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ow! What a great year 2011 was for ECE and its students, faculty and staff! And you can’t ignore our outstanding alumni who continue to bring recognition and honor to ECE through their many contributions and accomplishments.

In this edition of the ECE Newsletter, “Success,” we’ve selected a few highlights for your enjoyment.

Among the faculty, Drs. Damon Chandler and Nazanin Rahnavard, both young assistant professors, were named National Science Foundation CAREER Award winners — one of the most prestigious and highly competitive national awards a young faculty member can receive.

Dr. Sohum Sohoni received the OSU Regents Distinguished Teaching award in recognition of his outstanding work educating and mentoring students. Dr. Dan Grischkowsky, a senior professor specializing in terahertz optoelectronics, was recognized internationally with the respected 2011 Kenneth J. Button Prize for his groundbreaking contributions to the science of the electromagnetic spectrum. And ECE’s Omega Chapter of the honor society Eta Kappa Nu was named a national Outstanding Chapter for the second year running. These and more are described inside.

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In This Issue Feature Article School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Reaches New Heights of Success Coming Down the Pipe International Academic Collaboration Focus on Students Engaging in Optics (Ryan Shelton and Ranjan Singh) On the Frontier Publications and Scholarships (2011) Grants and Contracts (2011) The Next Generation Eta Kappa Nu (OSU-HKN) Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (OSU-IEEE) On the Shoulders of Giants Lights, Camera, Action: Displaying the Future Through Digital Image Projection Notes and Notices

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In this digital world, who hasn’t watched a digital movie? The odds are the image was formed using a pioneering technology from Texas Instruments called DLP Cinema that produces very high quality projected digital images. Greg Pettitt, OSU ECE alum (1982, 1983), and three other TI engineers, recently received an Oscar for their contributions to the technology that truly makes digital cinema possible, both in the theater and at home.

International collaboration continues to grow with strong connections with universities in China, Vietnam, Mexico, India, Iraq and elsewhere.

ECE faculty members have been instrumental in developing and maintaining relationships that are important in a time when globalization has become the norm. These exchanges provide opportunities for learning and growth in both directions.

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In July, I’ll complete my tenth year serving as head of the school. I continue to be deeply grateful and humbled every day to be able to work with such talented and dedicated faculty and staff, and to observe our outstanding students as they develop into highly capable electrical and computer engineers.

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Once again, I hope you find this edition of the ECE Newsletter enjoyable.

It’s great to hear from alumni, old friends and others, and we greatly appreciate your support and kind words.

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Wishing you all the best, Keith A. Teague, Ph.D., P.E. Professor and Head

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members have become nationally, Teague says. The school

Oklahoma State University’s School of Electrical and Computer

computer engineering, which is stimulating a lot of interest

Engineering has seen a year of unparalleled success from its

among students.

students, faculty and alumni. The program has been gaining national and international recognition.

Many of the school’s professors and students have recently received research awards and grants to further studies.

Enrollment is increasing and the school now has 25 full-

school, which is an indicator of how competitive the faculty also recently introduced a new accredited degree program in

“On the international scene, we have very active academic collaborations at universities in China, Mexico, India, Vietnam, Iraq and elsewhere,” Teague says.

Faculty Accomplishments

time tenured and tenure-track faculty members, all with a

ECE faculty are setting a great example for undergraduate and

list of accomplishments in both research and outside of the

graduate students with award winning research projects. Two of

classroom.

the school’s youngest faculty members, Dr. Nazanin Rahnavard

To compliment this, the school has recently experienced an unprecedented period of growth.

“We’re very proud of the growth and advances that have taken place in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering during the past few years,” says Dr. Keith Teague, professor and department head. “The accomplishments in research and in the classroom are outstanding.”

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and Dr. Damon Chandler, recently received very prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER awards. These are highly competitive multi-year national research awards granted to young faculty members who show great promise, Teague says.

“Receiving a CAREER award has been a very rewarding experience,” Chandler says. “It provides a sense of confirmation that my

Impressively, new research funding awards for ECE reached

research is competitive, relevant, and that it

$4.3 million in the last fiscal year, the largest ever for the

can have a long-term scientific impact.”

Dr. Damon Chandler

“Winning A CAREER award was incredible. Not only does it provide funding for research but it also says something about the prestige of OSU and that our research stands out to other faculty around the nation.”

— Dr. Nazanin Rahnavard

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new applications, she says. Her research for the award took two to three years and she spent another two to three months writing the proposal.

“Winning the CAREER award is something that both OSU can be proud of and I can be proud of,” Rahnavard says. “That was a really big award for our school and our department.”

This accomplishment is not an easy task. The program awards junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of

From left to right: Ali Talari, Behzad Shahrasbi, Dr. Nazanin Rahnavard, Ashish Wani, Ukash Nakarami, Betelhem Mekisso

Chandler’s research addresses how to generate higher-quality video that requires less storage space and transmission bandwidth than offered by current standards. His project tackles this issue by studying and modeling how humans perceive digital artifacts, and then using these models to guide next-generation compression strategies.

Rahnavard and Chandler were the only two recipients in the college this year to receive the award, following two ECE faculty members who received similar awards a few years ago. The award will fund five years of research for the professors and grant them each $400,000 for research, Rahnavard says. She was awarded in February 2011 the National

organizations.

“A CAREER proposal needs to build on your previous work, but it also needs to provide a long-term, coherent research plan, which is one of the most difficult things to write,” Chandler says.

In additional to these prestigious awards, Dr. Dan Grischkowsky was honored with the 2011 Kenneth J. Button Prize for his contributions to the science of the electromagnetic spectrum. The Kenneth J. Button Prize is awarded annually at the International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves in recognition of outstanding contributions to the science of the electromagnetic spectrum. The prize is named after the founder of the Conference Series and is administered by the Institute of

Science Foundation CAREER award for

Dr. Daniel Grischkowsky

Physics in London. The award is in recognition

her research project, “A Generalized

of Kenneth Button’s outstanding contributions to the infrared and

Compressive Sensing Approach for Data

millimeter wave community, both as a scientist and as the initiator

Acquisition and Ad-Hoc Sensor Networking.”

and driving force of this series of conferences.

“Winning that award was incredible,” Rahnavard says. “Not only does it provide

education and research within the context of the mission of their

Last fall, ECE professor Dr. Sohum Sohoni was recognized by Dr. Nazanin Rahnavard

funding for research, but it also says something about the prestige of OSU and that our research stands out to other faculty around the nation.”

Rahnavard’s research objective is to advance the emerging field

OSU with a Regents Distinguished Teaching Award. The award recognizes professors who have shown significant and meritorious achievement in the instruction of students. Every year, one professor from each college receives the award. continues

of compressive sensing and broaden its scope into a multitude of

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Anand Thobbi, a graduate student studying electrical and

ensuring the quality of the students’

computer engineering, is one such student. His paper, “Using

classroom learning experience,

Human Motion Estimation for Human-Robot Cooperative

possession of high scholarly stan-

Manipulation,” won the Best CoTeSys Cognition Paper Award

dards, faculty member’s direct impact

of the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and

upon and involvement with students,

Systems in 2011.

service as a mentor and role model

Dr. Sohum Sohoni

to other faculty and recommendations from current and former students.

“This accomplishment is a good indicator that we are at the forefront and the leading edge of research,” Thobbi says. “It means that we are doing our job.”

Achievements of Students

IROS is the second largest conference in the robotics and auto-

In addition to faculty, ECE students are excelling as

mation field. The papers published through the conference are

well, Teague says. Students have been published in jour-

published for researchers and students from the U.S., Europe and

nals across the globe and have received national awards

parts of China and India. The conference was held Sept. 26-31

for their research. When OSU students graduate they

in San Francisco, attracting more than 2,000 graduate students

are recognized as great employees who command high

from around the world, including Canada, Germany, Japan,

salaries and are equally well prepared to study for an

Sweden and Korea, he says.

advanced degree.

Thobbi has a research assistantship under Dr. Weihua Sheng,

A team of ECE graduate students made it to the finals

an associate professor in the School of Electrical and Computer

of the international Microsoft Imagine Cup competi-

Engineering. The two partnered, along with Ye Gu, an elec-

tion in Cairo. The Microsoft Imagine Cup is the world’s

trical and computer engineering Ph.D. student, for the research

premier student technology competition where thousands

that won Best Paper at the IEEE International Conference on

of students from around the world address the world’s

Information and Automation.

toughest problems and try to develop applicable solutions.

Thobbi credits Sheng as being his most helpful resource.

“They were the only US team to make it that far,” Teague

“He has years of experience and has a lot of knowledge about the

says. “This speaks highly of their skills and ability.”

field,” Thobbi says. “If you asked me to do this alone, I would be

OSU’s national ECE honor society, Eta Kappa Nu, has been

trying a lot of different approaches, but Dr. Sheng knows which

named an Outstanding Chapter for the past two years.

approach to take and that really helps.”

