Vishal Saxena

Professor Vishal Saxena is a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Delaware since 2019. Previously, he held positions at Boise State University (2010–2016) as Assistant and Associate Professor, and served as the Micron Endowed Professor of Microelectronics at the University of Idaho (2016–2019). His research focuses on analog electronic and photonic integrated circuits (ICs), particularly in sustaining IC design advancements post-Moore scaling through hybrid CMOS-photonic integration, neuromorphic computing, and energy-efficient embedded intelligence.

Dr. Saxena earned his B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from IIT Madras (2002), followed by M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Boise State University (2007–2010). He has industry experience in semiconductor and telecommunication engineering. His work is supported by NSF, AFOSR, DARPA, NASA, and industry collaborators. Notable awards include the NSF CAREER (2015), AFOSR YIP (2016), and DARPA YFA (2019).

His research interests span silicon photonic ICs for optical interconnects, RF photonic systems, neuromorphic circuits using emerging NVM devices, and high-speed analog-to-digital converters. He has pioneered compact modeling techniques for photonic components and developed energy-efficient architectures for spiking neural networks.

Dr. Saxena’s publications reflect advancements in photonic integration, neuromorphic hardware, and mixed-signal IC design. He actively contributes to the IEEE community through editorial roles and conference steering committees, including MWSCAS and ISCAS.