2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

1. Mr. Ning Gong ECE Department of Temple University [biography]

   Ning Gong is currently a third year PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Temple University. His research is focused on Computer Network and Control Theories. He is particularly interested in network topologies and resilience control applications. Before coming to Temple University, he graduated in Polytechnic Institute of New York University with his M.S degree. Currently he is a Graduate Research Assistant in the department. He can be contacted at: ning.gong@temple.edu.

2. Dr. Brian P. Butz Temple University [biography]

   Dr. Brian P. Butz is a Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. In 1987, Professor Butz founded the Intelligent Systems Application Center (ISAC) which provided a focal point within Temple University for research in intelligent systems. Professor Butz's research efforts focused on expert/knowledge-based systems and intelligent tutoring systems. He has been the Principal Investigator for several projects that immerse users into a particular virtual environment in which they are able to learn both theory and application within a specific subject area. From 1989 through 1996, Professor Butz was the Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Temple University. He has written many papers on intelligent systems and has received several teaching awards including the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching and the Temple University Great Teacher Award. He is a m a Life Senior Member of the IEEE.

3. Dr. Saroj K Biswas http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5464-1773 Temple University [biography]

   Saroj Biswas is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Temple University specializing in electrical machines and power systems, multimedia tutoring, and control and optimization of dynamic systems. He has been the principle investigator of a project for the development of an intelligent tutoring shell that allows instructors create their own web-based tutoring system. His current research focuses on security of cyber-physical systems based on multiagent framework with applications to the power grid, and the integration of an intelligent virtual laboratory environment in curriculum. He is an associate editor of Dynamics of Continuous, Discrete and Impulsive Systems: Series B, and is a member of IEEE, ASEE, and Sigma Xi.

4. Dr. Li Bai Temple University [biography]

   Dr. Li Bai is a Professor in the ECE department, Temple University. He received his B.S. (1996) from Temple University, M.S. (1998) and Ph.D. (2001) from Drexel University, all in Electrical Engineering. He was a summer research faculty in AFRL, Rome, NY, during 2002–2004 and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD), Philadelphia, PA, during 2006–2007. His research interests include video tracking, level 2+ information fusion, array signal processing and multi-agent systems, wireless sensor network and dependable secure computing. His research has been supported by Office of Naval Research, Department of Transportation, U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), National Science Foundation, U.S. Army and Exxon Mobil, etc. Also, Dr. Bai served as the Chair of the IEEE Philadelphia Section in 2007 and was Young Engineer of the Year in Delaware Valley, IEEE Philadelphia Section in 2004.

5. Daniel J Douglas Temple University [biography]

   Daniel Douglas is an undergraduate student of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Temple University. He is interested in research opportunities involving machine learning, power systems, and software applications. His long term goal is a career in power and energy systems engineering.

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