DR. HEN-GEUL (HENRY) YEH

Dr. Hen-Geul (Henry) Yeh joined the CSULB Electrical Engineering Department in 1983. In 1986, he became a professor and founded the Neural Networks and multidisciplinary digital signal processing (DSP) laboratory, of which he has been the director ever since. He served as Department Chair from 2016-22. Yeh holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering and MS in mechanical engineering from University of California Irvine.

His research has focused on Machine Learning, Digital Signal Processing, Communications, Control algorithms development, and implementation using field-programmable gate arrays and DSP with applications to communication systems, smart grids, optimization, controls, and electrical faulty event detection. His areas of expertise are Machine Learning, real-time DSP, Wi-Fi and Wi-MAX, adaptive systems, and mobile communication in multipath fading channels. In research, Dr. Yeh has more than 190 technical publications, holds nine U.S. patents and applications, and is a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). He received the Best Paper Award of IEEE Int. Systems Conference: Adaptive Model Selection for Electrical Fault Detection using Reinforcement Learning, 4/2025; the Best Paper Award, Special Session: Aerospace Systems Engineering, IEEE Int. Systems Conference: Multi Base Stations to Multi Mobile Units: Green Communication Systems via A Wavefront Multiplexing Technique, 4/2021; the Best Paper Award of IEEE Green Energy and Smart Systems Conference (IGESSC): Achievable Capacity of Multi-Polarization MIMO toward 6G Wireless Communications, 11/2019. He also received the Aerospace Corp. Inventor's Award in 2002, and five NASA Jet Propulsion Lab awards from 1987 to 1996, respectively.

He has served as the founder of IEEE Green Energy and Smart Systems Conference (previously IGESSC) since 2010 and served as the organizer and conference chair of IGESSC from 2010 - 2022. Among his many recognitions are the Chapter of the Year Award, Systems Council Coastal Los Angeles Section 2023, IEEE Systems Council;  IEEE Region6, Outstanding Engineering Educator Award 2019; IEEE Region 6, Outstanding Large Student Branch Award for Recruiting and Inspiration the Newest Generation of EE Students Through Exciting Technical Programs 2018; the Outstanding Professor Award 2015; the Distinguished Faculty Scholarly and Creative Achievement Award 2009; the CSULB Northrop Grumman Excellence in Teaching Award 2007; and he was selected as a Boeing Welliver Faculty Fellow in 2006, and NASA Jet Propulsion Lab Summer Faculty Fellow in 1992 and 2003, respectively. Dr. Yeh has consulted for JPL, Texas Instruments, the Aerospace Corp., AT&T, and others. He is a senior IEEE member and a professional engineer in electrical engineering.

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Research Interests

Machine Learning and Neural Networks, System-level architecture and design methodologies, and wavelet algorithms development for digital signal processing (DSP), wireless communication systems, Orthogonal time frequency space (OTFS) and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) systems, multiple input multiple output (MIMO) systems with active scatters, control systems, smart grid, renewable energy and power systems, Smart and Sustainable Systems

Expertise

Machine Learning, Adaptive Control Systems, Real-time DSP architecture, design, and implementation, Wi-Fi, MIMO and Mobile Communication Systems, Green Energy, Smart and Sustainable Systems

