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ELECTRICAL & COMPUTERENGINEEERING2010-2012LEMENTSA Publication of the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department

EXTERNAL ADVISORY COUNCILKen KuwamuraEAC ChairSr Recruitment ManagerUnion Pacific RailroadCONTENTSJ.K. Aggarwal, Ph.D.,Cullen Professor of Electricaland Computer EngineeringUniversity of Texas at AustinMESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR 1Melissa GrayDirector, Global SustainabilityRackspace HostingECE AT A GLANCE 2Stuart A. Long, Ph.D., P.E.Associate Dean of Undergraduate Researchand Honors College, ProfessorUniversity of HoustonFACULTY RESEARCH FOCUS 3-9Andy MastronardiGlobal Director, University ProgramsFreescale Semiconductor, Inc.STUDENT SPOTLIGHT 10-11ALUMNI PROFILE 11-13Michael A. Miller, Ph.D.Institute Scientist,Materials Engineering DepartmentSouthewest Research Institute ®FACULTY DIRECTORY 14-15Bradley H. Pollock M.P.H., Ph.DHenry B. Dielmann DisitinguishedUniversity Chair, Department ofEpidemiology & BiostatisticsUniversity of Texas Health Science CenterACTIVE SPONSORED RESEARCH 16-17David A. SteinkeDirector of Technical Training SolutionsMTS Technologies, Inc.DONOR APPRECIATION 17Editor & Graphic DesignerErin Jines, ECE Administrative Assistant

Message from the ChairIt is with great pride I present you this ECENewsletter – Elements. This special issuehighlights faculty achievements in the pastThe department is young - it haswas awarded or just 7 years since it wasestablished as Department of Electrical andComputer Engineering. Yet it has experiencedtremendous growth both in terms of facultystrength and in the quality and breadth of itsacademic programs. ECE now has 26 facultymembers who hold tenured (15), tenure trackAmong us are gifted educators asOutstanding Teaching Award recipients of theCollege (John), the University (Hansen) andthe UT System Regents (Qian). Several seniormembers are nationally and internationallyrecognized researchers, authors, andeducators as Fellows of IEEE (Jamshidi, Raju),other professional societies.Many of our faculty members haveemerged to be leaders conducting researchencompassing traditional and emergingsecurity, and energy needs (see featurestories in this issue). Faculty members Lee(low power computer architecture), Krishnan(network security), Krishnaswami and Wang(Electrical Power) are the recent additionsin the past three years, who brought to thedepartment new talent for education andresearch in strategic areas. Lee establishedNSF Research Experience for Undergraduates(REU) site in 2011, the second such program2012 NSF CAREER award, bringing the totalCAREER awardees of the department to three(in addition to Qian and Huang).Faculty research and scholarlyproductivity has seen unprecedented levels. Inthe past three years, 23 ECE faculty published~174 (~67 journal) papers a year, inaddition to (6) authored books and (4) issuedpatents. 19 faculty members are Principalor Co-Principal Investigators during thisperiod and carried out more than 50 activesponsored research projects (see details onpp 16-17). The faculty’s sponsored researchhas reached an all-time high in FY 2012exceeding $3 million (>$4M including ARRAinfrastructure funding), tripled compared toFY 2009 and quadrupled compared to FY2008.The growth in faculty expertise and therapid rise in competitive research brought thestate-of-the-art technology into our classroomsand opened more research opportunitiesto our students at both undergraduate andgraduate levels. Two new degree programsEngineering (Fall 2010) and InterdisciplinaryMS in Advanced Materials Engineering (Fall2012). A new Concentration has been added2011). Several design-oriented and labintensivetechnical elective courses have alsobeen introduced in recent years giving ourstudents hands-on and team-work training.MS EE, MS CPEG, and PhD EE are SACSaccredited. I am very glad to note that moreECE UTSA graduates are entrepreneurs,hired in leading industry sectors, by majorcorporations, or sought-after by top-tiergraduate schools. Our MS and PhD recipientsare successful researchers and are well-R&Ds, research labs, or academic institutes.The department established a distinguishedresearch seminar series in fall 2010, fundedECE Outstanding Graduate Research Awardsin 2011, and has been hosting increasingnumbers of visiting scholars on domestic andinternational collaborations led by our faculty.Faculty research also providedresources for educational initiatives. Centerfor Excellence in Engineering Education(CE3) led by Dr. Shadaram launched severalsuccessful projects for engineering curriculumimprovement and for minority students’preparedness and retention. Undergraduateadvising and overall academic programhaving Dr. Hansen lead the effort as ECE’sUndergraduate Advisor of Record (UGAR).In addition to outstanding faculty anddedicated staff, our achievement would nothave been possible without the oversight andguidance of our highly engaged and activeExternal Advisory Council. Our connectionwith local high schools and industries inthe San Antonio - Austin areas are alsosubstantial and growing. I also wish to takethis opportunity to pay tribute to our donorswho shared our vision and invested in thefuture of our department and our students. Isend greetings to all of our alumni, for yoursuccess is the best support and publicity forour programs.Very recently (May 2012), the Londonbased Times Higher Education (THE) rankedUTSA No. 53, among the top 100 universitiesworldwide that are under 50 years old.The ranking was based on the performanceindicators of research, citations, teaching,international outlook and industry income.This is a positive recognition that UTSA ison a fast-pace towards premier researchintensivestatus. I am proud to say thatDepartment of ECE has been a vibrant partof UTSA’s transformation and is taking largestrides towards building top-tier engineeringeducation and research programs.As ECE welcomes our new Chair, Dr.Daniel Pack, who joins ECE faculty in August2012, I invite you to check back on us moreoften as the Department will continue itsmomentum of growth and innovation in theyears to come.Ruyan Guo, Ph.D.Robert E. Clarke ProfessorInterim Department Chair(January 2010-August 2012)| 1

ECE at a GlanceDepartment TimelinePhD ProgramEstablished: 2002Established: 2009Department of Electrical andComputer Engineering (CurrentName): 20051984MS EE Established: 1998Department Funding DetailsMS Comp Eng. ProgramEstablished: 2005Interdisciplinary MS inMaterials EngineeringEstablished: 2012Foundation/Other, 1.1 %Academic Degree ProgramsVPR (incl. CPS), 3.6 %Dept. Education, 3.6 %TX/SAAF, 3.6 %NASA, 3.0 %NSF 32.3 %Dept. Defense, 5.9 %NIH, 13.3 %Dept. Energy, 31.9%BS in Electrical EngineeringConcentrationsIndustry, 1.6 %Degrees AwardedFY 2011$3.65$2.93Student EnrollmentFY 2011Computer EngineeringCommunicationsElectric Power EngineeringFaculty DetailsFaculty Research Productivity (09-11)200 refereed journalpublications322 conference publicationswww.ece.utsa.edu

