Research Centers & Laboratories

Building the Infrastructure Where Innovation Happens

Academic research requires environments where students and researchers can build, test, learn and innovate. I have led or contributed to the establishment and development of multiple specialized teaching and research facilities.

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4IR Innovation Laboratory

AI • Machine Learning • IoT • Robotics • Smart Systems

Supports research, postgraduate training, innovation and applied emerging-technology projects.

Established: [Year] · Role: [Founder/Lead] · Investment: [Amount] · Students: [Number]

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Emerging Technologies Laboratory

Computer Vision • AR/VR • AI • IoT • Data Science

Applied research environment for next-generation computing, immersive technology and intelligent-systems development.

Established: [Year] · Role: [Founder/Lead] · Investment: [Amount] · Students: [Number]

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Emerging Industrial IoT Laboratory

Industrial Sensors • Embedded Systems • Edge Computing • Intelligent Monitoring

Industrial connectivity, distributed sensing and edge-intelligence research for smart factories and infrastructure.

Established: [Year] · Role: [Founder/Lead] · Investment: [Amount] · Students: [Number]

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Drone Technology Laboratory

UAV Development • Aerial Imaging • Smart Agriculture • Remote Sensing

UAV engineering, aerial imaging and precision-agriculture research, including large-scale drone-pilot skills programs.

Established: [Year] · Role: [Founder/Lead] · Investment: [Amount] · Students: [Number]

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Radio Propagation & Wireless Communications Laboratory

5G • FSO • mmWave • Satellite • RF Analysis

Propagation measurement and modeling for current and future wireless, optical and satellite communication systems.

Established: [Year] · Role: [Founder/Lead] · Investment: [Amount] · Students: [Number]

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Renewable Energy Laboratory

Solar • Hybrid Energy • Power Systems • Intelligent Energy

Solar, hybrid-system and power-electronics research supporting intelligent, sustainable energy infrastructure.

Established: [Year] · Role: [Founder/Lead] · Investment: [Amount] · Students: [Number]

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EMC / EMI Laboratory

Electromagnetic Compatibility • Signal Integrity • Engineering Testing

Electromagnetic compatibility and interference analysis supporting engineering design, testing and compliance.

Established: [Year] · Role: [Founder/Lead] · Investment: [Amount] · Students: [Number]

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Mechatronics Laboratory

Robotics • Actuation • Intelligent Control • Prototyping

Robotics, actuation and intelligent-control research with rapid-prototyping capability.

Established: [Year] · Role: [Founder/Lead] · Investment: [Amount] · Students: [Number]

Capacity Building as Leadership Evidence

For Center Director, Chair and Dean searches — these environments demonstrate the ability to build research capability that outlasts individual projects.

Academic Leadership Funding Portfolio