Kwame Escobar

Background

Kwame Escobar is on the faculty of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Before Porter, Kwame was a controls engineer in industrial automation.

Kwame's research focuses on power systems and the grid, with related work in digital signal processing; undergraduates are involved in the lab most terms.

Areas of expertise

• Power systems and the grid
• Digital signal processing
• Undergraduate research and project mentoring

Teaching

Kwame regularly teaches courses in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering. Specific sections and syllabi are listed in the class schedule each term.

Courses lean on current problems from the field: students read recent work, reproduce a result or method, and then extend it. Kwame builds in low-stakes practice before graded work and gives written feedback on drafts.

Advising and office hours

Kwame advises students in the Electrical & Computer Engineering programs and holds weekly office hours during the fall and spring terms, posted on the office door and in the course pages. Prospective students are welcome to email to arrange a visit or a call.

Advising conversations usually cover course sequencing, whether to add a minor or a concentration, and how classroom work connects to internships, research, or graduate study. Students who are undecided are welcome; part of the job is helping them narrow things down.

Recent and representative work

Kwame's recent activity is a mix of peer-reviewed work, conference talks, and student-involved projects in power systems and the grid and digital signal processing. Representative items:

• A peer-reviewed article on power systems and the grid in a disciplinary journal.
• A conference paper on digital signal processing, co-authored with an undergraduate researcher.
• An internally funded project applying power systems and the grid to a regional partner's problem.

Titles and venues here are illustrative. UW–Porter Falls is fictional; Kwame has no real publication record.

Get in touch

The fastest way to reach Kwame is email (kescobar@uwporterfalls.edu); messages during the fall and spring terms are usually answered within two business days. Prospective students and families can ask the Electrical & Computer Engineering department office to set up a call, a class visit, or a meeting during an admitted-student day.