Students are introduced to the development and applications of embedded systems and taught how to make their systems using a TinkerCad simulation of the Arduino Uno device and the Arduino programming application.
Students will:
- Learn more about electrical engineering and computer science with a hands-on experience
- Use and Identify several components in the Arduino system, including LEDs, potentiometers, and resistors
- Have a basic understanding of how the Arduino system works
- Use the C coding language with the Arduino computer application
- Create their own Arduino-based projects
April 23, 2025
Telva McGruder
Executive Director, Global Body Manufacturing Engineering
General Motors
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James Venditto
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Columbia University
James is an electrical engineering PhD student at Columbia University’s Lightwave Research Laboratory, where he performs research in the area of integrated photonics. He began his journey in semiconductor devices at the University of Notre Dame, where in 2022 he completed his B.S. in Electrical Engineering, with a concentration in Semiconductors and Nanotechnology. He then went to Columbia, where he obtained his M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 2024.
James designs, simulates, and tests photonic devices that are used for optical communications. Currently, his research projects include examining photonic circuit designs for satellite-satellite communications, and designing components in new material processes.
James is an electrical engineering PhD student at Columbia University’s Lightwave Research Laboratory, where he performs research in the area of integrated photonics. He began his journey in semiconductor devices at the University of Notre Dame, where in 2022 he completed his B.S. in Electrical Engineering, with a concentration in Semiconductors and Nanotechnology. He then went to Columbia, where he obtained his M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 2024.
James designs, simulates, and tests photonic devices that are used for optical communications. Currently, his research projects include examining photonic circuit designs for satellite-satellite communications, and designing components in new material processes.
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