Teaching
Mind + hand
The theory matters. So does the moment a real system refuses to behave like the diagram.
Learn by building
I teach with real tools, imperfect data, and systems students can touch. The goal is technical judgment: knowing what to build, what to measure, what failed, and what to try next.
Machines
Mobile apps, connected devices, automated vehicles, sensing, robotics, and manufacturing
Systems
Artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, future computing, blockchain, and decision support
Use
Entrepreneurship, technology adoption, digital transformation, and the work of getting an idea out of the lab
At MSU
Courses become test beds
Current and recent teaching includes mobile app development, entrepreneurship in the Internet of Things, advanced topics in automated vehicles, and research seminars across CSE 476, 491, 834, and 891.
Students have built on real vehicles, produced publishable research, and turned course questions into longer projects.
Research experiences
Real questions for younger students
Across programs in 2018, 2025, and 2026, nearly 50 secondary-school students worked with the lab on engineering and computing research. They encountered research as an open question rather than a prepared demonstration.
Professional and executive education
Over more than a decade, I have created and delivered more than 30 programs for students, entrepreneurs, engineers, executives, and public-sector leaders. Subjects include DeepTech, applied AI, the Internet of Things, innovation, Industry 4.0, and technology transformation.
The work has included intensive teaching and syndicated web content used across university and professional-education programs. I am an MIT Research Affiliate and continue to teach periodically with MIT Horizon.
Recognition
2026
Michigan State University Withrow Teaching Excellence Award
Teaching, workshops, and program design
For a classroom, research experience, or professional program, tell me who you want to reach and what they should be able to do afterward.