Marwan A. Simaan joined the University of Central Florida in 2008 as the Florida 21st Century Chair and Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. In 2009, he served as interim dean and then dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science until July 1, 2012. He received his bachelor's degree from American University of Beirut, his master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh and the doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, all in electrical engineering. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, a Life Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors and a Fellow of the Electromagnetics Academy. He is also an Honorary Member of Phi Eta Sigma, the National Freshmen Honor Society.

Simaan’s research is highly interdisciplinary in nature and covers a broad spectrum of topics in dynamic games, control systems and signal processing. He has worked on a wide range of research projects with researchers from several disciplines including biomedical, mechanical, and materials engineering, as well as with physicists, geophysicists, mathematicians, computer scientists and economists.

Forthcoming