Listening to the ocean to measure the impact of climate change
UW ECE doctoral student John Ragland is finding ways to improve signal-processing and data-driven techniques for listening to ambient noise in the ocean. His work is providing more powerful tools for measuring ocean temperatures and underwater processes impacted by climate change.
Professor Georg Seelig recognized as 'DNA Computer Scientist of the Year'
Seelig, a faculty member in UW ECE and the Allen School, received the 2023 Rozenberg Tulip Award from the International Society for Nanoscale Science, Computation and Engineering. The award was in recognition of his original contributions advancing the field of DNA computing.
UW ECE Professor Michael Taylor and the Allen School’s Arvind Krishnamurthy will help spur innovation in distributed computing as part of new multi-university research center
UW ECE and Allen School professor Michael Taylor is contributing his expertise through the ACE Center for Evolvable Computing.
Zerina Kapetanovic receives Yang Research Award, other honors, and secures a tenure-track faculty position at Stanford University
Recent UW ECE graduate Zerina Kapetanovic (Ph.D. ‘22) has received high honors for her work while at UW ECE. She will join Stanford University in September 2023 as an assistant professor of electrical engineering.
An IV fluid monitor that could help save the lives of newborns worldwide
A UW ECE student team, led by UW ECE Professor Denise Wilson and Dr. Gregory Valentine from the UW School of Medicine, has engineered a low-cost, highly accurate intravenous (IV) fluid monitor aimed at improving infant health outcomes around the globe.
UW ECE graduate students receive Cadence Diversity in Technology Scholarship
Alana Dee (left) and Marziyeh Rezaei (right) are second-year doctoral students at UW ECE and each is a recipient of a 2022 Cadence Diversity in Technology Scholarship. Both students are advised by UW ECE Assistant Professor Sajjad Moazeni.
Q&A: UW ECE Professor Kai-Mei Fu discusses future of quantum research
Kai-Mei Fu, who is the Virginia and Prentice Bloedel Professor of Physics and Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Washington, was recently interviewed by UW News about the up-and-coming field of quantum research.
UW ECE calls for proposals that improve diversity, equity and inclusion
The Department is issuing a call to faculty, students and staff for new DEI initiative proposals that, if approved, will be supported by the UW ECE DEI Small Grants Program. The deadline for proposals is April 30, 2023.
Are quantum computers for real? So far, the uncertainty principle rules the day
UW ECE Assistant Professor Rahul Trivedi was featured in a GeekWire article on quantum computers and the uncertainties of its future.
UW ECE-led research teams receive CoMotion Innovation Gap Fund awards
Two UW ECE-led research teams have been named recipients of CoMotion Gap Fund awards, which provide funds to help ease the transition between academic research grants and attracting seed-stage private investment.
UW research team invents a new form of wireless communication
A team led by UW ECE Professor Joshua Smith and UW ECE alumna Zerina Kapetanovic (Ph.D. '22) is the first in the world to experimentally demonstrate a novel wireless communication system that enables devices to send and receive data without relying on externally generated or ambient radio frequency signals.
UW-led team receives $4.2M grant to develop AI-guided brain stimulation methods aimed at treating mental health disorders
UW ECE Assistant Professor Azadeh Yazdan is co-leading a multi-institutional team that has received a grant from the NIH to develop neural engineering techniques guided by artificial intelligence and aimed at better treatments for mental health disorders.
The Integrator 2022 is now available!
Read this year's issue of The Integrator — UW ECE's flagship, annual magazine highlighting the Department's extraordinary faculty research, student achievements, alumni stories, special events and more!
UW ECE professors Rajesh Rao and Tadayoshi Kohno named IEEE Fellows for pioneering new directions in computing research
Rao and Kohno were named 2023 IEEE Fellows for their contributions to brain-computer interface development, computational modeling and cybersecurity.
Accelerating a quantum future
UW ECE faculty are working with researchers across the University, leading efforts that will help to establish the UW as a global leader in quantum information science and engineering.
