Site Director chosen for the ECE Department at Purdue Indianapolis
The chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) has accepted the position of Site Director for Purdue in Indianapolis (PIN). Brian King has been chair of the IUPUI ECE department since 2016.
Milind Kulkarni, Head and Professor of the Purdue Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, said King has a wealth of experience and knowledge about the facilities and personnel in Indy, having served as chair at IUPUI for many years.
“He also has collaborated frequently with the Elmore Family School of ECE on various joint programs,” said Kulkarni. “I cannot think of anyone better suited to helping build bridges between the two campuses as we move to a future of one University operating at two locations.”
PIN will launch on July 1, 2024, at which point IUPUI will cease to exist. PIN It is part of Purdue University West Lafayette, with multiple locations throughout Indianapolis.
As PIN Site Director, King will play a key leadership role in guiding the development of the ECE program, integrating the program at the urban campus with the one in West Lafayette. He will serve as the point of contact in Indy, for both ECE faculty and PIN-tenured faculty who have courtesy appointments. King will also be the representative in the ECE cabinet for PIN faculty.
“I look forward to helping the Elmore Family School of Electrical & Computer Engineering bring its outstanding programs to Indianapolis and help Purdue fulfill its goal of developing its first comprehensive urban campus,” said King.
King has a Ph.D. in mathematics as well as a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. His research interests include information security, computer and network security, wireless security, cryptography, algorithms, and applied mathematics.