Watson, Herman

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  • Herman Watson, Ph.D., is an Assistant Teaching Professor and the Undergraduate Program Director in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida International University. He joined FIU as visiting faculty in 2007 and has served on the permanent faculty since 2009, where he oversees undergraduate curriculum development, accreditation processes, and continuous program improvement for one of the state’s largest engineering programs.

    Dr. Watson earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Florida International University, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Miami, and a B.S. in Zoology from the University of Florida. His academic and research background bridges biomedical engineering, respiratory monitoring, physiological signal processing, and engineering education.

    Before entering academia, Dr. Watson spent more than three decades in industry and clinical research. He served as President of Honor Design Inc., Corporate Vice President of Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems, and Biomedical Engineering Research Supervisor at Mt. Sinai Medical Center. His work contributed to landmark advances in respiratory inductive plethysmography (RIP), including co-authoring a seminal calibration study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, as well as major contributions to the NIH-sponsored CHIME multicenter study on infant cardiopulmonary monitoring.

    At FIU, Dr. Watson leads key initiatives that strengthen the quality and national competitiveness of the undergraduate program. He has coordinated multiple successful ABET accreditations—including accreditation of FIU’s fully online Electrical and Computer Engineering programs—and has shaped curriculum reforms that expand student pathways through discipline-specific concentrations. He also established the ECE Academic Assessment Advisory Board and collaborates with the Department of Mathematics to integrate engineering applications into Engineering Calculus.

    A lifetime member of IEEE and an inductee of Eta Kappa Nu and Delta Epsilon Iota, Dr. Watson received FIU’s Excellence in Teaching Award in 2014. His service extends to the broader community through long-standing involvement in the Boy Scouts of America, Rotary International, the Emmaus retreat ministry, and the South Dade Anglers, where he has served multiple terms as president.

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  • Herman Watson

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