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Alumni
 Randal Pinkett (class of 1992) 2011 School of Engineering Medal of Excellence Award for Alumnus of the Year The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has a large alumni base of professionals who have had or are pursuing successful careers in academia, industry, or the government. We go to great lengths to ensure that our students are fully prepared for the career path they choose to embark upon. In 2006, the ECE department created the School of Engineering Medal of Excellence to recognize the outstanding career accomplishments of some of the department’s outstanding alumni. Here is a list ECE Alumni Medal of Excellence winners |
Alumni in Spotlight
Cristina Comaniciu
 Cristina Comaniciu received the M.S. degree in electronics from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest in 1993, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from Rutgers University in December 2001. From 1998 to 2001 she was with the Wireless Information Network Laboratory (WINLAB) at Rutgers University, working on integrated access control and...
Dorin Comaniciu
 Global Technology Head, Image Analytics and Informatics Dr. Comaniciu received Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest in 1995 and Rutgers University in 1999. He has since been with Siemens Corporate Research, serving both as a scientist and manager. Between 2004 and 2009 he was the head of the Integrated Data Systems Department....
Ave K. Kludze
 Dr. Ave K. Kludze, Jr. is an engineering program manager at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters. He manages various agency-wide multidisciplinary projects and studies that inform NASA’s strategic decision-making. For his outstanding accomplishments in Space Science and Technology, he was recently profiled on Cable...
K. Venkatesh Prasad
 Dr. K. Venkatesh Prasad (class of 1990) is group and senior technical leader of Vehicle Design and Infotronics for Ford Research and Innovation. He is member of Ford’s 12-person global Technology Advisory Board, chaired by the CTO. Dr. Prasad is responsible for the research, architecture, standards, applications development and vehicle system integration of electrical, electronics and embedded software...
Thomas Kennedy
 Raytheon Company Vice President and President of Raytheon's Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) business. Dr. Kennedy was named to lead IDS in June of 2010. Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), with 2010 sales of $25 billion, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 72,000 people worldwide. ...
Dev Ittycheria
 Dev Ittycheria most recently served as the President of the Enterprise Service Management division of BMC Software, where he was responsible for a business with $1.2 billion in annual revenue and approximately 4,100 employees. During his tenure Dev and his management team transformed BMC into a growth oriented business by radically restructuring its sales organization and sales methodology to significantly increase sales...
Jeff Lowinger
 Jeff Lowinger is Executive Vice President, Engineering & Xworx for Bell Helicopter, and is a member of Bell’s Executive Leadership Team. Mr. Lowinger is responsible for all aspects of the company’s new product development and sustaining engineering for all future, current production and legacy aircraft. He is also responsible for all innovation and technology through Bell Helicopter’s high-tech Xworx organization. Jeff joined...
Nicholas G. Paraskevopoulos
 Northrop Grumman Corporation has named Nicholas G. Paraskevopoulos Vice-President of Engineering for the company's Electronic Systems sector. In his new position, Dr. Paraskevopoulos will have executive responsibility for the sector's engineering organization, and will work to optimize program performance, customer satisfaction and shareholder value. Dr....
Robert Balog
 Dr. Robert Balog was awarded the 2011 Rutgers University Distinguished Engineer Award for his pioneering work in photovoltaic energy conversion. Dr. Balog received his BSEE Degree from ECE Rutgers in 1996 and his MSEE and PhD Degrees from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2002 and 2006, respectively. He is an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M. His research interests include Advanced Energy Systems, Distributed dc...
Peter D. Cherasia
 Head of Global Technology, Operations & Real Estate, J. P. Morgan Chase & Co. Peter Cherasia is Head of Markets Strategies for the Investment Bank. His responsibilities include managing Markets Technology, Quantitative Research, Markets Structure Strategic Investments and the Advanced Strategies Group. Most recently, Pete was named Global Head of Technology, Operations and Real Estate for the... |