UA Engineering Appoints Jackson as Electrical and Computer Engineering Head

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Dr. Jeff Jackson, associate professor and interim head of electrical and computer engineering, has been named head of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Alabama College of Engineering.

As head of the electrical and computer engineering department, Jackson will be responsible for it, including faculty and staff assignments and evaluations, industrial liaisons, strategic planning and department improvement.

Jackson has served the College of Engineering for nearly 20 years as a graduate teaching assistant, graduate research assistant, assistant professor, associate professor and interim department head. Jackson has authored more than 80 publications and articles throughout his career, and he is involved with several professional service organizations. He is currently the conference coordinator and a member of the board of directors of the International Society for Computers and Their Applications. Additionally, Jackson is the associate editor of the ISCA International Journal of Computers and Their Applications.

This UA faculty member’s research interests and areas of specialization include, image processing, digital signal processing systems, parallel processing systems and applications, code optimization and profiling, Verilog and VHDL hardware description languages, microprocessor based design, and embedded systems design.

Jackson received a bachelor’s degree in physics and a master’s degree in electrical engineering in 1984 and 1986, respectively, from Auburn University. He received a doctorate in electrical engineering from The University of Alabama in 1990.

In 1837, The University of Alabama became the first university in the state to offer engineering classes and was one of the first five in the nation to do so. Today, the College of Engineering has about 1,800 students and more than 95 faculty. It has been fully accredited since accreditation standards were implemented in the 1930s.