Sarah Harris

Sarah L. Harris serves as a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, bringing extensive expertise in computer architecture, embedded systems, and digital design. Her impressive career includes positions at prestigious institutions and companies, including Hewlett Packard, Nvidia, and the Technical University of Darmstadt, as well as collaborations with Intel and Imagination Technologies. Before joining UNLV in 2014, she spent a decade as faculty at Harvey Mudd College after earning her M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University. Her significant contributions to engineering education include co-authoring three widely-adopted textbooks, most notably "Digital Design and Computer Architecture: RISC-V Edition" (2021), which has been translated into multiple languages and is used by universities worldwide. Currently leading three NSF-funded projects, her research focuses on computer architecture, embedded systems applications, and the intersection of machine learning with biomedical engineering and robotics. Her work has garnered over 1,800 citations, establishing her as a leading voice in computer engineering education and research