Kumar Yelamarthi of Central Michigan University

Smart Ecosystem aim to utilize technology to improve services and make the city, services, and life as a whole more efficient. From smart cities, smart grid, intelligent transportations, healthcare, industrial systems, the term Smart Ecosystem covers a lot. With more than two-thirds of the world’s population expected to live in cities by 2050, finding ways to make ecosystems work better for the people who live in them has become a priority. This talk aims to introduce the concept of Smart Ecosystems and the inherent architectural elements to a seamless operation. Further, it presents several examples of real world applications, trends, opportunities, and the challenges ahead.

Biography:

Kumar Yelamarthi received his Ph.D. and M.S degree from Wright State University in 2008 and 2004, and B.E. from University of Madras, India in 2000. He is currently the Director for School of Engineering and Technology, and Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and at Central Michigan University (CMU). He served as the chair for Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering programs, and Assistant to the Dean of College of Science and Engineering at CMU. His research interest is in the areas of Internet of Things, wireless sensor networks, edge computing, embedded systems, and engineering education. He has published over 150 articles in archival journals and conference proceedings and delivered over 100 talks in these areas. He has successfully raised several externally funded grants of over $1.5 Million from organizations such as NSF, NASA, and the industry.

He has served as a chair, technical program committee chair, treasurer for several international conferences, and as a reviewer and panelist for numerous externally funded proposals. He served as editor for journal special issues, currently serves on the editorial board for International Journal of Forensic Software Engineering. He has served as the Chair of IEEE Northeast Michigan Section, and vice-chair for ASEE North Central Section. He has successfully started engineering programs (four year undergraduate, 2+2 programs with international universities, master’s) and led the undergraduate programs through ABET accreditation. He is a senior member of IEEE, founding advisor for the IEEE Student Chapter at CMU, an elected member of Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society, Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership honor society, and a senior member of IETI.

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