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
Aaron Brady
Aditya Thakur
Advait Roopesh
Akshay Nair
Andrea Carr
Andrei Klesse
Andrew Cieslak
Anushka Misra
Arjun Supramaniam
Arnav Dhariya
Ava Nunes
Benedict Wong
Benjamin Dinkelmann
Braeden Lindell
Caitie DeShazo-Couchot
Christine Ng
Daikun Wu
Daniel Lin
Daniel Muir
Darshan Rengarajan
Dawn Mai
Eli Gold
Elizabeth Hu
Elizabeth Lev
Elizaveta Leonova
Elli Dunlap
Emily He
Enjia Shi
Erin Edlund
Ethan Bednarski
Eugene Kim
Farel Hendric
Felix Tse
Haitao Lin
Haowen Yu
Harris Nakajima
Hasith Atluri
Henry Cook
Jacob Seaman
Jillian Castor
Joshua Ren
Jun Choe
Justin Dorman
Karlen Aleksanyan
Katelyn Doan
Kelly Wang
Kevin Rahsaz
Konner Franklin
Levon Sukhudyan
Maria Leonova
Mason Keller
Max Stafford
Mikhail Chalakov
Mingcheng Yang
Muye Fang
Nathan Holterhoff
Nicholas Rich
Nicklaus Thompson
Nikki Taleghani
Nimai Belur
Oluwadamilola David Ogabi
Omar Elgazzar
Osman Brown
Paul Chen
Pranav Vegulla
Prince Aminu
Ragavan Arivazhagan
Rajat Sengupta
Rhiannon Garnier
Ria Kharade
Riley Wicklander
Rishi Sappidi
Rongjie Yang
Rory McAndrew
Samantha Lee
Sarah Song
Siddharth Saraf
Srikrishna Gurumurthy
Taniish Agarwal
Tanvi Bachu
Tatevik Poghosyan
Taylor Kelly
Thomas Tusty
Timothy Caole
Toukir Rahman
Trinav Banerjee
Tsuyoshi Kameda
Victoria Kirk
Victoria Pang
Winston Sun
Wutong Wei
Xueyicheng Xu
Yashas Gogia
Yuchu Hsieh
