Eric Durant, PhD, MBA, PE

I am a professor and the director of the master of science in machine learning program at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). Each summer, I work as a Principal Signal Processing Engineer at Starkey Hearing Technologies in Eden Prairie, MN. During my sabbaticals in 2018–2019 and again in 2024–2025, I have worked with NVIDIA on deep learning applications to audio signal processing. My research focuses on deep learning-based speech enhancement, fall detection, beamforming, convex optimization, genetic algorithms, and spatialization. I am an inventor on 8 US patents.

I earned bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering and computer engineering from MSOE. I earned my master’s degree and PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan and an Executive MBA from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.

I am a senior member of the IEEE (S’93 M’02 SM’06) and a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) (M’02). I serve as an ABET EAC program evaluator for both computer and electrical engineering programs. I was recognized by STEM Forward as the Young Engineer of the Year in 2013 and by MSOE and our students as the Oscar Werwath Distinguished Teacher in 2016. Since 2023, I have served on the Board of Trustees for the Milwaukee Repertory Theater.