Hongyu An

Hongyu An is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Michigan Technological University. He holds affiliations with the Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering departments. Dr. An leads the BrainX Lab (Neuromorphic Robotics Lab and Neuromorphic Brain-Machine Interface Lab) and collaborates with the Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC). He earned his PhD, MS, and BS in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech, Missouri University of Science and Technology, and Shenyang University of Technology respectively.

Research Interests: Dr. An focuses on neuromorphic computing and its applications in AI hardware, robotics, and medical devices. His work spans memristor-based circuits, spiking neural networks, and energy-efficient AI systems. Key projects include associative learning in neuromorphic robots, neural prosthetics for memory restoration, and power-efficient adaptive deep brain stimulation systems.

Publications & Research: With over 15 significant publications since 2016, Dr. An's work demonstrates expertise in 3D neuromorphic IC design, memristor reliability, and self-learning robotic systems. His research has appeared in journals like IEEE Transactions on Computing Aided Design and Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience.

Awards & Funding:

• Bill and LaRue Blackwell Dissertation Award
• NSF CRII and ERI Awards
• USAF VFRP Fellowship
• Best Paper Nomination (2017 ISQED)

Students & Collaborations: Dr. An mentors PhD students Tianze Liu and Md Abu Bakr Siddique, undergraduate Lucas Haddad, and volunteers like Vinay Kumar Pillalamarri. His team collaborates with Dr. Yan Zhang on neuromorphic brain-machine interfaces. The lab operates advanced infrastructure including LabLynx wireless neural recording systems and Intel Loihi-2 neuromorphic servers.