Service

Service activities spanning institutional roles, professional community contribution, and research-related leadership aligned with Illinois State University annual review categories (Teaching, Research/Creative Activity, and Service).

Assistant Professor · Illinois State University (Spring 2026 – Present) Institutional Professional Research Service

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Institutional Service

Faculty Search Committee

Institution: Illinois State University

Focus: Faculty recruitment, candidate evaluation, and participation in departmental hiring decisions.

Active

University Continuity Program — Faculty Representative

Department: Electrical Engineering

Focus: Departmental continuity planning, preparedness initiatives, and coordination with university-level continuity efforts.

Active

K–12 STEM Outreach and School Engagement Coordinator

Institution: Illinois State University, College of Engineering

Role: Lead and coordinate outreach visits to middle schools and high schools to promote engineering education, STEM awareness, and pathways into the College of Engineering.

Activities: Organizing and conducting school visits, coordinating faculty and student participation, and supporting the development and deployment of hands-on STEM engagement kits for interactive demonstrations.

Focus: Pre-college STEM exposure, recruitment pipeline development, and community engagement.

Active

Redbird Day 2026 — Faculty Representative

Institution: Illinois State University

Role: Represented the Electrical Engineering Department during Redbird Day 2026.

Activities: Interacted with prospective students and families during the university recruitment event.

Completed

Professional Service

Technical Program Committee (TPC) Reviewer

Organization: IEEE-affiliated conference ROSE 2026

Focus: Peer review of technical manuscripts and evaluation of scholarly contributions.

Ongoing

Philanthropic Proposal Development

Unit: College of Engineering

Focus: Coordination and development of philanthropic proposals supporting strategic initiatives and external engagement.

Ongoing

Research Service and Leadership

Lightweight and Hardware-Aware RF Signal Classification

Focus: Energy-efficient RF classification algorithms, hardware-aware design, and edge-deployable intelligence.

Active Research Service

Hardware-Aware Characterization of RF Transmission Lines and Antenna Arrays

Role: Principal Investigator

Sponsor: College of Engineering University Research Grant (CEG URG)

Focus: Analytical modeling, numerical analysis, and experimental RF measurement, emphasizing hardware-aware characterization and undergraduate research mentoring.

Proposal Submitted

Energy and Compute-Aware Edge Systems: A Pilot Framework

Role: Lead Principal Investigator

Sponsor: IIN

Focus: Pilot-scale research on energy and compute-aware edge systems, emphasizing lightweight intelligence, hardware-aware design, student involvement, and applied edge deployment.

Pending Submission