Address:


Mohamed El-Sharkawy

Purdue School of Engineering and Technology      

723 W Michigan Street, SL160H 

Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA       

317-274-4559 


Citizenship: United States 


Education


Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Southern Methodist University.       

Grade index:  4.0/4.0 Outstanding Graduate Student Award.  

M.S., Electrical Engineering, Alexandria University. 

B.S., Electrical Engineering, Alexandria University.  

B.S. Degree with Honors. Ranked First in his Class.


Positions and Ranks:


1995 - Present, Full Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (tenured), Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indianapolis.

2017- Present, Director of the Internet of Things Collaboratory.

2009-2012, Vice President and Dean for Research, Egypt Japan University of Science and Technology, Borg Al Arab, Alexandria, Egypt. (On leave from Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indianapolis).

Dr. El-Sharkawy was a founding member of Egypt Japan University of Science and Technology, a research university for graduate studies supported by consortium of 12 Japanese universities. He was leading its research programs, facilities, and research centers.

1995 -1998, Director of the Applied Digital Electronics Research Facility, School of Engineering and Technology, Indianapolis.

2008 – 2009, U.S. Fulbright Scholar Award, Faculty of Information Engineering and Technology, German University in Cairo, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria and Ain Shams Universities, Egypt.

1992- 1995, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indianapolis.


Consulting


Consultations though Motorola Inc. and FreeScale Inc. to a large number of companies such as Nortel, Otis, Siemens Energy, Vermeer Manufacturing, Eaton Vorad Technology, Thomson Consumer Electronics and Delco Delphi. 


General Summary


Dr. El-Sharkawy has over thirty years of research and teaching experience in the areas of Embedded Systems, Embedded Autonomous Systems, Internet of Things, Digital Signal Processing and Wireless Communications. He wrote four books supported by Motorola Inc. and over three hundred papers. He is the principal thesis adviser and adviser of advanced graduate projects for over 150 graduate students.

 

He established the Internet of Things Laboratory at Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Indianapolis in 2016. He received several million dollars of research grants from Motorola, FreeScale, NXP, Thomson Consumer Electronics, Nine Twelve Institute (Indiana 5G Zone), Patriot Products, Level Up Development, Aerotronic Inc., Indiana IoT Laboratory, Harman International, OmniSite, Delphi Delco Electronics Systems, HomePNA, CEBus Industry Council, EMPF, Exxon Foundation, JDS Uniphase, Acterna, Shure, NASA-AMES, Mentor Graphics, Raytheon, Communication Disorders Technology, Cummins Engine, Wavetek, FIPSE, Cypherbridge Systems, Mentor Graphics and Endress Hauser GmbH Co.. He also received several million dollars of equipment and software grants from Mentor Graphics, Motorola, FreeScale, NXP, dSPACE, ARM, Texas Instruments, Analog Devices and Tasking Software.

 

He was a third party for Motorola and FreeScale since 1989. He provided consulting and training for their customers. He was the director of the Pluglab for testing and certification of HomePNA products and the Applied Digital Electronics Research Facility at Purdue School of Engineering and Technology Indianapolis.

 

 He spent his sabbaticals at Motorola Inc. and FreeScale Inc. in 2005 and 1989. He consulted for many companies such as FreeScale, Motorola Inc., Cummins Engine, Wavetek, JDS Uniphase, Thomson Consumer Electronics, Harman International, M&A Technology, Lehighton Electronics, Sherico Computer, Nortel, Otis, Siemens Energy, Vermeer Manufacturing, Eaton Vorad Technology, Mentor Graphics and Delco Delphi.

In 2009 through 2012, Dr. El-Sharkawy was a founding member of Egypt Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), a research university at Egypt, supported by the Japanese and Egyptian governments and Consortium of twelve Japanese Universities: Hokkaido University, Keio University, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto University, Kyushu University, Nagoya University, Osaka University, Ritsumeikan University, Tohoku University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of Tokyo and Waseda University. He was a Vice President of Research at E-JUST leading its research programs, facilities and research centers. He established several research centers and facilities such as Smart City Facility, Wireless Research Facility, etc.

He received the Outstanding Graduate Student Award from Southern Methodist University in 1985. He received the Abraham M. Max Distinguished Professor Award from Purdue School of Engineering and Technology in 1996. He received the US Fulbright Scholar Award in 2008. He received the Prestigious External Award Recognition Award from Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis  in 2009. He is a reviewer for the National Science Foundation and Fulbright. 

Teaching Interests

Embedded Systems, Embedded Autonomous Systems, Wireless Communications, Digital Signal Processing Applications and M.S. Projects Based Course.

He also taught Multimedia Applications, Digital Signal Processors, Digital Logic Design, Senior Design, Communication Systems, Digital Communications, Voice over IP and Mobile Computing, Linear Systems, EE Fundamentals, Digital Image Processing, Analog and Digital Filters, Circuits and Systems and Foundations of Network Theory.

Research Interests

Embedded Systems, Embedded Autonomous Systems, Digital Signal Processing, Image and Video Processing, Wireless Communications and Networks, Digital Signal Processors and Controllers.

 Principal Publications

 Books:

Manuals and Proceedings

Papers  

Grants:  See Below for grants at E-JUST (2009-2012)


Grants at E-JUST:

      During Dr. El-Sharkawy’s tenure as Vice President of Research at E-JUST, E-JUST faculty received the following grants:

 

STDF Grants: 10,054,508 EGP ($1,436,358)

Granting agencies and Industrial Grants: 4,708,595 EGP ($672,656)

Grants with others Egyptian Universities and Centers: 20,090,804 EGP ($2,870,114)


Thesis Graduate Students Supervised

      Others Research Projects: (Major Advisor for Advanced Research Graduate Course): 

Honors and Awards 

       Workshops for Industry

     Others: 

    

    Other Links

     https://www.engr.iupui.edu/~briking/video/student_discussion.mp4

     https://graduate.iupui.edu/about/student-success/et/pathak-durvesh.html

http://et.engr.iupui.edu/~briking/video/et_finalversion.mov

     https://et.iupui.edu/departments/ece/about/international-students 

     https://sites.google.com/site/elsharkawyiupui/