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June 9, 2006

Fusion technology applied to war zone security wins professor award

Lang Hong, Ph.D., a Wright State University professor whose research has applications for protecting troops in Iraq as well as automobile and airline passengers is the 2006 winner of the Trustees’ Award for Faculty Excellence. A professor of electrical engineering, Hong is the winner of the award presented annually to outstanding full-time, fully affiliated faculty who demonstrate a sustained and balanced contribution to Wright State's teaching, research and professional service mission.

“Professor Lang Hong is truly an exceptional professor in research, in teaching and in service,” said Fred Garber, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering. “He consistently demonstrates those qualities that distinguish an extraordinary researcher and academic citizen: total dedication, continual vigilance of emerging technologies and a personal investment in the growth of the department.”

Hong is an internationally recognized authority in multi-resolution information processing, tracking and fusion. His research also addresses the important commercial application of aircraft and automobile collision detection, prevention and trauma mitigation for automobile passengers.

Hong recently received a grant to help the Air Force develop unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), small airplanes that provide security for airfields in war zones through low-altitude flights. The UAVs are equipped with high-technology cameras that use sensors to identify movements on the ground and relay the information to military command centers. This sensor fusion technology not only has applications in urban combat environments like Iraq, but in areas such as air traffic control and automobile collision avoidance systems.

“The way he connects with his students, his devotion to the learning process and his effectiveness in motivating and teaching aspiring engineers all demonstrate his knack for showing them how to get from where they are to where they need to be,” said Bor Jang, Ph.D., dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science.

In 1995, Hong was one of the founders of the Greater Dayton Chinese School (GDCS), where children from Chinese families and various backgrounds may learn Chinese language and culture. The GDCS has grown from a dozen students to over 100 and offers 10 language classes and several cultural enhancement classes for students ranging in age from pre-school to senior citizens. Hong also has been involved in many local intercultural and community activities