Kevin Lu (klu2)

Kevin Lu

Teaching Professor and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the Schaefer School of Engineering and Science

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

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Education

  • PhD (1984) Washington University (Systems Science and Mathematics)
  • MS (1981) Washington University (Systems Science and Mathematics)
  • BS (1979) National Chiao Tung University (Control Engineering)

Research

Automation and acceleration

Experience

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 Faculty Advisory Council Member
  • ECE Outreach and Alumni Committee Member
  • ECE Student Wellbeing Committee Member
  • SES Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Member
  • ECE Undergraduate Committee Chair
  • Benefits Advisory Committee Member
  • Admitted Student Weekend Member
  • Committee on the New Stevens Core Member
  • Admitted Student Friday Member
  • Admitted Student Friday Member
  • Admitted Student Friday Member
  • Early Decision Brunch Member
  • Graduate Virtual Open House Member
  • Undergraduate Admissions General Visit Member
  • Undergraduate Admissions General Visit Member
  • Office of Undergraduate Student Life Member
  • Admitted Student Weekend Member
  • Admitted Student Friday Member
  • Early Decision Brunch Member
  • Visit Day Member
  • Visit Day Member
  • SES Promotion and Tenure (P&T) Committee Member
  • ECE Research and Outreach Committee Member
  • ECE Strategic Plan Committee Member

Professional Service

  • IEEE Standards Association Entity Collaborative Activities Governance Board (CAG) Member
  • IEEE Standards Association Standards Board Patent Committee 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 Standards Association Industry Connections Committee Chair
  • IEEE Communication Society Standardization Program Development Board Member
  • IEEE Standards Association Standards Board Member
  • IEEE Technical Activities Board Committee on Standards Corresponding Member

Honors and Awards

Stevens 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

Selected Publications

Conference Proceeding

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Liew, S. C.; Lu, K. W. (1990). Performance Analysis of Asymmetric Packet Switch Modules With Channel Grouping. INFOCOM (pp. 668-676). IEEE.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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

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