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Russell Tessier

Russell Tessier

Department Head, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Reconfigurable Computing. Field-Programmable Gate Array Architecture. CAD Algorithms for FPGAs. FPGA-based Logic Emulation.

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Contact

Email: tessier [at] umass [dot] edu
Phone: (413) 545-6454

Location

Marcus Hall

100 Natural Resources Rd.
Amherst, MA 01003
United States

Room 201F

Downloads & Links

  • Reconfigurable Computing Group
  • Russell Tessier CV

Related Articles

  • ECE’s Kundu and Tessier Obtain NSF Award to Boost the Performance of Edge-cloud Computing
  • Breña and Tessier Named Department Heads

Research Areas

  • Computing and cybersecurity

Related programs

  • Computer Engineering

Related departments

  • Electrical and Computer Engineering

Education

  • PhD, SM in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT
  • BS in Computing and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Awards and distinctions

  • Stamatis Vassiliadis Award, Best Paper, International Conference on Field Programmable Logic and Applications, 2019
  • Outstanding Senior Faculty Award, College of Engineering, 2018
  • Barbara A. and Joseph I. Goldstein Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, College of Engineering, 2002–2003
  • Outstanding Teaching Award, College of Engineering, 2003

Professional affiliations

  • Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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