Kevin Lu

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Stevens Institute of Technology

Teaching Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) since August 16, 2018
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science (SES) since August 1, 2025
Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies (2021-2025), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Adjunct Professor (2015-2018), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Order of the Engineer, May 20, 2025
2023 ECE Outstanding Service Award for Faculty
2021 ECE Outstanding Teaching Award
2018-2019 Henry Morton Distinguished Teaching Professor Award

• High School Students Broaden Their Futures Through Experiential Learning at Stevens, July 17, 2025
• Stevens Inducts Graduating Seniors into the Order of the Engineer at Spring 2025 Ceremony, July 10, 2025
• Alumni Panel Furthers Culture of Inclusion at Stevens, January 15, 2025
• Research Ethics and Writing: How to Ensure the Research Meets the Ethical Guidelines and Writing Style, September 13, 2023
• Circle Optics Company News, June 15, 2023
• Rediscovering the Language of Family Connections, May 19, 2023
• Snapshots From The 2022 Innovation Expo, Stevens Indicator, Fall 2022
• Seniors Design Intelligent Greenhouse to Grow a More Sustainable Food Supply, June 3, 2022
• Pick 6: Six Reasons You Need to Attend Stevens Institute of Technology’s 2022 Innovation Expo on April 29 , April 23, 2022
• Stevens Seniors Code Smart Watch App to Monitor Panic Attacks and Foster Communication Between Patients and Therapists, April 8, 2020
• Stevens Honors Excellence in Research, Teaching During 2018-2019 Academic Year, May 30, 2019
• Stevens Opens Doors to Record Number of New Faculty for Fall 2018, September 7, 2018

IEEE

Life Senior Member
IEEE vTools
njSTEMlink
TryEngineering
TryEngineering Global Classroom Visits
Student 2 Science
IEEE Blended Learning Program

IEEE Communications Society (IEEE ComSoc)

• Standards Development Board, Chair (2012-2013) and Advisor (2014-2017)
• Standardization Programs Development Board, Member (2016-2022) and Non-Voting Member (2023-2025)

IEEE Standards Association (IEEE SA)

• Telecom Expert Honored By IEEE Standards Association: Stevens professor was recognized for standards governance management, June 12, 2025
• IEEE SA Standards Board Distinguished Service Award (2024)
  • 2024 IEEE SA Awards
  • IEEE SA Awards Ceremony 2024
• IEEE SA Events
• Standards Board (2016-2025)
  • Audit Committee (2019-2026) and Chair (2021-2024)
  • New Standards Committee (2013-2016, 2018-2019)
  • Patent Committee (2023-2025)
  • Procedures Committee (2020-2024)
  • Standards Review Committee (2017)
  • Standards Coordinating Committee (SCC) Coordinator (2017-2018)
• Entity Collaborative Activities Governance Board (2023-2025)
  • Industry Connections Committee (2016-2026) and Chair (2018-2025)
• Awards and Recognition Committee (2016-2017)
• Standards Education Committee (2017-2020)
• Strategic and Emerging Standards Committee (2020-2026)

IEEE Technical Activities Board (IEEE TAB)

• IEEE TAB Committee on Standards (TCOS) (2020-2023)

Wireless and Optical Communications Conference (WOCC)

• Treasurer (2015-2025)
• Chair (2007-2008), Vice Chair (2006-2007), and Member (2005-2006), Board of Trustees
• President (2004-2005)

Education

D.Sc. (1984) and M.S. (1981), Systems Science and Mathematics, Washington University in St. Louis
Dissertation: A Textured Model and Its Uses in Reactive Power Management and Control
B.S. (1979), Control Engineering, National Chiao Tung University

Experience

• Senior Principal Scientist (2012-2013), Broadcom
• Chief Scientist (2003-2012), Executive Director (1999-2003), Director (1995-1999), Member of Technical Staff (1984-1995), Telcordia/Bellcore Applied Research
  • The Bellcore Applied Research Area Alumni Home Page
• Chair (2007–2010), TIA TR-48 Engineering Committee on Vehicular Telematics
• Member (2011), ATIS Machine-to-Machine Focus Group
• Member (2010), 2011–2014 Strategic Plan, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Standards Program

