Professor Kai-Mei Fu elected American Physical Society Fellow
UW ECE and Physics Professor Kai-Mei Fu has been elected an APS Fellow for research that has applications in quantum computing, quantum networks, and sensing technologies.
How the Remote Hub Lab is preparing engineering students for their future careers
The Remote Hub Lab, founded and led by UW ECE Associate Teaching Professor Rania Hussein, allows students to access physical engineering equipment from anywhere in the world.
UW ECE welcomes six new faculty members
Beginning this fall and extending through autumn quarter 2025, UW ECE is welcoming six new faculty members who will bring a wide breadth of knowledge and technical expertise to the Department.
Arpita Ghosh Dacy — tech leader, mentor, and Mrs. Universe America
After almost a decade developing products built on artificial intelligence, data science, and machine learning, UW ECE alumna Arpita Ghosh Dacy (BSEE '10) was introduced to beauty pageants, which led her down an unexpected road that culminated in being crowned Mrs. Universe America 2023–24.
UW ECE Certificate Program in GPU-Accelerated Computing & Visualization to be offered this fall
This Certificate Program is designed for working professionals and graduate students. The three-quarter, online course of study takes students on a deep dive into the graphics processing unit, or GPU, a critical piece of modern computer architecture.
New textbook provides a fresh perspective on modern power systems
This fall, a new textbook by UW ECE Professor Daniel Kirschen will be introduced into the Department's power and energy systems undergraduate curriculum.
June Lukuyu — pushing engineering boundaries to improve energy systems in underserved communities
UW ECE Assistant Professor June Lukuyu blends technological innovation and social development to engineer sustainable, inclusive, and integrated energy systems and technologies for people in underserved communities around the world.
Congratulations to the 2024 UW ECE Awards recipients!
The UW ECE Awards recognize exceptional teaching, research, and entrepreneurship efforts in the Department as well as outstanding mentorship, student impact, and collaborative work.
Amy Orsborn receives NSF CAREER award to study how the brain responds to using neural interfaces
UW ECE and BioE Assistant Professor Amy Orsborn was recently named a recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award, one of the most prestigious awards in the nation for early-career faculty.
‘The best chance for the biggest impact’: Shwetak Patel inducted into SIGCHI Academy for advancing health, sustainability and interaction research
UW ECE and Allen School Professor Shwetak Patel was recently inducted into the SIGCHI Academy for his contributions in health, sustainability and interaction research. Patel explores how technology can be incorporated with medicine that utilizes sustainable resources.
Device restores hand function for some with spinal injury
UW ECE Professor Chet Moritz is leading groundbreaking research enabling some people with paralysis to regain hand strength and function via electrical stimulation to the spine.
Alvin Wang Graylin from HTC to speak at UW ECE Graduation
We are proud to welcome UW ECE alumnus Alvin Wang Graylin (BSEE ‘93) as honored guest speaker for the 2024 UW ECE Graduation Ceremony. Graylin is the Global VP of Corporate Development for HTC and co-author of a new, visionary book,“Our Next Reality: How the AI-powered Metaverse Will Reshape the World.”
Walking, running, and jumping — a new approach to these surprising challenges for robots
UW ECE Associate Professor Sam Burden is part of a multi-institutional research team that examined why legged locomotion is challenging for robots as compared to humans and other animals. The team published their findings in Science Robotics.
UPWARDS for the Future
The University of Washington is at the forefront of an international effort to innovate the semiconductor industry while building a skilled U.S.-based workforce to design and manufacture chip technology. UW ECE and Physics Professor Mo Li is leading the UW's contribution to this effort.
UW joins $110M cross-Pacific effort to advance artificial intelligence
The UW joins a landmark $110 million cross-Pacific effort and will partner with Amazon, NVIDIA and the University of Tsukuba, Japan, to advance artificial intelligence.