  • IEEE International Systems Conference Best Paper Award: Adaptive Model Selection for Electrical Fault Detection using Reinforcement Learning, in Proc.  IEEE Int. Systems Conf., 2025, Montreal, Canada, pp. 1-8.
  • IEEE Systems Council Best Chapter Award: IEEE Systems Council Coastal Los Angeles Section (CLAS) Chapter 2023
  • IEEE International Systems Conference Best Paper Award (Aerospace Systems Engineering): Multi Base Stations to Multi Mobile Units: Green Communication Systems via A Wavefront Multiplexing Technique. in Proc. IEEE Int. Systems Conf., 2021, Vancouver, Canada, pp. 1-6.  The revised paper has also been published in INCOSE Systems Engineering, 28(1), 1/2025.
  • 2023 Class of Senior members of National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
  • IEEE Region 6, Outstanding Engineering Educator Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Education of Electrical Engineers in in the Areas of Digital Signal Processing, Green Energy, and Smart Systems, 2019
  • IEEE Region 6, Outstanding Large Student Branch Award for Recruiting and Inspiration the Newest Generation of EE Students Through Exciting Technical Programs, 2018
  • CSULB President’s Award for Outstanding Faculty Achievement, 2018
  • Outstanding alumni award, Engineering Science Department, National Cheng Kung Univ., Taiwan, ROC, 2017
  • Outstanding Professor Award, CSULB, 2015
  • “Heroes of the Heart Award” for extraordinary dedication and exceptional service to the students of the Los Alamitos Unified School District, California, May 11, 2010
  • Distinguished Faculty Scholarly and Creative Achievement Award, CSULB, 2009
  • Coach Award for coaching McAuliffe Middle School MATHCOUNTS team, for exceptional commitment and outstanding achievement in fostering excellence in mathematics, March 15, 2008
  • Northrop Grumman Excellence in teaching, CSULB, 2007
  • Boeing Welliver Faculty Fellow, 2006
  • The Aerospace Corporation Inventor's Award, 2002
  • Augmented Performance Recognition for outstanding performance on civil and commercial projects, Aerospace Corp., 2002
  • NASA JPL Summer Faculty Fellow twice, 1992 and 2003
  • Four NASA Tech Brief awards, 1994 – 1996
  • Outstanding Advisor Award of the Best Ph.D. Dissertation, CSULB, May 1995
  • One NASA New technology Award, 1987

  • Two-Path Parallel Mitigating Residual Carrier Frequency Offset for OTFS Systems, (Patent pending)
  • Controllers for Photovoltaic-Enabled Distributed Grid, US Patent No: 11368024, Jun. 21, 2022
  • Real-Time Detection of High Impedance Fault, US Patent No: 11255922, Feb 22, 2022
  • Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing multiple–input multiple-output power line communication systems, US Patent Application Publication No. 2021/0058277, Feb. 2021
  • Method and Apparatus for Canceling Inter-carrier Interference Through Conjugate Transmission for Multicarrier Communication Systems, US Patent No: 7,616,557, Nov. 10, 2009
  • Parallel Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexed Communication System, US Patent No. 7289425, Oct. 30, 2007
  • Parked Vehicle Location Finder, US Patent No. 6529142, March 2003
  • Smart Object Locator, US Patent Application No. 10337244, July 2003
  • Systolic VLSI Array for Implementing the Kalman filter algorithm, U.S. Patent No. 4823299, April 1989

  • Professor, the Founder and Director of Multi-disciplinary Neural Networks and Digital Signal Processing Lab., Electrical Engineering Dept., CSULB, 1986 - Present
  • Chair, Electrical Engineering Dept., CSULB, 2016 - 2022
  • Founder and General Conference Chair and Organizer of IEEE Green Energy and Systems Conference, 2010 - 2021
  • Founder and Chair of IEEE Systems Council Chapter, 2009 - Present
  • Vice Chair, IEEE Costal Los Angeles Section, 2015 - 2016
  • Faculty Avisor, IEEE CSULB Student Branch, 2005 - 2022
  • Faculty Coach and Mentor, CSULB Kung Fu Club, 1986 - present
  • Coach of Math Club and MATHCOUNTS Team, McAuliffe Middle School, Los Alamitos, CA, 2007 - 2010
  • Treasurer of Boy Scout Troop 280, Huntington Beach, CA, 2008 - 2013
  • Den Leader, Boy Scouts of America, Pack 667, Los Alamitos, CA, 2002 - 2007

  • Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Caltech, Jan. 2011 - Aug. 2011.
  • Electrical Engineering, Caltech, Jan. 2004 - June 2004.
  • Electrical Engineering, UCLA, Jan. 2004 - June 2011.
  • Electronics Department, Telecom Paris University, Paris, July 1989 - Dec. 1989.

  • H.-G. Yeh and J. Zhou, “Inter-Carrier Interference Mitigation for Space-Time Coded OFDM Systems in Mobile Channels,” Synthesis Lectures on Algorithms and Software in Engineering, Will be published by IGI Global Publication, 2026.

  • H.-G. Yeh, H.-Y. Yeh and S. Yu, “Mechanics,” Handbook of Mechanical Engineering, Editors: K. H. Grote and E. K. Antonsson, Springer, New York, NY, 2008, pp. 35-71.

  • C.-L. Chu and H.-G. Yeh, Photon, Phonon, and Electron Interaction in Electricity Conversion Systems, will be published by Wiley, 2026.

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