NSF CAREER Award Supercharges Wang’s EV ResearchThe National ScienceFoundation has awardedDr. Shuo Wang, AssistantProfessor of ElectricalEngineering, the prestigiousFaculty Early CareerDevelopment (CAREER)Award (5-yr, $400k) to study “MegawattElectric Vehicle Superfast Charging Stationswith Enhanced Grid Support Functionalityas Energy Hubs.” With his research, Dr.Wang seeks to allow electric vehicles (EV)to compete with, and eventually replace,gasoline fueled cars by reducing chargingtime of EV to a few minutes rather thanthat of several hours, as with currenttechnology. He states that “current techniquesand thus, he proposes to use high–powercharging techniques through the creation ofmultifunction charging stations in order toquickly charge electric vehicles and providegrid support simultaneously.To make this possible, his vision forelectric vehicle charging stations is tohave energy hubs integrated with energystorage, making them more functional thanconventional gas stations, in that they willserve as charging stations for EV, but inaddition, these hubs will have bidirectionalto store renewable energy such as solarand wind power and provide back-uppower to surrounding facilities. Dr. Wang’sdevelopment of this technology is crucialbecause, as he states, “the air pollutionand greenhouse effects caused by gasolineis a very urgent issue; furthermore, thegasoline will be gone within 50 years, andmore transportation will rely on electricity."Therefore, it is important that he notonly develop this technology, but createeducational components to teach studentsabout the importance and applicability ofthis project.Dr. Wang's education roadmapincludes a plan to develop high-powercourses for the students at UTSA and aneducation and training plan for high schoolstudents and high school teachers. Twopaid summer internships are being providedto high school students via the Texas Pre-Freshman Engineering Program (PREP) fortheir research skill training. At the end of theinternships, the students will report to NSFwhat they learned. Dr. Wang also works withSharon Sanchez and Alice Fiedler from theNorthside ISD on a training class for highof transportation in San Antonio. Dr. Wangworks closely with one Ph.D. student, YongbinChu, and one Master student, Russell Crosier,on the research. He plans to recruit two morePh.D. students this year.Additionally, Dr. Wang is collaboratingwith Julia Jones at CPS Energy and Joetransportation. Along with the NSF CAREERaward, Dr. Wang has two industry-sponsoredresearch projects ongoing. Dr. Wang alsohas a three-year research project with TheBoeing Company to develop advancedtechniques for aircrafts that will use electricbe used in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, themost advanced state-of-the-art MEA.BidirectionalHigh Power EVCharging StationCentral Energy Storage Unit(CESU)Energy Flow in the Proposed Megawatt ElectricVehicle Super Fast Charging StationsDr. Liu AwardedNSF Grantao Liu, Assistant Professor ofElectrical Engineering, hasreceived a three-year (2011-2014), $250,000 grant from theNational Science Foundation for hisresearch entitled, “SHF: Small: VLSIDesign Predictability Improvementby New Statistical Techniques in Timing Analysis,Delay ATPG and Optimization.” In the broadestscope, Dr. Liu’s research seeks to improve ElectricalDesign Automation (EDA) software to assisthardware designers with the creation of hardwarecomponents and design analysis.and viability concerns through increasing softwareproducts are in line with the original design,thereby increasing cost-effectiveness for ComputerAided Drafting (CAD) companies and designhouses. Using a statistical approach, Dr. Liu aimsto enhance prediction measurements of circuitperformance and solve prediction problems bygenerating more reliable test factors.ECE Hosts New InterdisciplinaryMaster’s Degree ProgramThe College of Engineering, Universityof Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), hasrecently established a new interdisciplinarygraduate degree program, Master ofScience in Advanced Materials Engineering.The new graduate degree program willbe administered across departmentalboundaires within the College ofEngineering, hosted by the Department ofECE.focuses on developing new materialswith novel properties that are needed toaddress the growing needs in our highlyadvanced and technological society. Thismultidisciplinary degree program will offerstudents courses in a variety of subjectareas designed to provide them withtechnical training in materials engineeringas well as training that will enhance theirproblem solving and entrepreneurship skills.Graduate students in the new programwill study the structure-property relationsof materials and how those materialsaffect our life and economy. Studentswho complete this program will have theknowledge and skills needed to designand apply new materials as sensors andactuators in energy, communications,transportation, health care, defense andenvironmental applications.W. Flannery (Management of Tech) areamong the MS in MatE committee members.Guo, as the Director of the program,is excited about its contribution to theuniversity, stating, “The MS in MatE is onecollege. Materials research is the enablingtechnology holding the key for our futuregrowth.”The online application for the new degreeprogram (M.S. in MatE) is open at http://ece.utsa.edu/programsgraduate/msadvancedmaterials.html| 3

Digital Data: Simultaneous Compression and EncryptionOver the past decade,the total amountof data stored in digitalformats, especially withrespect to text, imageand video media, hasincreased rapidly.Combined with the trend of global digitalinformation sharing made possible by therise of omnipresent computer networks likethe Internet, it is likely that the growingtransfer solutions will continue to drivedevelopment of the digital infrastructurein the forseeable future. UTSA researchers,Sos Agaian, and his Ph.D. student,breakthrough in this development,and encryption technologies.Data compression compacts informationinto as few bits as possible,which allows expedienttransfer of informationwithin practical networklimitations. Data encryptionprivatizes data byrendering it incoherent toeavesdroppers not holdingthe proper encryptionkey. Traditionally, the twofundamental operationsof encryption and compression arecarried out sequentially, without regardfor one another. However, the ability tosimultaneously compress and encrypt in asingle operation is extremely attractive inthat it allows users to secure data betterand transfer data quicker without requiringextra computational hardware.Consider the case of a user whowishes to send sensitive information overa network. To secure the data, the userof the many widely available encryptionencrypted they can be reliably sent overa communications network. During datatransfer, a transmission protocol stipulatesbandwidth utilization. However, the actof encryption removes any apparentredundancies within the original data andeffectively conceals the same redundanciesa compression algorithm might exploit tocannot be compressed. An obvious solutionis to compress before encrypting; however,this is not a wholly practical solution asthere is usually a disconnect betweenthe user who desires to send informationsecurely, and the network manager whoTo address this problem, Agaian andMetzler have designed a system whichcompresses and encrypts digital data insystem achieves better compression ratesthan the best moderncompressors whileproviding security on parwith the best encryptionstandards. Unlike any otheravailable technology, thisnewly-developed methodcan perform compressionand encryption processesalone, in any order, orin tandem. It can alsooperate in “lossy” or “lossless” modes.Recently, UTSA has transferred Dr.Agaian’s technology to latakoo under aprovisional patent license. This agreementproperty generated by the UTSADepartment of Electrical and ComputerEngineering.latakoo, a startup based in Austin,Texas, provides enterprise level onlinevideo delivery, storage, collaborationto integrate UTSA’s technology as anenhancement to their current services. Thelatakoo system aims to offer extreme, highqualitypost-compression of enormous HDmedia agencies to shoot on location andimmediately upload the newly-captureddata. This pipelines the previous mediadelivery infrastructure, allowing transferof massive amounts of video data withinminutes instead of hours or days. latakooalso offers individual plans; mobileiPhone apps are available, and latakoo iscurrently developing an Android app.Metzler is also exploringother applicationsof the technology. Inthe past year he hasentered collaborationswith NortheasternWeierstrass Institute forGermany, and the Academy of Sciences inMoscow, Russia, where his and Dr. Agaian'smethods are utilized for automated,nonparametric change point detection andmodeling of complex data processes.the University of Texas at San Antonio,where he earned his Master's in ElectricalEngineering in 2010 and is now workingtowards his completion of a Doctoratein Electrical Engineering. Metzler is alsoSignal Processing Laboratory, as wellas SiViRT, the Center for Simulation,Visualization, and Real Time Prediction.Metzler is a Valero Research Scholaryear of his Ph.D. studies. He has receiveda National Science Foundation GrantScholarship for 3D Image Processing andan annual support from the SiViRT Centerfor his research. Currently, this projectis supported by an external researchgrant funded by latakoo for continueddevelopment of media technology.Austin-based startup, latakoo, is working to integrateDr. Agaian’s technology into its online collaborative video delivery,storage, collaboration and file trans-coding service.www.ece.utsa.edu

