Dr. Tooran Emami is a tenured full professor of Electrical Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computing at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA). Before joining the Academy, Dr. Emami was an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Wichita State University (WSU) for three semesters. Dr. Emami’s research focuses on control systems, with expertise in Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller design, robust control, time-delay systems, compensator design for continuous-time and discrete-time systems, analog and digital filter design, and hybrid fuel cell power plant design.

Dr. Emami’s academic contributions have been recognized with numerous prestigious honors, including the Center for Advanced Study Summer Fellowship Award (2012) and the Spirit of The Bear Award (2016) at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. During the graduate studies at Wichita State University, Dr. Emami received multiple distinguished awards, including the Boeing Integrated Defense System Graduate Fellowship, the Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. Graduate Fellowship, the Highest Distinction Graduate Student Award, the Ollie A. and J.O. Heskett Fellowship, the E.L. Cord Foundation Fellowship, the Dr. Michael P. Tilford Graduate Fellowship, and the Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award.

Education

• Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Wichita State University
• M.S., Electrical Engineering, Wichita State University

Professional Experience

• Tenured Professor, USCGA, August 2023- Present
• Tenured Associate Professor, USCGA, August 2017- July 2023
• Tenure Track Assistant Professor, USCGA, July 2011- July 2017
• Adjunct Faculty, Wichita State University, 2010-2011

Selected Courses Taught at USCGA

• Electrical Engineering 1 Lab
• Computer Control Systems and Lab
• Linear Circuits and Lab
• Signals, Systems, and Transforms Lab
• Electric Circuits and Machines and Lab
• Electric Energy and Machines and Lab
• Automatic Control Systems and Lab
• Principle of Electronic Communication Systems Lab
• Advisor of Electrical Engineering Senior Capstone Project
• Directed Studies in Electrical Engineering

Selected Leadership and Service

• Interim Program Chair of Electrical Engineering
• ASEE Electrical and Computer Engineering Vice Chair
• ASEE Engineering Physics and Physics Division Program Chair
• ASEE Electrical and Computer Engineering Division Program Chair
• Faculty Senate member and vice president
• Member of Provost’s Committee for the Advancement of Excellence
• Lead Advisor of Electrical Engineering and Cyber Systems Majors
• Faculty Advisor for Lockheed Martin Ethics in Engineering Case Competitions
• Electrical Engineering Program Coordinator
• Electrical Engineering Book Coordinator
• ASEE Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Division Secretary/Treasurer
• ASEE Engineering Physics and Physics Division Award Chair and Treasurer
• ASEE Ocean Engineering Division Publication Chair
• ASEE-NE Campus Representative Chair and Membership Chair
• IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference Scientific Committee member
• Conference Program Committee, Moderator, Session Chair, Session Co-Chair, Undergraduate Paper Track Chair, Session Organizer, Session Co-Organizer, and Session Judge at National, International, and Local Conferences
• Ph.D. Student Dissertation Co-Adviser and Master Student Theses Co-Adviser at WSU
• STEP into Science, Technology, and Engineering Professions

