Expert Details
Java, LAN-WAN Interconnect, Computer Networks
ID: 718300
Michigan, USA
Expert has participated in the redesign of the Kettering campus network based on Bay Network's ATM switches and Ethernet switches. He has organized, in conjunction with CISCO, various seminars at Kettering dealing with LAN-WAN interconnection issues. He has participated in the design of the industrial network Profibus (a German standard) that follows a client-server architecture. Expert has taught a course on computer network development for over 12 years where LAN-WAN interconnection is emphasized.
Expert is Chair of the Course Development Team of the Distance Learning project at Kettering. He has evaluated several distance learning approaches and products. He has designed and implemented an environment (LeProf) to develop online courses for both on-campus and distance learning. LeProf has a man-machine interface involving a high degree of visualization (using the Java graphical environment), interactivity, and simulation. He is the author of a book on multimedia systems.
His expertise is in the area of computer networks, particularly real-time protocols and factory communications; more recently he has been interested in the multiple applications of the Internet, the World Wide Web, client-server and multimedia systems.
Consulted with a telecommunications company to study the performance of computer network devices (bridges and routers).
Performed extensive research in the U.S., Germany, and Spain and is a recognized international expert in the area of factory communications. Consulting on a variety of topics involving microprocessors, languages, operating systems, and networking.Support on the development of the application layer of Profibus. Development and offering of short courses on networking for manufacturing applications.General Motors: Programmable devices for manufacturingResearch on the Token Bus Protocol for manufacturing applications.Analysis and improvement of network routing algorithms.Topic Areas: Distributed control systems, networking, information management, and communications for oil and gas industries.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1979 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Electrical Engineering | Institution: University of Virginia |
| Year: 1978 | Degree: MSEE | Subject: | Institution: University of Virginia |
| Year: 1975 | Degree: BSEE | Subject: | Institution: Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria - Peru |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1980 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Professor | Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department |
Responsibilities:Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Teaching courses in capstone design courses, distributed embedded systems, computer networks, data acquisition and database systems, digitalcommunications, and digital systems. Supervising student thesis in related areas. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1991 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Professor | Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department |
Responsibilities:Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Teaching courses in capstone design courses, distributed embedded systems, computer networks, data acquisition and database systems, digitalcommunications, and digital systems. Supervising student thesis in related areas. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1984 to 1991 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Associate Professor | Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department |
Responsibilities:Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Teaching courses in capstone design courses, distributed embedded systems, computer networks, data acquisition and database systems, digitalcommunications, and digital systems. Supervising student thesis in related areas. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1980 to 1984 | Employer: (Undisclosed) | Title: Assistant Professor | Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department |
Responsibilities:Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Teaching courses in capstone design courses, distributed embedded systems, computer networks, data acquisition and database systems, digitalcommunications, and digital systems. Supervising student thesis in related areas. |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1987 to 1988 | Country / Region: Germany | Summary: From 1987 to 1988 he was a Guest Professor at the Fraunhofer Institute, Karlruhe, Germany where he developed an industrial LAN encoder used in a German National Standard (DIN). |
| Years: 1991 to 1993 | Country / Region: Spain | Summary: During the academic years 1991-1993 he was a visiting Research Professor at the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Expert is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| He has been listed in Who is Who in Technology and Who is Who in the Midwest. He is on the administration committee of the Industrial Electronics Society of IEEE. 1. Senior Member of IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) 2. SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) 3. ISA (Instrument Society of America) 4. Eta Kappa Nu: Honorary society of Electrical Engineering 5. Tau Beta Pi: Honorary society of Engineering 6. Sigma XI: Honorary society of Research 7. Who’s Who in Technology, 8. Who’s Who in the Midwest. Other Professional Activities 1. Member of the IEEE-USA Energy Policy committee. 2. Past Associate Editor, Transactions on Mobile Computing, IEEE 3. Associate Editor, Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IE Society, IEEE 4. Associate Editor, Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IE Society, IEEE 5. Senior Member, Administration Committee, Industrial Electronics Society, IEEE 6. Founding Member of the Editorial Board, IEEE Network Magazine 7. Past chairman, Standards Committee, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. 8. Representative to IEEE Standards Board, Industrial Electronics Society. 9. Guest Editor, Communications for Manufacturing, IEEE Network 10. Chairman and organizer of special sessions on the “Manufacturing Automation Protocol,” (MAP) sponsored by the IEEE society on industrial electronics, IECON’85, International Conference, and IECON’86, International Conference 11. Member, Manufacturing Automation Protocol (MAP) GM Task Force. Participated in the following MAP technical subcommittees: Programmable Devices, Network Management, and Distributed Databases. Involved with the development of MMFS, MMS, MAP 2.0, MAP 2.1 and MAP 3.0. 