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
Aadharsh Rajkumar
Advait Roopesh
Akshara Zunnuru
Akshay Nair
Alisa Bajenova
Anna Degtyar
Anushka Chougule
Avi Agola
Barath Biju
Benjamin Dinkelmann
Caitie DeShazo-Couchot
Caleb Ceravolo
Daikun Wu
Daniel Le
Dixon Tan
Donovan Bishop
Elizaveta Leonova
Grace Beasley
Harris Nakajima
Jay Nguyen
Jayden Salman
Jeffrin Nadar
Joshua Ren
Jun Bruttomesso
Justin Dorman
Kaiser Lee
Katelyn Doan
Kavin Pruthi
Kelly Wang
Konner Franklin
Kyle Mascarenhas
Lincoln Lewis
Luke Ferguson
Matthew Fischer
Mikhail Chalakov
Nathan Holterhoff
Nicklaus Thompson
Nimai Belur
Phoebe Ma
Pranav Ananthram
Ragavan Arivazhagan
Raghav Swaminathan
Rajat Sengupta
Ray Sapru
Reva Dhiman
Rhiannon Garnier
Rithvik Bikki
Robert Fischer
Rongjie Yang
Ronit Majgaonkar
Sai Chittella
Sean Oh
Shrihan Thirunahari
Sofia Davydok
Suraj Shivakumar
Talluri Ankit Roshan
Taniish Agarwal
Thomas Tusty
Tim Zhang
Victoria Pang
Winston Sun
Xueyicheng Xu
Yang Li
