Abdul R. Yarali

Dr. Abdul R. Yarali is an Adjunct Professor at University of the Cumberlands’ School of Engineering and Telecommunications Systems Management, currently teaching remotely. Simultaneously, he has been a full-time faculty member at Murray State University since 2003, where he helped create the wireless option within the Cybersecurity and Network Management program. Over two decades he has blended industry leadership—directing wireless projects for AT&T, NORTEL, and Sprint PCS—with academic service, curriculum design, and scholarly dissemination.

Education:

• Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• M.S. Electrical Engineering, The George Washington University
• B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Florida

His research agenda centers on advancing wireless mobile communications, cybersecurity, IoT, small-space satellites, and smart-grid technologies. He has delivered invited lectures, keynotes, and workshops across North America, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Australia, bridging academic theory with industry practice.

While no specific articles are enumerated in the supplied text, Dr. Yarali notes authorship and editorial roles in journals, magazines, and books on wireless communications, IoT, big data, sensors, cybersecurity, and AI, as well as co-investigator status on federally funded projects such as the GNSS initiative under the Department of Homeland Security.

Projects & Collaborations:

• Co-Investigator, GNSS Project with National Institute of Hometown Security (NIHS), U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Research & Engineering Director for wireless system design and optimization contracts with AT&T, NORTEL, Sprint PCS

Dr. Yarali continues to mentor students in both institutions and to shape curricula that prepare graduates for leadership in wireless and cybersecurity domains.