Several of the department’s senior capstone design teams

After graduating this December, Thobbi’s long-term goal is to

have recently placed very high in autonomous robotics

work for a research company that focuses on personal services

competitions, Teague says. Also, several ECE graduate

robotics. He has two Ph.D. offers, one from Purdue University and

students and their faculty advisors have been recognized

the other from the University of Munich in Germany, but hopes to

for research and publication articles.

stay in the U.S.

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He is currently working on “Self-Learning by Imitation and

on Intelligent Control and Automation. The competition was held July 6-9, 2010, in Jinan, China. Zhu’s award winning paper is “Recognizing Human Daily Activity using a Single Inertial Sensor.”

Training” for the NAO humanoid robot. His research interests

“The School of ECE offers strong education and research oppor-

include applications of machine learning and signal processing to

tunities in diverse areas,” Zhu says. “The department provides

intelligent systems and robotics.

Sheng says Thobbi has been one of his best students and is not surprised by his success.

“He works really hard in the lab and is very dedicated to research,” Sheng says.

Sheng leads OSU’s Laboratory for Advanced Sensing, Computation and Control. The lab currently has seven Ph.D. students and six master’s students, including Thobbi. The main areas of study for students in the lab right now are mobile robotics, wearable computing, intelligent transportation systems and human robot interaction.

Recognized for innovation and learning excellence, the ASCC lab has won 10 research funding awards; two from the National Science Foundation, two from the Department of Defense, as well as two Oklahoma Transportation Center awards, Sheng says.

“My students are working really hard and now they have been recognized by their peers and other researchers,” Sheng says. “I am proud of that.”

The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering has state of

students with opportunities to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for the engineering practice.”

Zhu’s professional goals after leaving OSU are to pursue higher technologies that apply to everyday applications. In the ASCC lab, Zhu and his fellow students are developing a smart assisted living system to provide support to elderly people in homes or apartments.

This research focuses on daily human activity recognition and normal detection of daily life. With substantial growth in the elderly population, more seniors live alone. Helping them to live a better life is important and has great societal benefits, Zhu says.

In addition to other successes, Zhu won the Best Student Paper Award of IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation for the paper, “Wearable Sensors Based Human Intention Recognition in Smart Assisted Living Systems.” He also won the first prize in the Second Annual Fall ECE Design Day 2007 for the research project “GPSLess 3-Dimension Pedestrian Tracking with Wearable Inertial Sensors.”

Alumni Success

the art facilities with human robots and intelligent transportation

While current OSU faculty and students are reining in accolades

that improve the university’s research capabilities, Sheng says.

and awards, OSU ECE alumni are gaining national attention.

“All my students are excellent,” he says. “They have talents

Greg Pettitt, an ECE alumnus, recently received an Academy

to improve society, and in that sense we are using global

Award for his work as part of the team at Texas Instruments that

intelligence.”

developed the Digital Light Projection (DLP) technology used in

Another one of Sheng’s students, Chun Zhu, electrical and computer engineering graduate, has found recent success. Zhu

nearly all digital projection video systems, Teague says. continues

won the SUPCON Best Paper Award in the 8th World Congress

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won the 2010 Graduate Women’s Microsoft Research Scholarship.

cally everyone,” Teague says, commenting on the impact of

The award grants $17,000 to conduct research, with only 10

Pettitt’s research.

students from the U.S. and Canada selected each year, Rahnavard

In 2009, Pettitt was invited to Beverly Hills, Calif., to receive the prestigious Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Award. The academy recognized Pettitt along with Brad Walker, D. Scott Dewald and Bill Werner in February, with a 2009 Academy Scientific and Technology Award.

“The award was based on a collaborative and cumulative work completed on the DLP Cinema projector from 2000 to 2009,

says. Mekisso used part of the award to continue her research on compressive sensing for image processing and her work in the Communications and Wireless Networks Lab under Rahnavard.

Mekisso is currently a programmer at Plateau Software. When Rahnavard met her in 2008, Mekisso was applying for one of her research assistantships.

“She came into my office and said ‘I have big dreams,’ ” Rahnavard

which produced a projection system that could produce bright

says. “I thought at that moment, she is different from other

color accurate images,” Pettitt says. “Today, over 50,000 theatres

students and has a lot of determination.”

use our projection system with many theaters having converted to all digital projection.”

Pettit is currently assigned to the Kilby Labs, an advanced research facility at Texas Instruments.

Ryan Shelton, an ECE alumnus, is now completing his Ph.D. at Texas A&M. He was recently honored with a Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) award. He says the funds will help increase optics and photonics awareness and beyond.

Shelton works in the Laboratory for Optical and Molecular Imaging under Dr. Brian Applegate. His research, which focuses on highresolution molecular imaging using photo-acoustic microscopy, also includes various applications of optical coherence tomography.

“SPIE gives more monetary and administrative support to their student chapters than any other organization I have worked with,” Shelton said. “I am continually impressed with the lengths the SPIE organization goes to enrich the experiences of their student members.”

Betelhem Mekisso, a former student of Rahnavard’s and a 2011 graduate, had her paper, “Unequal Compressive Imaging,” published in Military Communications Conference 2011. She also

Before Mekisso, no one in ECE at OSU had ever received the Graduate Women’s Microsoft Research award.

“That is a really competitive award,” Rahnavard says. “It is truly something we can all take great pride in.”

Mekisso says that OSU’S ECE has prepared her to think like an engineer and has equipped her with a wide variety of technical skills in order to solve problems. She says the department also taught her how to quickly learn new technologies and how to work both individually as well as in a team.

“I believe that ECE has very knowledgeable and competent faculty who also do a very good job at shaping and supporting students,” she says.

Complementing these alumni accomplishments, Dr. Ranjan Singh, a Ph.D. graduate in ECE at OSU, was recently awarded a Research Excellence Award for 2010. The program recognizes graduate students for outstanding research accomplishments based on their thesis or dissertation.

Singh completed his doctoral studies in terahertz photonics based metamaterial and plasmonics under the supervision of OSU’S Dr. Weili Zhang in ECE in August 2009. The Research Excellence Award is the highest award a graduate student can receive at OSU, Zhang says. Each year the university only chooses a few.

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accomplishments for the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The staff and students are excited about the program and what OSU’s ECE has to offer, Teague says. This School continues to grow while the students, faculty and alumni continue

Singh first started working under Zhang is 2006. While pursuing

to work on more cutting edge research, all collectively enhancing

his Ph.D., he also worked as both a teaching and research assis-

the OSU name.

tant. Singh has had 27 articles published in highly ranked peer-

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reviewed journals, Zhang says. His publications have been cited more than 500 times by researchers and scientists around the world. He is also a reviewer for many top journals in optics and applied physics, such as Applied Physics Letters, Optics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Optics, and Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics.

“I am very proud of him,” Zhang says. “He is not only hard working but he also uses his brain through research.”

Singh is a postdoctoral researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory working at the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, one of the top research facilities in the country. Here, his research focuses on the “high quality-factor active and tunable metamaterials.” He is the second of Zhang’s graduate students from OSU who received a position at the prestigious Los Alamos National Laboratory.

He credits his success to the OSU facilities and professors like

“I believe that ECE has very knowledgeable and competent faculty who also do a very good job at shaping and supporting students.”

— Betelhem Mekisso

Zhang who allowed him to research and find success. Zhang trusts his students and respects their ideas, allowing them freedom to do what they want, which Singh says makes him an outstanding professor.

In the area of photonics, OSU is one of the top 20 or 30 colleges in the country, Singh says.

“The training I got there was the basis for me being hired in a top tier place like Las Alamos National Laboratory,” Singh says.

“Coming from OSU puts you in the top of the league and prepares you for cutting edge research.”

Ultimately, the past year has offered an impressive list of

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Next summer, Latino will be one of the English-speaking instructors in Puebla.

American students will have the opportunity to learn about the Mexican culture, with cooking and dancing classes.

Dr. Keith Teague visited Tianjin University. Dr. Teague (second from left); Dr. Weili Zhang (first from left).

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he School of Electrical and Computer Engineering continues to strengthen its program and maintain a strong international connection around the world. ECE is currently collaborating with universities in China, Mexico, India, Iraq and Vietnam, among others.

OSU-Mexico

“I’ve always thought it’s extremely important that every college student should have some international experience,” said Dr. Carl Latino, associate professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

“It’s important to understand other cultures.”

Dr. Latino and Dr. Martin Hagan, also a professor Dr. Martin Hagan in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, continue to build a strong relationship with two universities in Mexico — National Polytechnic University (IPN) in Mexico City and the Popular Autonomous University of the State of Puebla (UPAEP). The connection with IPN is based on research involving fieldprogrammable gate arrays.

“We’ve done several senior projects here using the same thing, and they’ve also done

some projects there as well,” Hagan said.

“The idea is to eventually have some joint proposals.”

The collaboration between ECE and Mexico began during 2006, when Hagan met an IPN professor at a conference. Latino became involved with UPAEP after they came to OSU’s Mercury Remote Robot competition. Last summer, 60 students and faculty from Puebla came to OSU for a university-led program.

