Biographical note

Dr. Lyshevski received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Kiev Polytechnic Institute in 1980 and 1987. From 1980 to 1993, Dr. Lyshevski held research and faculty positions at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Kiev Polytechnic Institute and the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. From 1989 to 1992, he was the Microelectronic and Electromechanical Systems Division Head at the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. From 1993 to 2002, Dr. Lyshevski was an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue School of Engineering. In 2002, he joined Rochester Institute of Technology as a professor of Electrical Engineering. Dr. Lyshevski served as a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the US Department of State Fulbright program. Dr. Lyshevski is a Full Professor Faculty Fellow at the Air Force Research Laboratories, US Naval Surface Warfare Center, and US Naval Undersea Warfare Center. Dr. Lyshevski is the author and co-author of 16 books, 14 handbook chapters, 80 journal articles, and more than 300 refereed conference papers. He serves as an editor of encyclopedia and handbooks. Dr. Lyshevski made more than 75 invited tutorials, workshops, and keynote talks. As a principal investigator (project director), he performed contracts and grants for high-technology industry (Allison Transmission, Cummins, Delco, Delphi, Harris, Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, General Dynamics, General Motors and others), US Department of Defense (AFRL, AFOSR, DARPA, ONR and Air Force) and government agencies (DoE, DoT and NSF). Dr. Lyshevski conducts research and technology developments in microsystems, MEMS, mechatronics, control, and electromechanical systems. Dr. Lyshevski has made a significant contribution in design, deployment and commercialization of advanced aerospace, automotive and naval systems.