December 16, 2024

Alec Aversa, a PhD candidate in electrical engineering, received a 2024 DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Research Associateship Program (RAP) Journeyman Fellowship. Alec will continue his research at Drexel with Ioannis Savidis, PhD in the Integrated Circuits and Electronics (ICE) Design and Analysis Laboratory while also working with an ARL-RAP advisor. Congratulations, Alec!

Alec Aversa
PhD candidate in electrical engineering
Faculty Mentor: Ioannis Savidis, PhD

Alec Aversa earned his BS in computer science and mathematics at Misericordia University, Dallas, PA. In 2021, Alec pursued his MS in computer engineering at Drexel University. He completed this degree during his first year of PhD research. Alec's current research involves 3-D heterogeneous integrated circuit security, electronic design automation for machine learning and AI, and hardware security for 3-D Network-on-Chip architectures.

The DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is designed to significantly increase the involvement of creative and highly trained scientists and engineers from academia and industry in scientific and technical areas of interest and relevance to the Army. The Research Associateship Program (RAP) offers fellowships to researchers at all levels from undergraduates, recent graduates, and graduate students to postdocs and faculty, including summer and year-round opportunities. You can search for these opportunities and many more via the Zintellect database, which can be found on our Other Fellowships Databases page.

If you are interested in applying for this award, contact UREP at fellowships@drexel.edu.