“As a result of them coming this past summer, there are now two students who are studying engineering at OSU,” Latino said. “We’re expanding our communication with Mexico. Now, we are planning on having the same class in Puebla next summer.”

“Puebla is a really nice place, with a lot of old architecture,” Hagan said. “With Mexico being so close you would think there would be more connection there. But in fact, it’s not true.”

Latino said studying in Mexico is more costeffective than studying in Europe.

“We misjudge how important it is to have an international experience,” Latino said. “I think it’s important to see the work ethic of the different students.”

“The intent is to show the students the possibiliDr. Carl Latino ties of studying in Mexico and build the connection,” Latino said. “I was moved by how welcoming they are and I found it a very positive experience. I think our students would enjoy it.”

OSU-China Dr. Weili Zhang, professor of electrical engineering at OSU, is building the connection between ECE and one of the top universities in China — Tianjin University, where he received his bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. degrees “Every year, the Chinese government supports about 5,000 students who study abroad overseas, either as a visiting student or to receive their degree,” Zhang said. “My role is to basically set up connections between OSU, electrical engineering and Tianjin University.”

Dr. Zhang said students from China have come to OSU as either visiting students or graduate students. So far, he said most students who have come are working on Dr. Weili Zhang their Ph.D. Two visiting students stayed at OSU for 24 months to work on their thesis. After making an agreement with the Chinese government, the students must return after they receive their degree or finish their research.

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“This will make OSU electrical engineering more recognized because other students recommend us,” Zhang said. “They learn about OSU from their teacher overseas, they know OSU’s electrical engineering program, probably due to the visits from Dr. Teague, myself and Dr. Grischkowsky.”

Zhang said the most important part about the collaboration with China is the students.

“We want to attract excellent students and the top students for our electrical engineering program,” Zhang said.

OSU-Iraq

Associate professor Dr. James Stine has been a resource to Dr. Al-Tameemi, the head of Dr. James Stine the Computer Engineering Department at the University of Basrah in Iraq. Al-Tameemi has visited OSU to learn what qualities universities in the U.S. have and how he can improve his computer engineering department.

Dr. Stine continues to collaborate and guide Al-Tameemi in developing his department to be independent and functional.

OSU-India Expanded connections between ECE and India began about five years ago, with the help of Regents professor and PSO/Albrecht Naeter professor, Dr. Rama Ramakumar, who is originally from India.

“This has been one of the most active connections,” Ramakumar

Ramakumar said efforts are underway to initiate collaborative activities with Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology, Acharya Institute of Technology and Vellore Institute of Technology.

The majority of students from India study engineering at OSU, as well as business and computer science. Ramakumar said the connection with India is slowly building up, and there has been a lot of interest shown.

“The administration is really excited about such programs,” Ramakumar said. “Even President Hargis is thinking about visiting India in the near future. It is good to have students come here to study, and then go back and tell others about OSU. This is all part of a big movement we have going on.”

“Most important of all is we are interested and they are interested,” Ramakumar said.

“They can expect a response from us.”

OSU School of Electrical and Computer Engineering has connected with Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT) and Vel Tech (VTU) in India. Ramakumar said the collaboration with CIT has resulted in two successful international conferences in Coimbatore, India. The first conference, which was in 2009, was on sensors, security, software and intelligent systems. The second conference was held in 2010 and focused on embedded systems. One more conference will take place in January of 2012 over renewable energy utilization.

After collaborating with VTU, there was a conference held last year on smart technologies for materials, communication, control, computing and energy.

“It’s like a win, win situation,” Ramakumar said. “I feel good going over there and helping them, and they feel good knowing they have someone who is genuinely interested. It’s also fun because my family is there.”

In addition to the successful conferences, Dr. Kannammal Sampath, associate professor at CIT, spent one month in Stillwater working with Dr. Subhash Kak, head of the OSU Department of Computer Science, which was sponsored by the government of India.

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OSU is also one of five American institutions chosen to participate in a partnership with five universities in Iraq. The collaboration will focus on curriculum review, career development, student exchanges and the expansion of online courses.

said. “They are realistic; they know we are not MIT or Stanford, but at the same time they know we have a lot to offer. They can expect a lot from us and we are building strong contacts.”

Four TNUT vistors (from left to right): Thanh Cong Do, Thai Trung Mai, Vu Viet Vu, Huy Ngoc Vu

In Southeast Asia, ECE Head Keith Teague has been working with Thai Nguyen University of Technology (TNUT) under a program sponsored by the Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training. This effort, referred to as the Advanced Program, has as its goal the development of engineering curricula and degree programs, taught in English and patterned after the American educational model, at select Vietnamese universities. ECE is partnering with TNUT in developing an electrical engineering undergraduate degree program based on the curriculum in ECE. Four young TNUT faculty members currently visiting and observing in ECE for two months are part of that effort. Dr. Teague has visited TNUT several times helping to establish this program, which will lead to additional opportunities for collaboration and exchange of faculty and students between OSU and TNUT. Kristen McConnaughey

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yan Shelton, a 2006 University Bachelor of

Science electrical engineering graduate,

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Focus on Students Engaging in Optics

Oklahoma State

Continuing Education

techniques from the ground up in photo-

The Perkins, Okla., native said OSU

In 2007, Shelton started his doctoral

acoustic microscopy and optical coher-

was an easy choice for furthering his

track at Texas A&M in biomedical engi-

ence tomography.

education because it was just down the

neering. Under the advisement of Dr. Brian E. Applegate, his dissertation is

Touring Texas

road and offered a strong engineering

is a visionary in optics.

curriculum. ”I have always excelled in math and science so engineering was an easy decision for me,” Shelton said.

While at OSU, his specialization in optoelectronics and biomedical optics earned him dean’s honor roll and passing scores on the fundamental of engineering exam. Shelton was also active in on-campus organizations while serving

“Multiphoton Photoacoustic Microscopy.”

“Some of my research involves using light to create sound waves in tissue,” Shelton said. “Currently, I am working on increasing the spatial resolution of photoacoustic microscopy to that of confocal microscopy and other non-linear microscopy techniques.

Applications include the study of angiogenesis, as well as metabolism studies.”

as the lead teaching assistant for the

Other aspects of his research include

design capstone course.

novel, non-invasive bio-imaging

“The capstone class was an opportunity

Aside from his studies, Shelton is active in the International Society for Optical Engineering, SPIE. The student organization focuses on advancing an interdisciplinary approach to the science and application of light.

“Through this organization, we use student outreach to promote optics and engineering to the students that will become the next generation’s scientists and engineers,” Shelton said.

Recently, Shelton and a group of his biomedical engineering graduate contemporaries hit the road to east Texas and

to hold a unique leadership position as

other rural Texas locations to share

an undergraduate,” Shelton said.

their passion for optics with students in

The large enrollment course uniquely

resource-poor communities.

offered students lab and teaching

“Our graduate student group performs

components.

optics demonstrations to students,” Shelton said. “The graduate students all

“I organized efforts of the other teaching assistants and provided direction for the

enjoy teaching and we always get a really

course,” Shelton said.

great response from the kids.”

Before beginning his doctoral work at

The student demonstrations offer a slate

Texas A&M University in College Station,

of optical learning experiences.

Shelton worked as a research assistant

“The fish tank optics demonstration, for

to Dr. Daqing Piao in the areas of optical coherence tomography and ultrasound probe design and construction.

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the kind of facility they maintain are truly

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world class. I think that was the key to getting me trained to get this job.”

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anjan Singh gives credit

experiments. I cannot recall even a single

to OSU’s prestigious

instance when I heard anything discour-

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aging from him when I would discuss my

Engineering program for giving him

research plan. These are the things that

the necessary training to land a job

any student would want from a supervisor.”

at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.

Singh completed his doctoral studies in terahertz photonics based metamate-

Singh grew up in India, where he

rial and plasmonics in November 2009,

received his undergraduate degree in

before having the opportunity to work as

telecommunications from Bangalore

a postdoctoral researcher at Los Alamos

University in 2001. He earned his

National Laboratory.

master’s degree in photonics from Cochin University of Science and Technology in 2004, before making his way to Oklahoma.

Singh’s accomplishments don’t end there. In 2010, he was awarded a Graduate Research Excellence Award, which recognizes graduate students for outstanding research accomplishments as reflected in their thesis or dissertation at OSU. As a doctoral student, Singh wrote 13 journal papers and 17 conference papers.

In total, his works have been cited more than 500 times in last three years. He is also a reviewer for many top journals

“There are a lot of industries who are out

in optics and applied physics, such as there willing to hire students who graduate Nature Photonics, Optics Letters, Applied from this group,” Singh says. “Everyone Physics Letters, Optics Express, Optical knows about that particular ultrafast tera-

Material Express, Journal of Applied

“I got to know about Oklahoma State and

hertz optics group. The training they give

Physics and Journal of Optics.

its strong presence is photonics,” Singh

to the students, the research quality and

says. “I think OSU is one of the top

Singh, who is the second OSU Ph.D. student under the supervision of Zhang

universities that has a strong photonics

to work at Los Alamos, says he enjoys

program in the United States.”

the freedom he gets to pursue his

While earning his Ph.D. at OSU,

research goals.

