Vignesh Rajamani of Exponent

The Field of Interest of the Society involves engineering related to the electromagnetic environmental effects of systems to be compatible with themselves and their intended operational environment. This includes standards, measurement techniques and test procedures, instrumentation, equipment and systems characteristics, interference control techniques and components, education, computational analysis, and spectrum management, along with scientific, technical, industrial, professional or other activities that contribute to this field.

Biography:

Dr. Vignesh Rajamani is an expert in the electromagnetic characterization and application of reverberation chambers with Exponent. A main thrust of his research and project experience in the area of reverberation chambers has been towards increasing test accuracy. His expertise includes statistical electromagnetics, validation and optimization techniques for computational electromagnetics, communication system testing in complex multipath environments, EMI/C Issues with Unmanned Aerial Systems, antenna systems and radio frequency (RF) design, and estimation probability of failure of electronic systems due to electromagnetic interference and compatibility.  In his role as a Manager at Exponent, he assists clients with identifying the root cause of the failures of electronic systems and providing guidance on possible solutions, especially in the area of EMI/C.

Dr. Rajamani is the President of the IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Society and involved with several technical committees and educational activities in the EMC Society.  He served as the Vice President of Member Services for the IEEE EMC Society from 2014-2020.  He is a Senior Member of IEEE and served as a Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE EMC Society for term 2013-2014. He has lectured around the world on reverberation chamber test methodologies and has taught design engineering seminars for faculty and students at many universities focusing on challenges in engineering education and prepare the faculty to handle them by spreading a significant number of Project Based Learning (PBL) classes across the curriculum. Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Rajamani was with Oklahoma State University as a Visiting Assistant Professor where he taught courses in engineering design and performed research in probability of failure of electronic systems in harsh electromagnetic environments.

Address:Phoenix, Arizona, United States

John Tadrous of Gonzaga University

Biography:

John Tadrous is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Gonzaga University. He received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the ECE Department at The Ohio State University in 2014, an MSc degree in wireless communications from the Center of Information Technology at Nile University in 2010, and a BSc degree from the EE Department at Cairo University in 2008. Between 2016 and 2021 he served as an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Gonzaga University. From May 2014 to August 2016 he was a post-doctoral research associate with the ECE Department at Rice University. In 2020, Dr. Tadrous was elevated to a Senior Member of the IEEE. In addition, he received the Gonzaga University's Faculty Award for Professional Contributions.  His research interests include Modeling and analysis of human behavior's impact on data networks in various timescales from seconds to hours. This research spans interdisciplinary fields of human behavioral science, economics, machine learning, and big data analytics. He also works on the design of optimal resource allocation strategies that harness developed human behavioral models for maximal network welfare. This research utilizes information theory, network optimization and control, and smart-data pricing. Dr. Tadrous' served as a technical program committee member for several conferences such as Mobihoc and WiOpt. He also served as a peer reviewer for a multitude of scientific conferences and journals.

Address:Spokane , Washington, United States