Team

Faculty

Alexander Mamishev

Director & Professor

Alexander V. Mamishev received the equivalent of a B.S.E.E. degree from Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine, in 1992 and his M.S.E.E from Texas A&M University in 1994. In 1999 he completed a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science at MIT. Currently he is a professor and the director of the Sensors, Energy, and Automation Laboratory (SEAL) in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Mamishev is author on more than 120 technical publications. He served as an associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation. He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the IEEE Outstanding Branch Advisor Award, and the UW EE Outstanding Research Advisor Award.

Rania Hussein

Associate Director

Dr. Rania Hussein is an Associate Teaching Professor of ECE and a senior research scientist in SEAL. Her focus area is embedded systems, image processing, and Internet of Things to develop solutions for sustainable applications and platforms. Before joining UW she worked as a research engineer at the Walt Disney company where she worked on software development and the evaluation of disruptive and cutting edge technologies. Besides her technical experience, Dr. Hussein has extensive experience in leadership, serving as founder, board member, or executive director for non-profits to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion. You can learn more about Prof. Hussein by visiting her website here.

Igor Novosselov

Associate Director

Dr. Novosselov joined the department in 2014. Prior to joining the department, he worked as an R&D Manager and Sr. Research Scientist developing aerosol sampling instrumentation for nanoparticles, biological and chemical aerosols. His previous projects focused on characterization using the underlying physical principles governing particulate matter formation, the behavior of aerosol in the environment, and aerosol analysis. Other research included modeling of pollution formation and stability of the combustion systems using computational fluid dynamics and chemical reactor network modeling.

Aaron Zielinski

Research Scientist

Zielinski is the lead technical writer for SEAL, and a staff member of both the UW ECE and UW ITAC. His expertise is in technical communications, public outreach, student integration, and R&D grant proposals. He is responsible for lab reporting, manuscript preparation, and integrating students into SEAL research. He also works with several Seattle-based start-ups to develop tools and systems to optimize task flow.