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Join us Thursday, Nov 6 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050 as we host Calin Belta, Ph.D., professor of ECE and CS at the University of Maryland, College Park. He'll present “Formal Methods for Safe and Interpretable Control.” Abstract & bio: https://ow.ly/ZfsC50XiG6E

Do you know an amazing ECE FLORIDA alumnus/a? Nominate them today for an ECE Distinguished Alumni Award in any of 4 categories: Academic Excellence, Career Achievement, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Young Alumni. Submit your nomination before Dec. 31. https://ow.ly/IraT50Xhx6t

Apply now for a unique position in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Florida. The role of Engineer I combines technical expertise with lab management and mentoring students. Learn more and apply: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...

Don't miss the chance to learn more about opportunities at STR, Wed. Oct. 15 at 1:00pm in 5050 Malachowsky Hall. ECE alumnus Constantine "Dean" Metropulos will share how he came to join STR and how they are developing technology and to solve emerging national security challenges.

Citi Scholars : ECE FLORIDA Are you a motivated student eager to dive into cutting-edge research and development in the world of technology? Join the Citi Scholars Program, a unique collaboration between UF and Citi! As a Citi S...

Are you a motivated student eager to dive into cutting-edge tech research? Join the Citi Scholars Program, a unique collaboration between UF and Citi! Conduct high-impact research and collaborate with UF faculty in critical areas. www.ece.ufl.edu/academics/un...

Join us today, Oct. 9, at 1:00pm in MALA 5050 as we host Charudatta Phatak, PhD, from Argonne National Laboratory. He'll present “Understanding Behavior of van der Waals Materials Using in-situ Transmission Electron Microscopy.” news.ece.ufl.edu/2025/09/29/s...

Representatives from Monolithic Power Systems—led by ECE alumnus Michael Hsing (BSEE ’88)—were on hand just now to dedicate a named lab space in Benton Hall. Sachio Semmoto Chair of ECE Mark Tehranipoor delivered opening remarks, joined by Shawn Sullivan, [ ] from MPS.

Join us Thursday, Oct. 2 at 1:00pm in MALA 7200 as we host Ufuk Topcu, PhD, professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at UT Austin. He'll present “Control-Oriented Learning for Same-Day Autonomy.” Hosted by Ivan Ruchkin, PhD. Abstract & bio: news.ece.ufl.edu/2025/09/08/s...

Register now for the Workshop on Photonic Reconfigurability: AI Acceleration and Classical/Quantum Sensing, Thursday, Oct. 16 in the NVIDIA Auditorium in Malachowsky Hall. Sponsored by the UF Student Chapter of SPIE. See flyer for details. Registration and more: https://ow.ly/8qRV50X4hpe

ECE invites applications for multiple full-time, 9-month tenure-track faculty positions at the rank of Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor. Quantum Computing/Communications/Networking/Signal Processing, Advanced Packaging, AI, RF Electronics & MEMS. https://ow.ly/rLMo50X40hn

Hamed Dalir, PhD, and Elham Heidari, PhD, are collaborating with Relative Dynamics on a project recently funded by NASA which promises to dramatically expand the sensitivity of gravitational wave observatories such as LIGO. More: https://ow.ly/tWn350X3Lqg

High-throughput synaptic connectivity mapping using in vivo two-photon holographic optogenetics and compressive sensing - Nature Neuroscience Using two-photon optogenetics, electrical recordings and sparse signal reconstruction, the authors demonstrate in vivo synaptic connectivity mapping in the mouse visual cortex.

In Nature Neuroscience, MBI researcher Dr. Karim Oweiss & collaborators devised a high-tech way to map wiring between neurons in the living brain of mice, w/ broad implications for tracking changes in Parkinson’s & Alzheimer’s before behavioral symptoms manifest.

Zoleikha Biron, PhD, is applying novel machine learning techniques to address challenges facing cyber-physical systems (CPS) in a project recently funded by the NSF. Learn more about her $560k CAREER project. ow.ly/k0g650WQyJQ

Did you know that the first-ever electronic digital computer was invented by a UF electrical engineer? John Vincent Atanasoff (BSEE ’25) and his graduate student, Clifford E. Berry, built the Atanasoff–Berry Computer (ABC) between 1937 and 1942. go.ufl.edu/atanasoff

Tuba Yavuz, PhD, is responding to cybersecurity threats like malware using a technique called ‘fuzzing.’ Her project, “Constraint-Guided Local Fuzzing of Binaries,” recently received $1M of funding from the DARPA Young Faculty Award program. news.ece.ufl.edu/2025/08/19/y...

