Mission
The purpose of the center is to provide specialized technological research and development in the area of sensor and sensor systems design and integration.
The mission of the center is to lead multi-disciplinary efforts focused on the systemic development and evaluation of sensor systems aiding in the creation of automated safety and security applications. The goal of these efforts is to design, implement, and evaluate such embedded systems as solutions to emerging needs, and to disseminate these solutions as widely as possible through research, publication, education, training, and consulting. Part of the mission of the center is met by the following activities:
- Develop a climate to discuss sensor systems fundamentals (seminars, speaker series, etc.)
- Develop relations with the Office of Research Services Administration and other centers
- Work with faculty and external partners to bring in resources for the center
- Sponsor an annual mini-symposium on sensor systems fundamentals and development
Areas of Interest
- Embedded systems for operations monitoring
- Integration of sensors and sensor technologies
- Signal acquisitions and processing
- Early detection and warning
- Quality engineering
- Modeling and simulation
- Safety and security
Academic Disciplines
- Electronic Communications (Transmission, Modulation, and Noise)
- Wireless Communication Networks
- Information Synthesis and Analysis
- Digital Signal Processing
- Embedded Microcontroller/Microprocessor Design
- Stochastic Processes
- Mathematics
- Sensor Design and Integration
Current Projects
Funding
Faculty/Staff Resources
Beshara Sholy, Ph.D., Co-Director
Will Ebel, Ph.D., Co-Director
Kyle Mitchell, Ph.D., Associate
Research Manager, PT
Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows (TBD)
Potential Internal Partners
Other Parks College Centers of Research
Public Health
Health Science Center
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Electronics and Mechanical Engineering Technology
Geographic Information Services
Decision Sciences
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Others
Potential External Partners
U.S. Department of Transportation
Missouri Department of Transportation
Missouri Transportation Institute
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
Auto Industry
Homeland Security
Other agencies
Active Research in Embedded Systems
- Flight Operations Quality Assurance Systems for GA
- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in support of Civil Air Patrol operations
Specialized Services in Embedded Systems
- Consulting
- Research
- Continuing Education
Directors
Beshara Sholy, Ph.D.
Beshara Sholy received his doctoral degree from Saint Louis University in Geophysics (Seismology), and he also holds a Masters of Science and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Department of Engineering Technology at Parks College of Engineering, Aviation, and Technology, Saint Louis University, and manages all operational aspects of the department. He has been on the faculty at Parks College since 1985, and currently holds the rank of Associate Professor in Avionics. Dr. Sholy’s faculty appointment is in the Department of Engineering Technology, and he teaches electronics engineering in the area of aviation-avionics. He is recogniz ed nationally as a leading avionics educator, and he serves as the current president of the Association for Avionics Education. Dr. Sholy is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and a member of the American Society of Engineering Educators.
Will Ebel, Ph.D.
(Profile to follow.)
