Roy Kravitz

Roy is a Senior instructor and the director of the ECE Westside program.  He has created and co-taught courses in FPGA design, digital systems design, embedded systems, and computer architecture for more than 25 years.   Roy’s professional career spans 35 years in multiple companies and roles.  He started as a microprocessor designer at Intel and managed engineering teams and projects at RadiSys and Serveron.  Roy earned his BS Computer Engineering and MS Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana. His interests include embedded system hardware and software, Android programming, digital system design using programmable logic, and computer architecture.

Research Interest and Expertise:

• Working with students and advising on individual student projects

Courses Taught:

• ECE 351 Verilog and FPGA Design
• ECE 361 Computer System Organization
• ECE 508 Verilog Workshop
• ECE 540 System-on-chip Design with Programmable Logic  
• ECE 544 Embedded Systems Programming with Programmable Logic
• ECE 558 Embedded System Programming