Training throughhands-on Experience and Involvement in ResearchAssociate Professor David Akopian’sapproach to education is that handsontraining is the best method to providestudents with necessary skills for careers aftergraduation. However, as he points out, thereare only so many full courses students cantake for their degree program, and time islimited. With this in mind, he has developedprojects that are incorporated in regular courses and that provideworkshop-like lab opportunitieswithin his Wireless Communicationsand Communication Systems courses.As part of a $200,000 NSF grantfor which he is PI, Dr. Akopian’s teamhas created several applicationsand provided learning modules inhis Wireless Communication course,which exposes students to mobile application development andprovides basic hands-on knowledge in this area. Dr. Akopiannotes that application development skills for mobile devices are inhigh demand by the industry as it seeks to meet consumer needswith this rapidly growing technology. For this reason, Dr. Akopiandedicates three weeks of the course to template-based educationthat facilitates application development and exposes students tothis micro niche of communication technology. Yet Dr. Akopian doesnot limit this exposure strictly to his undergraduate students.As part of this program, his team visits middle and highschools to give demonstrations to students in the hopes ofencouraging K-12 students’ enrollment in engineering. As hestates, hands-on experience helps “demystify engineering andallow students to decide if it is something they are interested in.”riscoe Distinguished Professor Mehdi Shadaram is the Directorof the Center for Excellence in Engineering Education (CE3),which provides a holisticapproach for improving thequality of engineering educationat the University of Texas at SanAntonio. The center strives toimprove the preparedness andmarketability of the studentsin the College of Engineering(COE) for challenging andrewarding careers.To meet this goal, thecenter provides workshops inwriting and problem solving skills,resources for internship opportunities, tutoring and gate keepercourses, FE exam preparation, and career advising. The centeralso facilitates sequential internships in local industries as partof student development. Through this program, the center hopesto improve retention and graduation rates in the COE, leadDr. Akopian’s involvement with younger students helps to ensuretheir awareness of emerging technology and motivation to pursuecareers in ECE.Another course, Communications Systems, is being redesignedto incorporate radio-communication lab modules as well. Trainingmodules are acquired and have been offered in hands-on andremote settings.In addition, Dr. Akopian enhances hands-on learning effortusing a part of a $125,000-“Hands-on experience helps ‘demystify’engineering and allow students to decide ifit is something they are interested in.”— Akopian said.CE 3 at UTSAProfessor Shadaram conducts orientation for students partcipatingin summer engineering camp$250,000/year Navy grant“Naval Engineering EducationCenter,” (NEEC) a projecton which he collaborateswith mechanical engineerand Associate Professor,workshops, electrical engineers enrolled in communication andnavigation related courses are introduced to structural andinstrumentation aspects, while mechanical engineering studentsare exposed to wireless systems that can be used in their designs.Selected students are also involved in hands-on advancedresearch working under the guidance of more experiencedpeers. To meet these goals during summer 2012, a set of radiocommunicationand navigation labs, which are tailored for Navyinterests, are being designed.The NEEC introduces students to skills and technologyand provides them with information on various engagementopportunities with the Navy, should they choose to pursue them,while simultaneously introducing the Navy to a pool of studentswell-suited to meet the institution’s goals.research on teaching and learning in engineering disciplinesand disseminate the results, provide education support for thescience and math teachers and students forgrades K-12, and increase external funding foreducation activities in engineering.Engineeringstudents who take part in this programmentoring opportunities as well as assistancein identifying and applying for off-campussummer research opportunities. They also canhire UTSA engineering students. New facultyprofessional development support and supportfor curriculum development and revision alongwith assistance for faculty involvement in educational research.The center also provides workshops on student learning outcomes,assessment and accreditation. >>>Further information on CE 3can be found at http://engineering.utsa.edu/ceee/index.php| 5

Dr. Jamshidi Receives Globalization AwardDr. Jamshidi with Dean Agrawal after receivingthe 2012 President’s Distinguished Achievementfor Advancing Globalization AwardT Chair Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering,was awarded the 2012 President’s Distinguished AchievementAward for Advancing Globalization by Dr. Ricardo Romo, inrecognition of Dr. Jamshidi’s involvement in the global arenaand development of links with global institutions.Since joining UTSA in 2006, Dr. Jamshidi has promotedexpanded UTSA’s prominence abroadRecently, Dr. Jamshidichaired the World Automation Congress (WAC) in PuertoVallarta, Mexico. WAC 2012 was themed “Green Energy fora Green Environment” and was dedicated to Dr. Mario Molina,winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Speakers from allover the world attended, representing 15 countries, includingAustralia, Mexico, Italy, Japan, Germany, Hungary, Greece,Spain, Portugal, and Canada, among others.At the event, Dr. Jamshidi presented Dr. Molina with theWAC Dedication Award for his work on climate change andinvolvement with the Congress. Dr. Jamshidi also invited Dr.Molina to speak about global warming and climate changeat UTSA in January 2013 and is creating an endowmentfor UTSA ECE and chemistry students on behalf of Dr.UTSA’s scholarship fund. Dr. Jamshidi also attended the IEEEInternational Conference on Systems of Systems Engineering(SoSE) 2012, of which he is the founding chair, in Genoa,Italy. The theme of the Conference was “cooperative andcompetitive distributed decision making for complex dynamicsystems.” Dr. Jamshidi presented his keynote speech entitled,“Distributed Renewable Energy Systems: System of SystemsMo Jamshidi with fellow panelist from European Union nations from UKand Germany at the recent 2012 INCOSE Symposium in Rome, Italy. Mopresented the progress of T-AREA-SoS European Commission grant onof EC, Dr, Alkis KonstantellosrepresentedUTSA’sAutonomousControlEngineering.In additionto theseinternationalconferences,Dr. Jamshidiis responsiblefor UTSA’spartnership withLoughborough,Purdue Universityfor the Trans-Dr. Jamshidi presents Dr. Mario Molina withthe World Automation Congress DedicationAwardAtlantic Research and Education Agenda on Systems of Systems(T-AREA-SoS), a 24-month, € 500,000 project that seeks toanalyze international research agendas to prepare concretejoint research and development initiatives for internationalcollaboration. According to the project’s website, “it is a basicpremise of this proposal that SoS engineering includes...the consideration of societal needs and issues within theThis initiative therefore seeks to help the USA partner with theglobal community in order to improve the societal impact of thedevelopment and management of large complex systems in arange of sectors.For questions about any of these conferences or projects, or to access Dr.Jamshidi’s textbooks and some of his journals online, please visit http://wacong.org/freepublicationsbymojamshidi/ or contact Mo Jamshidi atmoj@wacong.org.This award is to recognize, encourage, and reward those individualswho through their efforts significantly expanded UTSA’sinvolvement in the global arena. -UTSA President, Ricardo Romowww.ece.utsa.edu

