Dr. Christof Teuscher Professor
Christof Teuscher is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). Dr. Teuscher obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in computer science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) in 2000 and 2004 respectively.
LinkedIn · Google Scholar · Contact
Mohammad Alshaiji PSU graduate student
Mohammad Alshaiji is a graduate student pursuing an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Portland State University, where he also earned his BS in Computer Engineering. He’s interested in neuromorphic and unconventional computing, particularly reservoir computing, with an eye toward applications in healthcare and medicine. His main focus right now is building the technical foundation and practical experience to do meaningful work in the area. In his free time, he bakes and drinks too much coffee.
Niklas Anderson PSU graduate student
Niklas Anderson is a student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering MS program, with a focus on computer architecture. He has previously worked in software engineering and web development, and got his first hands-on experience at the command line while volunteering at Free Geek in SE Portland. When not busy with school or work, he enjoys cooking, traveling with friends, long bike rides, and honing his pickleball serve.
Tanay High-school intern
Tanay is a rising sophomore at Jesuit High. He has been interested in machine learning since he was 9 and has kept up with much of the most prominent research since. Recently, he has taken a deep dive into LLM compression. He enjoys all type of computer science, basketball, Catan, and dal chaval.
Crow Crossman PSU graduate student
Crow is a graduate student at Portland State University pursuing his MS in ECE. His professional background is in edible landscaping having spent years in the field pruning fruit trees, grape vines, and berries of all sorts. He previously attended the University of Arizona and earned a BA with double major in Poetry and Religious Studies. His goal is to find solutions to agricultural challenges and food insecurity through his research. He spends as much time as he can in the garden, outdoors, or around a fire.
Byron Gregg PSU graduate student
Byron Gregg (right in photo) is an Design Automation Engineer for Intel and a continuing Graduate student at Portland State pursuing a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Byron’s professional background has included 8 years working in Semiconductor Fabrication, Fault Isolation, Failure Analysis, Automation, and most recently DFT Design Methodology (all at Intel). Byron previously attended PSU 2018-2019, completing his MS in ECE focusing on Digital IC Design, Test, and Validation. Over the years, Byron has maintained a wide breadth of interest in various STEM topics. These include Machine Learning, Quantum Computing, Computer Architecture, Adiabatic Computing, Thermodynamic Computing, Semi-Conductor Device Fabrication, Superconductivity, and more. In his free time, Byron likes to travel with his family, read, and play guitar.
Eleanor High-school intern
Eleanor Hall is a rising junior at the Catlin Gabel School. She has always had a vested interest in social inequalities, and is hopeful for a future where they could be combated with new technologies and AI. She loves fashion and being outdoors, whether playing sports or simply enjoying the PNW.
Fyodor Henrichs-Tarasenkov PSU graduate student
Fedya is a graduate student pursuing an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a focus in Computer Architecture and DVV. He recently graduated from PSU with his BS in Computer Engineering in Spring 2026 while doing an internship in DVV and being on the football team. In his free time, he enjoys working out, going on runs, and hanging out with friends.
Lucas Klotz PSU undergraduate
Lucas Klotz is an undergrad Computer Science student whose interested in writing creative applications for musical and visual artists. His primary focus as an undergrad is to gain professional, technical, and soft skills that will help him be a more effective software engineer in the future. Lucas is very open-minded to exploring new applications of CS, and is excited about the wide range of possibilities in the field.
Tucker Mastin PSU graduate student
Tucker is an Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate student. After obtaining undergraduate degrees in Applied Physics and Computer Science, he gained industry experience in semiconductor manufacturing before joining a patent law firm as a scientific / technical consultant. His research interests lie in complex, emergent dynamics found at the intersection of computational neuroscience, statistical mechanics, and neuromorphic computing. Outside of school and work, Tucker can be found playing upright bass in various bands and hanging out with his wife and their big orange cat.
Silas High-school intern
Silas is a rising Junior at Baker Early College High School. He is passionate about learning more in the fields of Computer Science, Math, Computer Engineering, and Neuromorphic computing. Silas plans to double major Computer Science and ECE at Portland State University. Outside of school he enjoys playing with his dogs, reading, playing video games, and sleeping.
Las Meman PSU undergraduate
Las is a undergrad at PSU studying ECE and Math. He is currently exploring research at the intersection of neuromorphic computing and novel circuit-level device modeling, with a longer-term interest in the semiconductor industry. Outside of school, Las enjoys hitting the gym and playing a wide variety of video games, with a particular soft spot for indie and singleplayer titles.
Tanner Robison PSU undergraduate
Tanner is an undergraduate computer engineering student at Portland State University interested in edge computing on embedded systems. Outside of school he enjoys hanging out with his cat, his friends, or working on various projects.
Navid Shamszadeh PSU graduate student
Navid is a graduate student studying computer engineering at Portland State University. His academic interests are in computer architecture, embedded systems, and signal processing. His professional background includes 4 years working as a software engineer implementing Fourier transform algorithms on Intel GPU’s and CPU’s. Outside of work Navid enjoys cooking, chess, playing piano, reading, and designing synthesizers.
Sagar High-school intern
Sagar is a Junior at Westview High School who is broadly interested in computer science, electrical engineering, and computational neuroscience. He has worked with Computer Vision models in the context of biological and lab-based imaging. Outside of research, he enjoys horseback riding and polo, playing basketball, and reading both technical material and books for fun. He is currently exploring research directions at the intersection of computation and engineering.
