Biography and education
Stan McClellan is a Professor in the Ingram School of Engineering at Texas State University, where he teaches various topics in Electrical Engineering and researches advanced communication & networking technologies, including applications in the "Smart Grid" and "Smart City" space. From 2013 to 2018, Dr. McClellan was the Director of the Ingram School.
He has held notable positions in commercial, military/aerospace, and academic venues, including Hewlett Packard, Compaq, ZNYX Networks, and General Dynamics. He was a founder and Chief Technology Officer for a startup company which developed a revolutionary approach to Smart Grid communication.
McClellan is an expert in networking and distributed system optimization, with invited contributions to references including Advances in Computers, The IEEE/CRC Electrical Engineering Handbook, The Encyclopedias of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, and the DoE/SRC Decadal Plan for Semiconductor Technology.
He has held notable positions in commercial, military/aerospace, and academic venues, including Hewlett Packard, Compaq, ZNYX Networks, and General Dynamics. He was a founder and Chief Technology Officer for a startup company which developed a revolutionary approach to Smart Grid communication.
McClellan is an expert in networking and distributed system optimization, with invited contributions to references including Advances in Computers, The IEEE/CRC Electrical Engineering Handbook, The Encyclopedias of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, and the DoE/SRC Decadal Plan for Semiconductor Technology.
Research Interests
Featured grants
- McClellan, Stanley A (Principal), Valles Molina, Damian (Co-Principal). Engineering & Technical Support for Astro-Materials Curation, Jacobs JETS, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $200700. (Funded: January 2021 - December 2022). Grant.

Featured scholarly/creative works
- Thapa, K., McClellan, S. A., & Valles Molina, D. (2022). Supervised Machine Learning in Inter-Level, Ultra-Low Frequency Power Line Communications. International Journal On Advances in Telecommunications, 14(1 & 2), 51:69.
- McClellan, S. A., & Carvallo, A. E. (2021). Building a 5G Research Network at STAR Park.
- Lokesh, V., Thapa, K., & McClellan, S. A. (2021). Remote filesystem event notification and processing for distributed systems (pp. 22–26).
- Thapa, K., McClellan, S. A., & Valles Molina, D. (2021). Supervised machine learning in digital power line communications (pp. 16–21).
- Thapa, K., & McClellan, S. A. (2021). An evaluation of neural network performance using complex-valued input data (pp. 27–31).
Featured service activities
- Other
JSC Engineering, Technology & Science (JETS) Program
- Chair
Academic Computing Committee
- Other
Regional 5G/PLTE Network
- Other
Regional LoRaWAN Network
- Other
Connected Infrastructure Initiative (CIEDAR)
- Other
Texas Space Grant Consortium (NASA)