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Dr. Harley R. Myler is a Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Lamar University, serving as Department Chair. His research focuses on advanced robotics, including the SeaDog project for invasive species remediation and the Plumebot swarm for environmental plume monitoring. He also develops the War of the Worlds robot targeting invasive fire ants. His teaching emphasizes digital logic, computer architecture, and adaptive learning technologies like the LUEE Digital eLearning system. He holds the William B. and Mary G. Mitchell Endowed Chair and has won multiple awards for teaching and research, including Educator of the Year (1993) and Researcher of the Year (1988–1992).
Education: PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering (New Mexico State University, 1985), MSEE (New Mexico State University, 1981), BSC Chemistry with a double major in Electrical Engineering (Virginia Military Institute, 1975).
Research Interests: Machine Consciousness, autonomous robotics, environmental monitoring systems, digital control engineering, and innovative pedagogical approaches in engineering education. Current projects include the AARISE-funded aquatic robot and the Plume Monitoring Swarm to map chemical plumes in water.
Publications span over 30 years, including books like Fundamentals of Machine Vision and Fundamentals of Engineering Programming, as well as peer-reviewed articles on video quality analysis, genetic algorithms, and neural networks. He holds patents in traffic information systems and digital video measurement techniques.
Awards also include Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu honors, alongside the CRC Freshman Chemistry Award (1973). His work integrates robotics with environmental solutions and education technology, reflecting his dual focus on innovation and pedagogy.
