Category: News
Guvenc and Lu Elevated to IEEE Fellows
December 1, 2020Two NC State ECE professors–Ismail Guvenc and Ning Lu–were honored with elevation to IEEE Fellow in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the field of electrical and computer engineering.
For Neural Research, Wireless Chip Shines Light on the Brain
November 19, 2020Researchers including NC State ECE’s Yaoyao Jia have developed a wireless chip that can stimulate the brain with light and electricity.
Cranos Williams named Platform Director for Data-Driven Plant Sciences
November 19, 2020Cranos Williams, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been named the director of the Data-Driven Plant Sciences platform for the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative
2020 Promoted and Tenured Faculty
November 12, 2020Congratulations to five outstanding ECE faculty members who were promoted to Professor or granted tenure this year.
Managing data flow to boost cyber-physical system performance
November 11, 2020Optimizing data flow allows ECE researchers to dramatically improve the performance of cyber-physical systems, from autonomous vehicles to smart power grids.
Aysu and Ozturk Recipients of ECE Faculty Awards
October 20, 2020ECE is proud to announce that Aydin Aysu and Mehmet Ozturk are the 2020 recipients of the Departmental Faculty Awards — the Bennet Faculty Fellow Award and the William F. Lane Outstanding Teaching Award.
NC State Named An ‘Energy Elite’ University
September 30, 2020NC State, thanks to contributions from strong programs like the NSF FREEDM Center, has been named among the top-ten “Energy Elite” colleges and universities by the American Energy Society (AES).
New Data Processing Module Makes Deep Neural Networks Smarter
September 17, 2020AI researchers from NC State ECE—including Tianfu Wu—have improved the performance of deep neural networks by combining feature normalization and feature attention into a single module.
Research Advances Learning Capability of Drone Swarms
August 31, 2020Researchers, including Aranya Chakrabortty, have developed a reinforcement learning approach that will allow swarms of unmanned vehicles to accomplish various missions while minimizing performance uncertainty.
Neural Interface System for Somatosensory Feedback
August 12, 2020NC State’s Yaoyao Jia has been chosen to lead one of the new collaborative NSF programs, with a million-dollar grant aimed at improving our understanding of somatosensory feedback with the help of a cat.
NC State Places #9 Globally for Electrical Engineering
July 22, 2020For the third year in a row, NC State ranks in the top 10 globally for electrical engineering— #9 in the 2020 ShanghaiRankings
Chow Receives 2020 IEEE IES Achievement Award
July 2, 2020Congratulations to Dr. Mo-Yuen Chow, 2020 recipient of the IEEE IES Mittelmann Achievement Award, recognizing his substantial technical contributions and leadership with industrial electronics technologies