Singh says he couldn’t have done it

“I like my job at Los Alamos since we are

without the help of his faculty adviser,

a part of a center for nanotechnologies

Dr. Weili Zhang.

and we explore may different aspects

“He is an excellent professor in terms of

of material physics,” Singh says. “More

doing research work,” Singh says. “He’ll

specifically my area of research is micro/

help you with new ideas initially when

nano metamaterial and plasmonic

you start as a fresh Ph.D. student, but

devices, which have the ability to manip-

the good thing about him is when you

ulate electromagnetic waves at will.”

approach him with your own new ideas,

Not only does Singh enjoy the freedom

he allows the student to execute it. He goes the extra step to help the students do what they are passionate about in terms of planning and executing new

he has at Los Alamos, but he also likes

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On the Frontier Publications and Grants/Contracts

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Publications (2011) H.P. Chen, W. Sheng, “Transformative CAD based industrial robot program generation,” International Journal of Robotics and ComputerIntegrated Manufacturing, 27(5): 942–948, 2011.

Y.Y. Chen, J.Q. Gu, X.C. Xie, W.L. Zhang, “Trapping and releasing light by mechanical implementation in metamaterial waveguides,” J. Optical Society of America A, 28(2): 272–277, 2011.

D.R. Chowdhury, R. Singh, M. Reiten, H.-T. Chen, A.J. Taylor, J.F. O’Hara, A.K. Azad, “A broadband planar terahertz metamaterial with nested structure,” Opt. Express 19(17), 15817 (2011).

D.R. Chowdhury, R. Singh, M. Reiten, J. Zhou, A. Taylor, J.F. O’Hara, “Tailored resonator coupling for modifying the terahertz metamaterial response,” Opt. Express 19, 10679 (2011).

M. Daneshyari and G.G. Yen, “Culturalbased multiobjective particle swarm optimization,” IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part B: Cybernetics, Vol. 41, No. 2, April 2011, pp. 553–567.

M. Daneshyari and G.G. Yen, “Cultural multiobjective PSO with sensitivity analysis for parameters using additive binary epsilon indicator,” International Journal of Computational Intelligence and Applications, Vol. 10, No. 2, June 2011, pp. 121–139.

G. Fan, X. Fan, V. Venkataraman and J. Havlicek, “Appearance Learning by Adaptive Kalman Filters for Robust Infrared Tracking,” book chapter in Machine Vision Beyond

Visible Spectrum (ISBN 978-3-642-115677), Springer-Verlag, Editors: Riad I. Hammoud, Guoliang Fan, Robert W. McMillan, Katsushi Ikeuchi, 2011.

D.J. Field, D.M. Chandler, “A method for estimating the relative contribution of phase and power spectra to the total information in natural-scene patches,” Journal of the Optical Society of America, A, accepted, 2011.

H. M. Lavasani, W. Pan, B Harrington, R. Abdolvand, and F Ayazi, “A 76dBΩ 1.7GHz 0.18μm CMOS tunable TIA Using Broadband Pre-Amplifier for High Frequency Lateral MEMS oscillators,” IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, 46(1): 224–235, 2011.

Z.Y. Li, Y.F. Ma, R. Huang, R. Singh, J.Q. Gu, Z. Tian, J.G. Han, W.L. Zhang, “Manipulating the plasmon-induced transparency in terahertz metamaterials,” Optics Express, 19(9): 8912–8919, 2011.

B.P. Harrington, R. Abdolvand, “In-plane acoustic reflectors for reducing effective anchor loss in lateral-extensional MEMS resonators,” W.P. Li, S. Stadler, R. Ramakumar, J. Micromech. Microeng. 21: 085021, 2011. “Modeling and Assessment of Wind and Insolation Resources with a Focus on Their Z. Jiang Z, D. Piao D, K.E. Bartels, G.R. Complementary Nature: A Case Study of Holyoak, J.W. Ritchey, C.L. Ownby, K. Rock, Oklahoma,” Annals of The Association of G. Slobodov, “Transrectal ultrasound-inte- American Geographers, 101 (4): 717–729, grated spectral optical tomography of hypoxic 2011. progression of a regressing tumor in a canine prostate,” Technology in Cancer Research and X. Lu, J. Han, W.L. Zhang, “Localized plasmonic Treatment, accepted, 10: 519–531, 2011. properties of subwavelength geometries resonating at terahertz frequencies,” IEEE Journal Z. Jiang, D. Piao, G.R. Holyoak, J.W. Ritchey, of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 17, K.E. Bartels, G. Slobodov, C.F. Bunting, J.S. 119–129, 2011. (Invited Paper) Krasinski, “Trans-rectal ultrasound-coupled spectral optical tomography of total hemo- Y.F. Ma, Z.Y. Li, Y.M. Yang, R. Huang, R. Singh, globin concentration enhances assessment S. Zhang, J.Q. Gu, Z. Tian, J.G. Han, W.L. of the laterality and progression of a trans- Zhang, “Plasmon-induced transparency in missible venereal tumor in canine prostate,” twisted Fano terahertz metamaterials,” Optical Urology, 77(1): 237–42, 2011.

Materials Express, 1(3): 391–399, 2011.

H. La and W. Sheng, “Flocking Control M.H. Nehrir, C. Wang, K. Strunz, H. Aki, R. Algorithms for Multiple Agents in Cluttered Ramakumar, J. Bing, Z. Miao, Z. Salameh, and Noisy Environments.” Book chapter in “A Review of Hybrid Renewable/Alternative Bio-inspired Self-Organizing Robotic Systems. Energy Systems for Electric Power Generation: Studies in Computational Intelligence, Springer- Configurations, Control and Applications.”

Verlag, 2011.

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13 Special Task Force Report, IEEE-PES Renewable Technologies Subcommittee and the Energy Development and Power Generation Committee, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2(4): 392–403, 2011.

D. Piao, A. Zhang, G. Yao, G. Xu, C. Daluwatte, C.F. Bunting, Y. Jiang Y, B.W. Pogue, “When is spiral straight,” Optics & Photonics News, “Optics in 2011” special issue, Dec. 2011.

B.W. Pogue, D. Piao, “System and method for spectral-encoded high-rate hemodynamic tomography,” United States Patent Publication, #7962198, June 14, 2011.

B.W. Pogue, D. Piao, K.D. Paulsen, S. Jiang, H. Dehghani, H. Xu, R. Springett, S. Srinivasan, “Systems and methods for tomographic image reconstruction,” United States Patent Publication, #8000775, Aug. 16, 2011.

A. Pukrittayakamee, M. Hagan, L. Raff, S. Bukkapatnam, R. Komanduri, “Practical training framework for fitting functions and their derivatives,” IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks, 22(6): 936–947, 2011.

R. Rao, Q. Cheng and P. K. Varshney, “Subspace-based Cooperative Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radios,” IEEE Sensors Journal: Special Issue on Cognitive Sensor Networks, 11(3), 611–620, 2011.

M.T. Reiten, D.R. Chowdhury, J. Zhou, J.F. O’Hara, A.K. Azad, “Resonance tuning behavior in closely spaced inhomogeneous bilayer metamaterials,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 131105 (2011).

N. Sehgal, S. Sohoni, Y. Xiong, D. Fritz, W. Mulia, J. Acken, “A cross section of the issues and research activities related to both

information security and cloud computing,” IETE Technical Review, 28(4): 279–291, 2011 (invited paper).

C.T. Vu, D.M. Chandler, “Main subject detection via adaptive feature refinement,” J. Electronic Imaging, 20(1): 013011, 2011.

R. Singh, I. Al-Naib, M. Koch, W.L. Zhang, “Sharp Fano resonances in THz metamaterials,” Optics Express, 19(7): 6312–9, 2011.

V. Whitley, D.E. Hooks, K.J. Ramos, T.H. Pierce, J.F. O’Hara, A.K. Azad, A.J. Taylor, J. Barber, R.D. Averitt, “Orientation dependent far-infrared terahertz absorptions in single crystal pentaerythritol (PETN) using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy,” J. Phys. Chem. A 115(4), 439–442, 2011.

R. Singh, I.A.I. Al-Naib, Y. Yang, D.R. Chowdhury, W. Cao, C. Rockstuhl, T. Ozaki, R. Morandotti, W.L. Zhang, “Observing metamaterial induced transparency using individual Fano resonators with broken symmetry,” Applied Physics Letters, 99, 201107, 2011.

M. Theuer, D.R. Grischkowsky, R. Beigang, “Highly Sensitive Thin Film Sensors Using Terahertz Waveguides,” TM-Technisches Messen, 78(5): 268–273, 2011.

M. Theuer, A.J. Shutler, S.S. Harsha, R. Beigang, D. Grischkowsky, “Terahertz twocylinder waveguide coupler for transversemagnetic and transverse-electric mode operation,” Applied Physics Letters, 98(7): 071108, 2011.

