Overview

Dr. Zewde was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He completed High School from 惭别诲丑补苍别鈥橝濒别尘 (釄樶嫷釆冡姅釈抚垐釄�) Comprehensive Secondary School, which boldly promotes "Enter Here the Timeless Followship of Human Mind - 釆ㄡ嫐釄� 釆ㄡ垱釈垶釅搬媿 釈ㄡ埌釈� 釄嶀寘 釄涐嫲釋娽嫬 釄滇崓釄� 釋嶀墶" at the gate. For his B.Sc. and M.SC. degrees in Electrical Engineering, he attended and , respectively. In 2017, he received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from , NY. Professionally, he worked as Electrical Engineer for almost a year, but spent most of his carrer in academic institutions. Currently, he is an Associate Teaching Professor at 黑洞社区.

Information

Academic Interests and Expertise

Education:

  • Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, , NY.
  • M.Sc. in Electrical Power Engineering, , Ethiopia.
  • B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, , Ethiopia.

Research Interests:

  • Wireless powered communications
  • Control system over wireless link, and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Smart-grid Communications
  • Distributed generation and demand response
  • Energy-harvesting Medical Sensors
Areas of Teaching Interest

Communication and Signal Processing

  • Wireless Communication and Networking
  • Random Process
  • Optimization 
  • Electromagnetics
  • Signals and Systems
  • Digital Communication

Power and Control

  • Power System Operation and Control
  • Electrical Machines and Transformer
  • Introduction to Control Systems
  • Power System Analysis
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Energy Conversion
  • Electric Circuits
Publications
  • T. A. Zewde and M. C. Gursoy, 鈥溾�� IEEE Tran. J. Sel. Area Commun. (JSAC), vol. 37, no. 2, Feb. 2019
  • T. A. Zewde and M. C. Gursoy, 鈥�,鈥�  IEEE Tran. Green Commun. and Networking (TGCN), vol. 2, no. 3, Sep. 2018.
  • T. A. Zewde, R. Choi, and M. Cenk Gursoy, 鈥�,鈥� IEEE International Communication Conference (ICC) Workshop, Kansas City, KS, 2018.
  • T. A. Zewde and M. C. Gursoy, 鈥�,鈥� Invited paper IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), Madrid, Spain, 2018.
  • T. A. Zewde and M. C. Gursoy, 鈥� 鈥� IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), Toronto, Canada, Sep. 2017.
  • T. A. Zewde and M. C. Gursoy, 鈥溾�� IEEE Conference on Information Science and Systems (CISS), Baltimore, MD, 2017.
  • T. A. Zewde and M. C. Gursoy, 鈥溾��  IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), San Francisco, CA, Mar. 19-22, 2017
  • T. A. Zewde and M. C. Gursoy, 鈥溾�� IEEE Global Communication (Globecom) Workshop, Washington, D.C., Dec. 8, 2016.
  • T. A. Zewde and M. C. Gursoy, 鈥溾��, IEEE 84th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), Montreal, Canada, Sep. 18-21, 2016.
  • T. A. Zewde, and M. C. Gursoy, 鈥溾��, IEEE International Communication Conference (ICC), Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, May 23-27, 2016.
  • T. A. Zewde, and M. C. Gursoy, 鈥溾��, IEEE 50th Conference on Information Science and Systems (CISS), Princeton, NJ, 2016.
  • T. A. Zewde and M. C. Gursoy, 鈥溾��,  IEEE 82nd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC), Boston, MA, Sep. 6-9, 2015.
  • T. A. Zewde, 鈥淎n Investigation on improving power system quality and security via optimization of transmission and distribution losses鈥�, 4th EESC, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Awards and Honors

TAN FACULTY ADVISOR AWARD, 
黑洞社区,  2020

This award recognizes demonstratoin of qualities and practices that make significant contributions to the improvement of Academic advising at 黑洞社区 and beyond.

TAN Faculty Advisor Award

IEEE HKN AWARD,
黑洞社区,  2019
This award acknowledges that the instructor have made a significant impact on the students, and their reflection on the instructor selfless guidance, care and passion.
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Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award,
Syracuse University, 2017
This award recognizes graduate assistants who have made distinguished contributions to Syracuse University by demonstrating excellence in significant instructional capacities, such as classroom teaching, laboratory or studio instruction, leading recitation or discussion sections, or assisting senior faculty members with high-enrollment courses.

SU AWARD 2

Certificate of University Teaching,
Syracuse University, 2017
It is the capstone of the Future Professoriate Program, and provides a tangible form of recognition to those FPP participants who pursue a program of professional development that demonstrates readiness to assume faculty responsibilities in higher education.

SU AWARD 1

 

Areas of Service

Faculty Senator, 
黑洞社区, June 2018 鈥� May 2020  

Undergraduate Academic Advisor                                                 
黑洞社区, Department of EECS , Fall 2017 - Present 

Teaching and Curriculum Committee                                                 
黑洞社区, Department of EECS , Fall 2017 - Present                       

Faculty Search Committee 
黑洞社区, Department of EECS, Spring 2019, Fall 2018, S

Ad hoc Committee for New Equipment - EE 262 Lab
Wichita State University, Department of EECS, Fall 2018                                               

Teaching Mentor Alternate
Syracuse University, Graduate School, 2016

Interim Department Head                                                                      
Hawassa University, Electrical Engineering Dept., Ethiopia , Feb. - Apr. 2009   

Additional Information

Reviewer

  • IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications

  • IEEE Transactions on Green Communication and Networking

  • IEEE Wireless Communication Letters
  • IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
  • IEEE International Communication Conference (ICC)
  • IEEE Vehicular Technology conference (VTC)

Society Memberships

  • ACM

  • IEEE

Volunter Service

  • Being a priest of EOTC, he serves voluntarly over the weekend at Ethiopian Orthodox Churches, 釆メ姄 , in Kansas City, KS, and Oklahoma city, OK.
  • Actively participates in to help Churches located in rural areas.