Marquette University
UbiComp Lab
Lineage

Academic Genealogy

The advisor chain that shaped this lab — mentors, and their mentors before them, in chronological order.

  1. Portrait of Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed Gen 8

    Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed

    Ph.D. Arizona State University Dissertation Title: An information dissemination service for ubiquitous computing applications Faculty: Department of Computer Science Marquette University

  2. Portrait of Stephen S. Yau Gen 7

    Stephen S. Yau

    Iqbal's advisor Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Faculty: Northwestern University Highlights: President, IEEE Computer Society (1974-75); President AFIPS (1985-86); Recipient of IEEE Centennial Medal; Recipient of IEEE Richard E. Merwin Medal

  3. Portrait of Mac Elwyn Van Valkenburg Gen 6

    Mac Elwyn Van Valkenburg

    Stephen's advisor Ph.D. Stanford University Dissertation Title: Polarization and Fading Studies of Meteoric Radio Echoes Faculty: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Highlights: Member of the National Academy of Engineering; Recipient of the 1984 IEEE Centennial Medal

  4. Portrait of Oswald Garrison Villard, Jr. Gen 5

    Oswald Garrison Villard, Jr.

    Mac's advisor Ph. D. Stanford University Dissertation Title: A New Technique for Studying Meteors and the Upper Atmosphere Faculty: Stanford University Highlights: Member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering

  5. Portrait of Frederick E. Terman Gen 4

    Frederick E. Terman

    Oswald's advisor Sc.D. M.I.T. Dissertation Title: Characteristics and Stability of Transmission Systems Faculty: Stanford University Highlights: Widely known (with William Shockley) as the father of Silicon Valley Founding member of the National Academy of Engineering

  6. Portrait of Vannevar Bush Gen 3

    Vannevar Bush

    Frederick's advisor Ph.D. M.I.T. & Harvard Dissertation Title: Oscillating-current Circuits: An Extension of the Theory of Generalized Angular Velocities, with Applications to the Coupled Circuit and the Artificial Transmission Line Faculty: M.I.T. Highlights: The first presidential science advisor (FDR); primary organizer of the Manhattan Project; proposed the Creation of the National Science Foundation

  7. Portrait of Arthur E. Kennelly Gen 2

    Arthur E. Kennelly

    Vannevar's advisor Apprenticed in Thomas Edison's West Orange lab; served as president of both the AIEE and the IRE, predecessor of IEEE Faculty: M.I.T. & Harvard

  8. Portrait of Thomas Edison Gen 1

    Thomas Edison

    Arthur's advisor Self taught!