Department of Engineering and Technology

Kumar Yelamarthi  

Kumar Yelamarthi

Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering

Office: 130F ET Building

Phone: (989) 774-7164
E-mail: kumar.yelamarthi@cmich.edu
Web site: Circuits and Systems Exploration (CASE) Lab
 
Education:
  Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
  M.S., Electrical Engineering, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
  B.E., Instrumentation & Control Engineering, University of Madras, India
   
  Affiliations:
  Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
  National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
   
  Honors and Awards:
 
  • 2008 Global Citizen Award, Wright State University
  • Outstanding Technical Director, American Society for Engineering Education North Central Section, March 2008
  • 2nd Best Student Paper Award, 2008 American Society for Engineering Education North Central Section Conference
  • 2004-05 WSU-CECS Excellence in Teaching Award for Graduate Teaching Assistants
  • 2003-04 WSU-CECS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Academics, Leadership, and Service to College
  • Member, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor society
  • Member, Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society
   
  Professional Interests:
  VLSI, FPGA, integrated circuit design, CAD tool development, digital design automation, autonomous adaptive systems, applied electronics, MEMS, Engineering Education
   
  Teaching Areas:
  Digital design, VLSI systems, analog and mixed-signal circuits, microprocessors, freshman programs, interdisciplinary senior design projects
   
  Selected Publications and Presentations:
 
  • K. Yelamarthi and C-I. H. Chen, “A Path Oriented In Time Optimization Flow for Mixed-Static-Dynamic CMOS Logic,” 51st IEEE Midwest Circuits and Systems Conference, August 2008
  • K. Yelamarthi and C-I. H. Chen, “Process Variation Aware Transistor Sizing for Load Balance of Multiple Paths in Dynamic CMOS for Timing Optimization,” Journal of Computers, Academy Publishers, vol.3, no.2, pp.21-28, 2008 (invited journal)
  • K. Yelamarthi and C-I. H. Chen, “Process Variation Aware Timing Optimization through Transistor Sizing in Dynamic CMOS Logic,” IEEE International Symposium on Quality Electronic Design, March 2008
  • P. R. Mawasha and K. Yelamarthi, “Project Management in an Interdisciplinary Senior Design Team,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, November 2007
  • P. R. Mawasha, K. Yelamarthi, M. Wolff, J. Slater, and Z. Wu, “An Integrated Technology Project and its Potential Impact on Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Engineering Experience,” 114th Annual ASEE Conference & Exposition, June 2007
  • K. Yelamarthi and C-I. H. Chen, “A Sub-nanosecond Low-Power High-Performance 64-bit Adder,” IEEE International Conference on Computers and Devices for Communication, December 2006

Fashion and engineering

engineering with Reebok

Engineering faculty member Terry Lerch, center, and human environmental studies faculty members Tanya Domina, right, Maureen MacGillivray, center back, and Mitzi Cook discuss the potential of the whole body scanner with Boris Esterkes, Reebok senior designer.