Meet the Team Members

Director, Dr. Rashmi Jha

Dr. Rashmi Jha is a Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computing Systems Department at the University of Cincinnati. She worked as an Assistant Professor and then Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University of Toledo from 2008 to 2015. She previously worked as a Process Integration Engineer for 45 nm/32 nm High-k/Metal Gates based Advanced CMOS technologies at Semiconductor Research and Development Center, IBM, East Fishkill New York between 2006-2008. She finished her Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University in 2006 and 2003, respectively, and B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India in 2000.

She has more than 13 years of experience in Solid State Electronic/Nanoelectronic Device Fabrication, Electrical Characterization, Data Analysis, and Device Modeling. She has been granted 12 US patents and has authored/co-authored several publications in the areas of nanoelectronic devices. She has been a recipient of CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2013, IBM Faculty Award in 2012, IBM Invention Achievement Award in 2007, Materials Research Society's Graduate Student Award in 2006, Applied Materials Fellowship Award in 2005-2006, and the best student paper award nomination in IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) in 2005. She is the director of Emerging Devices for Advanced Computing Systems (EDACS) laboratory at the University of Cincinnati. Her current research interests lie in the areas of Ultra-Low Energy Nanoelectronic Devices Enabled Future Neuromorphic Computing Systems, Resistive Random Access Memory Devices, Spintronics, Emerging Nanoscale Devices Enabled Cyber-Security Systems, Logic and Memory Devices for Wearable Computing and IoT, and Energy Harvesting Devices.

Her personal hobbies include spending time with her family, practicing Yoga, Aerobics, and playing Basketball. She is trained in Indian Classical Music and can play synthesizer comfortably. She loves spending time on interior decoration and gardening when possible. She is an avid grower of indoor plants.

Doctoral Students

Manoj Yasaswi Vutukuru

Manoj Yasaswi Vutukuru is currently a doctoral student in the EECS department at the University of Cincinnati. He completed his Bachelors in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology, India in 2018 and Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Florida in 2021.

Research Interests: Hardware Security, Applications of ML/AI, Neuromorphic Computing

Hobbies/Extracurriculars: Table Tennis, Tennis, Cooking, Reading

LinkedIn Page: www.linkedin.com/in/manoj-yasaswi-vutukuru-39310111a

Srinivasan Ramesh

Srinivasan Ramesh is currently a doctoral student in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. He completed his Bachelors in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology, India, in 2022.

Research Interests: Resistive Random Access Memory (RRAM),Neuromorphic Computing, Bio-Inspired Computing 

Hobbies/Extracurriculars: F1, Soccer, Cricket, Gaming and Music

LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramesh-srinivasan-0258231b0/

Thomas Nguyen

Thomas Nguyen is currently a doctoral student in Electrical Engineering at the University of Cincinnati.

Andrew Jones 

Andrew is a doctoral student pursuing a PhD in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Semiconductor Device Development, Process Integration, and Material Characterization.

Research Interests: 2D Materials, Metal-Insulator Transition, Micro/Nanofabrication, Transition Metal Oxide Devices, Device characterization and modeling, Emerging memory devices, Alkaline-Earth metal oxide devices

Hobbies: Hiking, Camping, Cooking, Traveling

 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-jones-50b887195/

Abhinav Gorthy

Abhinav is currently a doctoral student in EECE department at the University of Cincinnati. He finished his MS in Electrical Engineering at the University of Cincinnati and  B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication from Geethanjali College of Engineering and Technology, India in 2023. 

Research Interests: Emerging Memory Devices, VLSI, Bio-inspired electronics, Neuromorphic Computing  

Hobbies/Extracurriculars: Photography, Cooking

Masters of Science Students

Andrew Pohl

Andrew is currently a graduate student pursing an M.S. in Electrical Engineering. He completed is undergrad in EECE at Purdue University.

Gavin Clishe

Gavin is currently a graduate student pursing an M.S. in Electrical Engineering. He completed is undergrad in EECE at the University of Cincinnati. 

David Griessmann

David is currently a graduate student pursing an M.S. in Electrical Engineering. He completed is undergrad in EECE at the University of Cincinnati. 

Research Interests: Cognitive Radio, VLSI Security and Trust, and Neuromorphic Computing

Hobbies: Hiking, Cooking, Mathematics, Reading

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/david-griessmann-a88b65203

Sam Burkhard

Sam is currently a graduate student pursing an M.S. in Computer Engineering. He completed is undergrad in EECE at the University of Cincinnati. 

