Faculty & Staff J.T. (Tom) CainProfessor Emeritus, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
EducationPh.D. (Electrical Engineering ), University of Pittsburgh, 1970 Professional InterestsJ.T. (Tom) Cain is a professor of electrical engineering and computer engineering. He was a visiting professor at the University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany from May to August of 1998 and 1999. He received the B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E. and the PhD degrees from the University of Pittsburgh in 1964, 1966 and 1970. His current research interests are in the areas of RFID and Systems-on-a-Chip with emphasis on embedded systems and systems containing MEMS. He has also had the following industrial experience: General Electric Company: Distribution Equipment Division, Consultant September 1982 - November 1982; Westinghouse Electric Corporation: Savannah River Company, Consultant - October 1996-Present; Water Reactor Divisions, Consultant June 1978 May 1983; Pressurized Water Reactor Systems Division, Full Time Consultant September 1974 August 1975; Part Time Consultant September 1975 March 1976; Computer and Instrumentation Division, Consultant May 1972 September 1973; Headquarters Manufacturing Laboratory Consultant November December 1971; Computer Systems Division, Full Time June 1966 August 1966 and May 1967 August 1967, Consultant September 1966 April 1967; Bell Telephone Laboratories: Electronic Switching Systems Division, Member Technical Staff April 1965 September 1965; Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania: Western Area Headquarters Engineering, Engineer – April 1963 August 1963. Representative professional service includes service with: the IEEE - Member, IEEE Fellows Committee, 2005-2007, Vice Chair, 2007; Vice Chair, Awards Board Medals Council, 2003-2005; Member, Awards Policy and Procedures Committee, 2003-2007; Chairman, Committee on Global Accreditation Activities, 2002;Vice Chair, Awards Board 2002; Member-at-Large, Awards Board, 2000 – 2001;Chair, Joint National Society Awards Task Force, 1999 – 2003; Member, Nomination and Appointments Committee, 1996-1997, Chair, 1997; Past President, 1996; President, 1995; President-elect, 1994; IEEE Computer Society - Chair, Fellow Evaluation Committee, 2004, Vice-chair, 2003; Member, Conferences and Tutorial Board, 1999-2006, Vice-Chair 2006, 2007; Vice Chair, Awards Committee, 2002, Member 2002-2005; Chair, Taylor Booth Award Selection Committee, 2003-2005; Member, Latin America Activities Committee, 2003-2007; Member, Computer Editorial Board, 1996-2007; IEEE Foundation - Treasurer, 1997; Board of Directors, 1994-1999; American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES); Board of Directors, 1995; Computing Sciences Accreditation Board (CSAB) - President, 1988-1989; Vice President, 1986-1987; Board of Directors, 1984 1991; Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) - Alternate Representative Director, ABET Board of Directors, 1988; Program Evaluator for Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering, 1983 1989; American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES) - Member, Board of Directors, 1995; ICACIT, Instituto de Calidad en Acreditación de las Carreras de Ingeniería y Tecnología, Peru - Member, Board of Directors, 2001-present. Representative awards include: IEEE Educational Activities Board Meritorious Achievement Award in Accreditation Activities for "Outstanding Contributions to Computer Engineering Accreditation," 1992; IEEE Fellow for “Leadership in and Contributions to Computer Science and Engineering Education,” 1993; Distinguished Alumnus Award, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1994; Golden Key National Honor Society, Honorary Member, 1994; IEEE Computer Society Richard E. Merwin Award for "Outstanding Sustained Contributions and Leadership in Education and the Computer Profession," 1995; IEEE Millennium Medal for “Continuous and Outstanding Service to the Profession,” 2000; CSAB Fellow for “Leadership in Computer Science Accreditation,” 2004 His past research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, Allegheny
