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Competition and cooperation, which regulate the strengthening and weakening of connections in the brain, can now be modeled directly.

Professor emerita and transgender advocate Lynn Conway delivered the 2018 Winter Commencement address to U-M graduates.

Prof. Nergis Mavalvala detailed the history and science behind the discovery of gravitational waves as the inaugural recipient of the M. Alten Gilleo Distinguished Lectureship

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) faculty and students at Michigan are part of the revolution in data science that is happening today.

Project Music brought together students from all backgrounds across the university to originate musically-inspired creations for the first Music Makeathon.

Bhattacharya honored for the development and commercialization of quantum dot lasers.

The Honorable Zachary Lemnios, recipient of the 2018 ECE Alumni Impact Award, believes we are entering the Golden Age of Engineering.

Havel Liu is working on a project to revolutionize satellite systems, improving communications during natural disasters and providing a blueprint for receiving future interplanetary voicemails

New sustainability research garners support from Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office.

Windows in the buildings of the future could double as efficient solar cells.

Lafortune’s research in discrete event systems includes multiple problem domains, with applications to computer and software systems.

Rick Bolander (BSE MSE EE ’83 ’85; MBA ’94, Harvard) has devoted his career to fulfilling the entrepreneurial dreams of others as much as his own.

Nine technologies competed for $75k in the ECE Innovator Program, which emphasizes a team approach to entrepreneurial success.

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After Europe and Asia surpassed U.S. in high intensity laser research in the early 2000s, the Department of Energy is funding new collaborative research network to make the U.S. more competitive.

Students’ projects encompassed a wide variety of fields: revolutionizing energy systems, advancing technologies, and improving cybersecurity.

This device, the size of a match head, can bend light inside a crystal to generate synchrotron radiation in a lab.

Lynn Conway is a leader in the microchip design revolution that made cell phones and laptops possible, and an internationally-recognized advocate for transgender rights.

Spirit Day activities look to make ECE and U-M a more compassionate, inclusive place.

Balzano uses statistical signal processing, matrix factorization, and optimization to unravel dynamic and messy data.

Mortazawi recognized as a distinguished educator in the field of microwave engineering and science.

Grbic is a world leader in the development of metamaterials and metasurfaces.

From blowing up microwaves to inspiring a new generation of microwave engineers, Professor Franklin shares her research, insights, and thoughts on the future of women in engineering.

The highest accolade from the Michigan Engineering Alumni Board goes to a thought leader with a track record of predicting the industry’s future.

VP of the world’s largest gaming and social company, Tong spoke to students about AI, pursuing a global maximum in your career, and what it’s like to work in China when you don’t speak Mandarin.

Over the course of his career Scott became internationally recognized for his work on digital computer logic and design.

Prof. Zetian Mi talks about a new way to create energy from the sun – borrowing from the idea of photosynthesis.

Kira was recognized for his pioneering contributions to the theory of semiconductor quantum optics.

At U-M, Gérard Mourou advanced ‘chirped pulse amplification,’ leading to more precise LASIK eye surgery and pushing the limits of optical science.

Rare in engineering education research, the project involves a randomized control trial to determine if it’s effective.

Professors Ku and Steel are applying their expertise to take key next steps toward practical quantum computing

Attendees explored engineering teams, labs, and projects with demonstrations and games.

Prof. Kamal Sarabandi reviews a University focused on collaboration

Keeping time in the Internet of Things with frequency scaling

Eric Michielssen has discovered a new way to rapidly analyze electromagnetic phenomena, and it’s catching on.

The law of small numbers could impact the next generation of tools that deal with data.

To dial in on exact wind speeds, researchers needed to reverse engineering the signals from satellites.

Flores leads the development of frameworks for autonomous driving, connectivity, and electronic controls.

Inspired by startup funding models, Michigan Engineering reinvents its internal R&D grant structure.

The REACT workshop pairs U-M researchers with K-12 science educators to introduce primary school teachers to new laboratory science and classroom-friendly activities.

AI, weather forecasting and data science would all benefit from computers that store and process data in the same place. Memristors could be up to the task.

DARPA’s initiative to reinvigorate the microelectronics industry draws deeply on Michigan Engineering expertise.

With an engineering background, Singhi has excelled in business.

U-M team will serve as model for nimble and innovative system-on-chip design.

The speedy and efficient system-on-chip could unify wireless communication.

Six-month hardware design process will be turned into 24-hour automated task.

The most exciting use of AI for me focuses around a better collective use of our available resources, says Corso.

This year the team tackled their first autonomous aircraft.

This year’s model, “Phoebe,” received a major design overhaul that gave her a speed boost and new codebase that can be used for years to come.

