Director
Alexander V. Mamishev
SEAL Director, Professor of EE, Adjunct Professor of ME.
Alexander V. Mamishev
Professor Alexander V. Mamishev received the equivalent of a BSEE degree from Kiev Polytechnic Institute, Ukraine, in 1992 and his MSEE from Texas A&M University in 1994. IN 1999 he complete a Ph.D in electrical engineering and computer science at MIT, with a minor in technology management from Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan School of Management. Currently he is a professor and director of the Sensors, Energy, and Automation Laboratory (SEAL) in the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle. Mamishev is author on more than 120 technical publications. He serves as an associate editor for the IEEE transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation. He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the IEEE Outstanding Branch Advisor Awards and the UW EE Outstanding Research Advisor Award.
Co-Director
Sep Makhsous
SEAL Co-Director, Assistant Teaching Professor
Sep's Biography
Sep Makhsous
Sep Makhsous is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Washington. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and an MBA in Technology Commercialization from the University of Washington.
Makhsous's research interests include digital signal processing, controls and robotics, embedded systems, and entrepreneurship. He is currently working with industrial partners, NASA, JCATI, and the Air Force to create modern motor controllers for electric aircraft.
Additionally, Makhsous is an accomplished entrepreneur with expertise in technology commercialization, gained through launching successful startups and participating in prestigious startup competitions. He also serves as an associate at OMEGA Venture Partners, where he evaluates startups for their business and technical viability.
Research Scientist
Aaron Zielinski
Lead Technical Writer
Aaron Zielinski
Zielinski is the lead technical writer for SEAL, and a staff member of both the UW ECE and UW IAC. His expertise is in technical communications, public outreach, student integration, and R&D grant proposals. He is responsible for lab reporting, manuscript preparation, and integrating students into SEAL research. He also works with several Seattle-based start-ups to develop tools and systems to optimize task flow.
Associates
Aarav Prakash
Aaron Su
Abhiram Somisetty
Aiden Chan
Alex Stafford
Allie Lewis
Andrea Carr
Andreas Trujilo
Andrew Cieslak
Arian Shamaei
Arya Sachdeva
Ava Nunes
Bryce Conrad
Chengbo Sun
Daikun Wu
Dante Breuder
Darshan Rengarajan
David An
Dazhi Li
Denys Tsotsko
Devaj Krishnakumar
Dikshita Ramakrishnan
Eli Laney
Elisa Regueros
Elizaveta Leonova
Emily He
Erica Duer
Erin Edlund
Eugene Kuraishi
Evan Myers
Feng-Yi. Lin
Fiony Helga Mulia
Haitao Lin
Harris Nakajima
Julian Bermudez-Ortega
Julian Kimble
Justin Dorman
Justin Yu
Kade Langlitz
Karlen Aleksanyan
Katrina Hao
Kelly Wang
Kevin Rahsaz
Khanh Tran
Kian Seraji
Konner Franklin
Kourosh Ghahramani
Larissa Capella
Leo Lin
Leo Neer
Marcus Kwek
Max Stafford
Mingcheng Yang
Mrithunjay Shanmuganand
Nelida Romo Tijerina
Olga Podkorytova
Oluwadamilola David Ogabi
Paul Chen
Po Ting Tsai
Praxides Wanyoike
Rajat Sengupta
Rawan Elarab
Ria Kharade
Riley Karachale
Riley Wicklander
Rishi Sappidi
Shane Johansen
Shawn Biltis
Simon Ganter
Sushanth Ramesh
Taniish Agarwal
Thomas Tusty
Vijayabarath
Winston Sun
Wutong Wei
Xianzhi Bi
Xueyicheng Xu
Yuan Sheng Rong
Yufei Dai
