KASSIANI KOTSIDOU
1544-10 Wessels Dr. • Fort Wright, KY 41011
(859) 803-0340 • kkotsidou@gmail.com
PROFILE
Driven and versatile electrical and computer engineer with 18 years of industrial and academic experience. Able to
effectively communicate complex engineering topics. Possess a unique set of technical and social skills with experience in
software and hardware development.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor of Electronics Engineering Technology
Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
2013 - Present
• Designed and taught courses: DC Analysis, Analog & Digital Electronics, Signal Processing, Microprocessors.
• Wrote course assessments and successfully led 2013 re-accreditation of electronics engineering technology program.
• Developed laboratory exercises for
• Microprocessors using CodeWarrior and IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM.
• DC Circuit Analysis using Multisim and Protoboard.
• Analog & Digital Electronics using Multisim, Protoboard and VHDL.
• Evaluated and negotiated software and hardware upgrades resulted in 77.1% savings in the purchase of Multisim.
• Directed projects involving design of
• FPGAs using VHDL.
• Microcontrollers using C/C++.
• NI myRIOs using LabVIEW.
• Received the following grants/awards
• "Data Acquisition using an ARM-based microcontroller," Fall 2014, Undergraduate Research in STEM Grant
• “Filter Implementation on an FPGA board," Fall 2013, Student Success Grant
• "NI myRIO Applications," Fall 2013, Tenure Earning Faculty Development Award
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, MI
2009 - 2013
• Designed and taught courses: EE Computer Methods, DC Analysis, Analog Electronics, Digital Signal Processing, Analog &
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Digital Communications, Satellite Communications.
Introduced EE Computer Methods in the curriculum of the electrical and computer engineering program.
Wrote course assessments for 2011 re-accreditation of electrical and computer engineering program.
Developed laboratory exercises for
• Analog electronics using Multisim and Protoboard.
• Engineering Communications using NI ELVIS and Matlab.
• Digital Signal Processing using Matlab.
• EE Computer Methods using Matlab and Simulink.
Evaluated and negotiated software and hardware upgrades for communications lab.
Explored mechanical properties of material by ultrasonic non-destructive evaluation.
Received the following grants/awards
• “Development of Custom Platform with Interconnecting and for High Performance Computing," 2011-2014, NSF
Grant, Award #1126327; Investigators: T. Lee, A. Freed, K. Kotsidou, F. Hallouche
• "Powder Metallurgy (PM) Magnets," Fall 2012
• "Stochastic Communication Systems," Fall 2011
• "Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Evaluation," Winter 2011
Visiting Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lafayette College, Easton, PA
2008 - 2009
• Designed and taught courses in Digital Electronics, DC Circuits, Digital Control, and Analog & Digital Communications.
• Assessed course material for 2009 re-accreditation of electrical and computer engineering program.
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Research and Teaching Assistant of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA
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2002 - 2008
• Modeled, analyzed, and simulated acoustic arrays and telecommunication and multi-agent systems.
• Developed General Purpose Interface Bus drivers.
• Prepared lectures and recitations, and graded homework and exams on feedback control and dc/ac circuits.
Software Engineer, Release Coordinator, and Program Manager
Telcordia Technologies, Edison, NJ
Provider of communications software, engineering, consulting and training services
2000 - 2001
• Engineered software installations and upgrades to Telcordia’s intelligent switches. Utilized C/C++, UNIX shell
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programming, awk, sed. Acquired working knowledge of Advanced Intelligent Network (AIN) architecture, SS7
protocol, Internet telephony and telephony protocols.
Kept track of development effort, ensured developers follow QMO process, coordinated MUT test effort, and
generated MUT metrics for each release. Utilized MS software packages, UNIX shell programming.
Worked with a large project team, gathered right information, focused on customer needs, and transferred
knowledge to internal customers. Acquired in-depth knowledge of software life cycle, configuration management
software, release management tools and techniques. Developed UNIX scripts.
Software and Systems Integration Engineer
GENUiTY, formerly GTE Internetworking, Waltham, MA
Develops and markets advanced networking and software
1999 - 2000
• Developed and maintained QoS/Traffic monitoring systems. Integrated Chariot and Tivoli Netview to GTE’s network.
Utilized TCP/IP and SNMP. Developed UNIX and Windows NT scripts and code in Visual C++.
• Engineered software interfaces to integrate Enhanced IP ( EIP ) servers into GTE’s network, communicated with
external vendors, analyzed and defined technical issues and operation requirements, proposed technical solutions,
performed system integrations and testing.
Systems Engineer and Telephony Software Engineer
Comverse Network Systems, Wakefield, MA
Designs, develops, manufactures, markets and supports telecommunications systems
1997 – 1999
• Implemented and maintained interface between company platform and external network. Utilized and developed
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code in C, UNIX, and X-Windows.
Defined customer and functional requirements, network and interface specifications, and signaling processes
engaged by company's voice mail system. Utilized WinFlow 4 and Visio Technical 4.
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA
Dissertation: "Acoustical modeling of micro-transducer arrays"
2002 - 2008
M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA
Thesis: "A 2D-mesh interconnections network for massively parallel processing system"
Research Experience: Implemented algorithms on supercomputers.
1995-1997
Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Thesis: "High speed telecommunications switches"
Research Experience: Modeled and simulated computer networks and switches.
1988-1994
MEMBERSHIPS
 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
 ASEE Women in Engineering
 IEEE Women in Engineering