Yazan Alqudah

Dr. Yazan Alqudah is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of West Florida, part of the Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University (2003) and has held roles at Intel Corporation and multiple universities, including Princess Sumaya University for Technology and Western Carolina University. His research focuses on optical wireless communication, mobile networks, and embedded systems, with contributions to machine learning applications in transportation and healthcare.

Education:

• Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 2003
• M.S., Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1997
• B.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Jordan, 1993

Research Interests: His work spans broadband optical wireless communication, next-generation mobile networks, embedded systems design, and machine learning applications in healthcare and transportation. Notable areas include autonomous vehicle sensing, wearable health monitoring, and fault-tolerant automotive systems.

Publications Trends: Recent articles emphasize machine learning for driving behavior analysis, sensor fusion in autonomous systems, and optimization of wireless communication protocols. Earlier work includes contributions to WiMAX technology, optical wireless MIMO systems, and energy storage solutions for solar PV arrays.

Awards:

• Intel Recognition Awards (2005, 2007)
• Best Researcher Award at PSUT (2014)

Labs & Projects: Developed hands-on labs for broadband wireless technology and embedded systems education. Current projects include a mobile application for breathing abnormality detection and tools for facial thermography-based lie detection.