astronomy

Tarek Sobh

Tarek Sobh is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Tarek Sobh rather than just read about it. In short: Tarek M. Sobh (Arabic: طارق صبح) is an Egyptian-American professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Key takeaways

Tarek Sobh belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Tarek Sobh to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Tarek Sobh from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Tarek M. Sobh (Arabic: طارق صبح) is an Egyptian-American professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He was the former Dean of the College of Engineering, Business, and Education of the University of Bridgeport and he is the current president of Lawrence Technological University.

Education He obtained his first degree, B.Sc. in Engineering in Computer Science and Automatic Control from the Alexandria University, Egypt in 1988. He obtained his M.Sc and Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science from University of Pennsylvania in 1989 and 1991.

Career He is currently the President and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Lawrence Technological University (LTU) in Southfield, MI. He is Distinguished Professor and Dean of Engineering Emeritus at the University of Bridgeport, Connecticut. He was the Provost at Lawrence Technological University (2020 - 2021) and has served at the University of Bridgeport (UB) Executive Vice President, Research and Economic Development and the Founding Dean of the College of Engineering, Business, and Education (2018 - 2020). He was the Founding Director of the Interdisciplinary Robotics, Intelligent Sensing, and Control (RISC) Laboratory (1995-2020), the Founder of the High-Tech Business Incubator at UB (CTech IncUBator) (2010 - 2011) and the Founding Director of the UB Innovation Center (2019 - 2020). From 1992-1995 he was a research Assistant Professor of Computer at the University of Utah. He was an associate professor at the University of Bridgeport between 1995-1999. In 2000 he became a professor at the same institution. At Bridgeport University, he was the Senior Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research (2014-2018), Vice President (2008-2014), Vice Provost (2006-2008), Dean of the School of Engineering (1999-2018), Interim Dean of the School of Business, Director of External Engineering Programs, Interim Chair of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, and Chair of the Department of Technology Management. He also served as a Professor of Computer, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science (2000-2010) and an Associate professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering (1995-1999). At the University of Utah, he was a Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Department of Computer Sciences, College of Engineering (1992-1995) and a Research Fellow at the General Robotics and Active Sensory Perception (GRASP) Laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania (1989-1991).

Fellowship and membership He is a fellow of Association for Computing Machinery, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE), the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE), the Bridgeport Discovery Museum, the Connecticut Pre-Engineering Program (CPEP), and the International E-Learning Association (IELA).

Research Interests Reverse engineering and industrial inspection, CAD/CAM, active sensing under uncertainty, robot and electromechanical system prototyping, sensor-based distributed control schemes, unifying tolerances across sensing, design, and manufacturing, hybrid and discrete event control, modeling, and applications, and autonomous mobile robotic manipulation are some of Dr. Sobh's current research interests. In addition to 27 books, he has produced over 250 papers in these and other fields that have been peer-reviewed in journals, conferences, and publications. He is also interested in the creation of theoretical and experimental tools to assist in the performance of adaptive goal-directed robotic sensing for modeling, observing, and commanding interacting autonomous agents in unstructured settings. He currently serves or has previously served on the editorial boards of 18 journals, as well as on the program committees of over 300 international conferences and workshops in the fields of engineering education, robotics, automation, sensing, computing, systems, and control.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Tarek Sobh

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Tarek Sobh claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Tarek Sobh before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tarek Sobh ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tarek Sobh

In research: Tarek Sobh appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Tarek Sobh in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Tarek Sobh is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Alexandria University alumni, Egyptian academic administrators, Egyptian scientists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Tarek Sobh outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Tarek Sobh in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Tarek Sobh means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Tarek Sobh in simple terms?

Tarek M. Sobh (Arabic: طارق صبح) is an Egyptian-American professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Why does Tarek Sobh matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Tarek Sobh?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Tarek Sobh.