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Douglas H. Summerville

Distinguished Teaching Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Background

Douglas H. Summerville is a Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at ßÙßÇÂþ»­, State University of New York. He received a BE degree in electrical engineering in 1991 from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, and MS and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from ßÙßÇÂþ»­ in 1994 and 1997, respectively. 

He served as chair of the ECE Department at ßÙßÇÂþ»­ from 2015-25. He has authored over 60 journal and conference papers and two textbooks on embedded systems design. He is a senior member of the IEEE and a member of the ASEE. He has received two State University of New York Chancellor's Awards for Excellence (for Faculty Service and Teaching), the ßÙßÇÂþ»­ Council/Foundation Award for Service to the University, and several teaching awards. 

His research and teaching interests include embedded and digital systems design; hardware Trojans, covert hardware and tamper detection; and computer and network security in general.


Education

  • BE, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
  • MS, PhD, ßÙßÇÂþ»­

Research Interests

  • Computer engineering
  • Network security
  • Intrusion detection
  • Hardware security

Awards

  • Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2011-12
  • Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Faculty Service, 2006-07

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