Scott Hinton is Dean of the College of Engineering and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is very active in the scientific and engineering community where he has published over 35 journal articles and 85 conference papers. He has also been awarded 12 patents. He was an IEEE LEOS Distinguished Lecturer for 1993 - 1994 and is a Fellow of both the IEEE and OSA. He is currently serving as President of Conferences for IEEE LEOS. His current research is focused on developing systems applications of smart pixels and free-space optical interconnections, and in developing and understanding technology-enhanced learning environments.
Articles
A Technology-Enhanced Learning Environment for a Graduate/Undergraduate Course on Optical Fiber Communications (with Roberto Gonzalez, Laura L. Tedder, Sandeep Karandikar, Harpreet Behl, Paul C. Smith, John Wilbanks, James Humphrey, Murray Gordon, and Michael Lightner), Journal of Engineering Education (2001)
We have created a technology-enhanced learning environment (TELE) for a graduate/undergraduate course on Optical Fiber...
Virtual Circuit Laboratory (with Hess Hodge and Michael Lightner), Journal of Engineering Education (2001)
We present the rationale, implementation and performance features of a virtual lab environment for an...
Field-Programmable Smart-Pixel Arrays: Design, VLSI Implementation, and Applications (with Sherif S. Sherif, Stefan K. Griebel, Albert Au, Dennis Hui, and Ted H. Szymanski), Applied Optics (1999)
A smart-pixel array is a two-dimensional array of optoelectronic devices that combine optical inputs and...
Architecture of a Terabit Free-Space Intelligent Optical Backplane (with Ted H. Szymanski), Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (1998)
Optical technologies can support thousands of high bandwidth optical channels to/from a single CMOS integrated...
Design and Characterization of a Microchannel Optical Interconnect for Optical Backplanes (with Yongsheng Liu, Brian Robertson, David V. Plant, and William M. Robertson), Applied Optics (1997)
The design, modeling, and experimental characterization of a microchannel-based free-space optical interconnect is described. The...
Books
An Introduction to Photonic Switching Fabrics (with J. R. Erickson, T. J. Cloonan, F. A. P. Tooley, F. B. McCormick, and A. L. Lentine), An Introduction to Photonic Switching Fabrics (1993)
In response to the increasing interest in developing photonic switching fabrics, this book gives an...
OSA Proceedings on Photonic Switching (with Joseph W. Goodman), OSA Proceedings on Photonic Switching (1991)
Photonic Switching II: Proceedings of the International Topical Meeting (with Kunio Tada), Photonic Switching II: Proceedings of the International Topical Meeting (1990)
This book outlines the current status of research in photonic switching and details the latest...