Z. Tian, K. Xin, M. Wang, J. Han, H. Wang, Z.R. Tian, W. L. Zhang, “Terahertz response of ferroelectric nanofibers,” Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 11, 2011. To be published.

V. Venkataraman, G. Fan, L. Yu, X. Zhang, W. Liu, and J.P. Havlicek, “Automated Target Tracking and Recognition using Coupled View and Identity Manifolds for Shape Representation,” EURASIP Journal of Advances in Signal Processing (Special Issue on Object Tracking and Monitoring Using Advanced Signal Processing Techniques), 2011:90.

G. Xu, D. Piao, H. Dehghani, “The utility of direct-current as compared to frequency domain measurement in spectrally-constrained diffuse optical tomography toward cancer imaging,” Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment, (special issue on Optical Imaging and Tomography for Cancer Detection), 10: 403–416, 2011.

A. Yadav, D. Subedi, M.A. Lundeberg, C.F. Bunting, “Problem-based Learning: Influence on Students’ Learning in an Electrical Engineering Course,” J. Engineering Education, 100(2): 253–280, 2011.

Y.P. Yang and D. Grischkowsky, “Understanding Fractional Order Surface Plasmons,” Optics Letters, 36: 4218–4220, 2011.

Y. Yang, M. Mandehgar, D.R. Grischkowsky, “Broad-Band THz Pulse Transmission through the Atmosphere,” Invited paper for the First Issue of the new journal, IEEE Transactions on THz Science and Technology, 1: 264–273, 2011.

Y.H. Yang, A. Shutler, D. Grischkowsky, “Measurement of the transmission of the atmosphere from 0.2 to 2 THz,” Optics Express, 19(9): 8830–8838, 2011. continues

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On the Frontier Research and Scholarships Y.M. Yang, R. Hiang, L.Q, Cong, Z.H. Zhu, J.Q., Gu, Z. Tian, R. Singh, S. Zhang, J.G. Han, W.L. Zhang, “Modulating the fundamental inductivecapacitive resonance in asymmetric doublesplit ring terahertz metamaterials,” Applied Physics Letters, 98(12): 121114, 2011.

Y. Yang, R. Singh, W.L. Zhang, “Anomalous terahertz transmission in bow-tie plasmonic antenna apertures,” Optics Letters, 36(15): 2901–2903, 2011.

G.G. Yen and W.F. Leong, “A multiobjective particle swarm optimizer for constrained optimization,” International Journal of Swarm Intelligence Research, Vol. 2, No. 1, March 2011, pp. 1–23.

A. Zhang, D. Piao, G. Yao, C.F. Bunting, Y. Jiang, “Diffuse photon remission along unique spiral paths on a cylindrical interface is modeled as that along a straight line on a semi-infinite interface,” Optics Letters, 36(5): 654–6, 2011.

A. Zhang, G. Xu, C. Daluwatte, G. Yao, C.F. Bunting, B.W. Pogue, D. Piao, “Photon diffusion in a homogeneous medium bounded externally or internally by an infinitely long circular cylindrical applicator — Part II: Quantitative examination of the steady-state theory,” Journal of the Optical Society of America, A, 28(2): 66–75, 2011.

X. Zhang, Q. Li, W. Cao, W. Yue, J. Gu, Z. Tian, J. Han, and W.L. Zhang, “Equivalent circuit analysis of terahertz metamaterial f ilters,” Chinese Optics Letters, 9, 110012, 2011. (Invited Paper).

F. Zhou, Y. Bao, W. Cao, C. T. Stuart, J. Gu, W. L. Zhang, and C. Sun, “Hiding a realistic object using a broadband terahertz invisibility cloak,” Scientific Reports, 1, 78 (2011).

C. Zhu, W. Sheng, “Motion and Location based Online Human Daily Activity Recognition,” J. Pervasive and Mobile Computing, 7(2): 1574– 1192, 2011.

C. Zhu, W. Sheng, “Wearable Sensor-Based Hand Gesture and Daily Activity Recognition for Robot-Assisted Living,” IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics Part A-Systems and Humans, 99: 1–5, 2011.

J. Zhu, J.G. Han, Z. Tian, J.Q. Gu, Z.Y. Chen, W.L. Zhang, “Thermal broadband tunable Terahertz metamaterials,” Optics Communications, 284(12): 3129–3133, 2011.

Grants/Contracts (2011) Reza Abdolvand, $100,000, “Thin-film piezoelectric-on-silicon resonators for commercial oscillator application,” Integrated Device Technology, Inc., 2011–2012.

Reza Abdolvand (PI) and Daryoosh Vashaee (Co-PI), $167,506, “Nanoengineered Therm­ oelectric IR sensors,” Oklahoma Edge Policy Board, year 2 award, 01/01/2011–12/30/2011 Dana Brunson (PI), Ranga Komanduri (Co-PI), Sohum Sohoni (Co-PI), Peter Hoyt (Co-PI), Lan Zhu (Co-PI), $908,812, “MRI: Acquisition of a High Performance Compute Cluster for Multidisciplinary Research,” National Science Foundation Major Research Infrastructure (MRI) program, 9/1/2011–8/31/2014.

Charles Bunting, $60,093, “Characterization of the Space Power Facility Reverberation Chamber,” Qinetiq North America / Analex for NASA, 2011–2012.

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Damon Chandler, $ 156,000 (of $405,000 total), “CAREER: Content-Based Image and Video Coding Using Higher-Level Models of Human Vision,” NSF CCF Division of Computer and Communication Foundations, 02/2011–01/2016.

Damon Chandler, $29,867, “Visually Optimal Compression of Medical Imagery,” Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology, year three award, 07/2011–06/2012.

Damon Chandler (PI), Qi Cheng (Co-PI), Weihua Sheng (Co-PI) and Keith Teague (Co-PI), $75,000, “Enabling Battlefield Situational Awareness through a Cooperative and Intelligent Video Sensor Network,” Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Cost Match, 11/6/2011–11/5/2012.

Guoliang Fan, $45,000, “Vision-based Clinical Markerless Gait Stability Analysis,” Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST), year three award, 08/2011–07/2012.

D. Grischkowsky, “THz Surface Waves, Waveguide THz-TDS and the 2D-TEM Plane,” National Science Foundation, for a three year program at $150,000/year. Third year funding with no-cost extension until May 31, 2012.

D. Grischkowsk y, $17 8,8 5 5 (O S U award amount). Sub-contract to “Highly Directional Photo-switched THz source,” with Sci-Eng solutions for U.S Air Force.

04/012010–09/31/2011.

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15 Martin Hagan (PI) and Carl Latino (Co-PI), $12,998, “Smart Cars Summer Academy,” Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, 2011–2012.

Chris Hutchens, $17,223, “Amethyst Research-VLSI Array,” Amethyst Research, Inc., 2011–2012.

Chris Hutchens (PI) and Louis G. Johnson (Co-PI), $62,768, “A Distributed Wireless Neural Interface System,” University of Texas at Dallas, 2011–2012.

J.S. Melinger (PI, Naval Research Laboratory), D.R. Grischkowsky (Co-PI), R. A. Cheville (Co-PI), $75,000/year for three years (OSU funding amount). “New THz Molecular Recognition Signatures of Threat Materials, using Waveguide THz-TDS and Long-Path THz-TDS,” Third year funding 06/15/2011–06/14/2012.

Daqing Piao, $45,000, “Photonic-needle assessment of hepatic steatosis,” Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST), year one award, 09/2011–08/2014.

Qi Cheng, $5,142, “Evaluation of the Enhanced Integrated Climatic Model for Modulus-Based Construction Specification for Oklahoma Pavements,” Oklahoma Transportation Center for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation for the Federal Highway Administration, 2011–2012.

Qi Cheng (PI), Damon Chandler(Co-PI), Weihua Sheng (Co-PI), $100,000, “OKCARS: Oklahoma Collision Analysis and Response System,” 7/1/2011–9/30/2012.

Nazanin Rahnavard, $400,000, “CAREER: A Generalized Compressive Sensing Approach for Data Acquisition and Ad-Hoc Sensor Networking,” NSF Division of ECCS, 02/2011–01/2016.

James Stine, $285,882, “Center for Academic Partnership Academy for Educational Development for the United States Department of Education,” U.S. Department of State, 11/1/2010–12/31/2012.

Rama Ramakumar, $45,873, “Control and Operation of Large-Scale Wind Farms in the Power System,” National Science Foundation (through University of Oklahoma), 2011–2012.

James Stine, $319,267, “Exploration and Evaluation of Nanometer Low-Power Multi-core VLSI Computer Architectures,” 9/28/2011–9/27/2014, Air Force Research Laboratory.

Rama Ramakumar, $20,000, “Utility consortium for the Engineering Energy Laboratory,” 2011–2012.

George Scheets (PI) and Rao Yarlagadda (Co-PI), $108,423, “Chemical Detector Signal Processing,” Sandia National Laboratories, 2011–2012.

