Kevin M. Passino
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research:
- Interdisciplinary engineering-biology research on distributed decision-making systems (e.g., with a focus on honeybees): Organizer, workshop on Systems Biology of Decision Making, in the Mathematical Bioengineering Program, NSF Mathematical Biosciences Institute, Invited speaker to Santa Fe Institute workshop on Collective Decision Making: From Neurons to Societies, Keynote speaker Swarm Cognition Workshop, Invited Speaker at the NSF Workshop on Distributed Processing Over Cognitive Networks, Invited speaker, Social Biomimicry Conference, and current research projects.
- Distributed feedback control and optimization for energy systems (e.g., management of demand, optimization of supply from renewables).
Service:
- Humanitarian Technology Challenge (HTC): Educational/service initiative supporting IEEE/UN HTC called "e-HTC" (e.g., including a capstone design course based on a wiki platform, e-HTCwiki, for cooperative HTC solution development, with link to be posted here soon).
- Faculty Advisor to the student organization Engineers for Community Service (ECOS).
- Recent Talks: Invited speaker, National Academy of Engineering (NAE), Center for Engineering, Ethics, and Society, "Engineering, Social Justice, and Sustainable Community Development," Mini-conference moderator/organizer, Assoc. Practical and Professional Ethics (APPE) Annual Meeting, "Engineering Towards a More Just and Sustainable World," and other activities.