Academic Genealogy
Beginning with my generation, this page traces my doctoral-advisor lineage through Dr. Stephen S. Yau and earlier generations in computing and electrical engineering.
8 generations · Advisor and mentor lineageMy doctoral advisor
Dr. Stephen S. Yau advised my doctoral research in Computer Science at Arizona State University.
My dissertation, completed in 2003, is titled An Information Dissemination Service for Ubiquitous Computing Applications.
Academic lineage
Doctoral advisee of Stephen S. Yau
Computer scientist and director of the Ubicomp Lab, with research spanning pervasive computing, mobile health, security, privacy, and trust.
Doctoral advisor of Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed
Computer scientist whose work and mentorship helped shape research in distributed and parallel computing and software engineering.
Advisor of Stephen S. Yau
Electrical engineer and educator recognized for influential work in circuit theory and engineering education.
Advisor of Mac Elwyn Van Valkenburg
Electrical engineer whose research advanced radio science, radar, and signal propagation.
Advisor of Oswald Garrison Villard Jr.
Engineer, professor, and academic leader who helped establish Stanford as a center for electrical engineering and technology innovation.
Advisor of Frederick E. Terman
Engineer, inventor, and science administrator whose work connected computing, research institutions, and national scientific policy.
Advisor of Vannevar Bush
Electrical engineer and educator who apprenticed in Thomas Edison’s laboratory before joining academic life.
Industrial mentor of Arthur E. Kennelly
Inventor and laboratory leader connected to this lineage through Kennelly’s formative professional work rather than doctoral supervision.
Industrial mentorship · not doctoral supervisionSource & method
Generations 08 through 02 follow the advisor relationships documented by Marquette University’s Ubicomp Lab. The first entry is my own doctoral generation.
The Generation 01–02 connection—from Thomas Edison to Arthur E. Kennelly—is an apprenticeship and industrial mentorship relationship, not a doctoral-advisor relationship. It is labeled separately to keep the historical record precise.
Credit & source
Academic lineage information and historical portrait images are adapted from the UbiComp Lab Academic Genealogy at Marquette University. Portrait rights remain with their respective owners.