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Linda G. Bushnell
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Linda G. Bushnell Box 352500 |
Tel: (206) 221-6717 |
University of California at Berkeley PhD (EE) 1994, MA (Math) 1989
University of Connecticut MS (EE) 1987, BS (EE) 1985
University of Washington Foster School of Business MBA 2010
Biosketch
Linda Bushnell is a Research Assistant Professor and director of the Networked Control Systems Lab at the Electrical Engineering Department of the University of Washington. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley in 1994. Her research interests include networked control systems and embedded systems design. She has held positions with the U.S. Army Research Office and Duke University. She has served as an associate editor for IEEE Control Systems Magazine and was a member of the Board of Governors and Executive Committee of the IEEE Control Systems Society. She teaches EE547 Linear Systems Theory and EE233 Circuit Theory.
Honors
- IEEE Control Systems Society Recognition Award, 2007
- UW EE Chair’s Award, 2003
- NSF ADVANCE Fellow Award, 2002
- Women in Science and Engineering Graduate Student Mentor of the Year Award, 2002
- Department of the Army Superior Civilian Service Award, 2000
- IEEE Senior Member, 1999
Research Interests
- Networked control systems, embedded sensors, control-security
- Networked Control Systems Laboratory
Recent Publications
- T. Bonaci & L. Bushnell, “Node Capture Games: A Game Theoretic Approach to Modeling and Mitigating Node Capture Attacks,” 2nd Conference on Decision and Game Theory for Security, GameSec (Nov 2011).
- T. Bonaci, P. Lee, L. Bushnell & R. Poovendran, “Distributed Clone Detection in Wireless Sensor Networks: An Optimization Approach,” 2nd IEEE International Workshop on Data Security and Privacy in Wireless Networks (D-SPAN), in 12th IEEE International Symposium on a World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks, (June 2011).
- T. Bonaci, L. G. Bushnell & R. Poovendran, “Node Capture Attacks in Wireless Sensor Networks: A System Theoretic Approach,”Proc. IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (Dec. 2010).
- N. Q. Nguyen & L. G. Bushnell, “Modeling and LQR Control of Salinity in the Mekong Delta,” Proc. IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (Dec. 2010).
- N. Q. Nguyen & L. G. Bushnell, “An LQG Optimal Controller for Salinity Regulation in the Mekong Delta,” Proc. IEEE MTS/OCEANS (Sept. 2010).
- R.T. Wood, A. Bannazadeh, N.Q. Nguyen & L. G. Bushnell, “A Salinity Sensor for Long-term Estuary Studies,” Proc. IEEE MTS/OCEANS (Sept. 2010).