Weihua Sheng, $42,808, “Automated and Accurate Bridge Deck Crack Inspection and Mapping,” Oklahoma Transportation Center for the U.S. Department of TransportationRITA, 8/1/2011–9/30/2012.

Weihua Sheng (PI), Qi Cheng (Co-PI) and Nazanin Rehnavard (Co-PI), $15,500, “MRI: Acquisition of an Optical Motion Capture System for Human-Centered Computing Research,” National Science Foundation, year three award, 8/1/2011-7/31/2012.

Sohum Sohoni, $15,000, “REU Supplement: Progressive Learning Platform for Computer Engineering,” National Science Foundation (NSF), 10/2011–07/2012.

James Stine, $21,000, “Computer Aided Design of Software for Digital Synthesis of Hardware,” 9/1/2011–5/31/2013, SiGenics, Corporation.

Daryoosh Vashaee, $139,691, “(Energy Harvesting) Thermoelectric Nanocomposite Materials for Medium to High Temperature Range,” Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

2011–2012.

James West, $35,000, “Synthetic Aperture Radar Processing for Change Detection,” Sandia National Laboratories, 10/2011–09/2012.

Weili Zhang, $269,996, ”Harnessing Nonlinearity for Transformative Metamaterial Technology,” Los Alamos National Laboratory, 03/2011–09/2013.

Weili Zhang, $41,425, “Time-domain Spectroscopy Characterization of Novel Terahertz Devices and Structures,” Petawave Networks, Inc., 04/2011–04/2014.

Sohum Sohoni, $150,0 0 0, “RIGEE: Progressive Learning Platform for Computer Engineering,” National Science Foundation (NSF), 08/2011–07/2013.

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The Next Generation Student Activities & Organizations (HKN and IEEE)

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Eta Kappa Nu’s website, hkn.okstate.edu, received a facelift this year with a new layout and the addition of more information about the organization. And if you’re in Engineering South be sure to check out the newly updated display case on the first floor.

Perhaps our most exciting addition to HKN this year HKN Members inducted in 2011

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his past year Eta Kappa Nu, the Electrical and

was our newest members. HKN held inductions for many new members in both the spring and fall.

Computer Engineering honor society, continued its

HKN closed out the year with the annual banquet, which honored

tradition of excellence with many old and new activ-

the new members, graduates and faculty. With such a rich history

ities. We’re pleased to announce that the Omega

and good momentum, Eta Kappa Nu looks forward to

chapter was recognized nationally with an Outstanding

another electrifying year to come.

Chapter Award for the second year in a row.

At its monthly meetings, HKN hosted speakers from

Lauren Stelzl

both members and faculty. Members shared their

Omega Chapter President

experiences as interns and research assistants to

2011-2012

serve as a reference for fellow students looking for

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extracurricular opportunities. Many of the faculty were gracious enough to speak about their current research, accomplishments and their experiences in both academia and industry.

Outside of meetings, HKN continued many activities from the past. HKN held regular tutoring for engineering classes, as well as special review sessions for the circuits classes. In spring, Eta Kappa Nu sponsored the annual ECE ping pong tournament. In fall, members served the Stillwater community as part of OSU’s Into the Streets project.

This fall, Eta Kappa Nu started some new social activities.

Members played an ongoing game called Zapped! where they tried to tag each other at various places on campus. HKN also sponsored a rock climbing night and a movie night for ECE students in conjunction with IEEE, the ECE professional society.

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re you an engineering major? Are you looking for an

There are two main scheduled events held by IEEE OSU

internship? Then IEEE is the organization for you.

throughout the school year. In October, IEEE hosts the annual

The Oklahoma State University student branch of

the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a profes-

sional student organization whose primary focus is to inform students of employment and internship opportunities as well as

Fall Picnic on the OSU campus’s library lawn. This event provides members with opportunities to socialize and play games all while eating delicious grilled food. In spring, IEEE OSU hosts an annual Spring Banquet. In the past, the Spring Banquet has featured speakers such as Don McMillan, an electrical engineer turned comedian, and Jordin Kare from Intellectual Ventures who spoke about his mosquito laser defense system. During the banquet Dr. Keith Teague, head of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, announces recipients of scholarships for the upcoming academic year. Additionally, the Professor of the Year award is given to a professor who has gone above and beyond their call of duty during the previous school year.

The OSU IEEE student branch will continually strive to provide

Fall IEEE Picnic

career information and opportunities to its members in order to positively influence both Oklahoma State University and the world.

the resources available for students interested in electrical and

For more information about OSU IEEE and updates pertaining to

computer engineering and related fields. To accomplish this, OSU

the organization, visit ieee.okstate.edu.

IEEE holds monthly meetings for its members. During these meetings, representatives from companies around Oklahoma and surrounding states come to speak about their experiences in the workforce and promote their respective companies in the process.

After the meetings adjourn, prospective student members have the opportunity to meet with the speakers and talk about possible

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career paths, goals, and even internship or employment openings.

Last year representatives from Sentinel Power Services, Burns and McDonnell, Sandia National Laboratories and ABB presented.

This coming spring semester, representatives from Garmin and Jackson County Memorial Hospital are scheduled to present.

In addition to monthly meetings, OSU IEEE holds game and movie nights periodically throughout the semester as a way for its members to interact and socialize. These events are typically co-hosted by both the OSU IEEE student branch and Eta Kappa Nu, the electrical engineering honor society.

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On the Shoulders of Giants Lights, Camera, Action: Displaying the Future Through Digital Image Projection

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n 2010, Greg Pettitt was invited to Beverly Hills, Calif., to receive the much sought after Academy of

Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Award.

The academy recognized Pettitt along with Brad Walker, D. Scott Dewald and Bill Werner in February, with a 2009 Academy Scientific and Technology Award”. The award ceremony was held in 2010 for the 2009 awards.

“The award was based on a collaborative and cumulative work completed on the DLP Cinema projector from 1997 to 2009, which produced a projection system that could produce bright, color accurate

Brad Walker, Bill Werner, Greg Pettitt and D. Scott Dewald (from left to right) accept their 2009 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Scientific and Engineering Awards. Photo © Acadamy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

images,” Pettitt said. “Today, over 50,000 theatres use our projection system with

“Upon accepting the position at Texas

many theaters having converted to all

Instruments in 1984, I worked as an algo-

digital projection.”

rithm development and system engi-

It’s a bright and colorful world

neer in the defense systems division,” Pettitt said.

Pettitt spent his first nine years

Pettitt’s work at Texas Instruments in Dallas began

at Texas Instruments working

28 years ago following his

with infrared technology systems

education at Oklahoma State

on several projects in the area of

University. Pettitt received his

target tracking on both ground based and airborne systems.

Bachelor of Science degree in 1982 and his Master of Science degree in 1983 in electrical engineering.

Greg Pettit

“I worked with infrared imaging systems, which utilize heat to image objects,” he said. “The infrared

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picture and color with an overall appear-

various types of objects from tanks to

ance like no other system prior.”

aircraft and missiles.”

On June 18, 1999, Star Wars I: The

In 1987, Larry Hornbeck invented the

Phantom Menace was projected in both

digital micromirror device, DMD. Later,

New York and Los Angeles with the new

Texas Instruments founded a corpo-

DLP Cinema projection system.

rate venture project to utilize the DMD

“This was the first time a movie had been

in both printing and display applications.

presented in a public theatre in a digital

Pettitt joined the project in 1993 and the

format,” he said.

projector technology was eventually given

The system began to be used in theaters

the name, DLP (Digital Light Processing).

“The DMD semiconductor device uses millions of mirrors to produce a projected

but also found uses in the animation Texas Instruments DLP Cinema Mark V Projector

animation studios use the projectors to

image,” Pettitt said. “A custom ASIC was developed to drive the DMD. I joined

educational background or training in the

the algorithm team to work on the

area of the human visual system or color

ASIC development. The first products launched in 1996.”

Over the course of time, Pettitt’s

signal processing, Pettitt found answers to

projector make it perfect for this applica-

team headed west with their projector.

“We took our projector to Hollywood,” Pettitt said. “We set-up and presented movie clips. In the

one could improve that

end, our projection

With no formal

Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award,” Pettitt said. “Now, thousands of movie theatres around the world feature the DLP Cinema digital projectors.” continues

various digitized

projected image and how image,” Pettitt said.

“The stability and color accuracy of the tion and was the basis for the Academy of

interest in the human visual

the eye perceives the

to the theaters.

his questions though his acquired knowlIn 1997, the DLP Cinema engineering

“I became interested in how

screen the material before being released

edge in color processing.

work with algorithms led to an system.

studios and post-production houses. Many

system offered great contrast, stable

Greg Pettit pictured with his family. Crystal, Cody, Ryan, Connie, Greg and Brittney.

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20 Currently, traditional projection lamps last 2,000 to 8,000 hours.

“The new solid state illumination sources will last from 15,000 to 20,000 hours,” Pettitt said. “The lamps should never have to be replaced.”