12. Participated in the development of the IEEE 802.4 Token Passing Bus Standard 13. Participated in the European MAP Users Group (EMUG) interest group on realtime network architectures 14. Distinguished Speaker, area of manufacturing and industrial networks, Industrial Electronics Society (IES) of IEEE. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| His awards include: Who's Who in the Midwest and Who's Who in Technology twice. (Years undisclosed.) 1. Rodes Professorship Award, Kettering University, for research in the Safety Evaluation of Connected and Automated Vehicles. 2. Distinguished Researcher Award, Kettering University, for research in the areas of hardware, software, and communications Architectures of Automotive Systems, Distributed Embedded Systems, Safety-Critical Systems, Control of AC motors, and Hybrid Electric Vehicles. 3. M. Eugene Merchant Manufacturing Textbook Award, given by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), for the book “Communication Networks for Manufacturing,” Prentice-Hall, selected as best textbook of its kind. 4. Fulbright Scholar, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia. Developed a graduate course on “Distributed Control Systems,” and performed research on “Dependability evaluation of real-time distributed systems.” |
| Medical / Professional |
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| Current Research: 1. Safety critical control systems for autonomous vehicles. 2. Sensor fusion for autonomous vehicles. 3. Hardware and software platforms for autonomous vehicles. 4. Cognitive Radio Sensor Networks (CRSN) 5. Uploading all of In-vehicle Data to the Cloud. 6. Performing vehicle diagnostics based on cloud data. 7. Connectivity and Configuration Issues in the Internet of Things (IoT) and the Industrial Internet (II) 8. Modeling and simulation of renewable energy systems 9. Hardware, Software, and Communication Architectures for Embedded Systems 10. Hardware, Software, and network architectures for safety-critical Embedded Systems 11. Hardware, Software, and network architectures of process control and manufacturing systems. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He is the author of two books on computer networks and multimedia systems respectively. He has contributed many chapters for a number of books and handbooks. He has over 70 publications. Publications: books- 4, book chapters and handbooks- 8, archival journal publications critically reviewed before publication- 16, refereed conference publications- 70, invited papers and keynotes- 8, research reports- 11, software environments developed- 4, grants and contracts- 9, workshop and conference organization- 14 |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Patent and Testifying Experience: 1. Thomson Reuters Expert Witness Services, Expert consultant on several Patent Infringement Cases. Topics of cases: vehicle cameras, rear-view cameras, image processing, headlight control systems, automotive control systems, automotive microcontrollers, in-vehicle networking, communication protocols (CAN, LIN, FlexRay). 2. Drafted and submitted the patent application to the USPO, “Uploading All vehicle-data to the Cloud”, Sept. 2015. 3. Drafted and submitted a patent application in the area of control infrastructure for the Internet of Things (IoT), filed to INDECOPI, patent office, Peruvian Government, May 2014. 4. Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, Illinois. Expert Consultant. Two Patent Infringement cases involving over 15 patents in the area of peer-to-peer communication networks and the controller area network (CAN). 5. Drafted a patent application for FlexCAN on behalf of Kettering University, Aug. 20XX. Did not file actual application due to prior publications on FlexCAN. 6. Drafted a patent application for Machine-to-Machine communications and applications on behalf of LeSoft LLC, June 20XX. Did not file actual application due to possible infringements on existing patent claims. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert has developed seminars on computer networks, embedded systems, real-time and fault-tolerant systems, safety-critical systems, hybrid-electric vehicles, automotive systems.. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| Expert has assisted in locating suppliers of automotive electronics, automotive software and communications, sensors, actuators. automotive components, electric vehicles, hybrid-electric vehicles. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Expert has experience in bringing automotive communication systems to market. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Expert has new product development experience Languages, Environments, Platforms, and Tools: 1. Human: English, Spanish, German, French, Basic Russian. 2. Computer: Assembler for some processors, Python, PHP, C, C++, Java, XML, JavaScript, VB. 3. Environments Internet protocols (TCP/IP, telnet, smtp, ftp, rtp, http, wap, etc.), Unix, Linux, MS Windows, Jini, Java 2 Platform, Web services (AWS) 4. Tools Gnu Radio Companion, Scapy, Scapy-radio, SDR (software defined radio), Matlab, Simulink, Real-Time Workshop, DSPACE (Control Desk, Target Link), MPLAB (microchip), IAR, microcontrollers (S12, TMS240), CANoe, Motohawk, SystemVision, IAR, Green Hills, IAR, NEC. 5. FPGAs Experience with several Xilinx and Altera FPGAs: Spartan, Virtex. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
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| Spanish | Fluent in Spanish |
| French | Speaks and reads |
| German | Speaks and reads |
Fields of Expertise
Java, client/server architecture, LAN/WAN interconnection, man-machine interface, Internet, World Wide Web application, wireless internet, commercialization, Internet infrastructure, Internet service provider, Internet standard, consumer survey, Java, local area networking, high-speed network, network performance, product formulation, rapid product development, product improvement, design for cost, performance, household appliance new product development, product development cycle time, new product design, integrated product development, client/server system development, product cost reduction, multimedia, new product assessment, Ada programming language, electric-power conversion, manufacturing software, Manufacturing Automation Protocol, local-area network communication protocol, local area network, energy generation, communication, product design, intranet, Internet, factory integration, computer manufacturing, manufacturing control, design process, energy system, communication network, computer, computer workstation, user interface, network architecture, interactive computer graphics, intelligent control, network, factory automation, engineering workstation, distributed processing, control system, computer network, computer integrated manufacturing, manufacturing automation