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Cristina Crespo is a tenured Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy (EERE) department at Oregon Institute of Technology's Portland-Metro campus. She serves as Program Director for the MS Engineering program and holds a research scholar appointment at the LML Centre of the University of Cambridge.
Her educational background includes:
- BS in Electrical Engineering and Physics
- MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- MPhil and PhD in Telecommunications Engineering
- Stanford SCPM (Strategic Commercialization of Products and Markets)
- USPTO Patent Law certification
Research focuses on innovation and intellectual property frameworks for information-age inventions, particularly computer-implemented inventions and biotechnology applications. Her work bridges engineering, legal, and commercialization domains with emphasis on renewable energy systems and medical device technologies. Current investigations explore patent prosecution strategies for emerging technologies in the digital health sector.
Professional experience spans semiconductor industry engineering and USPTO patent prosecution specializing in medical devices. Teaching responsibilities encompass physics, circuits, and electronics courses within the EERE curriculum.
