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Department of Engineering Technology

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Li Tan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering Technology

Technology Building 283
(219) 785-5744
lizhetan@pnc.edu

ECET full website

Office Hours - Spring 2012

Wednesday and Thursday 12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Friday 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Other by appointment

Education

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of New Mexico, 1992
M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of New Mexico, 1989

Courses Taught

  • ECE 38200 Feedback System Analysis and Design
  • ECE 30800 System Simulation and Control Laboratory
  • ECET 20700 AC Circuit Analysis
  • ECET 21300 Survey of Electricity and Electronics
  • ECET 25700 Power and RF Electronics
  • ECET 30400 Communication Systems
  • ECET 30700 Analog Network Signal Processing
  • ECET 35700 Real-time Digital Signal Processing
  • ECET 49900 Computer Game Hardware and Software
  • ECET 49900 Computer Game and Multimedia Programming
  • ECET 49900 Advanced Digital Signal Processing with Multimedia Applications
  • ECET 49900 Communication Systems II
  • ECET 49900 Senior Design Phase I
  • ECET 49900 Senior Design Phase II

Academic Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology, Purdue University North Central, 2008-present
  • Senior Professor, Professor and Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering, DeVry University, Atlanta, GA, 1997-2008
  • Research Associate, New Mexico University, 1992-1993

Non-Academic Experience

  • Principle Engineer, Iterated System, Atlanta, FL, 1994-1997
  • Developed speech and video coders and co-invented a US patent
  • Conducted various research projects on speech/audio, image and video data compression using fractal and wavelet transforms, and subband coding method
  • Involved in video compression product development
  • Senior Software Engineer, American Laser Games, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1993-1994
  • Developed video compression algorithms and software
  • Developed three software CD titles as a leading software engineer
  • Worked as a team member for other projects including embedded arcade game systems and 3DO (3 dimensional object) game systems

Professional Activities
Senior Member of IEEE; Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) and International Association of Journals and Conferences (IAJC)

Honors and Awards

  • Summer Faculty Grant, Purdue Research Foundation, 2010
  • International Travel Grant, Purdue Research Foundation, 2010

Service Activities

  • Editorial board member for the International Journal of Applied Research and Innovation (IJME)
  • Editorial board member for the International Journal of Modern Engineering (IJERI)
  • Editorial board member for the Technology Interface International Journal (TIIJ)  
  • Developed several new courses in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology program including a textbook development
  • Involved with ABET visit preparation for engineering technology programs
  • Served as a member of PNC faculty senate, curriculum committee and library committee at the campus level
  • Served as a member of curriculum committee and ME faculty search committee at the college level
  • Served as division co-chair, program committee member and moderator in several international conferences
  • Offered several workshops in Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, China
  • Served as reviewer for IEEE transaction journals and international conferences
  • DeVry University
  • Curriculum Development Committee member for MSEE program
  • Development of syllabus and guide for MSEE course
  • Served as co-curriculum coordinator for the ECET program including class scheduling for the ECET department and mentoring new faculty and adjunct faculty members
  • Served as chair of communications and signal processing sequence for coordinating the textbook selections, issues of course objectives, and course delivery and improvement across the DeVry system
  • Served as the IEEE Atlanta Student Chapter Counselor
  • University of New Mexico
  • Conducted research and real-time implementations of digital and adaptive signal processing algorithms

Publications/Presentations
Served as the author or co-author on over 40 refereed journal and conference publications, a granted US patent, and three textbooks:

  • Tan, Li-Zhe, Digital Signal Processing: Fundamentals and Applications, Reprint version, Elsevier/Academic Press, 2011.
  • Tan, Li-Zhe and J. Jiang, Analog Signal Processing and Filter Design, Linus Publications, 2009.
  • Tan, Li-Zhe and J. Jiang, Fundamentals of Analog and Digital Signal Processing, AuthorHouse, 2008.
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