Tom Zajdel
Assistant Teaching Professor at Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolTom Zajdel is an Assistant Teaching Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University with nine years of experience bridging hands-on research and engineering education. He develops and teaches a wide range of courses from introductory ECE and amateur radio to board-level RF systems for IoT, emphasizing practical, project-driven learning. His background includes a Berkeley PhD and postdoctoral work at Princeton where he led SCHEEPDOG, a novel device demonstrating two-dimensional steering of cell collectives via electrotaxis. Prior roles span RF antenna analysis, cochlear-implant signal design, and industrial automation, giving him a rare mix of bioelectronic research, RF hardware, and production engineering experience. Known for turning complex physical systems into teachable labs and curricula, he brings a learner-first approach to translating cutting-edge research into classroom impact. Based in Pittsburgh, he combines academic rigor with a track record of building devices and courses that lower the barrier to hands-on electronics and wireless systems.
8 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, Doctor of Philosophy, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at University of California, BerkeleyBachelor of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering at The Ohio State University
Github Skills (6)
controlling10
raspberry9
rapid8
raspberry-pi6
react3
javascript2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
CohenLabPrinceton/SCHEEPDOG
May 2020 - Apr 2022
Contributions:30 commits, 28 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 11 months
zajdel/Spinners
Jul 2017 - May 2020
Contributions:20 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 9 months
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