{"647871":{"#nid":"647871","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Douglas Blough Named Interim Chair of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEffective July 1, 2021, Douglas Blough, professor and associate chair for faculty development, will serve as interim chair for the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBlough will begin his interim role as Magnus Egerstedt leaves for his new position as dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at the University of California, Irvine.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Doug has devoted more than 20 years of his professional career to the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering,\u0026rdquo; said Raheem Beyah, dean and Southern Company chair of the College of Engineering. \u0026ldquo;He has been an integral part of the School\u0026rsquo;s leadership team and is very well acquainted with the operational aspects of the School. I know Doug will continue the upward trajectory of the School, as we look to develop academic programs and innovative opportunities for both students and faculty.\u0026rdquo; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBlough\u0026rsquo;s research currently focuses on wireless networks and, in the past, also covered dependable\/secure computing. He has more than 160 archival publications in these areas and has led 37 federally-funded or industry-sponsored research projects, with a total funding level of more than $8M. Currently, his research is funded by two NSF grants in the area of next-generation wireless networks that explore the design challenges for networks operating in the millimeter-wave bands. In addition to his academic roles, he previously held fellowship positions with NASA\u0026rsquo;s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;I am honored to be given the opportunity to work with our faculty, staff and students to lead the School during this transition period,\u0026rdquo; said Blough. \u0026ldquo;In the past few years, there have been several new and important programs introduced in the School, including a diversity and inclusion initiative, a threaded undergraduate degree program, and a Master\u0026#39;s degree with an emphasis on entrepreneurship. These programs are really in their infancy, and I would like to nurture each of them, so they can reach their full potential during this critical period.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBlough attended the Johns Hopkins University where he received the B.S.E.E. degree and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science in 1984, 1986, and 1988, respectively.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003ESearch Committee Named\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Susan Margulies, Chair of the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory, will chair the search committee tasked with finding a permanent chair. An External Advisors group of alumni and supporters is also being formed to help guide the search process. This will be an international search.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Search Committee includes:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAzadeh Ansari \u0026ndash; Assistant Professor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETeresa Askew \u0026ndash; Unit Administrative Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EChance Brown \u0026ndash; Director \u0026ndash; Business Operations\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJeff Colburn \u0026ndash; Director of Development\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJohn Cressler \u0026ndash; Professor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMark Davenport \u0026ndash; Associate Professor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJoy Harris \u0026ndash; Academic Professional\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMaya Kelly \u0026ndash; Undergraduate Student\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAsif Khan \u0026ndash; Assistant Professor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETushar Krishna \u0026ndash; Associate Professor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESaibal Mukhopadhyay \u0026ndash; Professor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMoin Qureshi \u0026ndash; Professor, Computer Science \u0026ndash; External Member\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGabriel Rincon-Mora \u0026ndash; Professor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMaryam Saeedifard \u0026ndash; Associate Professor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELa\u0026rsquo;Darius Thomas \u0026ndash; Graduate Student\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYing Zhang \u0026ndash; Professor\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEffective July 1, 2021, Douglas Blough, professor and associate chair for faculty development, will serve as interim chair for the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Effective July 1, 2021, Douglas Blough, professor and associate chair for faculty development, will serve as interim chair for the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering."}],"uid":"27842","created_gmt":"2021-06-01 20:54:47","changed_gmt":"2021-06-01 20:54:47","author":"Ashlee Gardner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"647869":{"id":"647869","type":"image","title":"Doug Blough","body":null,"created":"1622580663","gmt_created":"2021-06-01 20:51:03","changed":"1622580663","gmt_changed":"2021-06-01 20:51:03","alt":"Doug Blough","file":{"fid":"245939","name":"DougBlough.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DougBlough.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/DougBlough.png","mime":"image\/png","size":251797,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/DougBlough.png?itok=iL6X3wkW"}}},"media_ids":["647869"],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAshlee Gardner\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ashlee.gardner@ece.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eashlee.gardner@ece.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["ashlee.gardner@ece.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}