Academic and Industrial Experiences

• Associate Chair and Director of Graduate Studies and Research, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Maryland, College Park, 2006 - present.
• Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department; Institute for Systems Research; Applied Mathematics and Scientific Computation Program; Bioengineering Program; University of Maryland, College Park, 2000 - present; Associate Professor, 1995 - 2000; Assistant Professor, 1990 - 1995.
• Director, Communication and Signal Processing Laboratory, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and Institute for Systems Research, University of Maryland, College Park, 2001 - present. (http://www.cspl.umd.edu/)
• Advisor: University Area of Strategic Development Advisory Committee, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2001- 2004; Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Catholic University of America, 2005.
• Visiting Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering Department, Information System Laboratory, Stanford University, 1996-97.
• Co-Founder; Board of Director, Hermes Technologies, Greece, 2001-2004. (Developing smart antenna chipset for WLAN; bought by Athina, and later by Broadcom)
• Founder; President and Chief Executive Officer, 97-99; Board of Director, Odyssey Technologies, 1997-2000. (Multimedia software package adopted by IBM Thinkpad used by millions of users. Pioneer of digital video surveillance systems used by many major chain stores and banks (http://remoteeyes.com/).)
• Chief Scientist, NeoParadigm Laboratories, San Jose, 1996-97.
• Lead, Communications and Signal Processing Graduate Curriculum Reform and Modernization, University of Maryland, College Park, 2000-2002.
• Founding Director, Digital Signal Processing Laboratory, University of Maryland, College Park, 1993 - 1998.