Wireless Systems
Developing StiMote, a wireless neural stimulator for restoring vision
The highly collaborative project will leverage many tiny sensing computers, called “motes,” to communicate with the visual cortex of the brain.ECE faculty design chips for efficient and accessible AI
Faculty specializing in architecture, hardware, and software innovation accelerate machine learning across a range of applications.Wireless and battery-free sensors for sustainable smart cities
The sensors will provide real-time data for smart decision-making by allowing the natural environment and the built environment to communicate seamlessly.Eight research teams chosen for new Boost program
Prof. Aline Eid will be working on "Advancing Battery-less Sensing for Sustainable Living and Civil Infrastructures" for the first cycle of the University of Michigan's newly launched Boost program as part of the Bold Challenges Initiative.The ethical implications of tech, and why it matters for engineers
Through the Ford School’s Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program, ECE PhD student Trevor Odelberg is studying how engineers can take better responsibility for the way their research impacts society.Designing large neural codes for the next generation of communication systems
PhD candidate Mohammad Vahid Jamali won a Best Paper award at IEEE ICC for his work on Product AutoEncoders, which could help shape future generations of wireless networks, IoT, and autonomous systems.Subhajit Mohanty awarded Richard and Eleanor Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement
Mohanty’s research is focused on advancing high electron mobility transistors for next generation wireless technologies.Everactive’s Batteryless Technology Will Influence 6G Roadmap Through Next G Alliance
The vision of Everactive, co-founded by Prof. David Wentzloff, is to use hundreds of billions of batteryless devices connected over a future worldwide 6G cellular network.$1 Million DARPA contract to empower the wireless systems of the future
Prof. Elaheh Ahmadi is working to design a new kind of semiconductor that can provide high power at high frequenciesSung Yul Chu wins IEEE Power Electronics Society PhD Thesis Talk Award
Chu is recognized for his research on wireless power transfer for electric vehicle charging.$20M NSF AI-EDGE Institute aims to transform 5G and beyond networks
University of Michigan is a core member of a new NSF-led Institute that is a collaboration between 11 institutions, three government research labs, and four global companiesUsing neural networks and machine learning to design the first universal decoder for the next generation of wireless systems
PhD student Mohammad Vahid Jamali has been awarded a Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship to work on developing a single neural decoder that can decode several channel codes at once.U-M startup SkyGig aims to take 5G to the next level
New Gyroscope Design Will Help Autonomous Cars and Robots Map the World
Prof. Khalil Najafi's development of a small, precise and affordable gyroscope for navigation without GPS is featured in IEEE Spectrum.Hessam Mahdavifar receives CAREER award to empower next gen communication
Best paper award for optimizing wireless power transfer
Wireless Communication Under the Sea
Charging Ahead
Wireless charging is already taking hold. But imagine charging your home appliances or even your car without a single wire. Rackham electrical engineering student Xin Zan is working to make that—and more—a reality.Electrify goes to Detroit
Xin Zan wins the Towner Prize for his work advancing wireless power transfer
Time-varying metamaterials for next generation communication, sensing, and defense systems
Amir Mortazawi receives MTT-S Distinguished Educator Award
Conducting an orchestra of sensor nodes
Hun-Seok Kim receives DARPA Young Faculty Award to advance research in IoT networks
Xin Zan wins two awards for wireless power transfer research
Amir Mortazawi introduces robust wireless power transfer
Behzad Yektakhah earns paper award for research in seeing through walls
Avish Kosari selected as Barbour Scholar for Research in low-power devices for the Internet of Things
Muzhi Wang earns a Best Paper Award for a new tunable filter for wireless communication devices
Googling the physical world
Anthony Grbic elected IEEE Fellow for contributions to the theory and design of electromagnetic metamaterials
3 ECE companies make the Silicon 60 List – again!
David Wentzloff receives Joel and Ruth Spira Excellence in Teaching Award
Alyssa Kody earns NSF Fellowship for research in energy harvesting and wireless sensing
Elnaz Ansari earns Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement
2015 EECS Outstanding Achievement Awards
Michael Flynn elected IEEE Fellow for contributions to analog-digital interfaces
Becky Peterson awarded DARPA Young Faculty Award to investigate new materials for power semiconductor devices
Gurkan Gok receives Paper Award for making better antenna beams
Jason Heebl receives NDSEG Fellowship
Nathan Roberts earns Best Paper Award for research to assist in remote patient monitoring
Combining flexible, transparent electronics with high speed communications for the first time
Wayne Stark and Changhun Bae receive 2011 JCN Best Paper Award
Kamal Sarabandi Receives Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award
He is honored for his excellence in research, mentorship, and contributions to professional organizations.Tony Grbic receives NSF CAREER Award to advance metamaterials
Grbic was awarded the grant for his project: Advances in Metamaterial Structures and DevicesKamal Sarabandi Receives Humboldt Research Award
The Humboldt Research Award is a highly competitive award granted to scientists and scholars from all disciplines.Tony Grbic Receives AFOSR Young Investigator Award
This three-year grant will support research that is expected to open new opportunities in antenna design and microwave/millimeter-wave device development.