Engineering School Faculty | Northwestern Polytechnic University

	Michael Bailey Degree of Engineer: Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1992 M.B.A.: Master of Business Administration, Finance, Santa Clara University, CA, 2001 M.A.: Master of Arts, Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 1981 B.A.: Bachelor of Arts, Physics, University of California, San Diego, CA, 1979 Semiconductor physics, RF/microwave design, product management, finance
	Ahmed Banafa M.S., Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Lehigh University, PA, 1993 Internet of Things, cloud computing, big data, robotics
	Vidhyacharan Bhaskar Ph.D.: Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering, University of Alabama in Huntsville, AL, 2002 Wireless communications systems, digital signal processing, cyber security systems
	Henry Chang D.C,E., Doctor of Computer Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnic University, CA 2008 M.B.A., Master of Business Administration, Northwestern Polytechnic University, CA 2010 M.A.: Master of Arts, Computer Science, University of Texas - Austin, TX, 1983 B.S.: Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Tatung Institute of Technology, Taiwan, 1974 Network security, embedded engineering, wireless engineering, image processing, object-oriented design and analysis, and internet software development and applications.
	Ken Cheung D.C,E., Doctor of Computer Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnic University, CA 2015 M.S., Master of Science, Computer Systems Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnic University, CA, 1997 B.S., Production and Industrial Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 1988 Algorithms analysis and design, computer systems design and simulations, e-commerce, database design, networking applications, MS Windows system and .NET applications.
	Catherine Fang M.S.: Master of Science, Computer Science, Northwestern Polytechnic University, CA, 2001 M.S.: Master of Science, Software Management, Carnegie Mellon University, PA, 1998 B.S.: Bachelor of Science, Information Management, Peking University, China, 1996 Mobile applications, agile methodologies, product management
	Chester He D.C.E.: Doctor of Computer Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnic University, CA, 2014 M.S.: Master of Science, Computer Science, Northwestern Polytechnic University, CA, 2001 B.S.: Bachelor of Science, Northeast University of China, China, 1986 Computer networks and network security, web technology, database applications, software testing.
	Jack Ho M.B.A.: Master of Business Administration, University of Massachusetts, MA, 2011 M.E.: Master of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Santa Clara University, CA, 1999 B.E.: Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY, 1996 ASIC, semiconductors, embedded systems, product management
	Thawi Iwagoshi Dean, School of Engineering; Co-Chair, General Studies Ph.D.: Doctor of Philosophy, Material Science & Engineering, Ohio State University, OH, 1996 M.S..: Master of Science, Computer Science, Northwestern Polytechnic University, CA, 1999 M.S.: Master of Science, Ceramic Engineering, Ohio State University, OH, 1990 B.S.: Bachelor of Science, Ceramic Engineering, Ohio State University, OH, 1987 High performance digital systems design, high performance CMOS system interface, microelectronics, VLSI systems
	George Jen D.C.E., Doctor of Computer Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnic University, CA, 2016 M.B.A., Master of Business Administration, Northwestern Polytechnic University, CA, 2011 M.S.: Master of Science, Computer Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1989 B.E.: Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering, Shanghai University, China, 1983 Database design and administration, ERP system design, Internet application programs, software development.
	John Jeonghee Kim Ph.D.: Doctor of Philosophy, Engineering, New Mexico State University, New Mexico, 2000 B.S: Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of Kansas, Kansas, 1984 Optimization and performance analysis, matlab, VHDL, analog devices, visual DSP++.
	Loc Lam M.S.: Master of Science, Computer Engineering, San Jose State University, CA, 2003 Laser technologies, software development, bio-medical devices, microprocessors.
	Tody Lam M.S.: Master of Science, Computer Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, CA, 2016 B.S: Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, San Jose State University, California, 2001 Database development, networking, digital electronics, system integration
	Kevin Lin M.S.: Master of Science, Computer Information Systems, University of Phoenix, AZ, 2001 B.S: Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, California State University- Fresno, CA, 1999 Java application projects, enterprise software, database solutions
	Bang Liu Ph.D.: Doctor of Philosophy, Biomathematics, University of Alabama, AL, 1979 M.S.: Master of Science, Physics, Dartmouth College, NH, 1975 B.S.: Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 1969 Algebra, business administration, business strategy, business development, physics.
