Asaad Kaadan

Asaad Kaadan serves as Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Tulsa's College of Engineering & Natural Sciences. He concurrently leads Hexabitz, Inc. as Founder and CEO, driving industry-academia integration in modular electronics development.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Oklahoma (2016)
• M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Oklahoma (2013)
• B.Sc. in Electronics Engineering, University of Aleppo (2010)

His research pioneers modular sustainable electronics systems with applications in space technologies and e-waste reduction. By developing reconfigurable hardware architectures and distributed computing frameworks, his work addresses critical sustainability challenges in electronics manufacturing while advancing modular optics and prototyping methodologies across drone, automotive, and IoT sectors.

Scientific Recognition:

• DesignCon 2025 40-Under-40 Award

Professor Kaadan leverages 15 years of global industry experience—spanning robotics engineering at Freefly Systems and aerospace research at German Aerospace Center—to provide students with exceptional industry-aligned training. His dual academic-industry role creates unique pathways for commercializing sustainable electronics research through Hexabitz partnerships.

Students benefit from direct exposure to product development cycles for modular electronics systems, with opportunities to contribute to space technology applications and e-waste recycling innovations.