Selected Publications and Presentations

• Tooran Emami, ” Utilizing Frequency Data for PID Controller Design,” Keynote Speaker, 24th Annual IEEE International Conference on Electro Information Technology, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, May 2024.
• Angela G. Jackson Summers, Karina L. Mrakovcich, Joshua P.Gray, Corinna M. Fleischmann, Tooran Emami, and Eric J. Page, “A systematic review of inclusive pedagogical research using the CIRTL inclusive pedagogy framework: multi-disciplinary and STEM perspectives, current trends and a research agenda,” Discover Education 2024.
• Tooran Emami, “Additive Mixed Sensitivity Design of PID Controllers for Continuous-Time System with Uncertain Time-Delay,” WSEAS Transactions on Systems Journal, E-ISSN: 1109-2777 / 2224-2678, Vol. 20, 2021, Art. No. 34, p.303-311, DOI: 10.37394/23202.2021.20.34.
• Alex Tsai, David Tucker, Tooran Emami, “Multiple-Model Adaptive Estimation of a Hybrid Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Gas Turbine Power Plant Simulator,” ASME Transaction Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, Vol. 15, August 2018.
• Jordan K. Ford and Tooran Emami, “Implementation of a Ball and Beam Control System Using PD Bode Design,” International Journal of Modern Engineering, Vol. 18, No. 2, Spring/Summer 2018.
• Tooran Emami, “Mixed Sensitivity Design of Discrete-Time PID Controllers,” WSEAS Transactions on Systems Journal, Vol. 17, 2018.
• Tooran Emami, Alex Tsai, David Tucker, “Apply Robust Proportional Integral Derivative Controller Design to a Fuel Cell Gas Turbine,” ASME Transaction Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage, Vol. 15, Issue 2, May 2018.
• Tooran Emami, “A Common Structure for H-infinity Complementary Sensitivity Design of DTCT-PID Controller Parameters,” WSEAS Transactions on Systems and Control, Vol. 10, pp. 350-359, 2015.
• Alex Tsai, David Tucker, Tooran Emami, “Adaptive Control of a Nonlinear Fuel Cell-Gas Turbine Balance of Plant Simulation Facility,” ASME DC, The Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, Vol.11, December 2014.
• Kanghee Lee, Tooran Emami, Sangku Lee, Wonseok Jang, Hyunggi Kim, Sunghoon Moon, and Inha Hyun, “Amplify-and-Forward SIMO/MISO Distributed Relay Networks under Power Constraints,” International Journal of Simulation- Systems, Science and Technology- IJSSST, Vol. 14, No. 5, October 2013.
• Tooran Emami and John M. Watkins, “A Unified Approach for Sensitivity Design of PID Controllers in the Frequency Domain,” WSEAS Transactions on Systems and Control, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 221-231, May 2009.
• Tooran Emami and John M. Watkins, “Robust Performance Characterization of PID Controllers in the Frequency Domain,” WSEAS Transactions on Systems and Control, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 232-242, May 2009.
• Tooran Emami, “Project-Based Learning on Diverse Concepts in a Power Electronic Laboratory,” Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition, Portland, OR, June 23-26, 2024.
• Jacquelyn A. Carter, Alexandra L. Murphy, Caleb M. Holdridge, Ryan T. Flynn, Sarah M. Schollenberger, and Tooran Emami, “Smart Hybrid Hydrogen, Solar, and Battery System,” Proceedings of the 2023 ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition, Baltimore, Maryland, June 25-28.
• Ryan T. Flynn, Caleb M. Holdridge, Alexandra L. Murphy, Jacquelyn A. Carter, Sarah M. Schollenberger, and Tooran Emami, “Efficiency Analysis of a Hybrid Solar System Design,” Proceedings of the 2023 ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition, Baltimore, Maryland, June 25-28.
• Cole Fulton, Lara Taha, and Tooran Emami, ” A Project-Based Learning on Solar Energy from Different Light Sources,” Proceedings of the 23rd Annual IEEE International Conference on Electro Information Technology, pp. 217-223, Romeoville, Illinois, Published by IEEE Xplore, May 2023.
• Abdulkarim Alrishan, John Watkins, and Tooran Emami, ” Unified Approach for Robust Stability Design of PID Controllers with Smith Predictors,” Proceedings of the 23rd Annual IEEE International Conference on Electro Information Technology, pp. 95-102, Romeoville, Illinois, Published by IEEE Xplore, May 2023.
• Abdulkarim Alrishan, John Watkins, and Tooran Emami, “Unified Approach for Weighted Sensitivity Design of PID Controllers with Smith Predictors,” Proceedings of 2022 Australian & New Zealand Control Conference (ANZCC), November 2022.
• Magdalena Perez, Phillip Rogers, John Buchert, Daniel Sullivan, and Tooran Emami, “Design and Efficiency Analysis of a Hybrid Fuel Cell and Battery System,” Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 27-29, 2022. This paper has been awarded the Student Paper Award from the Engineering Physics and Physics Division.
• Tooran Emami, “An Innovation Methodology to Increase Students’ Performance in Hybrid Classroom and Virtual Environment,” Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 27-29, 2022.
• Abdulkarim Alrishan, John Watkins, and Tooran Emami, “Unified Approach for Graphically Synthesizing PID Controllers with Smith Predictors for Time-Delay Systems,” Proceedings of The Conference on Control Technology and Applications, Published by IEEE Xplore, August 2022.
• Tooran Emami, David Tucker, and John Watkins, “Uncertain Gain and Time-delay Control of 300-kW SOFC-GT,” Proceedings of the 2021 ASME Power Conference, Virtual, July 20-22, 2021.
• Edmund Huminski, Salena Bantz, Joseph Roth, Liam Caro, Tooran Emami, and David Fournier, “Simulation and Validation of Battery Management System,” Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference and Exhibition, (Long Beach, CA), July 27-30, 2021.
• Tooran Emami, Alex Tsai, and David Tucker, “Decentralized PID Controller Design for SOFC-GT,” Proceedings of the 2020 ASME Power Conference, Virtual, (Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, CA) August 2-6, 2020.
