Current Students

Daniel Luque Garcia (Ph.D.)	Sarah Instenes (Ph.D.)	Nathan Timmins (M.S.)
Duncan Henderson (M.S.) part-time	Andrew Ramirez (M.S.) part-time	Bryan Flannery (M.S.) part-time
Shaun Duerr (Ph.D.)

Graduated Students

Photo	Num.	Student (degree, year, university)	Title of thesis/dissertation	First job
	16	Xiang (Johnny) Jin (M.Sc., 2025)	On using convolutional neural network models for real-time handwritten digit and letter recognition on FPGA hardware	Marquette, Milwaukee, WI
	15	Yuqin (Oliver) Weng (Ph.D., 2025)	Novel optimization for Lithium-ion batteries: AI/ML methods for balancing of SoC and TinyML for health monitoring	Marquette, Milwaukee, WI
	14	Rahman Heidarykiany (Ph.D., 2024)	Deep machine learning algorithms for HVAC energy usage and cost optimization in smart grids	Generac, Waukesha, WI
	13	Wenkai Guan (Ph.D., 2023)	Algorithm-architecture-hardware co-design in computing systems: from chip multicore to the cloud	University of Minnesota, Morris, MN
	12	Tim Radtke (M.S., 2022, Marquette)	Improving the hardware security of unmanned aerial vehicles against side channel analysis using motor noise	Milwaukee Tool, Milwaukee, WI
	11	Jinhua Zhang (M.S., 2020, Marquette)	Speeding up particle filter algorithm for tracking multiple targets using CUDA programming	Foxconn Fii, Milwaukee, WI
	10	Russell Marineau (M.S., 2018, Marquette)	Parallel implementation of facial detection using graphics processing units	Centurion Investment Management, Brookfield, WI
	9	Milad Ghorbani Moghaddam (Ph.D., 2018, Marquette)	Dynamic lifetime reliability and energy management for network-on-chip based chip multiprocessors	Cadence, San Jose, CA
	8	Wenkai Guan (M.S., 2018, Marquette)	Uncertainty aware mapping of embedded systems for reliability, performance, and energy	Ph.D. student at Marquette
	7	Kellen D. Carey (M.S., 2017, Marquette)	Hybrid sensorless field oriented and direct torque control for variable speed brushless DC motors	Milwaukee Tool, Milwaukee, WI
	6	Ian J. Barge (M.S., 2017, Marquette)	Network-on-chip based H.264 video decoder on a field programmable gate array	Expedition Technology, Dulles, VA
	5	Nathan Zimmerman (M.S., 2016, Marquette)	Flight control and hardware design of multi-rotor systems	Johnson Controls International (JCI), Milwaukee, WI and entrepreneur at www.zallus.com
	4	Alexandre Yasuo Yamamoto (M.S., 2014, NDSU)	A new method for dynamic reliability management for multiprocessor systems (co-advised with prof. Ivan Lima after I left NDSU)	Ph.D. student at Texas A&M University
	3	Hamed Sajjadi Kia (Ph.D., 2014, NDSU)	Fault tolerant and adaptive systems with focus on networks-on-chip (co-advised with prof. Sudarshan Srinivasan after I left NDSU)	Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN
	2	Kianoosh Karami (M.S., 2011, NDSU)	Implementation of bus-based and NoC-based MP3 decoders on FPGA	Start-up, Minneapolis, MN
	1	Syed Shihab Ullah (M.S., 2011, NDSU)	Solution processing electronics using Si6H12 inks: poly-silicon TFTs Co-Si OS capacitors	Cummins, Indianapolis, IN

--Giancarlo Passanante - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) (Su25)
--Nathan Timmins - Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) student (Su23)
--Steven Poore - Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) student (Su22)
--Brandon Janes - Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) student (Su22)
--Aj Betancourt, Tyler Killion, Michael Lechowicz - Senior Design Project: Magnetic 3D scanner (F20-S21)
--Cynthia Gorski, Sarah McCarthy, Jason Moens, Matthew Lang, Anna Porter - Senior Design Project: Smart office chair (F20-S21)
--Jeremy Horky - Undergraduate Research (S19-F20)
--Justin Ethithara - Undergraduate Research (F19-S20)
--John Kahmann, David Keane, Nicholas Gardetto, Matthew Petter, Cheng Yuan, Xingjian Zhao - Senior Design Project: IoT Device for Home Automation (F19-S20)
--Brendan Higgins, Charlie Kash, Andrew Laurita, Patrick Toennies - Senior Design Project: Voice Control of Scope (F19-S20)
--Raaz Khoshnood - Undergraduate Research (S19-F19)
--Mitchell Shreiner - Undergraduate Research (F18-F19)
--Grace Grad - Undergraduate Research (S19)
--Kevin Etta, Caroline Gilger, Andrew Maatman, Tuoxuan (Ray) Ren, Logan Wedel - Senior Design Project: Electronic Display (F18-S19)
--Kelsey Conley, Jon D’Souza, Alex Foyer, Patrick Hara, Tom Janik, Jason Reichard - Senior Design Project: Vibration Bracelet (F18-S19)
--Momammad Assad - Undergraduate Research (S18-F18)
--Max Marischen - Undergraduate Research (S18-F18)
--Brandon Kupczyk - Undergraduate Research (F17-S18)
--Kathleen Baert, Alexander Luczak, Jeremy Cook - Senior Design Project: SolarDash (F17-S18)
--Rodolfo Moschioni, Bryan Troup, Alex Billies, Mackenzie Jonkman, Connor Conzelman, Kenny Krueger - Senior Design Project: SolarMarq (F16-S17)
--Curtis Bader, Peter Irgens, Theresa Lé, Devansh Saxena - Senior Design Project: uDetectFace (F15-S16) 
--Kyle Duckworth - Undergraduate Research (S15)
--Jose Gonzalez, Zayed Al Falasi - Senior Design Project: TriCopter 1.0 (S14)
--Thomas Haselhorst, Derek Wiseman, Whitney Conmy, Layne Berge - Senior Design Project: SpeakerTracker (F11-S12)
--Davis Beattie, Stephen Farnsworth, Mohammed Albalawi - Senior Design Project: Hand2Speech (S11-F11)
--Thomas Conlin, Sharan Ghimire, Bibek Bhattarai - Senior Design Project: FPGAControl (F10-S11)
--Kody Olmstead, Felicity Lunden - Senior Design Project: uGreen (S10-F10)
--Scott Barber, Matthew Bruns, Jake Arntson - Senior Design Project: uBalance (F09-S10)
--Swati Gupta, Matthew Nitschke, Richard Schultz - Senior Design Project: FPGASolve (F09-S10)
--Vitor de Paulo - Undergraduate Research (S09)
--Alexandre Yasuo Yamamoto - Undergraduate Research (S09)