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Mentorship across generations.

My academic lineage begins with my doctoral advisor, Dr. Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed, and follows a documented path through computing and electrical engineering.

9 generations · Advisor and mentor lineage

My doctoral advisor

Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed

Dr. Ahamed advised my PhD in Computer Science at Marquette University. Under his guidance, I developed research connecting artificial intelligence, pervasive computing, mobile health, and cognitive signal analysis.

My dissertation, defended on July 3, 2026, is titled EchoBrain: Quantum and AI-Enhanced EEG and Infrasound Analysis for Comprehensive Brain Function Assessment through Cognitive Signals.

Official Marquette profile ↗Ubicomp genealogy source ↗

The lineage

A record of teaching, advising, and intellectual inheritance.

  1. Gen09

    Doctoral advisee of Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed

    Masud Rabbani

    PhD · Marquette University
    PhD in Computer Science. Dissertation: “EchoBrain: Quantum and AI-Enhanced EEG and Infrasound Analysis for Comprehensive Brain Function Assessment through Cognitive Signals.”
  2. Gen08

    Doctoral advisor of Masud Rabbani

    Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed

    PhD · Arizona State University · Faculty · Marquette University
    Computer scientist and director of the Ubicomp Lab, with research spanning pervasive computing, mobile health, security, privacy, and trust.
  3. Gen07

    Doctoral advisor of Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed

    Stephen S. Yau

    PhD · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Faculty · Northwestern University and Arizona State University
    Computer scientist whose work and mentorship helped shape research in distributed and parallel computing and software engineering.
  4. Gen06

    Advisor of Stephen S. Yau

    Mac Elwyn Van Valkenburg

    PhD · Stanford University · Faculty · University of Illinois
    Electrical engineer and educator recognized for influential work in circuit theory and engineering education.
  5. Gen05

    Advisor of Mac Elwyn Van Valkenburg

    Oswald Garrison Villard Jr.

    PhD and faculty · Stanford University
    Electrical engineer whose research advanced radio science, radar, and signal propagation.
  6. Gen04

    Advisor of Oswald Garrison Villard Jr.

    Frederick E. Terman

    ScD · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Faculty · Stanford University
    Engineer, professor, and academic leader who helped establish Stanford as a center for electrical engineering and technology innovation.
  7. Gen03

    Advisor of Frederick E. Terman

    Vannevar Bush

    PhD · MIT and Harvard University · Faculty · MIT
    Engineer, inventor, and science administrator whose work connected computing, research institutions, and national scientific policy.
  8. Gen02

    Advisor of Vannevar Bush

    Arthur E. Kennelly

    Faculty · MIT and Harvard University · Apprentice · Edison Laboratory
    Electrical engineer and educator who apprenticed in Thomas Edison’s laboratory before joining academic life.
  9. Gen01

    Industrial mentor of Arthur E. Kennelly

    Thomas A. Edison

    Industrial laboratory lineage
    Inventor and laboratory leader connected to this lineage through Kennelly’s formative professional work rather than doctoral supervision.

Source & method

Advisor history, described with the relationship intact.

Generations 08 through 02 follow the advisor relationships documented by Marquette University’s Ubicomp Lab. The first entry adds my verified doctoral relationship with Dr. Ahamed.

The final connection—from Arthur E. Kennelly to Thomas Edison—is an apprenticeship and industrial mentorship relationship, not a doctoral-advisor relationship. It is labeled separately to keep the historical record precise.

Original genealogy ↗Ahamed–Yau record ↗