Bilal Akin is an electrical engineer and faculty member of The University of Texas at Dallas. He is the recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER Award and is a fellow of the IEEE.
Akin studied at the Middle East Technical University in Turkey, where he obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in science. [1] In 2007, he received his PhD in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University. [2]
Akin has been a faculty member of The University of Texas at Dallas since 2012, [2] serving as director of their Power Electronics and Drives Lab. [1] He is a vehicular electronics and systems area editor for the IEEE journal Transactions on Vehicular Technology. [3] Akin previously worked in research and development with Toshiba (2005–2008) and Texas Instruments (2008–2012). [2]