John Y. Hung

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. in Electrical Eng., 1989; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL

• M.S.E. in Electrical Eng., 1981; Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

• B.S.E.E. in Electrical Eng., 1979; University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Auburn University, AL, 2006-present.

• Visiting Professor, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Aug. 2009-July 2010.

• Associate Professor, Auburn University, AL, 1994-2006.

• Assistant Professor, Auburn University, AL, 1989 - 1994.

• Senior Engineer (part time), Poly-Analytics, Inc., Knoxville, TN (engineering consultant firm). Sept. 1985 - June 1989. Research and development in machine control systems and instrumentation with manufacturing applications.

• Design & Development Engineer, Johnson Controls, Inc., Milwaukee, WI. Aug. 1981 - Sept. 1985. Engineering, development, and field support for digital control systems used in commercial building climate control applications.

ACTIVITIES, HONORS, and AFFILIATIONS

• Teaching Awards:
  • William F. Walker Merit Teaching Award, Auburn University, 18 March 2005.
  • Fred H. Pumphrey Teaching Award, College of Engineering, Auburn University, April 2001.
  • SGA (Student Government Association) Outstanding Faculty Member Award for the College of Enginering, Auburn University, April 2001.
  • Outstanding Faculty Member Award from the student body of the Department of Electrical and Computer Enginering, Auburn University, 1997, 2001.

• Fellow, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).

• IEEE Industrial Electronics Society officer:
  • President, 2014-2015.
  • President-elect, 2012-2013.
  • Vice-president for Conference Activities, 2008-2010.
  • Treasurer, 2002-2007.

• Conference General Chair/Co-Chair:
  • 39th Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Vienna, Austria, November 2013.
  • 2011 Joint IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology & 43rd IEEE Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, Auburn, AL, 14-16 March 2011.
  • 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, Bari, Italy, 4-7July 2010.
  • 34th Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Orlando, FL, November 2008.

• Technical Program Co-Chair:
  • 36th Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Glendale, AZ, November 2010.
  • 32nd Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Paris, FRANCE, November 2006.
  • 2000 IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, Cholula, Puebla, MEXICO, December 2000.
  • 2000 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, Goa, INDIA, January 2000.

• Technical Track Chair:
  • Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society:
    • 2005 (Raleigh, NC): Computer and control systems
    • 2002 (Sevilla, SPAIN): Computer and control systems
    • 1998 (Aachen, GERMANY): Signal processing and control systems
    • 1997 (New Orleans, LA): Signal processing and control systems
  • IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics:
    • 2004 (Ajaccio, FRANCE): Computer and control systems
  • IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology:
    • 2005 (Kowloon, HONG KONG): Computer and control systems

• Finance Chair:
  • IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, 2008, Cambridge, UK
  • Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 2001-2006
  • IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology:
    • 2005 - Kowloon, HONG KONG
    • 2004 - Hammamet, TUNISIA
  • 2003 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, Banff, CANADA

• Second Place, 2003 Technical Paper Competition, IEEE Alabama Section: J. Y. Hung, N. G. Albritton, and F. Xia, "Nonlinear control of a magnetic bearing system," Mechatronics, vol. 13, no. 6, July 2003, pp. 621-637.

• Outstanding Paper Award for 1996, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics: T. Gupta, R. R. Boudreaux, R. M. Nelms, and J. Y. Hung, "Implementation of a fuzzy controller for dc-dc converters using an inexpensive 8-bit microcontroller," vol. 44, no. 6, p. 661-669, Oct 1997.

• Second Place, 1993 Technical Paper Competition, IEEE Alabama Section: J. Y. Hung, R. Nelms and P. Stevenson, "An output feedback sliding mode speed regulator for dc drives," 8th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, San Diego, CA, March 1993.

• Associate Editor:
  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, January 1996 - December 2005.
  • IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, January 1997 - December 1998.

• "Recognition for Exceptional Contributions to IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics," IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Nov 1995.

• Guest Editorship:
  • with J. Rodriguez-Andina, "Special Section on the 2007 IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 56, no. 3, March 2009.
  • with S. T. Hung, "Special Section on Automotive Electronic Systems," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 51, no. 2, April 2004.
  • "Special Issue on Micromachine Research," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 42, no. 6, Dec 1995.
  • with R. Tilove, "Special Issue on Industrial Robotics," IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 41, no. 1, Feb 1994.

• State Technical Coordinator, Alabama BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology) competition, Auburn University, 2001, 2002.

• ASEE/NASA Summer Faculty Fellow, Marshall Space Flight Center, 1996 & 1997.

• Patents issued:
  • Russell W. Davis, Dwight D. Back, Gregory S. Cole, John Hung, "Magnetic bearing system and method of controlling magnetic bearing system." U.S. patent #9429561 issued Aug. 6, 2002.
  • C. P. Cho and J. Y. Hung, "Mechanical damper employing permanent magnet." U.S. Navy invention disclosure # 74996. U.S. patent #5392881 issued Feb. 28, 1995.

• Honor society memberships in:
  • Tau Beta Pi, Engineering honor society,1979.
  • Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Engineering honor society,1978.
  • Phi Kappa Phi, service and honor society, 1979.

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