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OMER FAROOK is a member of the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at Purdue University Calumet. Professor Farook received the Diploma of Licentiate in Mechanical Engineering and BSME in 1970 and 1972 respectively. He further received BSEE and MSEE in 1978 and 1983 respectively from Illinois Institute of Technology. Professor Farook’s current interests are in the areas of Embedded System Design, Hardware–Software Interfacing, Digital Communication, Networking, Distributed Systems, C++ and Java Languages. He is a member of ASEE and senior member of IEEE.

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CHANDRA R. SEKHAR is a member of the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University Calumet. Professor Sekhar earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from the University of Madras (India), a Diploma in Instrumentation from Madras Institute of Technology and Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Pennsylvania. Professor Sekhar’s primary teaching and research focus is in the areas of Biomedical and Process Control Instrumentation and Clinical Engineering.

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JAI AGRAWAL is a Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology. He received his PH.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois, Chicago, in 1991, M.S. and B.S. also in Electrical Engineering from I.I.T. Kanpur, India in 1970 and 1968 respectively. Professor Agrawal has worked recently for two years in optical networking industry in the Silicon Valley in California. Professor Agrawal is the Founder Advisor to Agni Networks Inc., San Jose, California. His expertise includes optical networking at Physical and Data link layers, optical and WDM interface, SONET and Gigabit Ethernet and analog electronic systems. He is the author of a Textbook in Power Electronics, published by Prentice-Hall. His professional career is equally divided in academia and industry. He has authored several research papers in IEEE journals and conferences.

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ESSAID BOUKTACHE is a member of the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at Purdue University Calumet. Dr. Bouktache received his MS and Ph. D in Electrical Engineering from the Ohio State University in 1980 and 1985, respectively. His research and teaching interests include Digital Signal Processing, Computer Networks, and Digital Communications. Professor Bouktache has been with Purdue since 1992 and is a member of IEEE and ASEE. He has several publications to his credit.

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ASHFAQ AHMED is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department at Purdue University Calumet. Professor Ahmed received his Bachelors of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Karachi in 1973 and Master of Applied Science degree in 1978 from University of Waterloo. He is the author of a Textbook in Power Electronics, published by Prentice-Hall. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Indiana. He is senior member of IEEE. Professor Ahmed’s current interests are in the areas of Embedded System Design, C++ and Networking.

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MOHAMMAD A. ZAHRAEE, Professor and Head of the Department of Manufacturing Engineering Technologies and Supervision, received his Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois. He is a
registered P.E. in Indiana. He has served as the National Chair of the MET Dept. Heads Committee of ASME, on the ASME Board on Engineering Education and is a member of the ASME Council on Education. He served as an evaluator for TAC (Technology Accreditation Committee) from 1992 through 1997. Dr. ZAHRAEE is a member of the Technology Accreditation Commission since 1998, and is currently serving as a member of the Executive Committee of TAC/ABET.

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