2023 Jacobs School Highlights

It was another busy year at the Jacobs School of Engineering, as our students, faculty, staff, and industry and community partners worked together to pursue engineering and computer science for the public good. From research breakthroughs in robotics, AI and healthcare, to launching new centers for microelectronics and computing, here are just a few highlights from 2023.   Full Story

UC San Diego Engineering Professors Elected Fellows of National Academy of Inventors

December 12, 2023

Eric Fullerton, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Prashant Mali, a professor in the Shu Chien-Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering, have been named 2023 Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. Full Story

Pamela Cosman Bridges Disciplines to Build a More Efficient, Equitable Future

November 30, 2023

Electrical engineering professor Pamela Cosman is the recipient of multiple research and diversity awards, a published author, a tenured faculty member with the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, a mother of four and director of the NeuroDiversity in Tech internship program at the university’s Qualcomm Institute (QI). She has won multiple awards for her research in image and video compression, and for promoting mentorship and gender equity in her field. Full Story

Electrical Engineer Receives Eckman Award for Research in Control Theory

November 28, 2023

Jorge Poveda, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC San Diego, has been named the recipient of the 2023 Donald P. Eckman Award in honor of his contributions to the field of automatic control. To mark this achievement, Poveda and his lab members explain in this video what control theory is and how it applies to our daily lives.  Full Story