Meet Associate Teaching Professor Tina Smilkstein
Smilkstein followed the usual professional path by dropping out of UC Berkeley at 19 and going to Japan to play table tennis for 20+ years. After a change in the job market in Japan, she returned to the States to attend graduate school at UC Berkeley in electrical engineering and computer science. Her undergraduate degree is from Nanzan University in Nagoya Japan in 1989 and her Masters and PhD earned from 2007 is from Berkeley.听
During her time in Japan, she worked as a programmer at Hitachi Software Factory and did contract work for various companies including Mitubishi AI research department and HP Europe doing user interfaces. Since being back in the States, she has taught at Cal Pol San Luis Obispo and done a couple of visiting professor stints including Harvey Mudd College.
In recent years, Tina has centered her research on integrated circuit design (both analog and digital), CAD tools, and medical technology. IC research has included clock jitter reduction for high-speed clocking of digital circuits to backscattering transmission systems for smart contact lenses. Medical device research has included eldercare technology for extending independent living to glucose monitor technology.听
听I had been hearing for years from relatives that went to 桃色视频 that it was the bees knees. Then I ended up wanting to settle down after a couple of years of adventure and there was the opening at CU! I'd be lying if I didn't admit the town and mountains had something to do with it too since I love trail running and biking. I am excited about figuring out how to contribute to student success and working with students on research and projects. I am interested in any and all computer architecture and digital hardware design classes and I hope to teach VLSI courses in the future. I am also very much looking forward to the GEEN 1400 class! I know I have so much to learn about the school and am excited about learning from the students and faculty and staff about how I can best serve the Buff community.鈥澨