• Alex Tsai, Tooran Emami, and David Tucker, “Neural Network for Balance of Plant SOFC-GT Actuator Control,” Proceedings of the ASME 2020 Turbo Expo, Virtual, (Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition London, United Kingdom,) June 22-26, 2020.
• Joseph Rodriguez, Scott Pierce, Brennen McCulloch, George McBurney, and Tooran Emami, “Hybrid Green Vessel Design,” Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE Conference & Exposition, Virtual, (Montreal, Quebec, Canada), June 20-24, 2020.
• James C. Meyers and Tooran Emami, “Functional Design for a Robust Dynamic Position& Data Acquisition System,” Proceedings of the 2018 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 9-15, 2018.
• Paul Crilly and Tooran Emami, “Resistors, Capacitors and Inductors are not as They Appear,” Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 24 – 27, 2018.
• Jordan K. Ford, Ashley Palmieri, Luke H. Telang, Richard Hartnett, Tooran Emami, “Cooperative Robotic Search,” Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Northeast Section Conference, Hartford, CT, April 27- 28, 2018.
• Jonathan G. Behnke and Tooran Emami, “Root Locus PD Controller Design for a Ball and Beam System,” Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Northeast Section Conference, Hartford, CT, April 27- 28, 2018.
• Jordan K. Ford and Tooran Emami, “Implementation of a Ball and Beam Control System Using PD Bode Design,” Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Northeast Section Conference, Hartford, CT, April 27- 28, 2018. Note: This paper has been awarded the 3rd Place Best Undergraduate Paper Award.
• Alexander F. Paggi and Tooran Emami, “Implementation of Proportional and Derivative Controller in a Ball and Beam System,” Proceedings of the 2018 ASEE Northeast Section Conference, Hartford, CT, April 27- 28, 2018.
• Tooran Emami, “Mixed Sensitivity Design of PID Controller- Applied to a Ball and Beam System,” Proceedings of the 2017 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), Tampa, Florida, November 3-9, 2017.
• Tooran Emami, “Apply Second Order System Identifications,” Proceedings of the 124 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, June 25 – 28, 2017.
• Tooran Emami and Joseph Benin “Computer Support for Teaching Routh Hurwitz Criterion,” Proceedings of the 2016 American Control Conference, Boston, MA, July 2016.
• Tooran Emami, Alex Tsai, and David Tucker “Robust PID Controller Design of a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Gas Turbine,” Proceedings of the 2016 ASME POWER & ENERGY Conference & Exhibition, Charlotte, NC, June 2016.
• Alex Tsai, David Tucker, and Tooran Emami, “Multiple-Model Adaptive Estimation of a Hybrid Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Gas Turbine Power Plant Simulator,” Proceedings of the 2016 ASME POWER & ENERGY Conference & Exhibition, Charlotte, NC, June 2016.
• Stephen A. Palmieri, Adan D. Kline, Tooran Emami, Ali Reza, and Peter Swaszek, “Multithreaded Sensor Analysis for a Redundant Dynamic Positioning 2 Project,” 2016 ASEE Northeast Section Conference, Kingston, RI, April 28-30, 2016.
• Tooran Emami, “Computer Simulation Modeling of a Real System in an Undergraduate Computer Control Systems Laboratory,” 2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conference, Boston, MA, April 30- May 2, 2015.
• James Meyers, Adam Hoburg, Tooran Emami, Peter Swaszek, Richard Hartnett, and Paul Crilly, “A Capstone Project on Robust Dynamic Positioning and Data Acquisition Systems,” 2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conference, Boston, MA, April 30-May 2, 2015. Awarded the 2nd Prize for Best Student Paper Award.
• Alex Tsai, David Tucker, and Tooran Emami, “Adaptive Control of a Nonlinear FC-GT Balance of Plant Simulation Facility,” Proceedings of the ASME 2014 12th Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology Conference, Boston, MA, June 30-July 2, 2014.
• Jonathan Paquette, Thomas Cogley, Tooran Emami, Aaron Dahlen, Richard J. Hartnett, “Architecture of a Dynamic Position Autonomous Vessel,” Proceedings of the 121 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 15 – 18, 2014.
• Tooran Emami and Richard J. Hartnett “Discrete-Time Robust Stability Design of PID Controllers Autonomous Sailing Vessel Application,” Proceedings of the 2014 American Control Conference, Portland, OR, June 4-6, 2014. Awarded the Best Paper Presentation in The Robust Stability Session. Emami was the presenter of the paper.
• Christopher Palmieri, Judith Hooymans, Cole Gingrich, Tooran Emami, Aaron Dahlen, Joseph Staier, “Electrical Engineering Capstone Project Dynamic Position System,” Proceedings of 2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference, Bridgeboard, CT, April 3-5, 2014. Awarded the 2nd Prize for Best Student Paper Award.
• Siva R. Veeramachaneni, John M. Watkins, and Tooran Emami, “Robust Stabilization of Time-Delay Systems using PID Controller with a Smith Predictor,” Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE Multi-Conference on Systems and Control, Hyderabad, India, August 2013.
• Tooran Emami, Richard J. Hartnett, “Real-World vs. Ideal Op-Amps: Developing Student Insight into Finite Gain-Bandwidth Limitations and Compensation,” Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Annual Conference, Georgia, Atlanta, June 2013.
• Tooran Emami, Richard J. Hartnett, and John M. Watkins, “Estimate of Discrete-Time PID Controller Parameters for H-Infinity Complementary Sensitivity Design: Autonomous Sailboat Application,” Proceedings of the 2013 American Control Conference, Washington DC, Maryland, June 2013, pp. 1737-1743.
