DENG ECE Students

Alex Sleiman

Alex Sleiman DEng ECE
  • Program: DEng in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Status: Graduated
  • Position / Employer: Manage/DTE Energy
  • Research Focus: Machine Learning and Data Analytics in electrical distribution systems
  • Career Focus: Industry - Electrical Engineering, Electrical Grid Data Analytics and Data Management.
  • E-mail: [email protected]

Flint Li

Flint Li DEng ECE
  • Program: DEng in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Status: DEng Student
  • Position / Employer: President / Camel Energy GmbH
  • Research Focus: Batteries, Electrification, Energy and Power Systems
  • Career Focus: General Management, Research and Development of Energy Storage Systems, Business Development and Strategic Planning, etc.
  • E-mail: f[email protected]

John O'Donnell Jr

John Odonnell
  • Program: DEng in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Status: Graduated
  • Position / Employer: Manage/DTE Energy
  • Research Focus: Using Machine Learning, Non-Wires Alternatives and All Renewable Sourced Microgrids to improve the Evolving Electrical Distribution System
  • Career Focus: Industry- Advance in Electrical Engineering Leadership and Complete Research for the Evolving Electrical Distribution System
  • E-mail: [email protected]

Jose Gonzalez-Belmonte

Jose Gonzalez-Belmonte ECE DEng
  • Program: DEng in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Status: DEng. Candidate
  • Position / Employer: Assistant Professor of Computer Science/Lawrence Technological University
  • Research Focus:  Autonomous Vehicles, User Psychology, External Human Machine Interfaces
  • Career Focus: Academia - Interactive Software, Machine Learning, User Psychology
  • E-mail: [email protected]

Rui Guan

Rui Guan
  • Program: DEng in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Status: DEng. Candidate 
  • Position / Employer: Principle Engineer/Rivian
  • Research Focus: Alternative Energy and Power Conversion
  • Career Focus: Industry
  • E-mail: [email protected]

Sajjad Awan

Sajjad Awan DEng ECE
  • Program: DEng in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Status: DEng. Student  
  • Position / Employer: Information Architect/ Ford Motor Company
  • Research Focus: Data Security, Adversarial Machine Learning, IoT and Connected Vehicles
  • Career Focus: Industry - Analytics, Data Management and Governance
  • E-mail: sawan@umich

Sreekanthreddy Chalapala

Sreekanthreddy Chalapala ECE
  • Program: DEng in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Status: DEng. Student  
  • Position / Employer: Vehicle Controls - System Software Architect/Ford
  • Research Focus: Automotive System Design, Motor Controls, Hardware and Software Diagnostics, Variable Frequency Drives
  • Career Focus: Industry/ Academia 
  • E-mail: [email protected]

Zachary Plotzke

ZACHARY PLOTZKE DEng ECE
  • Program: DEng in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Status: DEng. Student
  • Position / EmployerAutonomous Integration Team Lead / DCS Corporation
  • Research Focus: Integrated long short-term memory (LSTM) neural networks and sonification techniques for enhancing vehicle control and monitoring in semi-autonomous truck platoons.
  • Career Focus: Leading the development, integration, and fielding of autonomous ground vehicle technologies for the U.S. military  
  • E-mail: [email protected]

Zahraa Hijazi

Zahraa Hijazi Deng ECE
  • Program: DEng in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Status: Graduated
  • Position / Employer: DTE Energy/ Supervisor
  • Research Focus: Optimal operation of distribution storage to maximize utility benefits and efficiency
  • Career Focus: Industry - Focus on implementing measures for grid stability and efficiency.
  • E-mail: [email protected]

Contact the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

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Advisor Appointments

Undergraduate students in need of advising should refer to the Undergraduate Advising page for scheduling options.

To schedule an appointment with your graduate program advisor, refer to the contact information on the Graduate Advising page or the "Graduate Advising" block on the ECE graduate programs page.

Course Instructor Appointments

To schedule an appointment with your course instructor, refer to your course syllabus for the best ways to meet with them.

2050 - Institute for Advanced Vehicle Systems Building
4901 Evergreen Road
Dearborn, MI 48128
Sunday: Closed
Monday: 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Tuesday: 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Thursday: 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Saturday: Closed