2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

1. Dr. Yanxiao . Zhao Virginia Commonwealth University [biography]

   Dr. Yanxiao Zhao is an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Zhao’s research interests include, but not limited to: Internet of things (IoT), 5/6G communications, machine learning, cyber security, wireless energy harvesting, power management and communications in smart grid. Dr. Zhao’s research has been supported by NSF, NASA, Air Force and Virginia Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI). Dr. Zhao has published over 80 papers in prestigious journals and international conferences. She was the recipient of the Best Paper Award for three international conferences WASA2009, ChinaCom2016 and ICMIC2019. She has been actively organizing international conferences by serving as TPC chairs, publicity chairs and TPC members. She is an IEEE Senior Member.

2. Dr. Shaobo Huang University of Saskatchewan [biography]

   Dr. Shaobo Huang received a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Education from Utah State University. She has over eight years of teaching and/or research experience in engineering education. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Ron and Jane Graham School of Professional Development with a joint appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. Dr. Huang is one of the key leaders in the RE-ENGINEERED First-Year Program at the University of Saskatchewan.

3. Dr. Carl Elks Virginia Commonwealth University [biography]

   CARL ELKS is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, USA. His research interests include the design and assessment of safe and secure cyber-physical systems of the type found in critical infrastructure such as nuclear power, aerospace applications, smart cities, and medical devices. HIs recent teaching interests include model based design of embedded systems, and systems thinking for undergraduates. Elks received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia in 2005. He is a Member of IEEE. Contact him at crelks@vcu.edu.

4. Prof. Umit Ozgur Virginia Commonwealth University [biography]

   Umit Ozgur received his B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Physics from Bogazici University (Turkey) and PhD degree in Physics from Duke University in 2003. He joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at VCU in 2008 as an Assis

5. Dr. Vitaliy Avrutin Virginia Commonwealth University [biography]

   Vitaliy Avrutin received his Ph.D. degree in physics and mathematics from Institute of Microelectronics Technology, Russian Academy of Sciences, in 1999. He has held the positions of research scientist at Institute of Microelectronics Technology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Russia, and later at the Department of Semiconductor Physics, University of Ulm, Germany. Currently, he is Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Virginia Commonwealth University. His research interests encompass growth, characterization and device applications of semiconductor, nanophotonic, and plasmonic materials. He is a member of the American Physical Society, the Materials Research Society, and IEEE.

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