• Siva R. Veeramachaneni, John M. Watkins, and Tooran Emami, “Determination of all Stabilizing PID Controllers for Time-Delay Systems with Smith Predictors,” Proceedings of the 2012 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 2012.
• Tooran Emami, Richard J. Hartnett, “Measurement of Op-Amp Parameters Using Vector Signal Analyzers in an Undergraduate Linear Circuits Laboratory,” Proceedings of the 2012 ASEE Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, June 2012.
• Tooran Emami, John M. Watkins, and Taegyu Lee, “Determination of All Stabilizing Analog and Digital PID Controllers,” Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE Multi-Conference on Systems and Control, Denver, Colorado, September 2011.
• Mansik Jo, Yazan Ibdah, Kanghee Lee, Tooran Emami, and Inhu Hyun, “Channel Uncertainty Effects on Multihop Nonregenerative Amplify-and-Forward Wireless Relay Network,” 2011 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Modeling & Simulation, pp. 379-383, Langkawi, Malaysia, September 2011.
• Kanghee Lee, Hyuck M. Kwon, Yazan Ibdah, Mansik Jo, Tooran Emami, and Inha Hyun, “Multibranch Regenerative DF Wireless Relay Networks under Channel Uncertainty and Node Geometry,” 2011 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Modeling & Simulation, pp.367-372, Langkawi, Malaysia, September 2011.
• Kanhee Lee, Hyuck. M. Kwon, Yazan Ibdah, Mansik Jo, Tooran Emami, and Inha Hyun, “Cooperative Distributed A.F. Wireless Relay Network in Adverse Communication Environments with Power Constraint,” 2011 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Modeling & Simulation, CIMSim2011, pp.329-333, Langkawi, Malaysia, September 2011.
• Kanghee Lee, Tooran Emami, Yazan Ibdah, Yu Bi, Sachin Argade “Noncooperative Distributed MMSE Schemes for AF SIMO Wireless Relay Networks,” 2011 IEEE Third International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Communication Systems and Networks, pp. 89-94, Bali, Indonesia, July 2011.
• Kanghee Lee, T. Emami, Yazan Ibdah, Yu Bi, and Lun Li, “Cooperative Distributed MISO Wireless Relay Networks Under Jamming Environments with Power Constraints,” 2011 IEEE Third International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Communication Systems and Networks, pp. 84-88, Bali, Indonesia, July 2011.
• Tooran Emami and John M. Watkins, “Robust Performance Design of PID Controllers with Inverse Multiplicative Uncertainty,” Proceedings of the 2011 American Control Conference, San Francisco, California, June 2011.
• Manoj Gogoi, Tooran Emami, and John M. Watkins, “Robust Stability Design of P.I. Controllers for a Non-Reheat Steam Generator Unit,” Proceedings of the 2010 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference,” Cambridge, Massachusetts, September 2010.
• Tooran Emami and John M. Watkins, “A Unified Approach for Robust Stability Design of PID Controllers,” Proceedings of the 2010 American Control Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, June 2010.
• Tooran Emami, Taegyu. Lee, and John M. Watkins, “Stability Regions in the Parameter Space for a Unified PID Controller,” Proceedings of the 2010 American Control Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, June 2010.
• Tooran Emami and John M. Watkins, “A Unified Approach for H-Infinity Complementary Sensitivity Design of PID Controllers Applied to a D.C. Motor with Communication Delay,” Proceedings of the 2009 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, November 2009.
• Tooran Emami and John M. Watkins, “A Unified Approach for Weighted Sensitivity Design of PID Controllers,” Proceedings of the 2009 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Hollywood, California, October 2009.
• Tooran Emami and John M. Watkins, “A Unified Approach for Sensitivity Design of PID Controllers in the Frequency Domain,” Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Applications of Electrical Engineering, pp. 135-140, Houston, Texas, April 2009.
• Tooran Emami and John M. Watkins, “Robust Performance Characterization of PID Controllers in the Frequency Domain,” Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Applications of Electrical Engineering, pp. 121-127, Houston, Texas, April 2009. Awarded the Best Paper Award.
• Tooran Emami and John M. Watkins, “Robust Stability Design of PID Controllers for Arbitrary Order Transfer Functions with Uncertain Time Delay,” Proceedings of the 41st Southeastern Symposium on System Theory, pp. 184-189, Tullahoma, Tennessee, March 2009.
• Tooran Emami and John M. Watkins, “Weighted Sensitivity Design of PID Controller for Arbitrary-Order Transfer Function with Time Delay,” Proceedings of the Eleventh IASTED International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Control, pp. 20-25, Orlando, Florida, November 2008.
• Tooran Emami and John M. Watkins, “Complementary Sensitivity Design of PID Controller for Arbitrary-Order Transfer Function with Time Delay,” Proceedings of the 2008 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Ann Arbor, Michigan, October 2008.
• Tooran Emami and John M. Watkins, “Sensitivity Design of PID Controllers for Arbitrary Order Transfer Functions with Time-Delay Applied to a D.C. Motor with Communication Delay,” Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE Multi-Conference on Systems and Control, San Antonio, Texas, September 2008.
• Taegyu Lee, J. M. Watkins, Tooran Emami, and Sead Sujoldžić, “A Unified Approach for Stabilization of Arbitrary Order Continuous-Time and Discrete-Time Transfer Functions with Time Delay Using a PID Controller,” Proceedings of the 46th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, pp. 2100-2105, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 2007.
• Tooran Emami, John M. Watkins, R. T. O’Brien, “A Unified Procedure for Continuous-Time and Discrete-Time Root-Locus and Bode Design,” Proceedings of the 2007 American Control