	Larry McMahan Ph.D.: Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering, Rice University, TX, 1975 M.S.: Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Rice University, TX, 1973 B.A.: Bachelor of Arts, Math/Physics, Rice University, TX, 1969 Network management, computer system architecture, firmware, software testing.
	Ajay Mittal M.S.: Master of Science, Computer Engineering, Syracuse University, CA,1990 B.S.: Bachelor of Science, Physics, University of Jos, Nigeria, 1986 UNIX networks, Linux networks, software engineering, network engineering, UNIX, Linux, ASP.NET.
	Charles Mori M.S.: Master of Science, Computer Science, Northwestern Polytechnic University, CA, 2001 Software design and development, software quality assurance
	Ali Pirooz Ph.D.: Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, CA, 1998 M.S.: Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, CA, 1994 Wireless communication, semiconductors, embedded systems, digital signal processors
	Yingli Ren D.C,E., Doctor of Computer Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnic University, CA 2015 M.S.: Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Santa Clara University, CA, 1995 B.S.: Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, CA, 1987 Logic design and synthesis, CAD tools, Verilog and HDL, ASIC and PLD design techniques, and software design tools development
	Hua-Yu Su M.S.E.E.: Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, MD, 1982 B.S.: Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan, 1975 Integrated circuit design, analog circuits, digital circuits, mobile systems.
	K. Teng D.C.E.: Doctor of Computer Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnic University, CA, 2014 M.S.: Master of Science, Software Engineering, International Technological University, CA, 2002 B.S: Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, International Technological University, CA, 2001 Database system administration, SAP security administration, SOX ITGC and PCI control.
	Siu Ming Tong D.C,E., Doctor of Computer Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnic University, CA 2015 M.S.: Master of Science, Computer Science, San Jose State University, CA, 1998 B.E: Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, China, 1982 DSP firmware for real-time video conferencing in Windows NT environment, designing Windows NT audio device drivers, designing SCSI and IDE drivers, designing BIOS, VGA driver, algorithm design
	Nels Vander-Zanden Ph.D.: Doctoral of Philosophy, Computer Science, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, IL, 1991 M.S.: Master of Science, Computer Science, University of Illinois- Urbana-Champaign, IL, 1986 B.S.: Bachelor of Science, Computer and Information Science, Ohio State University, OH, 1984 Software design and development, hardware/software co-design automation, microarchitecture optimization, and VHDL synthesis.
	Chris White D.C.E.: Doctor of Computer Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnic University, CA, 2015 M.S.: Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnic University, CA, 1999 B.S..: Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnic University, CA, 1997 Logic design, microprocessor and digital systems, EDA tools, logic synthesis, computer architecture.
	Alex Yang M.B.A.: Master of Business Administration, Northwestern Polytechnic University, CA, 2014 M.S.: Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnic University, CA, 2004 B.S.: Bachelor of Science, Mechatronics, Northeastern University, China, 1993 Digital/Analog IC design, logic design & functional verification in verilog/system verilog, embedded system design, board level design (PCB Design).
	Bin Zhang D.C.E.: Doctor of Computer Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnic University, CA, 2015 M.S.: Master of Science, Computer of Science, Fudan University, China, 1988 B.S.: Bachelor of Science, Computer of Science, Fudan University, China, 1985 Networking and real-time embedded systems network protocol, inter-process communication and distributed database in cross platform environments.
	Nanzhu Zhang Ph.D.: Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering, University of Illinois - Chicago, IL, 2014 M.S.: Master of Science, Optical Information, University of Shanghai for Science & Technology, China, 2009 B.S.: Bachelor of Science, Optical Information, University of Shanghai for Science & Technology, China, 2008 Systems architecture, microelectronics and transistor structures.