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Charles J. Kim, Ph.D.

1. Personal Information:

U.S. Citizen
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Howard University
ckim@howard.edu
202-806-4821


2. Specialties:

Distribution Disturbance and Incipient Fault Analysis
Topological Analysis of Large Complex Networks
Robots and Microcontroller Application
Predictive Maintenance and Diagnostics
Artificial Intelligence and Expert System Applications
Passive Radar Systems


3. Highest Degree

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, in December 1989
Dissertation Title: "An Intelligent Decision-Making System for Detecting High Impedance Faults"


4. Experience:

1999 - Present: Assistant Professor, Howard University, Washington, DC
1994 - 1998 Assistant Professor, School of Electrical Engineering, University of Suwon
1992 - 1994 Research Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University
1990 - 1991 Post-Doctoral research engineer, Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University


5. Selected Publications

Charles J. Kim, Seung-Jae Lee, and Sang-Hee Kang, "Evaluation of Feeder Monitoring Parameters for Incipient Fault Detection using Laplace Trend Statistic," IEEE Transaction on Industry Application, January 2004.


Charles J. Kim and M. F. Chouikha, "An Uncertainty Reasoning Model for Synergistic Diagnosis," accepted for publication in International Journal of Computers and Applications, 2003.


Charles J. Kim, J. Momoh, and H. J. Lee, "Phase-Time Analysis of the Leakage Impulse Current of Unhealthy Line-Post Pin Insulators," IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 323-328, January 2003.


Charles J. Kim and M. F. Chouikha, "Attenuation Characteristics of High Rate Home Networking PLC signals," IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Vol. 17, No.4, pp. 945-950, October 2002.


C. J. Kim, "Identification of Symptom Parameters for Failure Anticipation by Timed-Event Trend Analysis," Power Engineering Letter, pp.48-50, September 2000.


C. J. Kim, "An Algorithmic Approach for Fuzzy Inference," IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, Vol.5, no.4, pp.585-598, Nov 1997


C. J. Kim, "An Algorithmic Approach for Fuzzy Logic Application to Decision-Making Problems," Journal of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems, Vol.7, No.2, June, pp.3-15, 1997


C. J. Kim, B. D. Russell, "Analysis of Distribution Disturbances and Arcing Faults using the Crest Factor," Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 35, pp. 141-148, 1995.


Charles J. Kim and Jamshid Goshtasbi, "Internet-Based Global Decision Making Architecture," Proceedings of the ICSA 14th International Conference on Computers in Industry and Engineering, November 27-29, 2001, pp. 130-133, Las Vegas, NV.


C. J. Kim and Peter Bofah, "An Evaluation Framework for Power Electronic Device Models Using Decision Making Under Uncertainties," Proceedings of the 51st National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, October 10 - 12, 2000, Dayton, Ohio.


C. J. Kim, Peter Bofah, "Evidence Based Power Plant Diagnosis for Reliable Electric Energy Production in Power Utility," Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Power Systems Operation and Planning, July 31 - August 3, 2000, Accra, Ghana, pp.323-326


C. J. Kim, "A Practical Framework for Managing Uncertainties in Power Device Model Evaluation," Proceedings of the 9th IEEE workshop on Computers in Power Electronics, July 16 -18, Virginia Tech, 2000.


6. Major Funded Researches:



"TMA Integrated Metric Modeling", FAA, $380,000, 08/16/04 - 08/15/07


"A Passive Radar System using Broadcast Signals", Office of Research Administration, $50,000, 09/01/03 - 08/31/04


"Development of Home Networking System for Automation and Security Enhancement", Saturn Information and Communication, $42,000, 03/01/2001 - 02/28/2002