Tarek Sobh

Egyptian American professor

Tarek M. Sobh (Arabic: طارق صبح) is an Egyptian-American professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He was the former Dean of the College of Engineering, Business, and Education of the University of Bridgeport and he is the current president of Lawrence Technological University.²

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Born 1967.¹

Companies

University of BridgeportBoard member Oct 1997 to Jun 1999⁴⁴

Early life and education

1983 to 1985University of London^{3 4}
Since 1989University of Pennsylvania Master of Science^{3 5}
Since 1991University of Pennsylvania Doctor of Philosophy^{3 6}
Since 1994Utah^{3 7}
Since 1996James Madison University^{3 8}
Since 1996American Society for Quality^{3 9}
Since 1998Alexandria University Bachelor of Science (Honours)^{3 10}

He obtained his first degree, B.Sc. in Engineering in Computer Science and Automatic Control from the Alexandria University, Egypt in 1988. He obtained his M.Sc and Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science from University of Pennsylvania in 1989 and 1991.

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Career

Occupation: engineer, researcher.⁴⁰

Since 2022Worked at Lawrence Technological University^{11 39}
Since 2020Worked at Lawrence Technological University^{11 37}
Since 2020Worked at University of Bridgeport^{11 38}
2019 to 2020Founding director, University of Bridgeport^{11 36}
2018 to 2020Worked at University of Bridgeport^{11 35}
2016Interim dean, University of Bridgeport^{11 34}
2014 to 2018Worked at University of Bridgeport^{11 33}
2011Interim dean, University of Bridgeport^{11 32}
2010 to 2020Worked at University of Bridgeport^{11 31}
2008 to 2014Worked at University of Bridgeport^{11 30}
2006Interim dean, University of Bridgeport^{11 29}
2006 to 2008Worked at University of Bridgeport^{11 28}

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2005 to 2006Worked at University of Bridgeport^{11 27}
2001 to 2020Worked at University of Bridgeport^{11 26}
2000 to 2020Worked at University of Bridgeport^{11 25}
1999 to 2018Dean, University of Bridgeport^{11 24}
1998 to 1999Worked at University of Bridgeport^{11 23}
1997 to 1999Director, University of Bridgeport^{11 22}
Since 1995Worked at University of Bridgeport^{11 21}
1992 to 1995Worked at University of Utah^{11 20}
1991 to 1992Postdoctoral researcher, University of Pennsylvania^{11 19}
1989 to 1991Research fellow, University of Pennsylvania^{11 18}
1988 to 1990Worked at University of Pennsylvania^{11 16}
1988 to 1991Graduate student, University of Pennsylvania^{11 17}
1987Worked at University of Utah^{11 15}
1986 to 1987Worked at Alexandria University^{11 14}
1986Worked at University of Utah^{11 13}
1985Research assistant, Alexandria University^{11 12}

He is currently the President and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Lawrence Technological University (LTU) in Southfield, MI. He is Distinguished Professor and Dean of Engineering Emeritus at the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut.

He was the Provost at Lawrence Technological University (2020 - 2021) and has served at the University of Bridgeport (UB) Executive Vice President, Research and Economic Development and the Founding Dean of the College of Engineering, Business, and Education (2018 - 2020). He was the Founding Director of the Interdisciplinary Robotics, Intelligent Sensing, and Control (RISC) Laboratory (1995-2020), the Founder of the High-Tech Business Incubator at UB (CTech IncUBator) (2010 - 2011) and the Founding Director of the UB Innovation Center (2019 - 2020). From 1992-1995 he was a research Assistant Professor of Computer at the University of Utah. He was an associate professor at the University of Bridgeport between 1995-1999. In 2000 he became a professor at the same institution.

At Bridgeport University, he was the Senior Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research (2014-2018), Vice President (2008-2014), Vice Provost (2006-2008), Dean of the School of Engineering (1999-2018), Interim Dean of the School of Business, Director of External Engineering Programs, Interim Chair of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, and Chair of the Department of Technology Management. He also served as a Professor of Computer, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science (2000-2010) and an Associate professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering (1995-1999). At the University of Utah, he was a Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Department of Computer Sciences, College of Engineering (1992-1995) and a Research Fellow at the General Robotics and Active Sensory Perception (GRASP) Laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania (1989-1991).

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Personal life

CitizenshipEgypt⁴¹

Awards

2009Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences^{42 43}

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