Alyssa B. Apsel

Alyssa B. Apsel is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University since 2002 and a Visiting Professor at Imperial College London. She became the IBM Professor of Engineering in 2023 and Director of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell in 2018.

Education:

• B.S., Electrical Engineering, Swarthmore College (1995)
• M.S., Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology (1996)
• Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University (2002)

Research Focus: She specializes in power-aware mixed-signal circuits for scaled CMOS and modern systems. Her group explores cost-effective designs addressing device scaling challenges (variation, noise, reduced analog performance) through analog/mixed-signal innovation, particularly in IoT radios and reconfigurable multi-standard wireless systems. Key areas: RF circuits, VLSI integration, biomedical telemetry, and low-power design.

Publication Trends: Her 2016 work spans RF transceiver design, thermometer DAC calibration, biomedical ICs with UWB telemetry, and jitter-measurement circuits. These reflect her expertise in low-power wireless systems, analog/mixed-signal design, and biomedical electronics.

Awards:

• IEEE Fellow (2020)
• IEEE CAS Distinguished Lecturer (2018-2019)
• ISLPED Design Contest Second Place (2010)
• Multiple Student Paper Awards (2000, 1995)
• Fellowships: Abel Wolman (1997), Caltech Institute (1995)

Grants & Leadership: She founded EchoICs, which received a $275,000 NSF STTR Phase I Award (2024) for flexible spectrum radios. Her lab focuses on RF interfaces for implantable electronics and photonic integration.