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Tarek Sobh

Tarek M. Sobh (Arabic: طارق صبح) is an Egyptian American professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He was the former Dean of the College of Engineering, Business, and Education of the  University of Bridgeport and he is the current president of Lawrence Technological University.[1][2][3][4][5]

Tarek M. Sobh
طارق صبح
Sobh in 2022
8th President of Lawrence Technological University
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2022
Preceded byVirinder K. Moudgil
Personal details
Nationality Egypt
OccupationAcademician
Scientists
Engineer
Education
Alma materAlexandria University
Scientific career
Fieldscomputer science
Institutions
ThesisActive observer: A discrete event dynamic system model for controlling an observer under uncertainty (1991)
Doctoral advisorRuzena Bajcsy

Education

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He obtained his first degree, B.Sc. in Engineering in Computer Science and Automatic Control from the Alexandria University, Egypt in 1988. He obtained his M.Sc and Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science from University of Pennsylvania in 1989 and 1991.[3][4][6][7]

Career

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He is currently the President and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering[8] at Lawrence Technological University[9] (LTU) in Southfield, MI. He is Distinguished Professor and Dean of Engineering Emeritus at the University of Bridgeport,[10] Connecticut.

He was the Provost at Lawrence Technological University (2020 - 2021) and has served at the University of Bridgeport (UB) Executive Vice President, Research and Economic Development[11] and the Founding Dean of the College of Engineering, Business, and Education[12] (2018 - 2020). He was the Founding Director of the Interdisciplinary Robotics, Intelligent Sensing, and Control (RISC) Laboratory[13] (1995-2020), the Founder of the High-Tech Business Incubator at UB (CTech IncUBator) (2010 - 2011) and the Founding Director of the UB Innovation Center (2019 - 2020). From 1992-1995 he was a research Assistant Professor of Computer at the University of Utah. He was an associate professor at the University of Bridgeport between 1995-1999. In 2000 he became a professor at the same institution.[6][3]

At Bridgeport University, he was the Senior Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research (2014-2018), Vice President (2008-2014), Vice Provost (2006-2008), Dean of the School of Engineering[14] (1999-2018), Interim Dean of the School of Business, Director of External Engineering Programs, Interim Chair of Computer Science and Computer Engineering,[15] and Chair of the Department of Technology Management.[16] He also served as a Professor of Computer, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science (2000-2010) and an Associate professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering (1995-1999). At the University of Utah,[17] he was a Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Department of Computer Sciences,[18] College of Engineering (1992-1995) and a Research Fellow at the General Robotics and Active Sensory Perception (GRASP) Laboratory[19] of the University of Pennsylvania[20] (1989-1991).

Fellowship and membership

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He is a fellow of Association for Computing Machinery, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), the Bridgeport Discovery Museum, the Connecticut Pre-Engineering Program (CPEP), and the International E-Learning Association (IELA).

Research Interests

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Reverse engineering and industrial inspection, CAD/CAM, active sensing under uncertainty, robot and electromechanical system prototyping, sensor-based distributed control schemes, unifying tolerances across sensing, design, and manufacturing, hybrid and discrete event control, modeling, and applications, and autonomous mobile robotic manipulation are some of Dr. Sobh's current research interests. In addition to 27 books, he has produced over 250 papers in these and other fields that have been peer-reviewed in journals, conferences, and publications. He is also interested in the creation of theoretical and experimental tools to assist in the performance of adaptive goal-directed robotic sensing for modeling, observing, and commanding interacting autonomous agents in unstructured settings.

He currently serves or has previously served on the editorial boards of 18 journals, as well as on the program committees of over 300 international conferences and workshops in the fields of engineering education, robotics, automation, sensing, computing, systems, and control.

References

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  1. ^ "Prof. Tarek M. Sobh, Ph.D., P.E." tareksobh.org. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  2. ^ "Dr. Tarek Sobh". Lawrence Technological University. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  3. ^ a b c Philadelphia, Penn Engineering GRASP Lab Penn Engineering GRASP Lab 3330 Walnut St. "Tarek Sobh". GRASP Lab. Retrieved 2022-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b "Meet Tarek M. Sobh, Lawrence Technological University New President". Arab America. 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  5. ^ Gioiele, Brian (2021-11-09). "Shelton educator lands university president job in Michigan". Shelton Herald. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  6. ^ a b "Sobh Tarek. M. | The AAS". www.aasciences.africa. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  7. ^ "Computer and Information Science | A Department of the School of Engineering and Applied Science". Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  8. ^ "Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering". Lawrence Technological University. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  9. ^ "Tarek Sobh - Faculty and Staff Directory". Lawrence Technological University. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  10. ^ "A Leading University in Connecticut | University of Bridgeport". www.bridgeport.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  11. ^ "Research and Grants | University of Bridgeport". www.bridgeport.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  12. ^ "College of Engineering, Business, and Education | University of Bridgeport". www.bridgeport.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  13. ^ "RISC Lab". www.tareksobh.org. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  14. ^ "Engineering School in CT | University of Bridgeport". www.bridgeport.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  15. ^ "Computer Science & Engineering PhD | University of Bridgeport". www.bridgeport.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  16. ^ "Technology Management Programs in CT | University of Bridgeport". www.bridgeport.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  17. ^ "Kahlert School of Computing – School of Computing at The University of Utah". www.cs.utah.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  18. ^ "Kahlert School of Computing – School of Computing at The University of Utah". www.cs.utah.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  19. ^ Philadelphia, Penn Engineering GRASP Lab Penn Engineering GRASP Lab 3330 Walnut St. "GRASP Laboratory". GRASP Lab. Retrieved 2023-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ "University of Pennsylvania". www.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
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