Steve Undy

Steve Undy is a Part-Time Lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Colorado State University, teaching undergraduate courses including ECE204, ECE251, ECE571, and IDEA 310L (a microcontroller class he co-developed at the Richardson Design Center). Prior to academia, he spent 31 years as a computer engineer at Hewlett-Packard and Intel, specializing in VLSI design for microprocessors with expertise in caches, memory controllers, and logic validation. He retired from industry in 2016 and began teaching in 2019.

Education:

• B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1983
• B.S. Computer Engineering, University of Michigan, 1983
• M.S. Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, 1985

Research Interests: His technical focus spans computer architecture, microprocessor design, memory subsystems, and embedded systems development, informed by his industry experience in VLSI design and hardware validation.

Community Engagement: He co-founded the Fort Collins Creator Hub (a makerspace) and served as board president from 2015-2021.