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Douglas Tougaw, Ph.D.

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

GEM 161
219-464-5027
Doug.Tougaw@valpo.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Biography

Doug Tougaw is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Richardson Professor of Engineering at Valparaiso University. He arrived at Valparaiso in 1996 and served as department chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering from 2001 to 2009. He is actively involved in the first-semester engineering course GE 100, helped to create the multidisciplinary senior design project courses GE 497 and GE 498, and is the co-chair of the steering committee for the Master of Engineering Management degree.

Education

M.B.A. - Valparaiso University 2005
Ph.D. - University of Notre Dame 1995
M.S.E.E. - University of Notre Dame 1994
B.S.E.E. - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 1991

Certifications

Licensed Professional Engineer-Indiana

Areas of Specialization

Control systems, probability and statistics, quantum electronics, electromagnetic field theory, engineering ethics, engineering economics.

Publications

“HDLQ: An HDL Environment for QCA Design”, ACM Journal of Emerging Technologies in Computing, 2006
“Fault Tolerance Properties in Quantum-dot Cellular Automata Devices”, Journal of Applied Physics, 2006
“Implementation of Crossbar Network Using Quantum-Dot Cellular Automata”, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, 2005
“Incorporating Standard CMOS Design Process Methodologies into the QCA Logic Design Process”, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, 2004
“Serial Bit Stream Analysis Using Quantum-Dot Cellular Automata”, IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, 2004

Professional Affiliations

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Senior Member
American Society for Engineering Education
Zone II Chair-Elect
Order of the Engineer
Eta Kappa Nu
Tau Beta Pi