About
Peter J. Hawrylak, Ph.D., received his B.S. degree in computer engineering, M.S. degree in electrical engineering, and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.
Peter is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, with a joint appointments in the Tandy School of Computer Science and the School of Cyber Studies, at The University of Tulsa. Hawrylak has published more than 65 publications and holds 15 patents in the areas of radio frequency identification (RFID), energy harvesting, and cyber-security. Hawrylak’s research interests include RFID (radio frequency identification), security for low-power wireless devices, Internet of Things (IoT) devices and applications, and digital design.
Hawrylak is a Senior Member of the IEEE and IEEE Computer Society, and is currently past Chair of the Tulsa Section of the IEEE. He served as chair of the RFID Experts Group (REG) of Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility (AIM) in 2012-2013. Peter received AIM Inc.’s Ted Williams Award in 2015 for his contributions to the RFID industry. Hawrylak served as the Publication Chair of the International IEEE RFID Conference for several years, and was the Editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Radio Frequency Identification Technology and Applications (IJRFITA) journal published by InderScience Publishers, which focuses on the application and development of RFID technology. Hawrylak also served as the Editor-in-chief of the IEEE RFID Virtual Journal which provides a single source for high-quality and high-impact publications in the areas of RFID and Internet of Things (IoT).
Awards
- Senior Member of IEEE, Member IEEE Computer Society
- Member of Tau Beta Pi
- Member of IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu
- XSEDE Campus Champion Fellow 2018-2019
- Zelimir Schmidt Award for Outstanding Researcher 2017
- Ted Williams Award (AIM, Inc.) 2015
- Pitt Innovator Award 2009
Education
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2006
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2004
- B.S., Computer Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 2002
Research interests and areas of expertise
- Embedded systems
- Radio frequency identification
- RFID
- IoT
- Wireless systems
- Embedded system security
- Wireless system security
- Digital hardware design
- Computer architecture
- Cyber security
- High performance computing
- IC design
- FPGA design
- Supercomputing
- Parallel computing