Computer Engineering
1 teacher, 27 patents
José Delgado-Frias is a whiz when it comes to creating high performance computer hardware — so much a whiz that he has 27 patents on his inventions.
All that knowledge is really useful in the classroom, where he loves seeing his students achieve their full potential. As part of their class project, he helps students design their own novel digital systems.
Delgado-Frias is a professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and is also the Centennial Boeing Chair in Computer Engineering.
The future will be nano-sized
Professor Delgado-Frias is working to merge the fields of digital technology and nanotechnology—the field of study that develops materials and devices smaller than 100 nanometers in size.
How big is that? Well, carbon nanotubes measure about 1/1000 the size of a human hair, so nanoscale gadgets could be scaled down to the size of bacteria. Such tiny, miniature machines could lead to amazing innovations in the fields of medicine and computers.
“Nanocircuits could be used for almost anything that uses current digital electronics,” says Delgado-Frias. “Tiny, powerful, energy-efficient computers could be developed and embedded in any systems that require small circuits, such as sensors and cell phones.”
What's his class like?
With his wealth of expertise, Delgado-Frias helps you explore how your classroom work applies to your career.
“I constantly promote critical and independent thinking by asking questions and assigning projects that require students to critically analyze what they’ve learned,“ says Professor Delgado-Frias.
He also gives students a glimpse of new technological breakthroughs that will continue to change the world. Can you imagine being part of a group that actually gets to see our technological future?
