Kevin Lu (klu2)

Kevin Lu

Teaching Professor and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies

Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Education

  • Ph.D. (1984) Washington University (Systems Science and Mathematics)
  • M.S. (1981) Washington University (Systems Science and Mathematics)
  • B.S. (1979) National Chiao Tung University (Control Engineering)

Research

Automation and acceleration

Experience

Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stevens, 2021–2025
Teaching Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stevens, 2018–present
Adjunct Professor, Stevens, 2015–2018
Senior Principal Scientist, Broadcom, 2012–2013
Chief Scientist, Telcordia, 2003–2012
Executive Director, Telcordia, 1999–2003
Director, Telcordia/Bellcore, 1995–1999
Member of Technical Staff, Bellcore, 1984–1995

Institutional Service

  • ECE Student Success Committee 2025–2026 Chair
  • ECE Marketing and Alumni Committee 2021–2026 Member
  • ECE Faculty Advisory Council 2021–2025 Member
  • ECE Student Wellbeing Committee 2021–2025 Member
  • SES Undergraduate Curriculum Committee 2021–2025 Member
  • ECE Undergraduate Committee 2020–2025 Chair
  • Teaching Faculty Advisory Board 2024–2025 Member
  • Benefits Advisory Committee 2020–2024 Member
  • Committee on the New Stevens Core 2023–2024 Member

Professional Service

  • IEEE Region 1 Student Activities Committee Chair
  • IEEE Standards Association Industry Connections Committee Member
  • IEEE Standards Association Standards Board Audit Committee Member
  • IEEE Strategic and Emerging Standards Committee (SESCom) Member
  • IEEE Standards Association Entity Collaborative Activities Governance Board (CAG) Member
  • IEEE Standards Association Standards Board Patent Committee Member
  • IEEE Standards Association Industry Connections Committee Chair
  • IEEE Communication Society Standardization Program Development Board Member
  • IEEE Standards Association Standards Board Member
  • IEEE Standards Association Standards Board Audit Committee Chair
  • IEEE Standards Association Board of Governors Strategic Management and Delivery Committee on Standards and Standards Innovations - Strategic and Emerging Standards Committee Member
  • IEEE Standards Association Standards Board Procedures Committee Member
  • IEEE Technical Activities Board Committee on Standards Corresponding Member

Appointments

Associate Dean, Schaefer School of Engineering and Science, Stevens, 2025–present
Associate Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stevens, 2018–2025

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Treasurer (2015–2025) and President (2004–2005), Wireless and Optical Communications Conference (WOCC)
Chair (2007–2008), Vice Chair (2006–2007), and Member (2005–2006), WOCC Board of Trustees

Honors and Awards

2026 IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN) Eta Chapter
2026 Stevens Employee Recognition Award for Student Success Champion
2025 Order of the Engineer
2024 IEEE SA Standards Board Distinguished Service Award
2023 ECE Outstanding Service Award for Faculty
2021 ECE Outstanding Teaching Award
2018–2019 Henry Morton Distinguished Teaching Professor Award

Professional Societies

  • IEEE ComSoc – IEEE Communications Society Senior member
  • IEEE-SA – IEEE Standards Association Senior member

Grants, Contracts and Funds

FPGA Assisted Fast Equirectangular Image Processing (AFRL), Co-Principal, March 2022–September 2023

Patents and Inventions

Sally Shady, Kevin Lu, Frank Castello, and Sean Pelcher, “Tracheostomy Monitoring System,” U.S. Patent Application No. 19/563,559, filed March 11, 2026

Selected Publications

Conference Proceeding

  1. Miller, D.; Lu, K. W. (2025). Analyzing the Impact of Training Maritime UAV Object Detection Models on Synthetic and Real Data. 34th Wireless and Optical Communications Conference (WOCC). IEEE.
    https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11082215.
  2. Sadowsky, J. S.; Ariyavisitakul, L.; Lu, K. W.; Stauffer, E.; Wang, J.; Zachararias, L. (2013). Interpolation Distortion in Large Scale Parameter Maps for Wireless System Simulation. Global Communications Conference (Globecom) (pp. 3954-3958). IEEE.
  3. Lu, K. W.; Liew, S. C. (1990). Analysis and Applications of r-for-N Protection Systems. IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference and Exhibition (pp. 678-682). IEEE.
  4. Liew, S. C.; Lu, K. W. (1990). A 3-stage Interconnection Structure for Very Large Packet Switches. International Conference on Communications (ICC) (pp. 771-777). IEEE.
  5. Wagner, S. S.; Lu, K. W. (1990). Comparative Video Distribution Techniques for Broadband Fiber-Optic Subscriber Loops. International Conference on Communications (pp. 670-674). IEEE.
  6. Liew, S. C.; Lu, K. W. (1990). Performance Analysis of Asymmetric Packet Switch Modules With Channel Grouping. INFOCOM (pp. 668-676). IEEE.
  7. Lu, K. W.; Liew, S. C. (1990). Technologies and Approaches for Diversity in Fiber Loop Networks. International Conference on Communications (ICC) (pp. 680-684). IEEE.
  8. Eiger, M. I.; Lemberg, H. L.; Lu, K. W.; Wagner, S. S. (1989). Cost Analyses of Emerging Broadband Fiber Loop Architectures. International Conference on Communications (ICC) (pp. 156-161). IEEE.
  9. Lu, K. W.; Wolff, R. S.; Gratzer, F. (1988). Installed first cost economics of fiber/broadband access to the home. Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom) (pp. 1584-1590). IEEE.
  10. Huang, G.; Lu, K. W.; Zaborzky, J. (1986). A Texture Model/Algorithm for Computationally Efficient Dispatch and Control on the Power System. Conference on Decision and Control (pp. 1198-1205). IEEE.

Journal Article

  1. Wu, X.; Subramanian, S.; Guha, R.; White, R. G.; Li, J.; Lu, K. W.; Bucceri, A.; Zhang, T. (2013). Vehicular Communications Using DSRC: Challenges, Enhancements, and Evolution. Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (9 Supplement/Part 1 ed., vol. 31, pp. 399-408). IEEE.
  2. Liew, S. C.; Lu, K. W. (1994). A Framework for Characterizing Disaster-Based Network Survivability. Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (1 ed., vol. 12, pp. 52-58). IEEE.
  3. Liew, S. C.; Lu, K. W. (1991). Comparison of Buffer Strategies for Asymmetric Packet Switch Modules. Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (3 ed., vol. 9, pp. 428-438). IEEE.
  4. Lu, K. W.; Eiger, M. I.; Lemberg, H. L. (1990). System and Cost Analyses of Broad-Band Fiber Loop Architectures. Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (6 ed., vol. 8, pp. 1058-1067). IEEE.
  5. Zaborszky, J.; Huang, G.; Lu, K. (1985). A Textured Model for Computationally Efficient Reactive Power Control and Management. Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems (7 ed., vol. PAS-104, pp. 1718-1727). IEEE.

Magazine/Trade Publication

  1. Liew, S. C.; Lu, K. W. (1989). New Architectures for Diversity in Fiber Loop Networks. Communications Magazine (12 ed., vol. 27, pp. 31-37). IEEE.

Courses

PRV 101 First Year Experience
EE 181 Seminar in Electrical Engineering
CPE/EE 322 Engineering Design VI
CPE/EE 423 Engineering Design VII
CPE/EE 424 Engineering Design VIII
CPE 487 Digital System Design
EE 629 Internet of Things
CPE/EE 400 Research
AAI/CPE/EE 800 Special Problems
AAI/CPE/EE 900 Thesis