معرفی
Dr. Edwin Chong is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Department Head at Colorado State University's Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering. He holds concurrent appointments in the Department of Mathematics and has held academic roles at Purdue University. His research focuses on optimization, control systems, stochastics, networks, and signal processing. He co-authored the influential textbook An Introduction to Optimization (5th Ed., 2023) and has received prestigious awards including the NSF CAREER Award and IEEE Control Systems Society Distinguished Member Award.
Education:
- B.E.(Hons.) in Electrical Engineering, University of Adelaide (1987)
- M.A. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Princeton University (1989, 1991)
Research Interests:
- Optimization and stochastic methods
- Network design and telecommunications
- Signal processing and AI-driven manufacturing
- Autonomous systems and control theory
Professional Contributions:
- Former IEEE Control Systems Society Vice President
- Served on editorial boards of IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control and other journals
- Conference leadership roles including General Chair of the 2011 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control
Awards:
- IEEE Fellow (2017)
- AAAS Fellow
- 2004 Best Paper Award in Computer Networks
Advising & Grants:
- Guided research in post-hazard network recovery and community resilience planning
- Contributed to NSF-funded projects and industry collaborations
Labs & Teams: Active in robotics, communications, and systems engineering research groups at CSU.
