Florida Institute of Technology
High Tech with a Human Touch
Dr. Murshid
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering , College of Engineering
Professional Experience
Dr. Murshid teaches optical electronics, fiber optics and electrical circuit courses at graduate and undergraduate levels. He has served the industry for nearly 10 years in different capacities, including as a consultant for instrumentation, data logging systems, power electronics, fiber optics and electrooptic systems.Before joining Florida Tech in 1999, Dr. Murshid was working at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Research Institute on a research grant, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research.
Educational Background
B.S., Electronics Engineering N.E.D. University of Engineering and Technology 1986M.S., Electrical Engineering Florida Institute of Technology 1995
Ph.D., Electrical Engineering Florida Institute of Technology 1997
Current Research
He is currently performing sponsored research for NASA, developing non-intrusive cryogenic mass flow rate detection and shallow water ocean optical channel estimation for the U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman. He has published the results of his research endeavors in a number of refereed publications, including chapters for books and encyclopedias. Some other current research projects include:Optical multiplexing techniques
Fiber optic shock sensors
Fiber optic strain measurement for cryogenic and other temperatures
Optical sensors for cryogenic fluids
Multiplexed fiber optic sensors and data links
Multi giga-bit fiber optic communications systems
Hollow core optical wave-guides
Enhanced propeller visibilty for carrier based aircraft
Spatial Domain multiplexing and applications
Free-space encrypted optical communication links
Personal Overview
Awards and PatentsAwards
Named one of Florida's five most influential scientists, Florida Trend
magazine, November 2004.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida
Institute of Technology, 1997-1998
Patents
7,639,909
Murshid S., et al “Methods and apparatus for spatial multiplexing in optical communication” (2009).
20040086228
Rumpf, Raymond and Murshid, Syed:
Fiber optic fabry-perot interferometer and associated methods
20040036043
Murshid, Syed:
Fiber optic level detector
20030174942
Murshid Syed, Grossman Barry and Narakorn, Puntada:
Method and apparatus for spatial domain multiplexing in optical fiber communications