Powering the Future: Solar Power, SmartGrids and Cyber SecurityThe solar test bed at the Main Campus of UTSAProfessorsKelley, MoJamshidi, HariKrishnaswami,and RamKrishnanhave beencollaboratingon University ofTexas at SanAntonio’s solarpanel systemsince 2010,recently seeing it to completion in Spring 2012. After receivinggrants from multiple sources, including the Texas SustainableEnergy Research Institute, CPS Energy, the Department of Energycomponents of the grid both at the main campus and at thedowntown campus, these researchers have installed 170 kw DCof solar power, which is integrated into UTSA’s main power grid.sustainable power to the university and generates an estimatedenergy savings of $65-80k per year, in addition to reducingthe university’s carbon emission by 695,000 pounds per year.is that it providesthese researchersa local test-bedto study andanalyze real-timephotovoltaic (PV)power information.Using areal-time wirelesssensor network thatmeasures more than800 data signalsA temperature monitor is part of the new solar powersystem at the University of Texas at San Antonio.Photo: Jerry Lara, San Antonio Express-Newsper second andcan communicateto advancedmeters and dataloggers at the point of interconnection allows the team to detectstatistical prediction of future power output and store power inenergy storage devices for up to 10 years. The solar test bedenables these researchers to investigate new generations of smartgrid functionalities, such as voltage regulation and dynamic realpower and reactive power control via wireless network control.As Dr. Krishnaswami explains, “The power output of a PVsystem is inherently variable and creates system instability. Thesources of variability come from many different uncorrelatedand uncertain factors such as solar radiation measures, weatherpatterns, temperatures, air quality and geographical separation.A calculation of the system’s output variability on any spatial andtemporal resolution and would provide utility system planners andoperators better data to reliably operate the grid.”Moving forward, Dr. Kelley, lead PI, will focus on thesolar microgrids, smart grid system optimization, smart gridinfrastructure on cloud data centers enabling communication,information mining, and wireless sensor networks for monitoringand control.Dr. Hari Krishnaswami’s focus will be monitoring the controlaspects of the grid, such as energy storage and solar forecasting,under high solar penetration in order to be able to effectivelyintegrate this technology into the main power grid. He has alsoobtained a grant from the University of Minnesota for $25,000and from UTSA for $12,500 to create a teaching lab that hasenabled the department to create a new program concentrationin Electrical Power Engineering, beginning Fall 2012.Dr. Jamshidi’s focus is on the main campus solar grid,ensuring a distributed and secure smart grid. He analyzes how tomake control elements for better home and building management.Dr. Krishnan focuses on the cyber security aspects ofAdvanced Metering Infrastructure using wireless and semi-wirelesssmart grid information and transmission. Development in this areawill result in energy users having the ability to remotely view andadjust consumption needs on a daily basis, and it will give energyproviders the ability to connect and disconnect power remotelyrather than manually, as those needs arise, thus increasing bothRemote solar test bed metersPhoto: Ram Krishnan| 7

Multifunctional Materials Research Goes GlobalThe National Science Foundation has awardedof Electrical Engineering, $975,000 in funding toestablish the International Network for Advanced andMultifunctional Materials (INAMM), a global networkof materials researchers who will work together toINAMM consists of Virginia Tech and several universities fromcountries around the world including India, China, Japan, Korea,The researchers from these universities communicate viaRemote Labs, where they share research samples, conductingexperiment at UTSA laboratories (or at other advanced labs) inreal time controlled and monitored through cyber connections. Theremote laboratory experiments were successfully tested with thecollaborating research team in this program at Virginia Tech andlead by Professor Shashank Priya. They also meet at symposiumsinternational symposium of INAMM was held in 2010 at UTSA, lastAbout 100 students and faculty from various partners group inthe program were present at these symposia, and the ECE faculty’son the international map as a leading institute in the multifunctionalwww.ece.utsa.eduAlthough the Network’s researchers will collaborate in avariety of projects, a prominent focus will be to develop andminiaturize sensors for electronics devices that can be integratedinto high-tech chips and devices, biomedical sensors for diagnosticsand monitoring, and structural sensors for airplanes and helicopters.As the name, multifunctional materials suggests, the emphasisis for these sensors to perform multiple operations simultaneously,such as temperature, pressure, electric and magnetic sensory. Theprimary goal is to accomplish this while ensuring the sensors remainas physically minute as possible.Another prime topic of research discussed at the internationalsymposiums is that of multiferroic materials, which respond to“This is a very important branch of materials research for futureunderstanding of human behavior and psychology.” Multiferroicmaterials research deals with how human sense stimuli and respondwith instinctive action. A more informed understanding of thisprocess will ideally lead to improved hearing aids, vision, sensors ofsmell and taste, and prosthetics.The multifunctional materials research and the internationalGuo (Co-PI), supported by faculty members in related researchareas from the College of Engineering, College of Sciences, andTaming Piezoelectric ResonanceFaculty and graduate students in the Electronic Materials andDevices area have been developing a new class of microwavephotonic devices that can be engineered into having largeSuch devices, according to Dr. Guo, Robert E. Clarke Professorof Electrical Engineering, are still in the early stage—combiningfundamental understandings with engineering designs—but havegreat potential to bring novel functionality in applications such asinterconnection, routing, and switching in a high-speed, low-powermicrowave-optical sensing or processing networks.Supported by a National Science Foundation grant, Dr.made important progress. Robert McIntosh, PhD EE doctoralan interdisciplinary research are like. "I have to learn optics,materials science, numerical simulation, and of course the electricalengineering-relatedwaveguides and the instrumentations," Robsaid, "but it is really fascinating at the same time knowing theresearch I do is cutting edge." Rob has already published threepapers on this topic with several other manuscripts in preparation.The secret of the advanced device is based on thepiezoelectric effects—especially the salient properties nearpiezoelectric resonances. Through proper alignment of electricdipoles or ferroelectric domains, Dr. Guo and her team are able totransduct low-frequency piezoelectric resonance to high-frequencyelectrooptic enhancement. The resonance process can make a weakEM signal that is otherwise undetectable by the best commercialdevices "visible" for sensing or control. In other words, the wirelessand optical systems can be then interconnected seamlessly whenthey are “synchronized” at given frequencies.Dr. Guo explains, "These devices and systems may provide theinterface between the analog world and the digital world withoutcomplex electrical-optical-electrical conversion or interruption to theoptical link. Such devices also hold great potential to be used forremote sensing where optical monitoring and microwave controllingare essential."expertise in piezoelectric and ferroelectric materials throughunderstanding on resonance phenomena in piezoelectrics can beat high frequencies. For medical images, the operational frequencyoften determines the resolution of the imaging that is the key forearly diagnoses of diseases. Additionally, since the piezoelectricresonance process can be controlled electrically or mechanically,the electromechanical coupling can be tuned dynamically. "As if wecan alter the object's visibility in real time,” Dr. Guo says, borrowingthe concept of a magic "cloak,” "by controlling the mode andfrequency of the piezoelectric vibrations."Recently, Dr. Guo receiveda grant from the Department ofDefense to conduct research onHigh Performance Sensors andModulators,permitting quantitativestudy of the resonance processin 3D. The DoD grant is acollaborative project of Dr. GuoMichael Miller, Institute Scientist ofSouthwest Research Institute.Rob McIntosh, Ph.D. EE candidate,conducting microwave photonicexperiments

