Braden Phillips

Associate Professor Braden Phillips is the Deputy Dean of Learning and Teaching in the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology at the University of Adelaide. He holds a joint appointment in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. His academic career includes roles as a lecturer at Cardiff University (2000–2002) and founding partner of Current Dynamics, an electronic hardware design venture. Phillips specializes in digital microelectronics and computer engineering, with research focusing on computer arithmetic, cognitive computing architectures, and high-level digital logic synthesis. He has contributed to educational scholarship through work on active learning, scalable assessment, and inclusive pedagogy. His supervisory record includes over a dozen PhD students in areas spanning embedded systems, reconfigurable computing, and low-power design. Phillips’ research has been published in leading journals and conferences, addressing challenges in hardware optimization and algorithmic efficiency.

• Education: PhD in Computer Engineering (thesis: 'An Optimised Implementation of Public Key Cryptography for Smart Card Processors')
• Teaching: Coordinated courses in analog/digital electronics, embedded systems, and microelectronics design.
• Affiliations: Adelaide Education Academy, Diversity and Inclusion in Teaching Community of Practice.

Research Themes: His work bridges hardware design and educational innovation, with recent emphasis on cognitive architectures and curriculum design. Key contributions include approximate computing methodologies, decimal floating-point arithmetic implementations, and minimal-weight digit conversion algorithms.