Summary
Rui Graça is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Neuroinformatics (ETH Zurich/University of Zurich) with 12 years of experience spanning analog/mixed-signal design, neuro-inspired computing, and embedded systems. He holds a PhD from ETH Zürich and top-ranked master degrees from Porto and Delft, and his master’s thesis produced a mixed-signal CMOS implementation of an oscillatory olfactory-bulb RKII network that functions as a content-addressable memory for pattern classification. Prior industry experience as an analog and mixed-signal circuit designer at Synopsys complements his academic work, giving him practical expertise in circuit design, simulation, and scripting. Rui’s interests bridge microelectronics, AI, neuroengineering, quantum computation and RF/telecom, and he is driven by solving problems with creative, interdisciplinary approaches. Notably, he combines deep hands-on analog hardware know-how with computational neuroscience insights—making him adept at translating biologically inspired models into silicon.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Telecommunications, Electronics and Computer, Average Grade: 19 (out of 20), Master in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Telecommunications, Electronics and Computer, Average Grade: 19 (out of 20) at Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Doctor's Degree, Doctor's Degree at ETH Zürich
Master's degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Average Grade: 9 (out of 10), Master's degree, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Average Grade: 9 (out of 10) at Delft University of Technology
Portuguese, English, Spanish, French