determined. It is then compared with the predictions based on the Markov model. In artificial intelligence, inference engines are built to perform the task of fault analysis, if the system fails. In VLSI testable design, VLSI circuits are self tested by employing a built-in testing mechanism. These circuits are then sent for chip fabrication at MOSIS.

Graduate Courses Instructed:

EE 561 Digital systems: Logic Design

EE 562 Digital systems: Computer Structures

EE 563 Advance Electronics: VLSI System Design

EE 567 Advanced VLSI Design

EE 568 Digital systems: VHDL Design

EE 692 Reliable Digital System Designs

EE 681, EE 682, and EE 699

Dr. Schertz, Don

Professor

Office: Jobst 332

Tel: 677-2707

Current Research Interest:

Object Oriented Design and Programming of Embedded Systems. Specific interests include developing objects to represent I/O devices in embedded control processors and using UML ( Unified Modeling Language ) as a mechanism to represent these designs. Development of distance learning, especially remote laboratory access.

Graduate Courses Instructed:

EE 565 Intel X86 and PC architecture and busses

EE 566 Motorola 16 and 32 bit architectures and one board computers

Object Oriented Programming of Embedded Systems - This course covers Object Oriented Design and Programming Using C++ with an emphasis on Embedded System uses. The secondary emphasis is design using Use Cases.

EE 681, EE 682, and EE 699

Dr. Stewart, Tom

Professor

Office: Jobst 322

Tel: 677-2730

Current Research Interest:

Research interests are in the areas of communication theory, digital signal processing and the application to problems in the nondestructive evaluation of materials, fault diagnosis, digital communication, and FPGA synthesis of modulation techniques.

Graduate Courses Instructed:

EE 530 Random Variables and Signals

EE 531 Communication Theory

EE 532 Digital Communication

EE 534 Digital Signal Processing

EE 681, EE 682, and EE 699

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