Position:  Board Advisor

 

Dr. Michael Lightner, Professional Biography; Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Computer Science (courtesy appointment), College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado; Joint appointment with Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, College of Medicine, Health Sciences Center, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado; Fellow, Univ. of Colorado Center for the Integrative Study of Work.

Michael Lightner received the B.S. (with high honors) and M.S. from the University of Florida and the Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, all in Electrical Engineering. He is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder where he has been since1981. At Colorado he has held positions as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Associate Dean for Special Projects, Interim Associate Dean for Research, Director of Graduate Studies in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chair of the Boulder Campus Planning Committee (all campus capital construction), Chair of the Council on Research and Creative Work, Chair of the four campus Faculty Grievance Committee, member of the Boulder Faculty Assembly, advisor to the Faculty Teaching Excellence Program and co-founder and co-director of
the Summer Faculty Teaching with Technology Program.

His technical interests have been in CAD for VLSI with work in optimization, statistical design, simulation, logic synthesis and formal verification. He also works in digital filter design. His current interests are focused on developing and applying technologies to enhance learning. Specifically, through work with the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities, he has developed a program to explore the intersection of cognitive science, cognitive neuroscience, learning science and learning technology. He is also co-Director of the industry sponsored Eblurr Center for Emerging Media in conjunction with the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Colorado.

Prof. Lightner is a Fellow if the IEEE and will serve as its 2006 President. He is a member of the IEEE Circuits and Systems, Engineering in Medicine and Biology, Education, Signal Processing, Computer, and Communication societies.