Publications

Conference Papers

• D. Miller and K. W. Lu, "Analyzing the Impact of Training Maritime UAV Object Detection Models on Synthetic and Real Data," 2025 IEEE 34th Wireless and Optical Communications Conference (WOCC), 20-22 May 2025, doi: 10.1109/WOCC63563.2025.11082215.
• J. S. Sadowsky, S. L. Ariyavisitakul, K. W. Lu, E. R. Stauffer, J. Wang, and L. Zachararias, "Interpolation distortion in large scale parameter maps for wireless system simulation," 2013 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Atlanta, GA, USA, 2013, pp. 3954-3958, doi: 10.1109/GLOCOM.2013.6831691.
• R. G. White, T. Zhang, P. Tukey, K. W. Lu, and D. McNamara, “Commercial Business Viability of IntelliDrive℠ Safety Applications,” SAE Technical Paper 2010-01-2313, 2010, doi: 10.4271/2010-01-2313.
  • Stevens Research Output
• R. C. Menendez, F. J. Effenberger, M. A. Seely, M. I. Eiger, and K. W. Lu, “Cost Comparisons of FTTC and FTTH for Various Demands and Densities,” Proc. 8th International Workshop on Optical/Hybrid Access Networks, Paper 2.3, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2-5, 1997.
• F. J. Effenberger and K. W. Lu, "Overview of FTTH networks: past history, current status, and future designs," Proc. SPIE 2917, Broadband Access Systems, 4 November 1996, doi: 10.1117/12.257337.
• F. J. Effenberger and K. W. Lu, “Evaluation of Signal Format for FTTH,” Proc. National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC) 1996, pp. 399-408, 1996.
  • NFOEC was held with Optical Fiber Communication Conference OFC from 2005 to 2013
• K. W. Lu, S. K. Malhotra, and D. S. Wilson, “Operations cost analysis for loop access networks providing narrowband and video services,” Proc. NFOEC 1994, vol. 2, pp. 213-226, San Diego, California, June 12-17, 1994.
• T. E. Chapuran and K. W. Lu, “Optimization of fiber/coax upgrades for FITL systems with analog and digital video transmission,” Proc. NFOEC 1994, vol. 2, pp. 329-340, San Diego, California, June 12-17, 1994.
• V. K. Malhotra, K. W. Lu, and D. S. Wilson, “Impacts of new loop access technologies on serving area guidelines,” Proc. NFOEC 1994, vol. 4, pp. 133-143, San Diego, California, June 12-17, 1994.
• K. W. Lu, T. E. Chapuran, and S. S. Wagner, "Comparisons of fiber-to-the-curb upgrade alternatives for multichannel digital video," Proceedings of 5th Conference on Optical Hybrid Access Networks, Montreal, QC, Canada, 1993, pp. 7.02/01-7.02/10, doi: 10.1109/OHAN.1993.588650.
• D. L. Waring, R. C. Menendez, D. S. Wilson, and K. W. Lu, "A copper/fiber access evolution for video dial tone delivery," Proceedings of the X International Symposium on Subscriber Loops and Services (ISSLS), pp. 101-106, 1993, doi: 10.1109/ISSLS.1993.763687.
• T. P. Amatulli, K. W. Lu, M. I. Eiger, and H. L. Lemberg, “Installed first costs of fiber-for- copper loop rehabilitation,” Proc. NFOEC 1993, vol. 3, pp. 89-98, San Antonio, Texas, June 13-17, 1993.
• K. W. Lu and S. S. Wagner, “Cost comparisons of fiber/coax networks delivering both telephony and video,” Proc. NFOEC 1993, vol. 2, pp. 473-485, San Antonio, Texas, June 13-17, 1993.
• S. S. Wagner, K. W. Lu, and T. E. Chapuran, “Technical and economic analysis of a digital fiber/coax video-distribution system,” Proc. NFOEC 1993, vol. 2, pp. 113-125, San Antonio, Texas, June 13-17, 1993.
• T. E. Chapuran, K. W. Lu, S. S. Wagner, and D. P. Hinkel, “Multichannel video upgrades for fiber-in-the-loop systems using digital baseband transmission,” Proc. NFOEC 1993, vol. 2, pp. 87-97, San Antonio, Texas, June 13-17, 1993.
• R. C. Menendez, K. W. Lu, H. L. Lemberg, and S. L. Kraght, “Analysis of alternative asymmetric 1.5 Mb/s upgrades to fiber-to-the-curb systems,” Proc. IEEE Workshop on Optical Local Networks, pp. 98-103, Versailles, France, September 24-25, 1992.
• S. C. Liew and K. W. Lu, "A framework for network survivability characterization," [Conference Record] SUPERCOMM/ICC '92 Discovering a New World of Communications, Chicago, IL, USA, 1992, pp. 405-410 vol.1, doi: 10.1109/ICC.1992.268098.
