Bianca Halvorsen

Background

Bianca Halvorsen is on the faculty of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. Before Porter, Bianca was a controls engineer in industrial automation.

Bianca's research focuses on VLSI and digital design, with related work in power electronics; undergraduates are involved in the lab most terms.

Areas of expertise

• VLSI and digital design
• Power electronics
• Undergraduate research and project mentoring

Teaching

Bianca regularly teaches courses in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering. Specific sections and syllabi are listed in the class schedule each term.

Courses lean on current problems from the field: students read recent work, reproduce a result or method, and then extend it. Bianca builds in low-stakes practice before graded work and gives written feedback on drafts.

Advising and office hours

Bianca advises students in the Electrical & Computer Engineering programs and holds weekly office hours during the fall and spring terms, posted on the office door and in the course pages. Prospective students are welcome to email to arrange a visit or a call.

Advising conversations usually cover course sequencing, whether to add a minor or a concentration, and how classroom work connects to internships, research, or graduate study. Students who are undecided are welcome; part of the job is helping them narrow things down.

Recent and representative work

Bianca's recent activity is a mix of peer-reviewed work, conference talks, and student-involved projects in VLSI and digital design and power electronics. Representative items:

• A peer-reviewed article on VLSI and digital design in a disciplinary journal.
• A conference paper on power electronics, co-authored with an undergraduate researcher.
• An internally funded project applying VLSI and digital design to a regional partner's problem.

Titles and venues here are illustrative. UW–Porter Falls is fictional; Bianca has no real publication record.

Get in touch

The fastest way to reach Bianca is email (bhalvorsen@uwporterfalls.edu); messages during the fall and spring terms are usually answered within two business days. Prospective students and families can ask the Electrical & Computer Engineering department office to set up a call, a class visit, or a meeting during an admitted-student day.