Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Engineering Education and Service Learning Medical Image and Signal Processing Artificial Neural Network Applications Science and Technology in International Development

Vitaliy Avrutin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Avrutin specializes in the growth and characterization of oxide materials (ZnO, perovskite oxides)

III-Nitride expitaxial structures for light emitters and high-power devices including semipolar and nonpolar material on silicon and sapphire substrates

John Chandy, Ph.D.

Professor, School of Engineering · University of Connecticut

Professor focused on cybersecurity, computer hacking, Internet of Things, systems engineering, and computer hardware security.

Hardware Security Distributed System Architectures Distributed File Systems Network Storage Parallel Algorithms

Michael Nowatkowski, PhD

Associate Professor · Augusta University

A leading cybersecurity expert available to discuss online security, ransomware, and device security topics.

Hardware and Embedded Systems Cellular and Mobile Technology Defensive Cyber Operations Cyber Operations Education TCP/IP Protocol Analysis

Kevin Sidebottom

President · Bottom To Top Consulting

Experienced dynamic speaker that engages the audience to reach higher and work harder to accomplish greatness

Inspirational Corporate Leadership The Selling Process Getting More From Your Customers Re-Energize Your Team Money-Smart Students

Bill Peacock, MS

Chief of Operations · Cleveland Clinic

Mr. Peacock oversees Cleveland Clinic's 46 buildings in Cleveland, as well as its buildings in Canada, Florida, Nevada and Abu Dhabi

International Operations Healthcare Real Estate and Development Sustainable Healthcare Architecture Cleveland Clinic Strategy for Growth

Mehrdad Sharbaf, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer, Information Systems and Business Analytics, College of Business Administration · Loyola Marymount University

Part-time Faculty

Management Information Systems Information Systems Security Information Security Technology Business Intelligence Systems Quantum Cryptography

Andrew Ritenour

Assistant Professor · Western Carolina University

Andrew Ritenour has spent a decade in industry managing and developing innovative technologies across a broad spectrum of applications.

Hugh Jack

Professor · Western Carolina University

Hugh Jack holds degrees in both electrical and mechanical engineering.

Lean Manufacturing Manufacturing Engineering Robotics Higher Education

Michael J. Cabral, Ph.D.

Professor; Undergraduate Program Director | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering · VCU College of Engineering

Professor Cabral specializes in engineering education and nanofabrication techniques

Engineering Education Nanofabrication Techniques Molecular Electronics

Tom Mitchell

Founders University Professor · Carnegie Mellon University

Tom Mitchell is a longtime researcher in AI, including new systems that can improve healthcare, education, climate and more.

Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Computational Neuroscience

Jiebo Luo

Albert Arendt Hopeman Professor of Engineering / Professor of Computer Science · University of Rochester

Luo is an expert in artificial intelligence (AI) foundations in an array of fields

AI Artificial Intelligence and Social Science Artificial Intelligence and Scheduling and Planning Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing

Rochelle Schneider

Lecturer in Systems Engineering · Loyola Marymount University

Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering

Business Administration Systems Engineering Aerospace

George A. Kantor

Research Professor / Associate Director of Education · Carnegie Mellon University

George Kantor has been developing robotic technologies to address problems in agriculture and scientific exploration for 15 years.

Underwater Robotics Robotics in Agriculture and Forestry Field & Service Robotics Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Mining Robotics

Shahnam Mirzaei

Adjunct Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering · Loyola Marymount University

Seaver College of Science and Engineering.

Mike Pascoe

President and CEO · Magor Communications Corporation

Experienced Telecommunications Professional

Technology Startups Entrepreneurship Telecommunications Industry Wireless Communications Technology for Business Communications

Fredric Mitchell

Web Development Manager · Orbit Media Studios, Inc.

Web Development Manager at Orbit Media Studios, Inc.

Drupal PHP Web Development

Ravi Hadimani

Associate Professor and Director of Biomagnetics Laboratory · Virginia Commonwealth University

Professor Hadimani specializes in non-invasive brain stimulation, biomagnetics, magnetocalorics and energy harvesting research.

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Tms) Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting Magnetic Nanoparticles Magnetocaloric Effect Rare-Earth Magnetic Materials

Tom Rand

Managing Director at MaRS Cleantech Fund I, L.P. · MaRS Cleantech

Experienced, bare-knucked approach to cleantech, finance, policy, climate science and associated global economic opportunities and risks.

Carbon and Climate Science: Industrial Endgame? Cleantech Climate Change Clean Energy Economics

Afroditi V. Filippas, Ph.D.

Professor · Electrical and Computer Engineering

Professor Filippas is VCU’s representative to CCAM. Her research focuses on Smart Manufacturing, Data Analytics, and Modeling.

Electromagnetic Device Modeling Data Analytics Higher Order Statistical Analysis Multimodal Data Analytics Experimental Design