• K. W. Lu, H. L. Lemberg, M. A. Seely, R. C. Menendez, and V. K. Malhotra, “Fiber-in- the-loop economics: installed-first-cost sensitivity study,” Proc. NFOEC 1992, pp. 15- 28, Washington, D.C., April 21-24, 1992.
• K. W. Lu, R. C. Menendez, H. L. Lemberg, and A. Rizzo, “Broadband upgrades of FTTC architectures," Proc. NFOEC 1991, vol. 2, pp. 361-377, Nashville, Tennessee, April 2- 5, 1991.
• K. W. Lu and S. C. Liew, "Analysis and applications of r-for-N protection systems," 1990 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference and Exhibition, San Diego, CA, USA, 1990, pp. 678-682 vol. 2, doi: 10.1109/GLOCOM.1990.116594.
• R. C. Menendez, K. W. Lu, A. Rizzo, and H. L. Lemberg, “Evolution of fiber-to-the-curb networks toward broadband capabilities,” Proc. SPIE OE/FIBERS 1990, paper 1362- 12, San Jose, California, September 16-21, 1990.
• S. C. Liew and K. W. Lu, "Performance analysis of asymmetric packet switch modules with channel grouping," Proceedings. IEEE INFOCOM '90: Ninth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies: The Multiple Facets of Integration, San Francisco, CA, USA, 1990, pp. 668-676 vol.2, doi: 10.1109/INFCOM.1990.91308.
• S. C. Liew and K. W. Lu, "A 3-stage interconnection structure for very large packet switches," IEEE International Conference on Communications, Including Supercomm Technical Sessions, Atlanta, GA, USA, 1990, pp. 771-777 vol.2, doi: 10.1109/ICC.1990.117181.
• K. W. Lu and S. C. Liew, "Technologies and approaches for diversity in fiber loop networks," IEEE International Conference on Communications, Including Supercomm Technical Sessions, Atlanta, GA, USA, 1990, pp. 680-684 vol.2, doi: 10.1109/ICC.1990.117164.
• S. S. Wagner and K. W. Lu, "Comparative video distribution techniques for broadband fiber-optic subscriber loops," IEEE International Conference on Communications, Including Supercomm Technical Sessions, Atlanta, GA, USA, 1990, pp. 670-674 vol.2, doi: 10.1109/ICC.1990.117162.
• K. W. Lu, M. I. Eiger, and H. L. Lemberg, “Economics and engineering comparisons of broadband fiber loop architectures,” Proc. IEEE Workshop on Passive Optical Networks for the Local Loop, London, England, May 8, 1990.
• M. I. Eiger, H. L. Lemberg, and K. W. Lu, “Comparisons and analyses of active and passive broadband fiber loop architectures,” Proc. NFOEC 1990, vol. 3, pp. 1.2.1- 1.2.14, Lincolnshire, Illinois, April 2-5, 1990.
• M. I. Eiger, H. L. Lemberg, K. W. Lu, and S. S. Wagner, "Cost analyses of emerging broadband fiber loop architectures," IEEE International Conference on Communications, World Prosperity Through Communications, Boston, MA, USA, 1989, pp. 156-161 vol.1, doi: 10.1109/ICC.1989.49686.
• K. W. Lu and S. S. Wagner, “Cost comparisons of emerging broadband fiber loop architectures,” Proc. NFOEC 1989, pp. 10.1.1-10.1.9, Denver, Colorado, April 10-13, 1989.
• K. W. Lu, R. S. Wolff, and F. Gratzer, "Installed first cost economics of fiber/broadband access to the home," IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference and Exhibition. Communications for the Information Age, Hollywood, FL, USA, 1988, pp. 1584-1590 vol.3, doi: 10.1109/GLOCOM.1988.26089.
• K. W. Lu and J. C. Lee, “Algorithm and practice of forecasting technological substitutions,” Proc. Business Research Conference, Chicago, Illinois, September 1- 4, 1987.
• K. W. Lu and J. C. Lee, “Algorithm and practice of forecasting technological substitutions,” Proc. National Forecasting Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 28 to May 1, 1987.
• J. C. Lee and K. W. Lu, “On a family of data-based transformed models useful in forecasting technological substitutions,” Proc. American Statistical Association Annual Meetings - Business and Economics Statistics Sec., pp. 52-59, Chicago, Illinois, August 18-21, 1986.
• G. Huang, K. W. Lu, and J. Zaborszky, "A texture model/algorithm for computationally efficient dispatch and control on the power system," 1986 25th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Athens, Greece, 1986, pp. 1198-1205, doi: 10.1109/CDC.1986.267572.

