Skip to main content
    Kent State University logo
    • Apply
    • Visit
    • Give Now
    • FlashLine Login
    • Calendars
    • Phone Directory
    • Maps & Directions
    • Search
    Healthy Communities Research Institute
    Menu Search
    • About
    • People
      Close
      • People Overview
      • Leadership/Administration
      • Faculty and Staff by College/Department
      • Faculty and Staff by Research Area
      • Fellow Program
      • Steering Committee
      • Student Members
      • Affiliate Members
    • Join HCRI
    • Funded Projects
    • Initiatives
    • Events
    • Featured Research
    • News
      Close
      • News Overview
      • Newsletters
    • FlashLine Login
    • Calendars
    • Phone Directory
    • Maps & Directions
    • Search
    • Apply
    • Visit
    • Give Now
    Live Chat
    Hossein Mirinejad Headshot

    Hossein Mirinejad

    School of Engineering
    Associate Professor
    Office Location:
    220-X AEB
    Office Hours:
    Spring 2023: Tuesdays, 1 pm - 3 pm
    Contact Information
    Email:
    hmiri@kent.edu
    Phone:
    330-672-7403
    Personal Website: Dr. Mirinejad's Personal Website

    Biography

    Hossein Mirinejad, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering at Kent State University, Kent, OH. Prior to joining Kent State, he was a Research Fellow at the Food and Drug Administration from 2017 to 2019 and a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan—Ann Arbor from 2016 to 2017. 

    Research Interests:

    My research focuses on advancing autonomous systems by integrating AI, machine learning, control theory, and dynamical systems modeling. With primary applications in healthcare and robotics, my work develops safe and interpretable autonomy for critical human life support systems while also contributing to fundamental advances in machine learning and automatic control.

    Education

    Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 2016

    Awards/Achievements

    • NSF CAREER Award (2024–2029)
    • NSF Engineering Research Innitation (ERI) Award (2022-2026)
    • HCRI Faculty Fellowship (2024–2025)
    • NSF Smart and Connected Health (SCH) Aspiring PI Travel Award (2019)
    • Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Research Fellowship (2017-2019)
    • Electrical Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student Award (2016)
    • Theobald Scholarship Award (2015)
    • University of Louisville Doctoral Fellowship (2011-2013)

    News Stories

    • Dr. Mirinejad Receives NSF CAREER Award
    • Aeronautics and Engineering Professor Receives Healthy Communities Research Institute Fellowship
    • Dr. Mirinejad Receives NSF Engineering Research Initiation Award
    Healthy Communities Research Institute

    Street Address

    122 Cartwright Hall
    Kent, OH 44242


    Mailing Address

    800 E. Summit St.
    Kent, OH 44242

    Contact Us

    330-672-3321 hcri@kent.edu
    Contact Us
    • 330-672-3000
    • info@kent.edu

    HCRI Facebook
    HCRI Twitter
    HCRI Instagram
    • facebook
    • instagram
    • youtube
    • linkedin
    • TikTok
    • X
    • snapchat
    • ...
    Information
    • Accessibility
    • Annual Security Reports
    • Campus Concerns Reporting
    • For Our Alumni
    • For the Media
    • Jobs & Employment
    • Privacy Statement
    • HEERF CARES/CRRSAA/ARP Act Reporting and Disclosure
    • Website Feedback
    Kent State University logo
    © 2025 Kent State University All rights reserved.