June 15, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic upends research plans

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected virtually every facet of life, including scientific research carried out at companies and universities around the world. As biomedical researchers scramble to find a treatment or vaccine, other scientists and engineers try to continue their own work in the midst of a pandemic. In some cases, this means writing a paper or grant from…


June 11, 2020

Congratulations, Class of 2020!

Congratulations to the graduating Class of 2020! Thank you to everyone who was able to join us yesterday evening, June 10, for our UW ECE Virtual Graduation Celebration viewing party via Zoom! In case you missed it, be sure to visit our Graduation page to watch speeches from ECE Professor and Chair, Eric Klavins, ECE…


June 4, 2020

UW ECE faculty and students respond to COVID-19

Faculty and students in the University of Washington Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (UW ECE) are leading collaborative research across campus and with other institutions aimed at reducing impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Their work ranges from assisting with diagnostics, testing and tracking, to engineering ventilator technology, to developing targeted treatments for the…


May 29, 2020

UW ECE postdoctoral research scholar and PhD student accept tenure-track assistant professorships

University of Washington Electrical & Computer Engineering (UW ECE) is proud to announce that postdoctoral research scholar Shana Moothedath and doctoral student Yuanyuan Shi have each accepted tenure-track assistant professorship positions in the ECE departments of Iowa State University (ISU) and the University of California San Diego (UCSD), respectively. Shana Moothedath will be joining the…


May 27, 2020

Quantum Edge: UW ECE professors Kai-Mei Fu and Mo Li continue cutting-edge quantum computing research

Story by Sarah DeWeerdt | UW College of Engineering In October 2019, Google scientists announced that they had achieved a long-awaited technological benchmark known as quantum supremacy: they had built a quantum computer capable of performing a calculation that a classical computer could not. Google’s rivals, notably IBM, questioned this claim. “We’re right on the…


May 22, 2020

Wyze camera donation helps UW ECE students connect with their instructors and classmates

Story by Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News When University of Washington Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (UW ECE) classes went online this spring because of the novel coronavirus, instructors were immediately faced with the challenge of bringing collaborative, hands-on learning experiences into an online, virtual environment. As a result, access to a computer…


May 18, 2020

UW ECE grad student Li Chen writes algorithm to depict cardiovascular risk using knee MRIs and AI

MRI scans of 4,796 patients’ knees have become a digital trove, helping to prove that artificial intelligence (AI) can recognize cardiovascular risk as accurately as medical specialists can – and in a fraction of the time. “This will be valuable for cardiologists, neurologists, radiologists, epidemiologists and for patients who need preventive care for heart attack…


May 14, 2020

UW ECE faculty receive 2020 FACET awards

Story by Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News University of Washington Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (UW ECE) faculty members Jenq-Neng Hwang and Rania Hussein are known for their dedication to students. This year, each was formally recognized by the UW Career Center @ Engineering (CC@E) with a 2020 Faculty Appreciation for Career Education…


May 13, 2020

UW-Medtronic collaboration accelerates research into deep brain stimulation treatment for essential tremor, Parkinson’s disease and other neurological disorders

Story by Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News Ben Ferleger is keenly aware of the positive impact neurotechnology can have on quality of life. “The technology we work with has the potential to really make people’s lives better. Essential tremor affects about five percent of the population over age 65, and as the population ages,…


May 12, 2020

UW ECE student Megan Bui awarded Thomas Sedlock Icon Scholarship

  Megan Bui, a junior studying Digital Signal and Image Processing in the University of Washington’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (UW ECE), was one of just three students at the UW to be awarded a Thomas Sedlock Icon Scholarship for the academic year 2019-2020. The Endowment for the Thomas Sedlock Icon Scholarships was…



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