Michael I. Brownfield

Associated Student (2003-2006)
Integrated Research and Education in Advanced Networking
Virginia Tech

Biographical Sketch

Michael Brownfield received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Virginia Tech. His Ph.D. dissertation was on an "Energy-efficient Wireless Sensor Network MAC Protocol" (available online). This research involved the development of new energy-efficient MAC protocols to optimize sensor network lifetime by maximizing the amount of time a sensor platform places its transceiver in sleep mode and continues to meet all network message passing requirements. His advisor was Dr. Nathaniel J. Davis, IV and he was co-advised by Dr. Scott F. Midkiff after Dr. Davis left Virginia Tech. Mike is now serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY.

Mike earned his M.S.E.E. degree in VLSI Circuit Design from Stanford University in May 1999 and his B.S.E.E. in Electrical Engineering from the United States Military Academy, West Point in May 1989. Mike is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and he is also a member of Eta Kappa Nu and Upsilon Pi Epsilon honorary societies.

Mike is a career army officer with more than 22 years of military service. His responsibilities have included an enlisted single-channel radio repairman, a variety of leadership positions in combat support units, the communications systems operations/planning officer for the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault!) (18,000 soldier organization), and an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineer at the United States Military Academy.

Contact Information

Last updated: August 29, 2006
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