Kalyan Mondal

Kalyan Mondal

Professor of Electrical Engineering; Coordinator, Information Technology Program;
Director, Center for Cybersecurity & Information Assurance

Center for Cybersecurity & Information Assurance
Gildart Haase School of Computer Science and Engineering

CONTACT INFORMATION

Courses

• Linear Systems
• Digital Signal Processing
• Advanced Digital Signal Processing
• DSP with C on DSP Processors
• Microcontroller-based System Design
• Electrical Energy Conversion Systems
• Power Systems
• Advanced Engineering Programming
• VLSI Systems
• Integrated Circuit Devices
• Information Technology Capstone Project
• Internship/Work Experience

Research

• Non-uniform Sampling and Fourier Transform
• Generalized Comb Filters
• Secure Microcontroller-based Embedded System Design
• Secure Coding
• Multi-stage Decimator Designs for Sigma-Delta A/D Converters
• Aperture Functions for Sparse Arrays in Ultrasound Scanners

Education

• BSc (First Class Honors in Physics), University of Calcutta, India
• BTech, Institute of Radiophysics & Electronics, University of Calcutta, India
• MTech with Systems and Computers Specialization, University of Calcutta, India
• PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

Academic Profile

Since joining FDU in 2006, after 25 years of industrial R&D, Prof. Mondal feels that our students must get the latest information on the subject matter and be prepared for the job market. Therefore, he has introduced new courses, and new lab exercises in electrical and computer engineering using hardware and software tools prevalent in academia and industry.

Digital Signal Processing has been a key driver of speech and video processing technologies for the last few decades. It also happens to be the backbone of our modern digital communication systems. In these courses, students not only learn the rigors of analytical techniques but also modeling, simulation, hardware development, and coding of processors.

His strong interest in engineering and computing and student welfare has led him to enhance the existing information technology program both at the Metro and the Vancouver campuses and develop several 5-year degree programs. He helps the engineering, technology, computing, and information technology programs get ABET-accredited and retain it.

Professor Mondal led efforts in getting FDU designated as the Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE) starting in 2013. He co-developed a new MS degree program and was awarded $300k by NSA in 2017 for developing cyber exercises for multiple courses.

Our students are benefiting from the FDU’s CAE-CDE designation. Currently, four FDU computer science majors are enjoying the status of a DoD Cyber Scholar with all the associated tuition, stipend, internship, and job benefits.  Since 2019, Prof. Mondal has been successful in getting FDU awarded over $1.3m by DoD under this scholarship program. He co-directs the high school outreach program CSEOP to form a pipeline of cyber students.

Professor Mondal contributed to university-level education policy, personnel review, faculty, and other committees. He received the University Distinguished Faculty for Service award in 2022.