Kim’s research is expected to impact the future design and wireless operation of the next generation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices

Ozay is one of four U-M faculty members selected to receive a Henry Russel Award for 2019. The Award is one of the university’s highest honors for junior faculty members.

The incoming electrical and computer engineering chair talks about her vision for the future.

Cybersecurity entrepreneur and interdisciplinary researcher named 15th chair of ECE

The latest from IBM and now the University of Michigan is redefining what counts as a computer at the microscale.

With a bit of metal, nanoparticles shine in colors based on size.

New research into implanted medical devices and peer-to-peer charging.

An award-winning method will help us better understand how much snow is on the ground.

An expert health sciences entrepreneur, Rich is ready to repeat success with revolutionary technology.

PhD student Jean Young Song offers an improved solution to the problem of image segmentation.

Mingyan Liu, recipient of the 2018 Distinguished Innovator of the Year award, gave a talk about her startup company and participated on a panel discussing data science commercialiation.

Nino Masnari, alumnus, friend, and former faculty member of Electrical and Computer Engineering, passed away May 19, 2018 at the age of 82.

Five college teams test robotic suits that could enhance humans’ abilities.

In recognition of demand response research.

Dissertation recognized as unusually creative, ambitious and impactful.

Stander has given 33 years of exceptional service to the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science as a Hardware and Electronics Technician

Yin researched cyber-physical systems and discrete-event systems.

New device doubles previous efficiency, opens path to commercial viability.

Students in EECS 556: Image Processing, explore methods to improve image processing in applications such as biomedical imaging and video and image compression

Electron states in a semiconductor, set and changed with pulses of light, could be the 0 and 1 of future “lightwave” electronics or room-temperature quantum computers.

An award-winning modeling method will help us better understand our natural environment

New tools could fight crime, protect financial system

The multi-layered organic solar cells will be able to curve in clothing or be transparently built into windows.

Wagenmaker will utilize the award as he pursues his doctoral degree at the University of Washington.

Kyle Min researches how computer vision can analyze law enforcement body cameras.

A PhD student in electrical engineering, Geng researches trajectory sensitivity and renewable energy in microgrids.

Katherine Herrick is a leader at Raytheon, and discovered how to be a mentor from her own role models after her time at Michigan.

Students put up solar power systems and learned the local issues of a Native American reservation while on spring break.

A solar cell combined with a camera sensor collects photons to provide electricity.

To address the growing concern of fake news, U-M has formed the School of Information Center for Social Media Responsibility, and hired EECS alumnus Garlin Gilchrist II.

Students toured Amazon, Boeing, INRIX, Madrona Venture Partners, Microsoft, and Philips Healthcare in the Puget Sound area.

Hero and his team may have discovered a better way to facilitate communication using a twist on the classic game of 20 Questions.

Berenson works to improve the ability of autonomous robots to handle soft, deformable objects.

The satellite mission to collect global data of surface soil moisture can help weather forecasting around the world.

Porche discussed the changing definition of war and how information is playing a greater role than ever.

The three textbooks cover as many as five undergraduate courses in electrical engineering.

We congratulate these students for achieving notable success in the areas of academic achievement, research, service, and entrepreneurship

Lecture part of highest professorial honor bestowed on U-M faculty.

His research included transportation systems, digital communications, position location, and microwave and fiber optics.

Encyclopedia covers optics through light-emitting diodes.

Course encourages students to come up with their own robot designs.

Research will focus on how autonomous vehicles adapt to wide-ranging changes.

Using some of the best lasers in the world, Willingale is shedding light on the impact of solar events on Earth.

Chuck and Pat Krumm look forward to the Fellowship Fund enhancing the ability of future engineers to contribute positively to society.

The Wise-Najafi Prize for Engineering Excellence in the Miniature World will recognize and incentivize outstanding research and scholarship related to engineering at the meso-scale, micron-scale, nano-scale and beyond.

Student leads team that programs the future of boats.

Congratulations to these recipients of the EECS Outstanding Achievement Award

The award honors his efforts in organizing diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, and offering mentorship.

The award recognizes “an outstanding teacher in both elementary and advanced courses.”

The award honors faculty “with a demonstrated sustained excellence in curricular development, instruction, and guidance.”

The award honors his contributions to system and control theory.

The Stephen S. Attwood Award is the most prestigious award that the College of Engineering bestows.

Hero is a leader in both professional and academic communities.

The group brought together experts in radar and remote sensing, integrated circuits, imaging, navigation, power, communications, and nano-fabrication.

Student prototypes new transmission for four-wheel fun.

Compared to conventional methods of wireless power, which require a specific distance and alignment, Prof. Mortazawi’s version operates over a range of distances and orientations without a drop in power.

Michael Benson reelected as student governor for HKN, the national honor society for electrical and computer engineers.

Buildings, clothing could generate power.