Robert Kerestes, PhD, is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and the Director of the Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Program at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering. Robert was born in the Mount Washington neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He got his B.S. (2010), his M.S (2012). and his PhD (2014) from the University of Pittsburgh, all with a concentration in electric power systems. Prior to his time at Pitt, Robert has worked as a physical system simulation modeler for Emerson Process Management, working on electric power applications for Emerson’s Ovation Embedded Simulator. Robert also served in the United States Navy as an interior communications electrician from 1998-2002 on active duty and from 2002-2006 in the US Naval Reserves.