Last year, the NSF awarded nearly $360,000 toEngineering, to make the UTSA Department ofElectrical and Computer Engineering a ResearchExperience for Undergraduates (REU) site forthree years. Since the program’s inception in 2011,roughly 25 students from universities nationwide haveapplied for 10 positions each year. After completingthe interview process, the chosen students, either in Computerundergraduate summer research program in Microprocessordesign, in which they learn basic knowledge and research topicsfor three weeks before being matched with an advisor in thestudents’ respective choice of area of study. At the end of theprogram, the students give research presentations, some of whichhave since been published in peer-reviewed conferences.The purpose of the REU program, which is entitled ESCAPE(Experimental Study on Computer Architecture and PerformanceEvaluation), is to give undergraduate students an opportunityto develop skills that will aid them in graduate school, allowingmany to have research and publication experience, thus makingthem highly competitive students capable of strong academicperformance. The selected students receive a stipend of $5,000for 10 weeks, transportation reimbursement, housing, lab space,and close personal instruction with Dr. Lee, who is the PrincipalInvestigator, Dr. Eugene John, who is the co-Principal Investigator,2012 ESCAPEr from Columbia University, Sabina Smajlaj,says of the experience, “I learned more in two to three weeks thanin a whole semester of intro classes.” And UTSA student, Fabianhas shown me the way to accomplish my goals, has improved myjudgment in making decisions and it has nourished my desire toprogress of program participants, still working closely with twowho have joined his lab, and he expects many will pursue higherdegrees upon graduation. For more information, visit http://www.ece.utsa.edu/~escape/ or contact Dr. Lee at byeong.lee@utsa.eduComputational Systems BiologyResearchersYufeiHuang, Dr. YufangJin and Dr. JianqiuZhang are workingin the area ofapplying statistical and mathematical models and control theoryto investigate temporal and physiological dynamics of biologicalsystems at multiple scales including proteins and genes.Such a systems approach enables these researchersto identify markers that improve understanding of diseasemechanisms, in order to enable diagnosis and drug targets foreffective therapy and prevention. While many existing modelsand computational approaches have already been provensuccessful in this research, Drs. Huang, Jin and Zhang particularlyfocus on addressing new computational challenges associatedwith high dimensionality and heterogeneity of ever-growing dataproduced by state-of-art high throughput biomedical technologies,including next-generation sequencing, microarray and proteomics.Therefore, focus on understanding how mutation andperturbation alter networks of genes and proteins is especiallyimportant, and Dr. Jin’s specialization for this project is to assessthe proteomics information so as to be able to identify “markergenes” from the nucleotide sequencing by creating computermodels that effectively dissect this information.Dr. Zhang develops algorithms to measure proteindifferential expressions between diseased and normal statesof cells using mass spectrometry. Proper interference and noiseremoval based on statistical signal processing methods leads toled efforts in updating all critical steps of mass spectrometryexpression analysis. These developed algorithms have beenapplied in the research of Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and in assessing the regulation of the microRNAprotein by the genes. Dr. Zhang is currently collaborating withscientists in biology to measure the change in proteins andevaluate which genes are repressed by the virus. Dr. Zhang isCore of the Research Institute for Minority Institutions (RCMI)program at UTSA to develop software that is highly parallelizedfor high-throughput computing.Dr. Huang is studying gene and microRNA regulationsusing statistical tools. As he explains, one goal of this researchis to better understand the host-pathogen gene regulatorymechanism that controls the latency and lytic stages during theinfection by Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpes virus (KSHV).This understanding will improve researchers’ knowledge aboutthis research, Dr. Huang hopes to discover a transformationalbreakthrough in KSHV biology research in order to eventuallylead to the development of more effective pharmaceuticals toprevent and combat KSHV induced oncogenesis.Dr. Huang is also looking at developing statistical models foridentifying prognostic markers in cancer patients by integratingdata at multiple levels, including gene expression microRNA, DNAmethylation, mutation, etc. Using data obtained from hundredsof cancer patients, his research assesses molecular differences intumor cells in comparison with normal cells to identify genes anduses statistical models to assess the ability of these differences topredict patients survive and respond to treatment.| 9

