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UC San Diego Electrical Engineering Professor Honored by Schmidt Sciences for AI Research

UC San Diego Electrical Engineering Professor Honored by Schmidt Sciences for AI Research

December 19, 2024

University of California San Diego electrical and computer engineering professor Yuanyuan Shi has been named a 2024 AI2050 Early Career Fellow by Schmidt Sciences. This honor recognizes Shi’s pioneering work in developing AI and control models for sustainable energy systems–particularly, AI-driven building control systems designed to optimize indoor air quality while reducing energy consumption. Full Story


Researchers tap robots for the dirty, dull and dangerous

Researchers tap robots for the dirty, dull and dangerous

December 16, 2024

Jacobs School of Engineering researchers are nearly halfway through a three-year project to explore ways to integrate robotics into the construction industry and improve 3D reconstruction and mapping. Supported by KIAT (the Korea Institute for Advanced Technology), KETI (the Korea Electronics Technology Institute) and smart construction technology company ITOne, the grant funding adds up to $786,500 and runs through August 31, 2027. Full Story


UC San Diego Electrical Engineering Professor Inducted Into National Academy of Inventors

UC San Diego Electrical Engineering Professor Inducted Into National Academy of Inventors

December 10, 2024

UC San Diego electrical engineering professor Farinaz Koushanfar has been elected to the 2024 Class of Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Koushanfar is Co-Director of the Center for Machine-Intelligence, Computing & Security at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering.  Full Story


UC San Diego and Scripps Research Join National Team to Make Vision-restoring Whole Eye Transplants a Reality

UC San Diego and Scripps Research Join National Team to Make Vision-restoring Whole Eye Transplants a Reality

December 3, 2024

A San Diego team is part of a major undertaking that will bring together more than 40 scientists, doctors, and industry experts hand-picked from around the country to make vision-restoring whole eye transplants a reality. At UC San Diego, a research team led by Professor Shadi Dayeh, in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will develop a wireless, multi-modal electrode system to wire the optic nerve to the brain with high-end precision after an eye transplant to restore vision.    Full Story



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.

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