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The 2026 San Diego Wireless Summit

November 6, 2025

The 2026 San Diego Wireless Summit

We are pleased to announce the dates for the premier annual event hosted by the UC San Diego Center for Wireless Communications (CWC) and Qualcomm: Thursday, January 22nd & Friday, January 23rd, 2026. The 2026 Summit will focus on the cutting-edge theme of: Wireless Intelligence: Bridging Physical Systems & Human-Centric AI. Full Story

Could Mobile Batteries Enable Electric Construction Vehicles and Enhance Grid Resilience?

October 30, 2025

Could Mobile Batteries Enable Electric Construction Vehicles and Enhance Grid Resilience?

In a first-of-its-kind test, engineers at UC San Diego are experimenting with large, mobile batteries to both charge electric construction vehicles, and also support a more resilient electric grid. Full Story

AI Models Can Now Be Customized with Far Less Data and Computing Power

October 21, 2025

AI Models Can Now Be Customized with Far Less Data and Computing Power

Engineers have created a new method to make large language models (LLMs) — such as the ones that power chatbots and protein sequencing tools — learn new tasks using significantly less data and computing power. Full Story

New faculty join the Jacobs School

September 30, 2025

New faculty join the Jacobs School

The UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering is welcoming six new faculty to its ranks in fall 2025. Full Story


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San Diego Wireless Summit 2026

Jan 22, 2026 - 8:00 am
Atkinson Hall
Center for Wireless Communications (CWC), UC San Diego
Qualcomm

The 2026 Summit will focus on the cutting-edge theme of: Wireless Intelligence: Bridging Physical Systems & Human-Centric AI.

This year's program will feature keynotes and panels from top industry leaders and leading faculty, providing an unparalleled forum for discussion on the future direction of wireless technology, advanced research, and strategic innovation. Join us as we explore the intersection of communications, AI, and large-scale systems.

Further details regarding the official agenda, speaker lineup, and registration process can be found here: https://6g.ucsd.edu/

We look forward to your participation at this cornerstone event for the wireless community!

Yiorgos Makris

Vikash Gilja

Summer Math Initiative: Program Schedule

Thank You for Joining the Summer Math Initiative!

This program is designed to help you prepare for ECE 35 by reviewing key mathematical concepts. Over the course of the summer, we will focus on the following three topics:

  • Solving Systems of Linear Equations

  • Derivatives and Integrals

  • Complex Numbers

Schedule

All sessions are held Wednesdays from 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (via Zoom).

  • Opening Session – July 9
    Instructor: Professor Nguyen
    Overview of the program, topics to be covered, and tutor introductions.
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Topic 1: Solving Systems of Linear Equations

Tutor: Huong Hoang

  • July 23 – Introduction, problem-solving strategies, Q&A 

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  • July 30 – Review homework problems, Q&A

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Topic 2: Complex Numbers

Tutor: Mehmet Bagci

  • August 6 – Introduction, practice problems, Q&A

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  • August 13 – Review homework problems, Q&A

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Topic 3: Derivatives and Integrals 

Tutor: Runfa Li

  • August 20 – Introduction, practice problems, Q&A

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  • August 27 – Review homework problems, Q&A

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We look forward to an engaging and productive summer of learning!

 

 

Particle accelerator on a nanophotonic chip

Seminar Speaker
Professor Peter Hommelhoff

Particle accelerators are indispensable tools in science, industry and health care. Almost all of them are based on microwave driving. Based on a similar principle, acceleration of electrons with the help of laser light has already been proposed decades ago: Nanophotonic structures are needed that generate an optical near-field mode efficiently propelling the electrons. We could recently demonstrate the accelerator on a chip.

The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department traces its roots back to the establishment of the Applied Electrophysics department in 1965, under its founding chair Henry Booker. Through a succession of department realignments emerged today’s ECE in 1987, when the then-combined Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department was split into two departments. Since then, ECE has earned a world-class reputation for producing top-notch engineers for industry and academia.

By the Numbers

$38M+

In Research
Expenditures

17,000+

Alumni

2,200+

Remarkable
Students

65

Award-Winning
Faculty