www.ece.utsa.eduStudent SpotlightClara Mosquera Lopez2010, respectively. She began her doctoral program in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineeringat UTSA in Fall 2011. Clara is currently working under the direction of Dr. Sos Agaian, and her research interestsinclude a broad spectrum of topics in Signals and Systems and machine learning. At this moment, her research isfocused on the development of automatic systems for cancer pattern recognition.Why UTSA?“My decision to pursue doctorate in Electrical Engineering at UTSA was based on the availability of excellentinterest. I was attracted by the cancer research conducted by Dr. Sos Agaian and I wanted to be part of a teamdeveloping applied technology to improve cancer diagnosis and patient treatment selection.”ResearchCurrently, Clara works on the development of image processing algorithms for quantitative analysis of biomedical images. The maingoal of her project is to create a Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) system to assist pathologists in cancer grading from detectedregions of interest based on histopathology images. To this end, she is investigating which are the most representative featuresProstate Cancer Gleason Grading” (2012) and “A new set of wavelet- and fractals- based features for Gleason grading of Prostatecancer in histophathology images” (2013).Keith G. Delahoussaye Jr. receivedEngineering with a concentrationin electronic materials and devicesdegree plan in spring of 2007. Hehas been admitted to the newlyestablished Master of Science Programin Advanced Materials Engineering,UTSA. He is the father of six children: three girls and threeboys. He has been a member of the Air Force Reserve forapproximately 14 years and has worked for the Air ForceReserve full-time for approximately 9 years in the capacityas an Air Reserve Technician. His specialty is avionics.Why UTSA?I chose UTSA for my undergraduate program because it is awell-established program with very good research programsas well. In my time here, I have had the privilege of beingtaught, molded, and mentored by top-notch faculty.” Keithhas been doing research in Dr. Guo’s Multifunctional ElectronicMaterials and Devices Laboratory for a little over a year.conference in San Antonio: “Comparative Study of theFunctionality and Cost Effectiveness of Electronic LaboratoryVirtual Instrumentations” Keith co-authored with Lars Hansenand Ruyan Guo (119th ASEE Annual Conference 2012). “It isbecause of my undergraduate experience that I chose UTSAfor my graduate degree path as well.”ResearchKeith’s MS research focuses on studying piezoelectric velocityresponse as functions of driving frequencies of the electricinteferometry. “It is pretty cool”, Keith says, “to extract signalsthat are due to sub-nanometer breath (change of strains)surrounding electrical and mechanical noises many ordershigher in amplitude.” Keith’s work is supported by researchgrants sponsored by Department of Defense.randy Alger was born at Ellsworth Air Forcein Fall of 2006 and graduated Magna Cumin May 2011. During that time, she was thepresident of the UTSA chapter of the Society ofWomen Engineers as well as a member of IEEEand the electrical engineering honor society,been pursuing her M.S. in Electrical Engineering,working with Dr. Chunjiang Qian in the area of control systems.Coordinator for Engineering Outreach where she educates highschool students from all over the state of Texas about STEM and STEMWhy UTSA?“The moment I set foot at UTSA for orientation, I knew I would loveit. I love the diversity, the atmosphere, the people, and most of all,for a class and the professors were always willing to help. I neverhad to pay for my undergraduate degree thanks to the numerousscholarships available to engineering and minority students. UTSAEngineering also has the best community of students and I never had aso many opportunities to give back to the community, there is never areason to be bored.“Researchher Freshman year in 2006. She says, “ I began doing work inand tracking the movement and tracking objects in the sky andundergraduate.” As a graduate student, Alger has been trying tocontrol system to design an optimal non-linear control. She adds, “Dr.CJ really challenges me to grow and always expects quality work. Iwould like to thank him for this because I do not think I would bewhere I am without his support, guidance, and determination to seeme succeed.”

Outstanding Graduate Research Award --AwardeesNguyen Trankhoi Nguyen (M.S. EE, UTSA, May 2011)Jia Meng (Ph.D. EE, UTSA, May 2011)Ali Yatim Almintashri (Ph.D. EE, UTSA, Fall 2011)Accomplished AlumniUTSA alumnus, Jeff Clarke serves as vice chairman andpresident of Dell’s Global Operation and End UserComputing Solutions. He is responsible for global manufacturing,procurement, and supply chain activities worldwide, as well asthe engineering design and development of computer desktops,notebooks and workstations for customers ranging from consumersand small and medium businesses to large corporations.After graduating from UTSA in 1986 with a bachelor’sand product engineer at Motorola, Inc., before joining Dell in1987 as a quality engineer. At Dell, he has served in a varietyof engineering and management roles. He moved into productdevelopment in 1989 and was promoted to director of desktopdevelopment in 1995.In 1997, Jeff was responsible for launching the Dell PrecisionWorkstation product line. Subsequently, Jeff was vice presidentand general manager, Relationship Product Group, includingthe OptiPlex, Latitude and Precision lines of business. Under hisleadership, all three businesses achieved No. 1 worldwide sharepositions.Jeff gives back to his alma mater as a member of theCollege of Engineering Advisory Council and through the creationof distinguished professorships. Ruyan Guo, ECE DepartmentInterim Chair and Professor, is the current holder of the RobertE. Clarke, Jr. Endowed professorship. Jeff and Loretta recentlydonated $1million to established two more professorships. Onewill be in the College of Engineering, named after Jeff’s mother,Mary Lou Clarke.The entire Clarke family are Roadrunners at heart. From leftto right: Mauli Agrawal, Sue Agrawal, Loretta Clarke and| 11

Chris Lewis, BS EE 2011, IntelSometimes, things don’t go according to plan,but according to Chris Lewis, the choice hemade when his plans didn’t align, “turned out tobe a great decision that I stand by today.” Lewisbegan at UTSA in Fall 2007 as a CoordinatedAdmissions Program student with his eyes set onUT Austin. He did not choose a major and tookbasic courses during his beginning semesters. Aftercompleting the program, he was only guaranteedadmission into the College of Sciences at UT Austin,and, therefore, decided to pursue a degree inElectrical Engineering at UTSA. He joined IEEEwhile at UTSA and was involved with manyother extracurricular activities sponsored by theuniversity, which gave him valuable knowledge thathe now uses in his position at Intel.Lewis currently works on the Windowsoperating system within the System SoftwareSolutions group at Intel. He works directly withMicrosoft to ensure that Intel delivers the besthardware and software for the Windows OS. Lewissays this role is, “Interesting and exciting becauseI get to work with nearly all of Intel’s hardwareand get a lot of hands-on experience with manyplatforms. My team also works with many otherteams at Intel, so we are given the opportunityto work on several very interesting projects frommobile platforms like cell phones and tablets tolarger server scale platforms.”Lewis is very happy in his current role, butsays in the future he may consider a master’s incomputer science or computer engineering, in orderto grow further in a professional environment. Hisadvice to undergraduates is to seek internshipsand co-ops early, and not limit their options bywhere they currently are in their program. Hestates, “getting a foot in the door early helpstremendously with securing a full-time position inthe future.”Kevin Messenhimer (left) and Chris Lewis (right) at IntelKevin Messenhimer, BS EE 2011, IntelAs a UTSA freshman Electrical Engineering major, Kevinto join IEEE. This proved to be an important decision as he worked hisin IEEE allowed him to attend conferences, meetings, and network eventsthat helped him develop the professionalism he maintains to this day inhis career at Intel. In fact, it was a conference for IEEE that allowed him tomeet a contact at Intel, who offered him an internship for the summer ofhis junior year at Washington State.There, he worked as a product development engineer, training forhis current role. Messenhimer states, “Interning allowed me to use my socialnetworking skills I learned from UTSA and blend in with the Intel cultureperfectly. My manager was impressed with my technical, professional, andnetworking background, and offered me a job at the end of the summer.”In June 2011, he began at Intel as a Product Development Engineer, andhe was also able to bring several UTSA contacts aboard, including ChrisLewis and Chris Weldon.Messenhimer’s future goals are to become more involved with thelearning. Why stop? Learning is not only fun, it creates opportunity towork on better, more interesting projects,” he says. Messenhimer hopes tobecome an Intel Fellow in the future or possibly obtain a Ph.D.Having been educated in Electrical Engineering from UTSA gave Weldon, Lewisand Messenhimer the solid foundation needed to be successful Intel Engineers.www.ece.utsa.edu

