UMKC Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Kamel Rekab

Professor
Ph.D. 1988, Statistics, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor
M.S. 1984, Statistics, Stanford University
 Manheim 307 D
(816) 235-2852
rekabk@umkc.edu

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Research Interests:
  • Statistical Software Testing and Reliability, Network Security, Biostatistics, Statistics in Advanced Manufacturing, Statistical Quality Improvement, Design of Industrial Experiments, Sequential Analysis, Mathematical Statistics, Probability Theory
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Dr. Rekab, joined our faculty in Fall 2005, and was recently a Professor in both the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Florida Tech in Melbourne, FL. In 2001-2003, he was also a Senior Research Scientist in System Security at the USAF (United States Air Force) Research Lab (Office of Scientific Research). While on leave in 1999-2000, he was Chair and Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Cameron University, Oklahoma.

In addition to the research interests mentioned above, Dr. Rekab has wide-ranging experience as an investigator and consultant in industrial statistics and medical statistics, and the statistical analysis of such topics as Infrasound Classifier Development, Sleep Apnea Avoidance, Sediment Flow, Neurological Responses of Stroke Victims, Mammography, Automated Testing, Cough Reflex, and Structural Bonding Processes. He says "...I have developed a strong interdisciplinary research program and my ultimate goal is to keep narrowing the gap between mathematical statistics and real world applications."

Dr. Rekab is currently an Associate Editor of the journal Sequential Analysis, a Coordinating Editor of the Journal of Probability and Statistical Science, and co-authored the 2005 book "Statistical Design of Experiments with Engineering Applications." From 1990-1998 he was a principal investigator in a project that resulted in the software package STADIUM (Statistical TCAD Analysis for Design for Manufacturing). In 1998 he won the Florida Tech College of Engineering's Faculty Excellence Award in Research.

On teaching, he says "...communication is the most important aspect" and he feels that "emphasis on real-world applications, albeit demanding and challenging, give students what they really need...My teaching style promotes class involvement and analytical thinking using the latest developments in related fields...I use applied examples that are related to my funded projects."


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