Yacov Shamash, PhD
Yacov Shamash a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stony Brook University
in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and former Vice President of the
Office for Research and Innovation. Dr. Shamash supervised the University’s four incubators, three New York State Centers
for Advanced Technology (Medical Biotechnology, Sensor Systems and Integrated
Electric Energy Systems); two New York State Centers of Excellence (Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT), and the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC)); the Small Business Development Center; and the workforce development programs of the Center for Emerging Technologies. In 1995, Dr. Shamash
led SUNY’s colleges of engineering to create the statewide Strategic Partnership for
Industrial Resurgence (SPIR) program. Stony Brook’s cumulative results include more
than 3,100 projects completed with more than 490 companies, helping company partners
win more than $105.9 million in competitive federal awards.
During the period from 1992 to 2015 Dr. Shamash served as Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Stony Brook University. Under his leadership,
the College expanded from 1500 to over 5000 students with average SAT scores of entering
undergraduate students increasing from 1150 to 1343, and external research expenditures increasing six fold to $30 million per year.
Prior to joining Stony Brook University in 1992, Dr. Shamash served as the Director
of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University
and was the founding Director of the National Science Foundation Industry/ University
Center for the Design of Analog/Digital Integrated Circuits. Dr. Shamash has also held faculty positions at Florida Atlantic University, the University
of Pennsylvania and Tel Aviv University.
He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Imperial College of Science and Technology in London, England. He has
authored more than 130 publications and is a Fellow of the IEEE.
Research Expertise: Control Theory & Systems; Energy Systems; Industry/University Partnerships
Email: yacov.shamash@stonybrook.edu