2024 Annual Conference Presentations

T.I.M.E.E. Workshop 

2:00 pm - 2:15 pm T.I.M.E.E. Working Group Introduction

Sid Deliwala, Alfred Moore Senior Fellow, Penn Engineering Director, Detkin Lab and ESE Lab Programs, Associated Faculty in ESE, University of Pennsylvania

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2:15 pm - 3:30 pm Panel 1: Nifty Ideas and Surprising Flops in ECE Senior Design Courses - A panel discussion with industry leaders

Sid Deliwala, University of Pennsylvania

Y C Wang, DigiKey

Casey Latham, Keysight

Patrick Kane, Infineon  

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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Panel 2: Equitable Acess in Engineering Education - Envisioning Inclusive Practices and Industry Trends

Rania Hussein, ECE Faculty | Founder and Director of the Remote Hub Lab (RHLab), University of Washington 

New Chairs Workshop

Presenters: Susan Hagness, Professor and Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison

John Papapolymerou, Professor and Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University

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9:00 am - 10:00 am 

Opening Keynote Address

David Hahn, Craig M. Berge Dean of the College of Engineering, University of Arizona

Dietmar Rempfer, Dean of the College of Engineering Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ

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12:15 pm - 1:45 pm

Keynote Luncheon

Zvi Galil, Dean Emeritus, Columbia Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

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2:00 pm –2:30 pm

Keynote Address

Milan Plavsich, VP, Engineering, Qualcomm

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2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

CHIPS Act / Workforce Development Panel

Joe Cole, Vice President, Aerospace & Government, Synopsys

Jerry Doorenbos, TI Fellow, Chief Technologist Sensing Business, Texas Instruments

Marla Dowel, Director of CHIPS Metrology Program and NIST Boulder Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology 

Liesl Folks, Vice President for Semiconductor Strategy and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona 

Melinda Gomez, Manager of Military Initiatives, SEMI

Mark Pierpoint, SVP Strategic Innovation & Partnerships, Keysight

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8:00 am - 8:30 am

Digilent ECE Keynote Spotlight Breakfast - Cloud Computing - What It Means for Engineers

Britt Espinosa, Product Manager, Diligent 

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8:30 am - 9:50 am

ECE Spotlight Sessions

Synopsys Academic & Research Alliances: Navagating the Demand for Design Talent Through Strategic Workforce Development 
Harish Balan, Synopsys 
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Real Digital: Student-Owned Design Kits and Early Emphasis on Design Improves Student Outcomes

Clint Cole, Real Digital 
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AMD University Program : Teaching and Research Engagement

Andrew Schmidt, AMD
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Diligent and NI in Education
Parul Mahajan, Diligent
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Ansys: Empowering Future Innovators: Ansys' Role in AI, Student Retention, and the CHIPS Act
Ryan Gordon, Ansys
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Pico Technology: Make Your Lab Scope Work for You 
Ben Ellis, Pico Technology
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Fluke: Help Your Labs Go From Good to Great
Toffee Coleman, Fluke
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Keysight: CHIPS Act Industry Engagement
Noah Schmitz, Keysight
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10:20 am - 11:20 am

ECE Spotlight Sessions

Cadence: Collaborating to Foster Future Innovators
David Junkin, Cadence
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Rohde & Schwarz: Partnering Students for What's Next in RF & More
Eric Dean, Rohde & Schwarz
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MathWorks: Boosting Teaching and Research by Integrating GenAI and MATLAB
Ramnarayan Krishnamurthy, MathWorks
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SIGLENT: Brings Improved Signal Quality to Every Lab
Chris Armstrong, SIGLENT
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Qanser: Transforming Educational Experiences on the Fontiers of ECE
Peter Martin, Quanser
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Red Pitaya: 1500+ Ways to Expand Your Teaching Process
Mateja Lampe Rupnik, Red Pitaya 
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11:40 am - 12:20 pm 

T.I.M.E.E. Spotlight Sessions

T.I.M.E.E. Introduction & AI Meets Physical Systems 
Sid Deliwala, Alfred Moore Senior Fellow, Penn Engineering Director, Detkin Lab and ESE Lab Programs, Associated Faculty in ESE, University of Pennsylvania

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IEEE - Robotics Competition
Li Bai, Department Chair and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Temple University 

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ePortfolios
Stu Thompson, Department Chair and Associate Professor, Bucknell University 

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Makerspaces
Dohn Bowden, ECE Lab Manager, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Inclusive Teaching
Rania Hussein, ECE Faculty | Founder and Director of the Remote Hub Lab (RHLab), University of Washington

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Keynote Address

Tom Coughlin, 2024 IEEE President, IEEE
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9:00 am - 10:30 am

Breakout Sessions

Engineering for Social Good / Social Justice

Ramiro Jordan, Associate Dean SOE, International Programs, University of New Mexico

Otsebele Nare, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hampton University 

Darshan Karwat, Assistant Professor of Engineering, The Polytechnic School and Assitant Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University

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AI & Machine Learning

Paul Cotae, Professor & Chair, University of the District of Columbia 

Sid Deliwala, Alfred Moore Senior Fellow, Penn Engineering Director, Detkin Lab and ESE Lab Programs, Associated Faculty in ESE, University of Pennsylvania

Bruno Sinopoli, Department Chair and Das Familiy Distinguished Professor, Washington University, St. Louis 

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Quantum Panel

Daniel Stancil, Professor, North Carolina State University 

Diedra Hodges, ECE Department Chair, Florida International University 

Wayne Scales, J. Byron Maupin Professor of Engineering, Virginia Tech 

Anthony Sigillito, Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania 

Saikat Guha, Professor, College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona

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NSF RED Panel

Ashfaq Khokhar, Palmer Department Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University 

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Tony Maciejewski, Division Director ECCS, National Science Foundation 

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Lynne Slivovsky, Department Chair, Computer Engineering Department, California Polytechnic State University 

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Stu Thompson, Department Chair and Associate Professor, Bucknell University 

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Jose Zayas-Castro, Engineering Education Division Director, National Science Foundation 

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3:45 pm - 5:00 pm

Engineering Education Panel 

Ed Berger, Associate Vice Provost for Learning Innovation, Purdue University 

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Cindy Finelli, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director, Engineering Education Research, University of Michigan

Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Division Director of Division of Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation

Shawn Jordan, Interim Director, School of Integrated Engineering, Arizona State University 

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Doug Melton, Program Director, The Kern Family Foundation 

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