Koji Hirano, D.E.

Koji Hirano, Ph.D.

Dr. Koji Hirano
Instructor, Phillip M. Drayer Department of Electrical Engineering

Phone: (409)-880-7250
Fax: (409)-880-8180
Email: khirano@lamar.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Doctor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas; 2014
  • Master of Science degree in Mathematics concentrating in Statistics, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas; 1996
  • Master of Science degree in Computer Science, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Fla.; 1988.
  • Master of Engineering degree in System Engineering, Oita University, Oita, Japan; 1985.
  • Bachelor of Engineering degree in System Engineering, Oita University, Oita, Japan; 1983.

Awards and Honors

  • Received “GTA of the Semester” award (Graduate Teaching Assistant) University of Central Florida, Fall 1997. 
  • Named to “Who’s who in American Universities and Colleges”, 1998. 
  • Named to “Who’s who in American Universities and Colleges”, 2011

Selected Publications

  • K. Hirano, "Signal Processing with Memristor," IEEE Beaumont Section, Technical Meeting at Lamar University; 2013
  • K. Hirano, "Memristor: The Fourth Fundamental Electrical Element," IEEE Beaumont Section, Technical Meeting at Lamar University, 2012

Experience

Academic

  • 1997 – 2003. Instructor for EEL3801L: “Introduction to Computer Engineering”; University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.
  • 1997 – 2003. Instructor for ENG3210: “Engineering Analysis and Design”; University of Florida, Orlando, FL.
  • 2007 – present. Instructor for ELEN1301: “Introduction to Computers & Programming”; Lamar University, Beaumont, TX.
  • 2009 – present. Instructor for ELEN1100: “Introduction to Electrical Engineering”; Lamar University, Beaumont, TX.
  • 2013 - Instructor for ELEN2411: “Circuits I”; Lamar University, Beaumont, TX.

Non-Academic

  • 2003 – 2008. Director; NetMax, Ltd. Fukuoka, Japan.

Professional Organization Memberships

  • 2007 – present. member of IEEE
  • 2009 – present. Treasurer of IEEE Region 5, Beaumont Section.