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

Institutional Service

Judge, Student Project Expo - Spring 2026

Institution: Illinois State University

Focus: Evaluation of student engineering design projects, feedback on technical presentations, and support for project-based learning across the College of Engineering.

Completed

Faculty Search Committee - Spring 2026

Institution: Illinois State University

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

Completed

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

MSEE Curriculum Development

Institution: Illinois State University

Focus: Proposed new courses and contributed to structuring and formatting the MSEE curriculum, with alignment toward communication systems, signal processing, and AI-related topics.

Ongoing

Research Lab Demonstration and Outreach

Institution: University of Missouri–Kansas City

Focus: Showcased research lab work during engineering open house events, engaging with prospective students and communicating technical concepts to a broader audience.

Completed

Senator, Student Government Association (Fall 2023 – Fall 2024)

Institution: University of Missouri–Kansas City

Focus: Represented graduate student interests, participated in university governance discussions, and supported student-focused academic initiatives.

Completed

Professional Service

Invited Lecture — IEEE

Organization: IEEE ISU Student Branch

Title: From RTL to GDSII: Hardware Design Flow, EDA Toolchain, and VLSI Industry Roles

Venue: Williams Hall, Room 113, Illinois State University

Date: April 06, 2026  |  Time: 1:00–2:00 PM

Active

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.

Completed

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 Approved

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