His research and teaching interests are in the areas of optical communications and photonics. He has been awarded seven U. S. patents and has authored/co-authored numerous journal and conference publications. He is a member of the IEEE Education Society, IEEE Communications Society, OSA, and ASEE. Monte Tull, University of Oklahoma MONTE P. TULL joined Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma in 1996 after a 29-year career in advanced switching technology at AT&T, Bell Labs, and Lucent Technologies. Research interests are in digital hardware, multiple-valued logic, reconfigurable computing, and embedded systems. BS Physics, East Central State University; MSIE, OU; MSEE, OSU; PhDEE, OU. Samuel Lee, University of Oklahoma Sam C. LEE joined the University of Oklahoma in 1975 and is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His prior experience includes eight years at Bell Laboratories and adjunct associations with NYU and the University of Houston. Dr. Lee has authored four books and over 130 technical papers. He holds three patents including the Talking Typewriter.