Chris Weldon, an ElectricalEngineering student with a computersconcentration, was active in IEEE andparticipated in the organization’s Roboticsteam. He also volunteered in UTSA’sAutonomous Control Engineering (ACE)lab, where he says, “I learned much fromsome really fascinating people.”In addition to involvement with thedepartment’s organizations, Weldonjoined Student Government, serving as aSenator for the College of Engineering inhis senior year and subsequently chairingthe Academic Affairs Committee. Hewas also invited to serve as a studentrepresentative in the University Assemblyon behalf of the College of Engineering.However, he says the best experience hehad in college was working on his SeniorDesign project with his team.Now at Intel, performing Post-SiliconServer Validation, he designs and runstests on post-manufacturing processors,debugging the processors if necessary.Chris Weldon, BS EE, IntelThe most enjoyable aspect of hisjob, he states, “is working on the nextgeneration of server processors beforethey ever reach the market. I am ablecomputing technology year after year,with it.” His current projects include theIntel Xeon Server and Xeon Phi Co-Processors.Having been educated in ElectricalEngineering from UTSA gave Weldon thesolid foundation needed to be a successfulIntel Engineer, and he also attributeshis accomplishments to his technicalsecurity experience from his internshipand the well-rounded interpersonal andleadership experience he gained throughextracurricular activities.Says Weldon, “It’s one thing to beone of the smartest individuals out there,it’s another to be a smart individualand have the ability to work well ona team. Courses such as Senior Designgave me every opportunity to developthese capabilities. I cannot stress enoughhow important it is to know how to workwith other people and express yourselfeffectively.”Kevin Messenhimer (left) and Chris Weldon (right)at IntelGerardo Trevino, MS EE 2011, Southwest Research InstituteGerardo Trevino during a summer internshipat National Renewable Energy LaboratoryGerardo Trevinois originally fromMonterrey, Mexico. Hemoved to San Antonioto pursue a degree inElectrical Engineeringfrom UTSA, graduatingand his M.S. in 2011.While still studying as an undergrad, he was invited to be partof the Autonomous Control Engineering (ACE) laboratory byDr. Mo Jamshidi. During this time in the lab, he worked closelywith professors and staff at the new Texas Sustainable EnergyResearch Institute to develop two grant proposals, which wereawarded close to $2 million dollars, to install solar photovoltaic(PV) at UTSA. He also received awards including the LatinoLeaders Magazine “Maestro Award for Innovation” for his workand involvement in the energy area, in addition to a GreenEngineering Grant from National Instruments (NI) to help in thesolar PV projects at UTSA.As a graduate student, he was hired by Southwest ResearchInstitute (SwRI) to intern, working on Smart Grid components.In Summer 2011, he was invited to be part of the ResearchParticipant Program (RPP) at the National Renewable EnergyLaboratory (NREL) and spent the Summer in Colorado to developa smart –charging controller for Electric Vehicles, using NIsoftware and hardware. This opportunity, he says, “also allowedPV systems at UTSA.”After completing his Master’s in December 2011, Mr. Trevinoreceived an offer to become part of the Security and EnergySystems team at SwRI as an Electrical Engineer. In this currentposition, he works on a number of existing projects that analyzethe security vulnerabilities and standards of Advanced MeteringInfrastructure (AMI) and Smart Grid devices for a number ofclients. He is also involved in work related to optimization ofpower system infrastructure for utilities clients and continues tocollaborate with UTSA, developing proposals and other projects.His future goals are to continue to develop his skills andparticipate in energy-related projects to help our society becomeenergy independent. Mr. Trevino is also interested in giving backby teaching at the undergraduate level and using his experienceto give students the tools they need to be successful.| 13

ECE Faculty DirectoryAGAIAN, SOSPeter Flawn ProfessorSignal& Computer Vision, Cancer Imaging, Biometrics,Multimedia Security & Privacy Systems, Biomedical &Health Informatics, Sensor/Mobile Network Systemssos.agaian@utsa.eduHUDSON, FREDAssociate ProfessorC++ & Data Structures, Microcomputer Systems,Computer Graphics Hardware and Software Parallelism,Visualization Techniques, Information Science,Optimization & Forecastingfred.hudson@utsa.eduKRISHNAN, RAMAssistant ProfessorComputer & Network Security, Data Structure,C/C++ Programming, Computer Networking,Secure Information Sharing, Cloud Computing, SmartGrid Securityram.krishnan@utsa.eduAKOPIAN, DAVIDAssociate ProfessorFast Algorithms, Positioning & NavigationAlgorithms, GPS, Galileo, Kalman Filtering, CDMAAcquisition Techniques, Digital Signal & ImageProcessing for Communications, Dedicated Hardware-Oriented Algorithms, Parallel Calculations &Architectures, Transforms, Filerbanks, Wavelet Theorydavid.akopian@utsa.eduBHALLA, AMARDistinguished Research Professor,Associate Dean of ResearchNonlinear Ferroic Tunable Sensors, MultifunctionalMaterials & Applications, Nanomaterials &Nanotechnologyamar.bhalla@utsa.eduGRIGORYAN, ARTYOMAssociate ProfessorSignal & Image Processing/Programming, AppliedMathematics, Network Theory, Signals and Systems,Biomedical Image Processing, Digital ImageProcessingartyom.grigoryan@utsa.eduGUO, RUYANRobert E. Clarke Endowed ProfessorElectronic & Optoelectronic Materials & Devices;Ferroelectric, Piezoelectric & Pyroelectric Oxides;Crystal Chemistry & Structure-Composition-PropertyRelationshipsruyan.guo@utsa.eduHUANG, YUFEIAssociate ProfessorBayesian Methods, StatisticalSignal Processing, Array Processing, FrequencyEstimation, Parameter Estimation, Image Processing,Model Sectionyufei.huang@utsa.eduwww.ece.utsa.eduJAMSHIDI, MOLutcher Brown Endowed Chair ProfessorLarge-Scale Systems, System of Systems,Computational Intelligence, Mobile Robotics, IntelligentRoboticsmo.jamshidi@utsa.eduJIN, YUFANGAssociate ProfessorAnalysis & Design of Control Systems, EmbeddedControl Systems, Embedded Controls for MobileRobotics, Adaptive Control Systems, Advanced MobileRoboticsyufang.jin@utsa.eduJOHN, EUGENEProfessorLow-Power Circuits & Systems, VLSI Design, PowerEstimation & Optimization, Multimedia & NetworkProcessors, Computer Architecture, PerformanceEvaluation, Biometrics, Super Scalar Processor Designeugene.john@utsa.eduJOO, YOUNGJOONGAssociate ProfessorCMOS image sensors, Analog & Mixed-SignalIntegrated Circuits, Advanced Integrated Circuits,RFID, Smart Sensor Systems, Microelectronicsyoungjoong.joo@utsa.eduKELLEY, BRIANAssistant Professor4G Cellular Communications, SignalProcessing Algorithms for WirelessProcessors, System Level Design, High-SpeedComputer Arithmeticbrian.kelley@utsa.eduKRISHNASWAMI, HARIAssistant ProfessorPower Electronics, PowerConverter Topologies & ControlPower Electronic Applications to Renewable EnergyPower Conversion & Distributionhariharan.krishnaswami@utsa.eduLEE, BYEONGAssistant ProfessorDigital System Design, High Performance ComputerArchitecture, ProcessorPerformance Evaluation, Low-Power Design, Appli-byeong.lee@utsa.eduLIN, WEI-MINGProfessor & Assoc. Dean forGraduate StudiesComputer Architecture, Parallel & Distributed Computing,Computer Networks, Real-Time PerformanceOptimization Methodologies, Network IntrusionDetectionweiming.lin@utsa.eduLIU, BAOAssistant ProfessorAdvanced VLSI Design, Digital IntegratedLow Power Design, VLSI Testing, Multi-Core ChipDesign, Biosystems, Adaptive, Resilient & AlternativeDesignbao.liu@utsa.edu

