VCU Engineering professor is shaping electronics design in inventive ways
With tiny hardware and antennas, a Virginia Commonwealth University professor hopes to usher in a new era of electronics design – one that could power the future of artificial intelligence, medical implants and more.
Supriyo Bandyopadhyay, Ph.D., professor of electrical and computer engineering in VCU’s College of Engineering, has built a portfolio of technologies, including hardware “matrix multipliers” that drive AI algorithms and minuscule antennas that use nanomagnets.
In the past year, his efforts have earned grants from the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corp. and VCU’s own Commercialization Fund. His matrix multiplication and antenna technologies are also supported by more than $450,000 in grants from the National Science Foundation.
“Supriyo’s research centers on cutting-edge concepts in electronics design,” said Brent Fagg, senior licensing manager at VCU TechTransfer and Ventures, which has submitted patents for Bandyopadhyay’s IP and provided funding for his work. “He is not merely redesigning the way things have been done but completely changing the way electronics components are created and used.”