Steven Bell

Steven Bell is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Tufts University's School of Engineering. He has held roles including Assistant Teaching Professor (2019–2024) and Lecturer (2018–2019). His research focuses on engineering education, embedded systems, camera systems, and computational photography. He actively develops educational tools like VHDLweb, an online platform for learning VHDL, and advocates for affordable lab solutions using low-cost FPGAs. Bell has received the Teaching with Technology Awards Honorable Mention (2022) and the Tufts Teaching with Technology Award (2019) for his contributions to pedagogy.

He teaches courses such as Embedded Systems, Intro to Computing in Engineering, and Special Topics in Advanced Embedded Systems. His professional activities include roles on the SoE Academic Standing Committee and First-Year Experience planning subcommittee. He has also secured grants, including the Affordable Course Materials grant (2022–2023).

Bell's GitHub repositories showcase projects like VHDLweb, UPduino, and FPGA tools for educational and research use. His work emphasizes bridging theoretical concepts with hands-on, accessible engineering practices.