Nilesh Patel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan. Prior to his tenure at Oakland University, he served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan, Dearborn. In addition to his academic service, Dr. Patel served as a Software Architect and Software Engineering Manager at Ford Motors and Visteon Corporation, where he played an instrumental role in design and development of first voice-enabled vehicular control and GPS navigation systems. His research interests include deep machine learning, pattern recognition, visual computing, evolutionary computing, and big data analytics.
Tomonobu Senjyu (SM'06) was born in Saga Prefecture, Japan, in 1963. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan, in 1986 and 1988, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, in 1994. He is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of the Ryukyus. His research interests are in the areas of renewable energy, power system optimization and operation, power electronics, and advanced control of electrical machines.