Recent Directions in Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation

Authors

  • Tarek M. Sobh University of Bridgeport
  • Jani Pallis University of Bridgeport
  • Navarun Gupta University of Bridgeport

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v5i5.1032

Keywords:

REV2009, IAOE, Remote Engineering, Virtual Instrumentation

Abstract


The 6th Remote Engineering and Virtual instrumentation Conference (REV 2009) was held at the University of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA during the period of June 22 â?? 25, 2009. The conference brought together engineering researchers, educators, and professionals to explore the fundamentals, future, and application of remote engineering in both industry and academia. Participants delivered papers, presented demonstrations, research posters, and shared experiences in virtual engineering. REVâ??09 drew more than 100 engineers, scientists and educators from around the world. Most of the participants were from Europe, but many came from Asia, North and South America, the Middle East and as far as Australia. More than 60 papers were presented on topics ranging from Telerobotics to Virtual and Remote Labs. Workshops and Tutorials drew widespread interest and exhibitors displayed their products for integrating remote engineering into academia. Poster sessions discussed topics such as Robotic Surgery and Development of Remote Labs in Physics. The general objective of REV 2009 was to discuss fundamentals, applications and experiences within the field of online engineering, both in industry and academia. The conference presentations and papers addressed several emerging trends in online engineering, remote laboratories, virtual instrumentation and educational applications of remote engineering.

Author Biography

Tarek M. Sobh, University of Bridgeport

Professor Tarek M. Sobh received the B.Sc. in Engineering degree with honors in Computer Science and Automatic Control from the Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University in 1988, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer and Information Science from the School of Engineering, University of Pennsylvania in 1989 and 1991, respectively. He is currently the Dean of the School of Engineering at the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut; the Founding Director of the Interdisciplinary Robotics, Intelligent Sensing, and Control (RISC) laboratory; and a Professor of Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mechnical Engineering. He was the Interim Chairman of Computer Science and Computer Engineering and the Director of External Engineering Programs at the University of Bridgeport. He was an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering at the University of Bridgeport from 1995 - 1999, a Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Department of Computer Science, University of Utah from 1992 - 1995, and a Research Fellow at the General Robotics and Active Sensory Perception (GRASP) Laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania from 1989 - 1991. He was the Founding Chairman of the Discrete Event and Hybrid Systems Technical Committee of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society from 1992-1999, and the Founding Chairman of the Prototyping Technical Committee of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society from 1999-2001. For more information, please visit his web site: http://www.bridgeport.edu/~sobh. Research interests: Robotics, Automation, Engineering Education, Web-based Engineering, Manufacturing, Sensing, Computer Vision, Computer-Aided Design, Control Theory, Computer Science and Engineering. Academic rank: Professor of Computer, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science and Dean of the School of Engineering, University of Bridgeport

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Published

2009-08-08

How to Cite

Sobh, T. M., Pallis, J., & Gupta, N. (2009). Recent Directions in Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), 5(5), pp. 4–7. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v5i5.1032

Issue

Vol. 5 (2009): Special Issue REV2009

Section

Guest Editorial