Andrew Muha

Andrew is currently a graduate student pursing an M.S. in Electrical Engineering. He completed is undergrad in EECE at the University of Cincinnati. 

Research Interests: RF, Hardware Security, Neuromorphic Computing

Hobbies/Extracurriculars: Mountain Biking, Running, Long walks on the beach

LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-muha-4b9a791b5/

Hung Manh

Moez Ahmed 

Moez Ahmed in currenntly pursuing an M.S. in Computer Engineering.  He finished B.S. in  Electrical Engineering at UC

Research Interest: Neuromorphic computing

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moez-ahmed-968345231/

Samiur Rahman Khan

Samiur Rahman Khan completed his Bachelor's in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at BRAC University in Bangladesh in 2017. Later, in 2023, he earned his Master's in Nanoscience and Engineering from Inje University in Gimhae, South Korea. Currently, he is pursuing MS in the EECS department at the University of Cincinnati.

Research Interests: nonvolatile memory, using machine learning/artificial intelligence, neuromorphic computing, and designing analog circuits.

Hobbies/Extracurriculars: reading, exercising, cooking, and watching sports like football.

Sandhya Gollapudi

Sandhya Gollapudi is currently a Graduate student in EECE department at the University of Cincinnati. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communication Engineering in India in 2021.

Research Interests: Device simulation and fabrication

LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandhya-gollapudi-94aa481b5/

Undergraduate Students

Ryan Sieber 

Ryan is currently an ACCEND Student pursuing BS/MS in Computer Engineering.

Research Interests: Semiconductor Devices, VLSI, Ferroelectric Memories, Computer Architecture

Hobbies/Extracurriculars: Mountain Biking, Running, Long walks on the beach

LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-muha-4b9a791b5/

Previous Students

Connor Socolik, M.S. Electrical Engineering, 2025 

Vamshi Kiran Gogi, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, 2025

Nicholas Haehn, M.S. Electrical Engineering, 2025 

Elliott Konink-Donner, M.S. Electrical Engineering, 2025 

Greg Muha, M.S. Electrical Engineering, 2024. Thesis

Siddharth Barve, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, 2024. Dissertation

Aaron Ruen, M.S. Electrical Engineering, 2023. Thesis

Ryan Dewey, M.S. Computer Engineering, 2023. Thesis

Joshua Mayersky, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, 2022. Dissertation

Bayley King, Ph.D. Computer Science and Engineering, 2022. Dissertation

Tyler Westland, Ph.D. Computer Science and Engineering, 2022. Dissertation

Corey Butts, M.S. Computer Engineering, 2022. Thesis

Abhijeet Barua, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, 2021. Dissertation

Brennan Thomas, M.S. Computer Engineering, 2021. Thesis

Wayne Stegner, M.S. Computer Engineering, 2021. Thesis

Korey Arvin, M.S. Electrical Engineering, 2021.

Drew Hanna, M.S. Electrical Engineering, 2021. Thesis

Andrew J. Ford, M.S. Electrical Engineering, 2021. Thesis

Alex Jones, Ph.D.  Electrical Engineering, 2020.

Kristian Snyder, M.S. Computer Science, 2020. Thesis

Nicholas Olexa, M.S. Computer Engineering, 2020. Thesis

Anastasiya Chapko, B.S. Computer Engineering, B.S. Neuroscience, 2020.

Andrew Rush, M.S. Electrical Engineering 2020.

Thomas Schultz, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, 2019. Dissertation

Jeremiah Greer, M.S. Computer Science, 2019. Thesis

Dillon Staub, M.S. Electrical Engineering, 2019. Thesis

Zachary Collins, M.S. Computer Engineering, 2019. Thesis

Michael Santacroce, M.S. Computer Engineering, 2019. Thesis

Tony Bailey, M.S. Electrical Engineering, 2019. Thesis

Thinh Nguyen, M.S. Electrical Engineering, 2018. Thesis

Sam Wenke, M.S. Computer Engineering, 2018. Thesis

Vishal Jain, M.S. Electrical Engineering, 2018. Thesis

Eric Herrmann, M.S. Electrical Engineering, 2018. Thesis

Joel Collins, M.Eng. Computer Engineering, 2016.