NJIT in the News

"Internet 2.0: Hype or Hope?" is the topic of the IEEE COMSOC Distinguished Lecture by Henning Schulzrinne, PhD, the Levi Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University, on Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. (refreshments start at 5:45 pm.) in 202 ECEC. The event is co-sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society North Jersey Chapter and the NJIT Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Contact Nirwan Ansari at 973-596-3670 or Yanchao Zhang at 973-642-7817.

Yoshihiko Takahashi, PhD, a professor of mechanical systems engineering at the Kanagawa Institute of Technology in Kanagawa, Japan, will discuss "Sustainable Technologies for Humans and the Earth" at the North Jersey IEEE/NJIT Control Systems Seminar on Sept 10, 5-6 p.m. in 202 ECEC. Takahashi's research interests are in human-assisted robotic systems, fuel cell electrical vehicles, and applications of sustainable energy. For more information, contact Timothy Chang at 973-596-3519; changtn@njit.edu.

V. Ramgopal Rao, PhD, a professor in the EE Department of IIT Bombay, a visiting professor at Georgia Tech and a distinguished lecturer of the IEEE Electron Device Society, will discuss "Polymer Based Sensor Systems for Healthcare and Homeland Security" at an IEEE and Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Seminar on June 8, 5-6 p.m. in the ECE Building Rm. 202. 

Tiffany Jing Li, PhD, an associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Lehigh University, will discuss "Wireless Network Communications: Unifying Source, Channel and Network Coding" on April 13 at 3 p.m. in ECEC 202. The IEEE Communications Society (COMSOC) North Jersey Chapter and NJIT's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering are co-sponsors of the event. Contact: Nirwan Ansari at 973-596-3670 or Yanchao Zhang at 973-642-7817.

An NJIT electrical engineer has cracked the code that will enable researchers around the world to detect tampering with electronic images.

The Lasers and Electro-Optics Chapter of the IEEE North Jersey Section and the Electronic Imaging Center at NJIT will host “Cellular-Scale Dynamics: Kinetics and Hydrodynamics,” a seminar by Howard Stone, PhD, professor of Engineering and Applied Mathematics at Harvard University, on April 6 at 3:30 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom B. For more information, contact Professors Raquel Perez-Castillejos or Haim Grebel.

Stamatios V. Kartalopoulos, PhD, COMSOC Distinguished Lecturer and Williams Professor in Telecommunications Networking at the University of Oklahoma, will discuss "Chaos and Its Applicability to Communications Security" on March 24 at 6 p.m. in ECEC 202. The event is sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society North Jersey Chapter and NJIT's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Alexander C. Loui, PhD, of Kodak Research Labs at the Eastman Kodak Company, will discuss his recent work on "Media Content Analysis for Semantic Indexing and Detection" on Feb. 19 at 4:45 p.m. in ECE 202. The seminar is jointly sponsored by the NJIT-IEEE Signal Processing Society North Jersey Section and NJIT's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

NJIT Professor Grace Guiling Wang, PhD will discuss "Dependable Sensor Networks" on Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. in ECEC 202. The seminar is sponsored by the IEEE Communications Society North Jersey Chapter and NJIT's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. 

Nirwan Ansari, of Montville, a professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, has received two notable honors. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has named him a Fellow for his contributions to broadband networks and communications. Ansari also received an award from the IEEE member and geographic activities board.

A structural engineer and world-renowned expert on how structures respond to natural disasters, M. Ala Saadeghvaziri, PhD, a professor at NJIT, has been named a Fellow by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).  Saadeghvaziri, of Basking Ridge, researches the effect upon buildings and other structures due to time, usage and loadings or the outcome of disasters such as earthquakes or explosions.

The Research & Development Council of New Jersey will present on Nov. 6, 2008, a coveted Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award to NJIT Distinguished Professor Yeheskel Bar-Ness, a prominent expert in the field of wireless communications and signal processing.

Thanks to companies, universities, and inventors designing and manufacturing biomedical sensors, healthcare and its related economy will radically change over the next decade.

Nine industry/academic speakers will present a broad spectrum of important issues including careers, research, and education at the "Bioelectronics, Imaging, and Control: Challenges and Opportunities" seminar on Nov. 6, 5-6 p.m. in  ECEC 202 (Conference Room). The seminar is to open to IEEE members, science and engineering students and communities as well as the general public. For more information, contact Professor Timothy Chang at 973-596-3519; chang@njit.edu.

Qing Yang, PhD, distinguished professor of engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Rhode Island, will discuss “TRAP-Array: A Disk Array Architecture Providing Timely Recovery to Any Point-in-Time” on April 18 at 11:45 a.m. in ECEC Room 202 (conference room). The talk is sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NJIT. 

MengChu Zhou, PhD, a professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, presented a keynote lecture on "Petri Nets" on April 7 at the 2008 IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control in Sanya, China.

Nancy W. Coppola, associate professor in the department of humanities at NJIT, has been named associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. A senior member of IEEE, Dr. Coppola’s editorial domain is technology transfer and innovation.

Ali N. Akansu, PhD, professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, has been elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), one of the Institute’s most prestigious honors and the highest grade of membership.

Atam P. Dhawan, PhD, professor and chair of the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, was named the conference chair of  the 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS). The event will be held August 30-Sept. 3 in New York City.

NJIT will be connected live to the IEEE Wireless Telecom Symposium on April 28, 12 noon-3 p.m. in GITC 1403. Through a dedicated messaging link, executives from Research in Motion, Motorola and Lucent Technologies will be available to answer questions from NJIT participants. Lunch and refreshments will be served. Please RSVP by April 25 to: Katia Passerini.

Shuangquan Wang, a doctoral student in the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, took first prize in a graduate poster contest that was part of the IEEE’s Global Telecommunication Conference, held in St. Louis, Mo. Wang’s poster highlighted his breakthrough research that could help improve the communication system known as multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO). 

Yeheskel Bar-Ness, PhD, a distinguished professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), was honored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) for his “outstanding, sustained and visionary contributions” to the institute’s publications and for founding the journal IEEE Communications Letters.”

Mengchu Zhou, PhD, professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Laboratory for Discrete Event Systems at NJIT, received the Outstanding Contribution Award from IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society at the annual banquet of IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man and Cybernetics. Zhou was recognized for his contributions in March 2004 as General Co-Chair of the IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control in Taiwan.

In an effort to leverage resources and create ongoing communication channels, the IEEE North Jersey Section and NJIT’s Division of Career Development Services (CDS) have entered into an alliance that stands to greatly benefit both organizations. “It is our objective to distribute information about various career development programs, services, and events that we think will be of interest and value to the IEEE members and their employing companies,” says Gregory Mass, executive director of the Career Development Center.

Atam Dhawan, PhD, chair and professor of the department of electrical and computer engineering at NJIT, has been elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his breakthrough research in the field of optical imaging. Being elected Fellow is one of the Institute’s most prestigious honors and the highest grade of membership.