What the future holds Future work for Pettitt includes the ongoing work in projection systems.

“DLP is continuing its work on conference room projectors, and is branching into pico and embedded projectors, which

DLP BrilliantColor Multi-primary System

can fit into cell phones and other handheld devices,” he said.

Exploring new interests

colorful images.

With success in the digital projection

“The majority of the DLP projectors on the

realm, Pettit moved into the conference

market today use the BrilliantColor algo-

room and home theater projection market.

rithm,” he said. “DLP projector manu-

“I again focused on how the eye perceived

factures can choose from many colors

color and image quality,” Pettitt said. “At

beyond the traditional red, green and

processing to display brighter, more

Pettit is currently assigned to the Kilby Labs, an advanced research facility at Texas Instruments.

Today, Pettitt lives in Farmersville, Texas with his wife Connie. They have four children: Kristen (husband, Daniel Ostertag), Crystal (husband, Cody Maynard), Brittney

the time, standard displays used just red,

blue, extending into yellow, cyan, magenta

green and blue to create the picture. I

and whites.”

was looking into expanding the number of

Today, Pettitt focuses his time in devel-

colors used by the system and expanding

working on projection technology, Pettitt

oping solid state projecting systems.

enjoys working on his small ranch raising

“Solid state projectors use either light-

miniature Herefords

the display into a multi-primary display.”

Pettitt’s work on multi-primary displays

and Ryan. Pettitt also has three grandchildren: Ethan, Meranda and Ty. When not

emitting diodes (LED), lasers or phosphor

is known as the BrilliantColor algorithm.

conversions to be the light source to the

Rather than the standard three-color

DMD,” Pettitt said. “This will allow for long

processing, BrilliantColor uses a six-color

life, high brightness projectors.”

Kylee WIllard

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Focus on Students

Focus on Students

Ryan Shelton continued from page 10

Ranjan Singh Engineering Society member, Engineering

continued from page 11

World Health member and Optical Society Another demonstration performed at the optics educational venue include an overhead projector and corn syrup.

of America member.

To date, his awards and honors include the 2011 SPIE Scholarship in Optics and

“The facilities here are very advanced which allows me to think of novel experiments that could not be done in any other place,” Singh says.

“We put corn syrup, which is optically

Photonics Award, 2011 Leonard and

active, in a beaker on the overhead

Idam Hobbs Scholarship, 2011 SPIE

Singh continues to be successful at Los

projector, then put strips of polaroid on the

Education Outreach Award, 2011 Ocean

Alamos, while still giving credit to OSU’s

bottom and top of the beaker then rotate

Optics Development Grant, 2010 featured

Electrical and Computer Engineering

the top polaroid strip.” Shelton said. “The

article invitation from OCTnews.org, 2010

program.

light projected onto the wall then cycles

Spectra-Physics Research Excellence

through all the colors of the visible spec-

Scholar, and 2008 Texas A&M Alpha Eta

trum as the top polaroid strip is rotated,

Mu Beta inductee.

due to the properties of the glucose in the corn syrup. It’s one of our most popular demos.”

The student demonstrations exposed more than 600 children from four different schools to optics from a single threeday tour. In total, Shelton’s group has presented to more than more than 1,500 students over the past year.

“Our demonstrations cover a broad range of topics including reflection, refraction, absorption, fluorescence, scattering, polarization and diffraction,” Shelton said. “We are trying to inspire students and increase student interest in science and engineering.”

The extra curriculars

Specifically, the recently awarded ocean

“Zhang is one of the best advisers in that particular job,” Singh says. “OSU is really world-famous in making its mark in the terahertz technology and the PhDs from

optics development grant has allowed

this group usually has several job offers,

Shelton to work with sensors and

even before they graduate. I think the

build electronics.

exposure I received in this group was a key

“It is an honor to receive a funded grant

to my success overall.”

like this as a graduate student,” Shelton said. “A colleague and I wrote this grant proposing a low-cost design for an in-line oxygen sensor for oxygen concentrators in

Information box: Ranjan Singh

the developing world.”

Hometown: Jamshedpur, Jharkhand in

Shelton accounts for more than six peer-

India

reviewed publications and two conference

Date of birth: April 26, 1978

papers. His future holds the potential for both industry and academia.

“I am planning to pursue a post doc followed by an academic faculty position, but I am also keeping myself open to

Shelton’s other activities include serving

possible industry positions with compa-

as the Alpha Eta Mu Beta Biomedical

nies that specialize in optical imaging,”

Engineering Honor Society president,

Shelton said.

Institute of Electrical and Electronics

Shelton’s expected graduation date from

Engineers member, Biomedical

Texas A&M is August 2012.

Research interests: micro-nano photonics, metamaterials and plasmonic devices and ultrafast optics Hobbies: Playing and watching the game of cricket, cooking and listening to Hindi music

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University of Iraq computer engineering department head visits OSU OSU ECE’s department head, Dr. Keith Teague, left, was presented a gift by Dr. Majid Abdulnabi Alwan Al-Tameemi.

Dr. Al-Tameemi is the head of the Computer Engineering Department of

the University of Basrah, Iraq and visited OSU for two weeks in part of a U.S. State Department grant with Dr. James

IROS CoTeSys Cognitive Robotics Best Paper Award

The title of the paper is “Using Human Motion Estimation for Human-Robot Cooperative Manipulation.”

Congratulations to Dr Weihua Sheng, Anand Thobbi and Ye Gu for winning the IROS CoTeSys Cognitive Robotics Best Paper Award at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robot and Systems (IROS2011).

Started in 2010, this award, sponsored by the German Cluster of Excellence, CoTeSys, is to promote interdisciplinary research on cognition for technical systems and advancements of cognitive robotics in industry, home applications and daily life.

ECE Team receives ASEE Midwest Conference firstplace Outstanding Paper Award A research paper by Dr. Sohum Sohoni and his students, David Fritz and Wira Mulia, received the first-place Outstanding Paper Award at the ASEE Midwest Conference held last month. ASEE is the American Society for Engineering Education. The paper is “Transforming a Microprocessors Course through the Progressive Learning

Platform.” The paper describes the process of rethinking and redesigning a course around the concepts of active learning, collaborative learning and higher-order skills through the use of an innovative learning platform. The paper also discusses how a course can be used as a research test bed for conducting engineering education research.

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Stine, right, and the AED Linkages. Dr. Al-Tameemi was visiting to learn how U.S. universities work and how to improve his computer engineering department. Dr. Stine will continue to work with him to be a guide in helping him with developing his department to be noteworthy, independent and functional.

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Anand Thobbi, Dr Weihua Sheng, Ye Gu with their IROS2011 Award (left to right)

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Dr. Sohoni, Wira Mulia, and David Fritz (left to right) with their Outstanding Paper Award

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23 OSU research team led by Dr. Sohoni awarded NSF funding An OSU-based research team led by Dr. Sohum Sohoni was recently awarded $150,000 funding from the National Science Foundation to further Dr. Sohoni’s work in designing a learning platform for computer engineering courses. The Progressive Learning Platform (PLP) provides a common development platform using a Field Programmable Gate Array board for a number of computer engineering courses and provides curricular elements like tutorials, projects and quizzes based

Dr. Yen awarded the Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper award from the IEEE SMC Society Dr. Gary Yen was recently awarded Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper award from IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society. His published paper, “Vaccine enhanced artificial immune system for multimodal function optimization,” coauthored with his student, is cited “for contribution to understanding of artificial immune system through biological metaphor in vaccination and its applications in optimization.”

The annual Andrew P. Sage Best Transactions Paper award is the highest honor bestowed by the society. This paper was also selected promptly after its publication as the featured article on the

around the platform. Curricular material is designed to engage students with different learning styles and includes activities based around collaboration and communication in a real-world setting. With an overarching system like PLP, where different aspects of it are taught and operated on in different courses, students will be able to directly see how concepts in different computer engineering courses are related to each other. Dr. Sohoni is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and the director of the Computer Architecture Education, Simulation and Research Lab at OSU. Two of his doctoral students, David Fritz and Wira Mulia have been instrumental in the development of PLP. Research team members in charge of

directing and assessing the students’ acquisition of communication skills and educational impacts of PLP include Dr. Kerri Kearney, educational leadership, College of Education; Dr. Rebecca Damron, English, College of Arts and Sciences; and Dr. YoonJung Cho, educational psychology, College of Education.

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PhysOrg.com homepage. The idea of mimicking the way that a living body acquires immunity to disease through vaccination reported in this paper leads to the design of an artificial immune system for solving optimization problems more effectively than ever.

Dr. Yen was also interviewed by Eric Bland, technology correspondent for the Discovery Channel. This paper has convincingly made significant and lasting impact to the fields of computational intelligence, optimization and bioinformatics and begins to gain attention from medical science community.

Dr. Yen received a Regents Distinguished Research Award in 2009. He was the founding editor-in-chief of IEEE

Computational Intelligence Magazine and served as President of IEEE Computational Intelligence Society in 2010-2011. Dr. Yen is an IEEE Fellow.

