Brown named director of CMU-Africa
Timothy X. Brown, professor of engineering and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University, has been at CMU-Africa for more than 13 years.
Timothy X. Brown has been named the next director of Carnegie Mellon University Africa, effective immediately. Brown is currently serving as interim director of the College of Engineering location in Kigali, Rwanda. He is also a professor of engineering and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University.
“Tim is an accomplished educator and researcher with a deep and demonstrated commitment to CMU-Africa. I look forward to his leadership as we work toward our shared pan-African mission,” said Burcu Akinci, dean of the College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.
CMU-Africa offers graduate degrees in information technology, electrical and computer engineering, and engineering artificial intelligence through the College of Engineering. The location has over 320 students and more than 1,000 alumni who are making an impact across the African continent.
Tim is an accomplished educator and researcher with a deep and demonstrated commitment to CMU-Africa.
Burcu Akici, Dean, College of Engineering
As lead university in the African Engineering and Technology Network, CMU-Africa is driving digital transformation. The network includes 10 technology-focused universities in Africa. Brown leads the Board of Directors.
Brown has been at CMU-Africa for more than 13 years and in that time has served in roles such as director of research and interim director of the Center for Inclusive Digital Transformation of Africa. As former director for the Kigali Collaborative Research Center (KCRC), he is a well-known member of the research and academic community in Rwanda.
Brown holds a B.S. in physics from Pennsylvania State University and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the California Institute of Technology. He has worked at the University of Colorado at Boulder (most recently as professor and director of the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program), the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Bell Communications Research. His research interests include adaptive network control, machine learning, and wireless communication systems. He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, and the GWEC Wireless Educator of the Year Award.