Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1998
M.Sc., Electrical Engineering (specialization Microelectronics) Slovak Technical University, Bratislava, Slovakia, 1990
2011 – Present: Chair Electrial and Computer Engineering Department, UMass Lowell
2007 – Present: Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, UMass Lowell
2000 – 2007: Assistant Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Rochester, NY
2006: Visiting Professor Department of Electronics, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
2000 – 2006: Adjunct Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1998 – 2006: Adjunct Scientist Telecommunications Research Laboratories, Edmonton, Canada
2002: Visiting Professor Department of Electronics, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
2001: DAAD Fellow/Visiting Professor Institute of Microelectronic Circuits and Systems, University of Hanover, Hanover, Germany
1997 – 2000 Assistant Professor Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1999: Visiting Professor Laboratory for Information Technology, University of Hanover, Hanover, Germany
1996: Sessional Instructor Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1996: Workshop Instructor Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta
1997: Teaching Assistant Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1993 – 1997: Research Assistant Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and Rehabilitation Engineering, Glenrose Hospital, Edmonton
1992 – 1996: Teaching Assistant Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1990 – 1991: Senior VLSI Designer Microelectronics Structures Design Department, Institute of Informatics (formerly Institute of Computer Systems), Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia, Europe
1987 – 1990: Junior VLSI Designer Microelectronics Structures Design Department, Institute of Informatics (formerly Institute of Computer Systems), Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia, Europe
1987: Technical Assistant NARVA AG, consumer electronic products - testing division, Berlin, Germany
1986: Technical Assistant NARVA AG, consumer electronic products - testing division, Berlin, Germany
Honors and Awards:
Best Paper Awards - Received two Best Paper Awards
1. M. Margala, “Adaptable Architectures for Signal Processing Applications”, in Proceedings of First NASA/ESA Conference on Adaptive Hardware and Systems, (AHS 2006), 15-18 June 2006, pp. 247 – 254.
2. Zhao, D., Upadhyaya, S., and Margala, M., “A New Distributed Test Control Architecture with Multihop Wireless Test Connectivity and Communication for Gigahertz System-on-Chips,” in Proceedings of IEEE North Atlantic Test Workshop, Montauk, NY, May 2003, pp. 90-93, 15-16
DAAD Fellowship (Awarded by the German Academic Exchange Service), 2001
Cambridge Who’s Who – Honourable Member, 2007-2008
Order Of An Engineer – 2007
Appreciation Certificate – For Contributions to the 2008 IEEE NATW Workshop, 2008