Seminars / Conferences

Tutorial at IEEE MILCOM 2022

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Delivered a tutorial titled “Beyond Identification: HF RFID and NFC for Digital Twins”, highlighting advances in RFID and NFC technologies.

Keynote Speech at IEEE Hampton Roads Chapter Meeting (Sep. 15, 2022)

Presentation on “Robotic‑assisted Internet of Things in Underground and Underwater”, focusing on applications of robotics in challenging environments.

Renewable Energy Faculty Workshop (June 2022)

Participated in a workshop hosted by Elizabeth City State University, focusing on advances in renewable energy research and teaching.

MS Student Presentation at IEEE DCOSS (May 2022)

DCOSS Presentation
MS student Clifford Boakye‑Mensah presented a paper supported by the Jeffress Memorial Trust.

Presentation at QEM/NSF Virtual Workshop (May 2022)

Delivered a 3‑min talk on the HBCU‑RIA project, focusing on leveraging research for HBCU‑UP institutions.

Student Senior Design Competition (April 2022)

Senior design students Vann Dontez and Javionn Ramsey earned 3rd place at the IEEE Hampton Roads Senior Capstone Competition. Part of the project was supported by the Jeffress Memorial Trust.

QEM MSI Proposal Development Workshop (April 2022)

Attended a workshop to develop competitive MSI proposals for the NSF Directorate for Engineering.

MS Student Presentation at IEEE CCNC (January 2022)

CCNC Presentation
MS student Clifford Boakye‑Mensah presented a paper supported by the Jeffress Memorial Trust.

Talk at Christopher Newport University (October 2021): “Laplace Meets Tesla”

Delivered a colloquium talk exploring connections between differential equations and engineering innovations inspired by Tesla.

SUMMIT‑P Workshop for College Math Instructors (April 2021): “Modeling Wireless Power Transfer”

SUMMIT-P Workshop
Collaborative workshop focusing on teaching and modeling the physics and math behind wireless power transfer.

MS Student Presentation at IEEE CCNC (January 2021)

CCNC Presentation
MS student Albert Ofori presented a paper supported by NSF, highlighting advances in networking and communication.


Courses

Presentation at The 17th Annual Spartan Prep Mentors’ Day (December 2022)

Spartan Prep Day
Spartan Prep Day
Spartan Prep Day
Presentation introducing engineering concepts and research to high school students and mentors.

Guest Lecture, EEN100 Introduction to Engineering (Fall 2021): Ground and Underwater Robots

EEN100 Guest Lecture
EEN100 Guest Lecture
Guest lecture focusing on robot design and engineering for ground and underwater environments.

Guest Lecture, MTH382 Intro Applied Math (Fall 2021): Applications of Fourier Transform in Wireless Signal Processing

Lecture on the role of the Fourier Transform in analyzing and designing wireless signal processing systems.