Journal Papers

• X. Wu, S. Subramanian, R. Guha, R. G. White, J. Li, K. W. Lu, A. Bucceri, and T. Zhang, "Vehicular communications using DSRC: challenges, enhancements, and evolution," in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 31, no. 9, pp. 399-408, September 2013, doi: 10.1109/JSAC.2013.SUP.0513036.
• S. C. Liew and K. W. Lu, "A Framework for Characterizing Disaster-Based Network Survivability," in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 52-58, Jan. 1994, doi: 10.1109/49.265704.
• M. Goodman, K. W. Lu, W. Sharkey, P. Srinagesh, and N. Stolleman, "Telephone company entry into cable television: A re-evaluation," Telecommunications Policy, vol. 17, no. 2, 1993, pp. 158-162, ISSN 0308-5961, doi: 10.1016/0308-5961(93)90063-9.
• J. C. Lee, K. W. Lu, and S. C. Horng, "Technological forecasting with nonlinear models," in J. Forecast., vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 195-206, April 1992, doi: 10.1002/for.3980110303.
• S. C. Liew and K. W. Lu, "Comparison of buffer strategies for asymmetric packet switch modules," in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 428-438, April 1991, doi: 10.1109/49.76642.
• K. W. Lu, M. I. Eiger, and H. L. Lemberg, "System and cost analyses of broad-band fiber loop architectures," in IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 1058-1067, Aug. 1990, doi: 10.1109/49.57809.
• J. C. Lee and K. W. Lu, "Algorithm and practice of forecasting technological substitutions with data-based transformed models," in Technological Forecasting and Social Change, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 401-414, December 1989, doi: 10.1016/0040-1625(89)90031-0.
• J. C. Lee and K. W. Lu, "On a family of data-based transformed models useful in forecasting technological substitutions," in Technological Forecasting and Social Change, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 61-78, March 1987, doi: 10.1016/0040-1625(87)90023-0.
• J. Zaborszky, G. Huang, and K. W. Lu, "A textured model for computationally efficient reactive power control and management," in IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems, vol. PAS-104, no. 7, pp. 1718-1727, July 1985, doi: 10.1109/TPAS.1985.319204.

Magazine Articles

• M. Ulema, A. Kaplan, K. W. Lu, N. Amogh, and B. Kozbe, "Critical communications and public safety networks, part 2: technical issues, security, and applications [Guest Editorial]," in IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 14-15, April 2016, doi: 10.1109/MCOM.2016.7452260.
• M. Ulema, A. Kaplan, K. W. Lu, N. Amogh, and B. Kozbe, "Critical communications and public safety networks part 1: Standards, spectrum policy, and economics," in IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 12-13, March 2016, doi: 10.1109/MCOM.2016.7432141.
• V. Bhargava, "Raising ComSoc standards activities to new heights [President's Page]," in IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 50, no. 5, pp. 6-10, May 2012, doi: 10.1109/MCOM.2012.6194375.
• K. W. Lu, “All-in-one: making connected vehicles possible,” in ISO Focus+, vol. 3, no. 2, February 2012, pp. 23-25, ISSN 2226-1095.
• S. C. Liew and K. W. Lu, "New architectures for diversity in fiber loop networks," in IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 27, no. 12, pp. 31-37, Dec. 1989, doi: 10.1109/35.41419.

Courses (Google Sites)

• Pre-College Program: Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
• ECE Orientation
• Engineering Design VI
• Engineering Design VII-VIII
• Digital System Design (DSD)
  • GitHub repository
• Internet of Things (IoT)
  • GitHub repository
• Special Problem
• Thesis

Presentations (Google Slides)

• Balanced Skill Set
• Careers in Industry
• Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems
• Hands-on Approach to Internet of Things
• IEEE Writing Style
• Necessity and Serendipity of Invention and Innovation
• Professional Writing Workshop
• Research Ethics
• Second Curve of Technology, Media, and Telecommunications

Other

• National Research Council. 2002. Broadband: Bring Home the Bits. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: https://doi.org/10.17226/10235

  Kevin Lu, executive director of the Integrated Access and Operations Department, Telcordia, discussed fiber in the last mile (National Academies Broadband Access Workshop, Committee on Broadband Last Mile Technology of the National Research Council, Washington, D.C., June 19, 2000)