Dr. Jonathan Valvano

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Biography

Jonathan Valvano is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, holding the Engineering Foundation Centennial Teaching Fellowship in Electrical Engineering. He earned S.B. and S.M. degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1977, followed by a Ph.D. in Medical Engineering from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology in 1981. Valvano joined the faculty at the University of Texas at Austin in 1981, initially as an Assistant Professor, and achieved the rank of Associate Professor in 1986 and Full Professor in 1994. He is a recipient of numerous teaching awards and has authored eight widely-used textbooks on embedded microcomputer systems. His research focuses on a range of topics including Architecture, Computer Systems, Embedded Systems, and Medical Instrumentation, particularly in relation to cardiac measurements.

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The University of Texas at Austin • Austin, TX

Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, holding the Engineering Foundation Centennial Teaching Fellowship.

Requirements for University of Texas at Austin

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Total
Required:79
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
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