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Diwali is an ancient Hindu festival that signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair.

This award is given to the best paper published in the IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control throughout the years 2013 and 2014.

Chewie talks to experts about spacecraft thrusters, light sabers, droids, carbonite and holograms.

The new probes can control and record the activity of many individual neurons, and are believed to be the smallest implantable LEDs ever made.

ECE is delighted to welcome these outstanding new faculty members to Michigan.

This is the highest award given by the Signal Processing Society, and honors outstanding technical contributions in the field.

Posters and presentations were judged by faculty and a visiting group of 14 returning ECE alumni, and winners were chosen in each area of study.

There were 40 alumni in attendance, with graduation years ranging from 1965 to 2014.

A “dream team” of experts in sensors, electronics, data analysis and neuroscience has been awarded a $5 million grant to help unravel the mysteries of the brain and cross-train a group of internationally-connected neuroscientists and engineers.

Garlin Gilchrist II set out on a lifelong mission to bring engineering solutions to communities in need.

Prof. Fessler has revolutionized medical imaging with groundbreaking mathematical models and algorithms that improve both safety and quality.

Dr. Gauthier is co-founder and CTO of the semiconductor interface intellectual property (IP) company, OmniPhy.

These faculty broaden and deepen ECE’s areas of expertise in robotics, ultra low power circuits, nanophotonics, information theory, and many other areas.

An international team of researchers, led by faculty at the University of Michigan, have found that a layered form of graphene can expel heat efficiently, which is an important feature for its potential applications in building small and powerful electronics.

The results of Lin’s research can help us better understand how introducing DES affects the environmental impact of a power system.

Ambiq Micro, Crossbar, Inc., and PsiKick, are leading the way in ultra-low power chip design, pioneering computer memory, and ultra-low power wireless sensor platforms.

By borrowing from kirigami, the ancient Japanese art of paper cutting, researchers at the University have developed solar cells that can move with the sun.

Professor Islam is leading the reconstruction of super continuum lasers he designed to aid the military into a non-invasive tool to measure glucose in the blood system.

Dr. Nader Najafi is now leading the development of some of the most advanced micro-scale medical technology in the world.

Alum startup Jetivity aims to bring people together around shared interests with a free platform for posting activities.

55 U-M engineers attended the convention, themed “Reimagining Your Future,” and developed vital connections in their field.

The MLP seeks to provide outreach and education about the world of optics in general, and the optics industry in Michigan specifically.

Ultra-low dose CT scans that provide superior image quality could not only benefit patients, but they could open up entirely new clinical applications.

As a devoted Michigan alumnus, he established the Ernest and Bettine Kuh Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Michigan.

This annual ranking of innovative companies in SE Michigan is based on the quality of patents received during the past year.

This award is presented annually to a faculty member in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in acknowledgement of exceptional achievements in the education of our students.

Hamid is studying ways to increase the use of renewable energy sources on the grid.

One of the most promising avenues for achieving new target levels of high peak intensity and high average power in an ultrafast laser system is to turn to fiber lasers.

Directed by Kamal Sarabandi the new program aims to create theoretical models for remote sensing of ice and snow.

The goal of Steven’s research is to improve vision-based perception systems on cars and to create an extra layer of safety.

Stephanie seeks to provide continuous energy balancing on the grid by automatically controlling loads.

KACST will provide manpower and will collaborate with Michigan faculty and students on their projects.

The young executive has an extensive history in both the business and tech worlds.

The small-scale embedded wireless systems Alyssa works with are used in a variety of applications spanning many fields; from structural to ocean engineering.

Prof. Forrest is internationally-renowned and easily one of the most prolific inventors in academia today.

Along with alumni, there were current and former faculty members, current students, friends, and colleagues, including several program managers, in attendance.

Don’t let the retro arcade games and oscilloscopes fool you – Mitch’s company is as modern as they come.

Congratulations to the faculty members that received promotions this year.

Paul E. and Ruth E. Bauhahn of have made a planned gift of $450,000 to establish the Ruth E. and Paul E. Bauhahn Fellowship Fund to support full-time graduate students in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Shahin and Sassan discussed everything from the acquisition trends of small vs. large companies to the importance of building a team with a range of expertise.

Why do some cancer cells break away from a tumor and travel to distant parts of the body? A team of oncologists and engineers from the University of Michigan teamed up to help understand this crucial question.

In recognition of how the Electrical Engineering discipline has evolved, the two graduate programs, Electrical Engineering and Electrical Engineering: Systems, have merged to form one graduate program: Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Mr. Bell is investigating the potential of electrodynamic tether propulsion technology to enhance the capabilities of an emerging class of smartphone-sized satellites.

The tether could be used to deorbit out-of-use spacecraft, push spacecraft from low Earth orbit into higher orbits, or even push spacecraft out of Earth’s orbit altogether.

Mr. Aupperle was a true Michigan man, devoting his career to the University and to the state of Michigan in his role as director and later president of Merit Network.

The project entails investigating a recent paper and both reproducing and extending the research.

The Turing Award has honors the computer scientists and engineers who create the systems and underlying theoretical foundations that propel the information technology industry.

Thomas and his group are working to improve upon artificial neural network design through a process called sparse coding.

The center, to be built on North Campus, will offer state-of-the-art facilities in a 3-story, 100,000 square foot building.

Technology continues to transform the health care industry, and researchers at the University have utilized mobile apps to expand the impact of their work.

Her research interests include analog, digital, and mixed-signal designs.

Profs. Shai Revzen and Herbert Winful spoke about their passion for their work at the sixth annual conference, themed “Constructive Interference”.

Prof. Forrest is widely acknowledged as one of the most successful academic inventors and entrepreneurs today.

Cheng Zhang and Elizabeth Dreyer are both Ph.D. students in electrical engineering, and Lauren Bilbo is an undergraduate senior majoring in electrical engineering.

Cheng works with Prof. L. Jay Guo on research projects in the field of micro/nano-scale optical device physics and fabrication.

Her dissertation focused on “opacity,” which captures whether a given secret of the system can be inferred by intruders who observe the behavior of the system.

Two ECE alumni were recognized in an ‘Electronics Weekly’ list of 2014’s top semiconductor CEOs.

Her experiences led her to establish the Irma M. Wyman Scholarship at the University’s Center for the Education of Women.

Prof. Kushner is an internationally renowned expert in the area of low-temperature plasma simulation.

Dave Neuhoff is an internationally recognized expert in information theory, source coding and image processing.

Prof. Corso believes that this research could make it easier to search for certain types of videos on the web.

The SMAP mission is NASA’s most ambitious sensing project yet for measuring global soil moisture levels.

Prof. Lee will develop improved methods for gene therapy by delivering corrected genes directly to the cell nucleus of damaged genes.

The goal of the project is to augment the transmission of audio and video with the sense of touch.

Winners are chosen for their outstanding accomplishments in teaching, research, and service.

Congratulations to Profs Guo, Lafortune, Liu, and Lu!

EECS 413 is an introduction to CMOS analog and mixed signal design, and also introduces advanced topics.

Alexandria ran on the platform of women in STEM, and exhibited her singing talent from an extensive musical and dance background.

The book is part of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Smart Materials series.