Dr. Kenny Fotouhi – Professor

Dr. Kenny Fotouhi

Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering Technology

Office Location: EASC 2048
Tel: (410) 651-8598
Email: mfotouhi@umes.edu
LinkedIn: Dr. Kenny Fotouhi’s Profile

 

 

Research Interests

  • Smart Sensors and Sensor Applications
  • Offshore Wind Energy Systems
  • Renewable Energy and Power Systems
  • Robotics and Feedback Control Systems
  • Semiconductor Growth and Electro-Optics
  • High Voltage Transmission Systems
  • Intelligent Signal Processing

Academic Background

  • Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering – University of Missouri-Rolla ( University of Sciences a Technology ) (1983)
  • M.S. in Electrical Engineering – Oklahoma State University with a GPA 3.93 (1979)
  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering – Amir Kabir University (1977)

Courses and Teaching Areas

  • ETEE 303: Circuit Tech III
  • ETEE 314: Electrical Machinery
  • ETEE 335: Logic and Switching
  • ETEE 346: Control and Feedback Circuits
  • ETEE: 485 Design Technology I
  • ETEE 486:Design Technology II

Grants and Projects in the Last 5 Years

  • Title III Grant for Cybersecurity Engineering Technology Program ($1,360,500 total, 2019–2024)
    Secured a five-year funding award (with a first-year allocation of $272,100 for the 2019–2020 cycle) to support the completion and maintenance of accreditation for the Master of Cybersecurity Engineering Technology Program. (Collaborators: Kenny Fotouhi and Etahe Johnson)
  • Equipment Upgrade Grant from Vice President ($147,206)
    Awarded funding to update and purchase new laboratory equipment to enhance hands-on resources for ETEE 314 (Electrical Machinery and Power Systems) and EETE 346 (Feedback Control Systems) courses.
  • Co-Principal Investigator, LA Project ($135,000, 6-month duration)
    Serving as Co-PI on a funded research and development initiative.

Last 5 Publications

  1. Fotouhi, K., Fotouhi, M. J., & Tomlinson, J.
    WIP: A Flexible and Innovative Method to Teach a Design Technology Course to Empower and Inspire Student Learning and Prepare Them for Future Employment.
    Published and presented at : the 2025 IEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, November 2–5, 2025.
  2. Fotouhi, K., Fotouhi, M. J., & Tomlinson, J.
    WIP: Practical Project in Linear Design Course During COVID-19.
    Presented at the 2023 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Baltimore, MD, 2023.
  3. Fotouhi, K., Fotouhi, M. J., & Nagchaudhuri, A.
    Controlling a Robot Arm with an ELVIS II.
    Presented at the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, June 26–29, 2022.
  4. Nagchaudhuri, A., Pandya, J. R., Omodia, I., Raleigh, C., & Fotouhi, K.
    Integration of an Active Learning Framework in an Instrumentation Course to Involve Junior-Level Engineering Students in Multidisciplinary Research Projects.
    Presented at the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, June 26–29, 2022.
  5. Fotouhi, K. M. Microcontroller Controlled Walking Robot, Computer in Education Journal, PP 73-79, Vol. 7, No 2 April/ June 2016

Professional Affiliations and Memberships

  • IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
  • ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education)
  • ACCE (American Council for Construction Education)
  • ATMAE (Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering)
  • Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society

Hobbies and Personal Interests

Soccer, Swimming, Walking

Additional Information

  • Interim Chair, Department of Technology since April 2018- January 2021
  • Director of MS degree in Cybersecurity since February 2017 -Nov. 2020
  • Coordinator of Electrical Engineering Technology since 1983

 

 

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