Global Utilities

La Trobe University
Science, Technology and Engineering

Academic Staff

Mr Jim Whittington

Senior Lecturer

Department of Electronic Engineering

Room/Location: Beth Gleeson Building, Room 436

Qualifications

  • BSc (Hons), MEng La Trobe

Teaching Areas

  • ELE3DDE - Electronic Design Automation-Tools and Techniques
  • ELE4ADD - Jim Whittington
  • ELE4EPA - Engineering Project
  • ELE4EPB - Engineering Project
  • ELE5DSD - Digital Systems Design
  • ELE5EDE - Electronic Engineering Design
  • ELE5ETD - Emerging Topics in IC Design
  • ELE5ICD - Intergrated Circuit Design
  • ELE5SEL - Special Elective in Microelectronic Engineering
  • ELE5TAV - Test and Verification

Research interests

  • The research interests of Mr Whittington lie in the area of Electronic Design Automation and Communication Engineering. Application of Electronic Design Automation tools and techniques to Communication, HF radar (SuperDARN) and Control System Applications. This particularly includes the real-time hardware implementation of Digital Signal Processing structures in FPGA technologies. Engineering curriculum design, good teaching and quality learning strategies - particularly to practical and project work.