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Kenneth Brand, manager of Distribution Operations Services with AEP/PSO in Tulsa, recently presented a check for annual program support to Dr. Rama Ramakumar, Regents Professor, PSO/ Albrecht Naeter Professor and director of the Oklahoma State University Engineering Energy Laboratory. The pair was joined

by Dr. Keith Teague, head of the OSU School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

The American Electric Power/Public Service Company of

AEP/PSO’s continuous support of the energy program at OSU

Oklahoma in Tulsa has presented a check for annual program

dates back to the early 1960’s, according to Teague. Two long-

support for the Oklahoma State University Energy Laboratory.

standing educational outreach events, the annual Frontiers of

The support of AEP/PSO and other sponsors enables the

Power Conference, in its 44th year, and the Energy Information

energy engineering program at OSU to graduate hundreds

Dissemination Program, are made possible by such support and

of power engineering professionals who are employed in all

serve the ongoing needs of professionals in the field.

aspects of the industry and academia worldwide, including AEP/PSO.

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and WiMAX. The details on IMS and applications such

OSU alumnus Saad Z. Asif publishes his second book

as Mobile TV, Mobile Commerce and others are also provided.

The role of various standard development organizations and industry forums is highlighted throughout. The ecosystem is strengthened with the addition of the technology management component that covers topics like technology development, innovation management, knowledge management and so on.

Asif has more than 12 years of experience in evaluating telecommunications standards, state-of-the-art wireless technologies and

Saad Z. Asif, an OSU alumnus (BS 1996 and MS

providing strategic direction to the companies. He is currently working

1997 Electrical Engineering) recently published

as transmission strategy manager at Telenor Pakistan in Islamabad,

his second book Next Generation Mobile Communication Ecosystem (Wiley, UK, 2011). The book takes an in-depth look

focusing on Gigabit Ethernet radios and Carrier Ethernet technologies. He previously worked for Sprint in Overland Park, Kan., where

at the mobile communications ecosystem covering the two key

he carried out proof-of-concept trials of 3G (CDMA2000), EV-DO and

components, i.e., network and end-user devices, in detail.

smart antennas.

The book focuses on OFDM-based radio technologies such as

Asif is the author of the book Wireless Communications Evolution to

LTE, MBWA and WiMAX. Cutting-edge research on emerging

3G and Beyond (Artech House, USA, 2007). He has also published

Gigabit Ethernet Microwave Radios and Carrier Ethernet trans-

ten papers, holds four U.S. patents as a copatentee and is a senior

port technologies is also provided. The book also discusses

member of the IEEE. He also completed an M.S. in engineering

core, operation, architectural and performance aspects of EPS

management from the University of Kansas in 2001.

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Emeritus ECE faculty member Dr. Daniel Dee Lingenbach passes away

1992. He directed the Frontiers of Power Conference from 1968 to 1987. His research interests included electromagnetic relays and electric power systems. Dr. Lingelbach often took advantage of the

Daniel Dee Lingelbach was born on Oct. 4, 1925,

summer months to gain experiences with industry, including Boeing

to George D. and Nora B. (Corbet) Lingelbach

Aircraft, NASA and Dow Chemical. Additionally, he often enrolled

in Wilkinsburg, Pa. His early years were spent

in summer courses at other universities to enhance his knowledge.

in Topeka, Salina, Minneapolis and Manhattan,

Following his retirement from Oklahoma State University in 1987 he

Kan. He graduated from Anacostia High School

held the rank of professor emeritus in the School of Electrical and

in Washington, D. C., in 1943 and enlisted in the

Computer Engineering. Dr. Lingelbach continued his service to the

U.S. Navy. He was assigned to the University of Virginia Navy

College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology by working in

V-12 Officer Training Unit and enrolled in electrical engineering.

Engineering Extension (now Outreach) until 1992. He had continued

His Navy service sent him to the Bureau of Naval Personnel in

his association with the OSU Engineering Energy Laboratory,

Arlington, Va., until his discharge in May 1946. He then returned

serving on the program committee for the Frontiers of Power

to Manhattan, Kan., where he completed his degree in electrical

Conference, in its 44th year at the time of his death.

engineering, receiving his B.S. in 1947, followed by his M.S. in 1948. He taught for seven years at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. In 1949, Dan married Ruby Dickey. He is survived by Ruby and their three children, Jean Marie, Dick and David, as well as many other members of the extended family.

During his 32 years of teaching electrical engineering at OSU, Dr. Lingelbach helped prepare hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students for careers in industry, academia and public service.

He was known as a tough, but fair, professor, and for some he was their very first professor of engineering, and they credit him with

In 1955, Dan accepted an appointment at Oklahoma State

helping them prepare for their life’s work both academically and as

University to teach electrical engineering while he pursued his

a positive role model.

Ph.D., graduating in 1960. At OSU, Dan directed the internationally recognized Electromagnetic Relay Conferences from 1963 to

OSU team places at robotics contest

Dan died on March 7, 2011, in Stillwater Medical Center at the age of 85. He will be missed by his OSU family and his many friends.

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OSU students Ryan Atkins, Majid Al-Sarmi, Craig Gebhard and Kevin Vo designed and built an autonomous, mobile robot that took sixth place in a field of 35 in the 2011 Region 5 Robotics contest held April 16 in Baton Rouge, La. The goal at the contest was for the robot to collect a large enough electrical charge at one of three charging stations and be the fastest to raise a flag with the charge. The OSU Electrical

Robotics team photo (l-r): Majid Al-Sarmi, Ryan Atkins (team leader), Craig Gebhard and Kevin Vo

and Computer Engineering Senior Design 2 Team’s best

“We were disappointed we didn’t win, but we were also pretty

score of one minute and 57 seconds just missed the cutoff to

happy with our performance given that we only started work on

advance to the third and final round by seven seconds, but was

our robot this semester, while the winning team started work on

good enough for sixth place.

theirs in the fall,” Atkins said. “Besides, we beat OU!” COURTESY PHOTO

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Dr. Damon Chandler receives NSF CAREER award Dr. Damon Chandler, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and the director of the Vision and Signal Processing Lab, was recently awarded NSF CAREER award for his research project, “Content-Based Image and Video Coding Using Higher-Level Models of Human Vision.”

Dr. Chandler’s CAREER project aims to develop smarter ways of compressing images and video for low-bandwidth/

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processing and interpreting images and video. Their goal is to develop next-generation coding schemes which can take into account higher-level aspects of human vision such as content-adaptive masking; perceptual importance across space, frequency and time; and elements of visual cognition. Ultimately, this research will significantly reduce bandwidth requirements while maximizing visual quality and the overall multimedia experience. The results of

mobile networks. Current methods of image and video coding are

this research will also provide a better understanding of the effects

effective largely because they capitalize on low-level aspects of

of distortions on image/video appearance, which will further push

human vision. Standard compression techniques such as JPEG and

the state of the art in areas such as digital watermarking, quality

MPEG operate in a perceptually simplistic manner by placing errors

assessment, image synthesis, and printer and display design. Dr.

into regions which can better hide the compression artifacts. The

Chandler’s research is integrated with an educational component

inherent assumption in this approach is that the consumer is looking

that promotes student development in applying knowledge of human

for the distortion in the presence of the video. In actuality, the

vision to engineering problems. Two multimedia-driven competi-

consumer is looking at the video in the presence of possible distor-

tions, interdisciplinary graduate-level courses, an interdisciplinary

tion, which is a fundamentally different perceptual task that requires

summer workshop, and undergraduate research projects and curric-

a fundamentally different model of human vision.

ulum reform are currently in preparation and will be made available

In this project, Dr. Chandler and his team research how compres-

to students in the coming years.

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sion artifacts influence the ability of the human visual system in

The reliable operation of the emerging large-scale networking paradigms such as ad-hoc sensor networks is susceptible to

Dr. Nazanin Rahnavard receives NSF CAREER award

their overwhelming communication, computation and sensing

Dr. Nazanin Rahnavard, assistant professor of electrical and

communication and sensing schemes that ensure reli-

computer engineering and the director of the Communications

ability, while offering a reduced load of communication

and Wireless Networks Lab, was recently awarded NSF CAREER

and computation. The design of such schemes has to

award for her research project, “A Generalized Compressive

be problem specific and the one-size-fits-all approach

Sensing Approach for Data Acquisition and Ad-Hoc Sensor

should be avoided to ensure an effective reduction in the

Networking.”

amount of communicated/collected data.

The objective of Dr. Rahnavard’s research is to advance the

Dr. Rahnavard’s research bridges the gap between the

emerging field of compressive sensing and broaden its scope into

advanced theoretical research on modern coding and compres-

a multitude of new applications, such as ad-hoc networking, by

sive sensing, as to significantly enhance the efficiency of data

significantly enhancing the efficiency through the utilization of

acquisition and ad-hoc networking by considerably reducing

problem-specific signals and systems properties.

sensing and communication costs.

complexities. To overcome this problem, it is vital to devise new

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