Renata Ferris

Background

Renata Ferris is on the faculty of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and holds a Ph.D. from RMIT University. Before Porter, Renata led an embedded-systems group at an aerospace supplier.

Renata's research focuses on digital signal processing, with related work in control systems; undergraduates are involved in the lab most terms.

Areas of expertise

• Digital signal processing
• Control systems
• Undergraduate research and project mentoring

Teaching

Renata 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. Renata builds in low-stakes practice before graded work and gives written feedback on drafts.

Advising and office hours

Renata 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

Renata's recent activity is a mix of peer-reviewed work, conference talks, and student-involved projects in digital signal processing and control systems. Representative items:

• A peer-reviewed article on digital signal processing in a disciplinary journal.
• A conference paper on control systems, co-authored with an undergraduate researcher.
• An internally funded project applying digital signal processing to a regional partner's problem.

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

Get in touch

The fastest way to reach Renata is email (rferris@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.