Konstantinos Tsakalis

Konstantinos Tsakalis is a Professor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University, Tempe campus, and serves as the undergraduate program chair for electrical engineering, overseeing curriculum development and academic progress for EE students. His career at ASU spans decades with sustained contributions to control systems research and engineering education.

His educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California (1998)
• M.S. in Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California (1985)
• M.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Southern California (1984)

Professor Tsakalis specializes in control theory applications, with core expertise in adaptive control systems, process optimization, and semiconductor manufacturing control. His recent work pioneers closed-loop feedback systems for epilepsy management, developing controllers that identify epileptogenic foci and modulate brain dynamics through vagus nerve stimulation. His research integrates system identification, multivariable optimization, and real-time implementation for industrial and biomedical systems.

He has secured extensive research funding from NSF, NIH, DOD, and industry partners (Intel, Motorola, Honeywell) for projects spanning wastewater treatment, embedded control systems, and seizure control algorithms. In teaching, he delivers foundational courses including EEE 304 (Signals and Systems II) and EEE 582 (Linear System Theory), while mentoring students through honors theses and doctoral research with an emphasis on hands-on controller design and embedded implementation.