Associate Professor; Director, Master of Science in Engineering Management, Master of Engineering: Information Engineering Management concentration
Hoehn 370
(205) 934-8480
Research and Teaching Interests: Entrepreneurship, innovation, professional development for engineers
Office Hours: By appointment
Education:
- B.S., Auburn University, Electrical Engineering
- M.S., Auburn University at Montgomery, Business Administration
- M.S., University of Alabama at Birmingham, Electrical Engineering
- Ph.D., University of Alabama, Electrical Engineering
- Professional Engineer License #19314, State of Alabama
My focus is on helping engineers become successful in industry and in their own entrepreneurial ventures. I have assisted many engineers (and non-engineers) start successful companies – many as spin-offs of the Information Engineering and Management program. I spend a lot of my time helping individuals and companies find strategic alignment – or put more simply, find how to focus on what they do best so they can enjoy their work and while prosper doing that work.
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Research Interests
Today I do not have a specific research interest. As an engineer and being industry focused, I just like to solve problems. This sometimes includes working with technology, but sometimes the problems are business or people problems. Either way, I like seeing challenges be overcome.
My technical interests have been in embedded systems, position sensing through vision and motion tracking, neural networks and big data, professional education and leadership in engineering, STEM education and workforce development, wireless, and telecommunications.
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Recent Courses
- Computer Methods in Engineering
- Professional Development for Engineers
- Information Engineering and Management Design Project
- Technology and Innovation
- Technical Entrepreneurship
- Internet of Things
- Wireless Communications
- Financial Concepts for Entrepreneurs
- Fundanentals of Electrical Engineering
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Select Publications
- S. Vancurik and D. W. Callahan, "Detection and Identification of Choking Under Pressure in College Tennis Based Upon Physiological Parameters, Performance Patterns, and Game Statistics," in IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 1942-1953, 1 July-Sept. 2023.
- S. Vancurik and D. W. Callahan, "Analysis of Footwork Performance and Heartrate Data for Choking Recognition in College Tennis," SoutheastCon 2021, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2021, pp. 1-6.
- S. Vancurik and D. W. Callahan, "Knowledge Base Model for Choking Detection in College Tennis as a Component of an Expert System," 2021 International Conference on Computing, Communication, and Intelligent Systems (ICCCIS), Greater Noida, India, 2021, pp. 413-418.
- S. Vancurik and D. W. Callahan, "Detection of Choking Moments in College Tennis Based Upon Sport Specific Performance Patterns," 2020 IEEE International Conference on Technology, Engineering, Management for Societal impact using Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Talent (TEMSMET), Bengaluru, India, 2020, pp. 1-6.
- J. Langston, D. W. Callahan, and J. Popinski, “Mobile Devices and the Fifth Amendment,” Information System Security Association (ISSA) 2019, pp. 14-17.
- Company of One. Podcast, iTunes
- Smartphones Need Two-Factor. JP Jaret A. Langston, Dale W. Callahan, eForensics Magazine - File System Forensics, Sept. 2019
- How is my Event Rated? Rating an Event Using Social Media Data. S Silwal, D Callahan, International Journal of Multidisciplinary Sciences and Engineering 6 (3), 7-16, 1, 2015
- Building a Social Media rating model. S Silwal, D.W. Callahan, IEEE SOUTHEASTCON 2014.
- Using Social Media Data as Research Data. S Silwal, D Callahan, International Journal for Innovation Education and Research 1 (3), 49-55, 2013.
- Resumes are Worthless: How to Find the Work You Love and Succeed, 2011.
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Academic Distinctions and Professional Societies
- Board of Directors, OneHundredFold, Inc.
- IEEE, Senior Member
- IEEE Joseph M. Biedenbach Outstanding Engineering Educator Award, 2015
- Graduate Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentorship, 2013
- UAB 40 Engineers Making a Difference, 2011
- TechBirmingham Executive Council, 2009-2013
- AmericanIP, CEO, 2005-2006