Category: News
NC State Named a Hot Spot for 5G Innovation
December 5, 2019Ultra-fast speed meets unparalleled responsiveness. That’s the promise of fifth generation (5G) wireless networks. And now, NC State ECE is the newest hub for driving 5G innovation.
Pignataro named Fellow of National Academy of Inventors
December 4, 2019Congratulations to Carlos Pignataro, an adjunct lecturer in ECE being named fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
Senior Design Teams Present
December 2, 2019With Design Day on the horizon, one team got to present its work-in-progress to its sponsor at the Fall Industry Meeting of CAPER in Charlotte. Check out more Senior Design projects at McKimmon on Dec 6, 1-4pm.
$10M Grant to Advance Cover Crops includes Machine Learning
November 26, 2019USDA $10-million grant to improve the sustainability of agriculture through the use of cover crops features cutting-edge tech, such as autonomous data collection and machine learning from ECE.
Yaoyao Jia Wins IEEE Best Paper Award
October 30, 2019Congratulations to Yaoyao Jia, winner of Best Paper award from IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems for her work on mm-sized wireless implantable opto-electro stimulation devices.
New Framework Makes AI Systems More Transparent Without Sacrificing Performance
October 22, 2019Researchers led by Tianfu Wu are proposing a framework that would allow users to understand the rationale behind AI decisions.
Gupta Recipient of 2019 Lane Outstanding Teaching Award
October 17, 2019We are pleased to announce the recipient of the 2019 William F. Lane Outstanding Teaching Award—Dr. Rachana Gupta. The Lane Award recognizes excellence in teaching or educational leadership in the department.
Kish named director of NC State Nanofabrication Facility
October 16, 2019Introducing one of our newest faculty members, Fred Kish, an IEEE Fellow with over 125 patents to his name, and is now the new Director of the NC State Nanofabrication Facility
Leveraging Strengths to Improve Asthma Care
October 10, 2019Associate Professor Edgar Lobaton is working with UNC researchers on an NSF-funded project to improve wearable health-monitoring devices so that they may one day be able to help asthma patients manage their symptoms better.
Centennial Campus, Activate!
September 27, 2019A slew of events and activities is putting NC State’s research park on the map in a new way — as a destination for fun.
Dixit Named as Standing Committee Chair for ACM-W
September 25, 2019Congratulations to Arati Dixit, a teaching associate professor in ECE who has been named to the leadership team of the Association for Computing Machinery’s Council on Women in Computing (ACM-W).
NSF Announces Raleigh and Cary as Testbed Sites for Advanced Wireless
September 18, 2019NC State ECE will lead an NSF-funded project to enhance mobile wireless networks, including the use of drones.