Honors/Awards

• Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• ASEE Electrical and Computer Engineering Division Program Chair
• Keynote Speaker at the 24th Annual IEEE International Conference on Electro Information Technology
• ABET’s Institute for the Development of Excellence in Assessment Leadership (IDEAL) Scholar, 2022
• 2016 Spirit of The Bear Award
• The Commandant of the United States Coast Guard in Presenting the Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation to the 2014 and 2015 Academy Introduction Mission (AIM) Team
• Center for Advanced Study Summer Fellowship Award, Summer 2012
• Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award at Wichita State University, Spring 2010
• Highest Distinction Graduate Student at Wichita State University, December 2007, 2008, 2009, and March 2008
• Dr. Michael P. Tilford Graduate Fellowship, Fall 2007 and Fall 2009
• Summer Research Assistantship, 2009
• Ollie A and Jo Heskett Fellowship, Summer 2008, Fall 2008, and Spring 2009
• E.L. Cord Foundation Fellowship, Fall 2008
• Boeing Integrated Defense System Graduate Fellowship, 2007-2008
• Spirit Aerosystems, Inc. Graduate Fellowship, 2006-2008
• Best Paper Award at the 8th International Conference on Applications of Electrical Engineering (AEE’09), April 2009, “Robust Performance Characterization of PID Controllers in the Frequency Domain,” Houston, Texas

Professional Memberships

• Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• IEEE Control System Society (IEEE-CSS)
• American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)