Bilal Akin

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Bilal Akin is an electrical engineer and faculty member of The University of Texas at Dallas. He is the recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER Award and is a fellow of the IEEE.

Education[edit]

Akin studied at the Middle East Technical University in Turkey, where he obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in science.[1] In 2007, he received his PhD in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University.[2]

Career[edit]

Akin has been a faculty member of The University of Texas at Dallas since 2012,[2] serving as director of their Power Electronics and Drives Lab.[1] He is a vehicular electronics and systems area editor for the IEEE journal Transactions on Vehicular Technology.[3] Akin previously worked in research and development with Toshiba (2005–2008) and Texas Instruments (2008–2012).[2]

Honours[edit]

  • National Science Foundation CAREER Award no.1454311 (2015)[4]
  • Jonsson School Faculty Research Award (2015)[5]
  • Transactions on Vehicular Technology Top Editor Award (2016)[6]
  • IEEE Industry Applications Society Society Prize Paper Award (2018)[7]
  • Jonsson School Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award (2019)[8]
  • Fellow of the IEEE "for contributions to control, diagnosis and condition monitoring of AC drives" (2023)[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Bilal Akin". Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Texas at Dallas. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Bilal Akin". IEEE Xplore. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Editors". Transactions on Vehicular Technology. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  4. ^ "NSF Engineering CAREER Class of 2015" (PDF). National Science Foundation. 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Jonsson School Faculty Research Awards". The University of Texas at Dallas. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  6. ^ Fang, Yuguang (February 2016). "Message From the Editor-in-Chief" (PDF). IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. 65 (2): 497. doi:10.1109/TVT.2016.2519618.
  7. ^ "Bilal Akin and Team Receive IEEE Prize Paper Award". Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Texas at Dallas. 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Jonsson School Recognizes Staff, Faculty and Researchers at Annual Ceremony". Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Texas at Dallas. 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 NEWLY ELEVATED FELLOWS" (PDF). IEEE. 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.

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