Joseph Costello awarded Rackham Predoc to support research on brain-machine interfaces
Costello is working to restore mobility to individuals by developing improved brain-machine interfaces.Anjali Devi Sivakumar awarded Barbour Scholarship to support her research on analytical wearables for health monitoring
Sivakumar is developing analytical devices to measure and analyze insensible, or vapor, sweat for disease diagnosis.Shubham Mondal awarded Rackham Predoc to support research on III-Nitride semiconductors for next generation electronics
Mondal’s materials research is expected to impact fields such as data centric computing, edge intelligence, and quantum photonic devices.GenAI diffusion models learn to generate new content more consistently than expected
Award-winning research led by Prof. Qing Qu discovered an intriguing phenomenon that diffusion models consistently produce nearly identical content starting from the same noise input, regardless of model architectures or training procedures.The power of a “can do” spirit: Wei-Kuan Lin’s journey to success
When Wei-Kuan Lin began to struggle with graduate school, Prof. L. Jay Guo’s compassion, support, and advice empowered him to succeed.Semyon Meerkov retires, and continues his work on Production Systems Engineering
Prof. Meerkov’s interest in control and manufacturing led to a new field of Production Systems Engineering.Anthony Grbic named John L. Tishman Professor of Engineering
Grbic is a world leader in the development of metamaterials and metasurfaces, Watch his lecture.Auto industry deadlines loom for impaired-driver detection tech, U-M offers a low-cost solution
As the comment period closes on the new federal requirement, a U-M team led by Prof. Mohammed Islam demonstrates that upgrades to current technologies could do the jobJiangnan Liu receives SVCF Scholarship to support research in quantum photonics
Liu is a PhD student investigating new materials for future opportunities in quantum photonics.Rhonda Franklin receives ECE Distinguished Alumni Educator Award
Franklin described her personal journey that led to her current research in RF and microwave technology for diverse applications, and her own work as a mentor to current students.Augmented reality system for accessible play, iGYM, goes international
Using iGYM’s computer vision module, the U-M team partnered with the University of Tsukuba’s FUTUREGYM Team to develop new interactive games that allow children of all abilities to play together. New Quant-UM organization empowers undergrads interested in Quantum Science and Technology
The club is partnering with the Quantum Research Institute to educate and support students across the university who have an interest in quantum fields. Remembering alum David Mills, who brought the internet into perfect time
Mills created the Network Time Protocol, which enables any device online to know precisely what time it is.Don Winsor: Leading IT support in EECS
Dr. Don Winsor leads the EECS Department’s Departmental Computing Organization (DCO) with joy and grace.Shubham Mondal receives SVCF Scholarship to support his research in semiconductor materials
Mondal works to improve the operation of electronic and optoelectronic devices using III-Nitride based semiconductor materials. 2024 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
The EECS Department has honored four faculty for their sustained excellence in instruction and curricular development, distinguished participation in service activities, or for their significant achievements in scholarly research.Mack Kira receives CoE Monroe-Brown Foundation Service Excellence Award
Prof. Kira’s efforts led directly to the establishment of the University of Michigan Quantum Research Institute.Fawwaz Ulaby receives CoE Edward Law Emeritus Outstanding Service Award
Prof. Ulaby spearheaded and manages the Free ECE Textbook Initiative, benefiting students around the world.Leland Pierce receives the Jon R. and Beverly S. Holt Award for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Pierce’s heroic efforts to turn a hands-on lab into a virtual learning experience were highly successful.Zetian Mi receives CoE Rexford E. Hall Innovation Excellence Award
Prof. Mi has launched two startup companies to promote his pioneering research in artificial photosynthesis and GaN nanoLEDs for applications in sustainable energy, displays and disinfection.Andrew Owens receives CoE 1938E Award
Prof. Owens brought a fresh approach to teaching the enormously popular field of computer vision, while caring deeply about the wellbeing of his students.Large open dataset aims to improve understanding of building electricity demand response
Data collected from 14 commercial buildings can help inform efforts to balance electrical grids, maintaining reliability.Linking online and offline social networks to better predict real world impact
Prof. Lei Ying leads a new MURI that is focused on the interplay between online and offline networks and how they could impact disruptive behavior and events.Living Labs: testing energy efficiency and flexibility in University buildings
Researchers advocate for pairing real-world data with model-based simulations to help the U.S. decarbonize and electrify commercial buildings.ECE PhD student Duncan Madden recognized for his work on antenna arrays
Duncan Madden received 2nd place in the 2024 Ernest K. Smith USNC-URSI student paper competition.Janice M. Jenkins (1932-2023): In Memoriam
Janice Jenkins, the first female faculty member in EECS, was a trailblazer who left a distinguished legacy.Michael McCorquodale (1974-2023): In Memoriam
Dr. McCorquodale, recipient of the 2009 CoE Alumni Society Recent Engineering Graduate award, left a legacy of entrepreneurial excellence and unwavering support of students.Wei Lu named James R. Mellor Professor of Engineering
Lu is internationally renowned for his pioneering efforts in the development and commercialization of novel electrical devices, specifically memristors for memory and logic applications. Seven ECE staff recognized for their outstanding contributions to the ECE community
Devon Degraffenreed, Misha Erementchouk, Jeff Horosko, Elizabeth Oxford, Eva Ruff, Ann Stals, and Punam Vyas received the CoE Staff Incentive Award for their contributions to ECE.Nouman Khan works to study and improve the operation of multi-agent systems and networks
Khan was awarded a Rackham International Student Fellowship for his research on data-driven control of multi-agent systems, as well as research that studies the spread of information in networks. Improving generative AI models for real-world medical imaging
Professors Liyue Shen, Qing Qu, and Jeff Fessler are working to develop efficient diffusion models for a variety of practical scientific and medical applications.