Andreas Andreou

Andreas Andreou is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Johns Hopkins University (JHU), with secondary appointments in Computer Science and the Whitaker Biomedical Engineering Institute. He co-founded the JHU Center for Language and Speech Processing (CLSP) and co-directs the Andreou Lab, focusing on brain-inspired microsystems, neuromorphic engineering, and biomedical sensors. His research spans CMOS-based neuromorphic processors, event-based vision systems, and wearable health monitoring devices like the StethoVest. Key contributions include silicon retinas, polarization-sensitive imagers, and algorithms for pattern analysis.

Research Interests:

• Neuromorphic Computing: Designing energy-efficient brain-inspired chips using 3D CMOS, FETs, and memristive technologies.
• Biomedical Microsystems: Wearable acoustic sensors for cardiac monitoring and vestibular prosthetics.
• AI Hardware: Neuromorphic accelerators for edge computing, leveraging LLMs for automated circuit design.

Notable Achievements:

• IEEE Fellow (since 2020)
• Recipient of the 3rd Best Paper Award at IEEE BioCAS 2018
• $2M DARPA grant for bio-inspired event cameras

Labs/Teams:

The Andreou Lab collaborates with the Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute and NSF-funded neuromorphic projects. Ongoing work includes neuromorphic Ising machines, LLM-driven chip design, and quantum sensing for medical applications.