The RoboPI group led by Md Jahidul Islam, PhD, recently joined forces with the Ocean Rescue Alliance International and the International SeaKeepers Society to advance marine robotics for ecosystem monitoring. More: news.ece.ufl.edu/2025/08/12/r...

The Wertheim College of Engineering has selected Farimah Farahmandi, PhD, as the recipient of the 2024–25 Pramod P. Khargonekar Award, recognizing the outstanding junior faculty member undergoing tenure and promotion review this past fall. More about her accomplishments: ow.ly/nchT50Wxt21

Ivan Ruchkin, Ph.D., builds worlds. His recent work concerns the way autonomous agents perceive the world and, indeed, the way in which the agents' worlds are constructed. Intrigued? Learn more: news.ece.ufl.edu/2025/07/11/i...

BAIBHAB CHATTERJEE, PhD, has received a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award in support of his project "MED-IoB: Transforming Medical Electronics using Distributed Internet of Bodies (IoB) for Powering, Sensing, Communication and Synchronization." ow.ly/lGpo50Wopxk

Good times at yesterday's ECE Staff Retreat at Austin Cary Forest Campus where we enjoyed some much-needed time away from work with our colleagues. We were joined by reps from GatorCare and UF's Employee Assistance Program for some learning and growing. And fun!

A wonderful profile published just now featuring Catia Silva, Ph.D., instructional assistant professor at ECE. Silva is the recipient of the 2025 UF Wertheim College of Engineering Undergraduate Teacher of the Year Award as well as a 2025 Rising Star Award. news.ece.ufl.edu/2025/06/23/a...
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Trust in Digital Life is hosting a webinar on June 12, "The Evolution of Computing: The influence of security, privacy and trust on the overall technology direction," featuring ECE's Domenic Forte, PhD, and Sandip Ray, PhD, as panelists. More: trustindigitallife.eu/event/the-ev...

Congratulations to Domenic Forte, PhD, just notified that he is a recipient of a @springernature.com Editor of Distinction Author Service Award for his contributions to the Journal of Hardware and Systems Security.

ECE Professor Yong-Kyu Yoon was recently in the Dominican Republic, invited to speak at the Korea-Dominican Republic Business Forum, exploring avenues for cooperation between the two nations, particularly in the semiconductor sector.

Honored to recognize the outstanding individuals inducted into the ECE Hall of Fame and our Distinguished Alumni Award recipients — each and every one the embodiment of leadership, innovation, and service. Congratulations to all the honorees! 👏 ow.ly/neF350VJFzw

Laura Kim, Ph.D., has been awarded a DARPA Young Faculty Award in support of her project “Room-Temperature Strong Coupling in Intercalated 2D Plasmonic Systems.” She seeks to unlock quantum phenomena traditionally exclusive to cryogenic temperatures. ow.ly/BvQh50VJTJR

Join Pittman Eminent Scholar @supermeyn.bsky.social, PhD, as he presents "How Naïve Economics Hampers Innovation," an exploration of the many reasons why using real-time pricing to create a more efficient power grid is not necessary successful. Today at 4:30pm, LAR 234. Presented by UF IEEE.

Join us this Friday, April 11, at 1:00pm in MALA 5050, as we host Jeffrey Walling, Ph.D., associate professor at Virginia Tech. He'll present "Bits-to-Waves: Digital RF, mm-Wave and THz Systems to Enable the Next-G.” Abstract & bio: ow.ly/zkTW50VxtiS

As part of yesterday's Ph.D. Student Appreciation event, ECE Chair Mark Tehranipoor was proud to celebrate with the recipients of the 2024–25 Graduate Excellence Awards: Sudipta Paria (Research), Dhruv Kushwaha (Teaching), Brenden Mears (Service), and Spencer Chang (Service).

The CHIP Lab, led by Hamed Dalir, Ph.D., has been awarded up to $435,000 by the Naval Surface Warfare Center to pioneer a transformative approach to analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion for next-generation AI accelerator processors. More: ow.ly/wmkV50VwF6Q