Abstract
Cyber-physical systems exploit pervasive sensing, computation, communication, and actuation and deeply embed computation intelligence into adaptable physical systems. To evolve the current networked computation and distributed control into future cyber-physical integration, new engineering principles and innovative technologies are needed. The technologies will enable new systems for grand challenge applications, while the applications will inspire a better understanding of the interaction between computational and physical processes.
In this talk, a non-exhaustive list will be discussed of the principles, enabling technologies, and applications of the cyber-physical systems. The principles include the correlation among information, physics, and computation, and the real-time coordination of resources. The technologies include location-aware wireless ad-hoc and sensor networks in unstructured environments, energy-efficient microelectronics, and context-aware computing. On-going projects will be briefly described with applications in traffic network, search and rescue, aviation security, and energy distribution and management.
Bio
Liang Dong received the B.S. degree in applied physics with minor in computer engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1996, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from University of Texas at Austin in 1998 and 2002, respectively.
From 1996 to 2002, he was a Research Assistant with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas. From 1998 to 1999, he was an Engineer at CWiLL Telecommunications, Inc. in Austin, Texas, where he participated in the design and implementation of a smart antenna communication system. In 2000, he was a Consultant for Navini Networks, Inc. in Richardson, Texas. From 2002 to 2004, he was a Research Associate with the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame. He joined the faculty of Western Michigan University in August 2004 and is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Liang Dong’s research interests include wireless ad-hoc and sensor networks, embedded sensing, computation, communication and control systems, and energy-efficient microelectronics. He is a senior member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and a member of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).
