Integrating Core Systems Engineering Design Concepts into Traditional Engineering Disciplines

Kamran Iqbal obtained his MS and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering, and MBA degree from the Ohio State University. He has held teaching and/or research appointments at the Ohio State University, Northwestern University, University of California, Riverside, University of California, Irvine, California State University at Fullerton, and University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR), where he currently serves as Professor of Systems Engineering. He earlier served as Assistant Chair of the Systems Engineering department and helped launch the Masters of Systems Engineering and PhD in Engineering Science and Systems programs at UALR. He has taught a variety of courses in systems and electrical engineering program and written a monograph titled ’Fundamental Engineering Optimization Methods (published by BookBoon.com).’ His research interests include linear systems, biomedical engineering, biomechatronics, and computational intelligence. He is a member of IEEE, IET (UK), ASEE, IASTED, and Sigma Xi (former president of the Sigma Xi Central Arkansas Chapter). More information on Dr. Iqbal is available at syen.ualr.edu/kxiqbal/.