ECE Faculty DirectoryQIAN, CHUNJIANGProfessor, Graduate Advisorof RecordAnalysis & Design of Control SystemsDiscrete Time Control Systems,Intelligent Controls, Robust NonlinearControls, Robust & Adaptive Control ofNonlinear Systems, Communication Network,Roboticschunjiang.qian@utsa.eduRAJU, G.V.S.Peter Flawn ProfessorAnalysis & Design of Control Systems, DiscreteTime Control Systems, Intelligent Controls, RobustNonlinear Controls, Robust & Adaptive Controlof Nonlinear Systems, Communication Network,Robotics.gvs.raju@utsa.eduNon-Tenure Track FacultyALLO, AUGUSTLecturer IIIEnergy Harvesting, MEMS/NEMS,MEMS/NEMS Sensors, Bio-MEMS/NEMS,Biomedical Signal Processingaugust.allo@utsa.eduHANSEN, LARSSenior Lecturer, UndergraduateAdvisor of Record, Ph.D.Blind separation, Blind Equalization,Wireless Communicationslars.hansen@utsa.eduSHADARAM, MEHDIBriscoe Distinguished Professor,Associate Dean of Student Affairs& PoliciesFiber Optic Communications, Coding & Error Correctionmehdi.shadaram@utsa.eduWANG, SHUOAssistant ProfessorElectromechanical Systems, Electronic Devices, PowerSystem Analysis, Advanced Power Electronics, ElectricDrives, Electrical/Electric Power, ElectromagneticInference, shuo.wang@utsa.eduARSLAN, FATMALecturer III, Ph.D.BINZAID, SHUZALecturer III, Ph.D.HESTILOW, TRAVISAdjunct AssistantProfessor, Ph.D.SMITH, BRUCEAssociate ProfessorSignal Processing, Numerical Methods, TomographicImaging, High-Performance Computingbruce.smith@utsa.eduZHANG, MICHELLEAssistant ProfessorSignal Processing for Bioinformatics & BiomedicalApplications, Information Theory & Applications inGenomics, Wireless Communicationsmichelle.zhang@utsa.eduAdjunct FacultyMORTON, PAULAdjunct AssociateProfessor, Ph.D., M.D.ORTIZ, JOHNLecturer IIPOLENDO, JASONSenior Lecturer,Ph.D.UTSA Welcomes New ECE Chair, Daniel PackDaniel Pack joins UTSA in August 2012. PriorDr. to accepting this position, he was Professor ofElectrical and Computer Engineering and Director ofthe Academy Center for Unmanned Aircraft SystemsResearch at the United States Air Force Academy,CO. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, an M.S.in Engineering Sciences, and a Ph.D. in ElectricalEngineering from Arizona State University, HarvardUniversity, and Purdue University, respectively. Dr. Packwas also named the Colorado Professor of the Year bythe Carnegie Foundation in 2005. ECE welcomes Dr.Pack and looks forward to having continued success inyears to come.| 15| 1

Active Sponsored Research FY 2010-12Faculty (PI) Research Grants and Contracts SourceAgaian, SosCREST: Integrating High Performance Computing in Research and Education for Simulation,Visualization and Real-Time Prediction (Co PI);Advanced data and image processing, transcoding, compression,and uploading technologiesNSFLatakoo YMCA-UTHSC support for physical activities;NIH-UTHSCSANaval Engineering Educational Consortium (Co-PI);Navy-UMPartnership to Address Physical Activity among Low-Income Latino Adolescent GirlsNIH Design and Processing of Novel Electronic Composite Materials;NSFFerroelectric Thin Film Active Sensor Arrays For Structural;NSF-USC Guo, Ruyan ARP: Intraarterial Revascularization and local brain cooling in acute stroke treatment; Texas MRI: Acquisition of an Integrated System for Advanced Visualizationwith Haptic Feedback Control (Co-PI);NSFPiezoelectric and Electrostrictive Composite Materials;ONR Cell Model for KSHV Infection and Genetic Manipulation;NIH GENSIPS'12 Conference: Fostering Interdisciplinary Cell Model for KSHV Infection and Genetic Manipulation (Co-PI);NIH-USCRCMI: CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY HEALTH RESEARCH (CIHR)- Project 5 (Co-PI);NIHConsortium for ARL Cognition and Neuroergonomics Collaborative Technology Alliance (Co-PI) Army Mathematical Modeling Of Matrix Matelloproteinase-9 Driven John, Eugene Ultra Low Power Integrated Circuits and Systems for Cardiac Pacemakers NIH Krishnaswami, Hariharan;Jamshidi, Mo Distributed Solar Energy Deployment at UTSA Downtown Campus: DoE-SECO with Sensor Network Monitoring and Control;DoE-SECOPreliminary Investigation of Antennas and Multicarrier Communication Devices Krishnaswami, HariharanA Nationwide Consortium of Universities to Revitalize Electric PowerEngineering Education by State-of-the-Art Laboratories;SunEdison UTSA R&D Collaboration (Co-PI)DoE-UMNSunEdisonwww.ece.utsa.edu

Active Sponsored Research FY 2010-12Faculty Research Grants and Contracts Source on Computer Architecture and Performance EvaluationNSF Qian, Chunjiang Advanced Modeling and Control for Supercritical Power Plants Alstom PowerRaju, GVS; Grigoryan, Artyom (Co-PI) CRI: Experimental Research in High-Performance Computingand Wireless NetworkingNSF Female Minority Participation and Success in Engineering;A National Model for Engineering Mathematics Education;Lift-Off: Curriculum Improvement for Enhancing Minority Engineering Education;Transforming Engineering Program in order to Improve Retentionand Graduation RatesDoEduWright State UNASAUT SystemWang, ShuoCAREER: Megawatt Electric Vehicle Superfast Charging Stationswith Enhanced Grid Support Functionality as Energy Hub;NSFHigh Power Density EMI Filter Optimization for DC/DC Converters;HuaweiHybrid Filters with High Power Density and Low Weight Zhang, Jianqiu Advanced Data Processing for Capillary LC/MS Data; NIH-RCMIComputational Proteomics Approach For Genome-wideIdentifying Microrna TargetsSALSI-Designated for ECE StudentsThank YouBoeingSACECTo learn more about giving to UTSA, visit utsa.edu/give| 17

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