Power Service Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, Electric Power Research Institute,
Westinghouse Educational Foundation, General Electric Company, Data General
Corporation, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs,
Pittsburgh Digital Greenhouse, Syracuse Research Corporation, Praesidium
Technologies, NASA, Gnostic Communications, Ben Franklin Development Authority, FireFly Power Technologies, Matthews Marking Products, ADCUS Inc., Mascaro Sustainability Institute, Supply Systems Inc., Technology Collaborative, Union Switch and Signal, Tego, Inc. Selected Publications"Robust Stabilization of Linear Uncertain Systems," Co-author: S. Kwon, Second Asian Control Conference, Seoul, Korea, July 1997. "Stability Analysis of Linear Time/Parameter Varying Uncertain Systems," Co-author: S. Kwon, Second Asian Control Conference, Seoul, Korea, July 1997. "Robust Tracking of a Nonlinear System with Parameter Uncertainties," Co-author: S. Kwon, Proceedings of the American Control Conference, Philadelphia, PA, June 1998. "Hard Real-Time Control," Co-auth: M.H. Mickle, J.D. Hines, Proceedings of the International Workshop on Real-Time Mission Critical Systems, Phoenix, AZ December, 1999. "Autonomous Wireless Information Systems on an Chip with Seamless Integration," Co-authors: M.H. Mickle, Raymond R. Hoare, Richard E. Billo, Ivan Kourtev, Ronald G. Hoelzeman, Proceedings of the Fourth World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, July, 2000. "SoC Design Skills: Collaboration Builds a Stronger SoC Design Team," Co-authors: P. Khosla, H. Schmit, M. J. Irwin, V. Narayanan, S. P. Levitan, D. Landis, Proceedings of Micro-Systems Educators Workshop (MSE 2001), Los Vegas, NV, June 17, 2001. "Energy Harvesting for DNA Gene Sifting and Sorting," Co-authors: William C. Clark, Laura Schaefer, Wlodek Moldeki, Dan Ulinski and Marlin H. Mickle, International Journal of Parallel and Distributed Systems and Networks, Special Issue on Energy Harvesting, September, 2001. "Protocol and Device Model for Remote Autonomous Devices with Limited Power", Co-authors: Marlin H. Mickle, Minhong Mi, and Timothy Minor, International Journal of Computers and Applications, 2005. "An Automated FPGA-Based Reconfigurable Low-Power RFID Tag," Co-authors: Alex K. Jones, Raymond R. Hoare, Swapna R. Dontharaju, Shenchih Tung, Ralph Sprang, Josh Fazekas and Marlin H. Mickle, Journal of Microprocessors and Microsystems, 2006. "Ultra-Low Power Computing System for Wireless Devices," Co-authors: P. J. Hawrylak, L. Mats, A. K. Jones, S. Tung, and M. H. Mickle, International Review on Computers and Software, vol. 1, issue 1, July 2006 "Energy Harvesting Antennas or when is a Monopole Half of a Dipole," Co-authors: Marlin H. Mickle, Minhong Mi, David Sammel and Tim Minor, International Journal of Modeling and Simulation, 2006. "Passive Active Radio Frequency Identification Tags (PART)," Co-authors: Alex K. Jones, Swapna Dontharaju, Shenchih Tung, Peter Hawrylak, Leo Mats, Raymond Hoare, and Marlin H. Mickle, International Journal of Radio Frequency Identification Technology and Applications, 2006. "A Circuit Model for Passive RF Autonomous Devices with Protocol Considerations," Co-authors: I M.H. Mickle, M. Mi and T. Minor, International Journal of Computers and Applications, Vol. 28, No. 3, 2006. "An Automated, FPGA-based Reconfigurable, Low-Power RFID Tag," Co-authors: A. K. Jones, R. Hoare, S. Dontharaju, S. Tung, R. Sprang, J. Fazekas, M. H. Mickle, Journal of Microprocessors and Microsystems, Volume 31, Number 2, March 2007. "The Unwinding of a Protocol," Co-authors: S. Dontharaju, S. Tung, A. K. Jones, L. Mats, J. Panuski, and M. H. Mickle, IEEE Communications Magazine, April, 2007. |
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