Students build smarter devices with embedded AI
Students in the UW ECE Professional Master’s Program, including (from left to right) Bita Massoudi, Jayce Gaddis, and Devika Nair, are learning how to embed advanced AI capabilities into resource-constrained electronics.
UW ECE is Hiring!
UW ECE is accepting applications for two tenure-track assistant professor positions and a tenure-track associate professor position.
Training the next generation of microchip designers
In new undergraduate capstone courses taught by UW ECE professors Chris Rudell and Ang Li, students are working together in teams to learn how to design and build microchips for real-world applications.
Yiyue Luo — developing intelligent wearable technology for healthcare, robotics and human-computer interaction
UW ECE Assistant Professor Yiyue Luo is known for her work in intelligent, or “smart,” textiles. At UW ECE, she and her students are expanding this relatively new line of research into other forms of intelligent wearable technology.
UW ECE introduces virtual reality training for students to help fill crucial semiconductor jobs
Through a new virtual reality training platform, UW ECE students are gaining immersive cleanroom experience before entering the Washington Nanofabrication Facility for hands-on lab work.
UW ECE student Malek Itani earns Marconi Society Young Scholar Award for advancing ‘superhuman’ hearing with AI
UW ECE doctoral student Malek Itani is being recognized for exceptional early-career research that is advancing the future of information and communication technology.
UW ECE-led project selected for Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission
UW ECE Assistant Professor Hossein Naghavi is leading a research project selected for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission, a historic national initiative aimed at building the world’s most powerful integrated science discovery platform.
Akira Ishimaru — A lifetime dedicated to engineering
UW ECE Professor Emeritus Akira Ishimaru spent 73 years at UW ECE focused on learning. His talent and hard work led to important contributions in the study of electromagnetic wave propagation, launched the careers of many of his students, and laid a foundation for the advanced technologies we rely on today.
Elevating emerging engineers
The UW College of Engineering's Industry Capstone Program partners UW ECE students with sponsor organizations to devise innovative solutions to real-world problems.
Using AI to improve power systems planning in the Global South
UW ECE Assistant Professor June Lukuyu is part of a multi-organization team that has received a grant to develop machine learning datasets, which will enable fast, flexible, and accessible power systems planning in underserved communities.
UW ECE and Allen School Professor Shwetak Patel elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
UW ECE and Allen School Professor Shwetak Patel was recently elected part of the 2026 class of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences for his pioneering contributions to computer science.
Congratulations, Class of 2026!
UW ECE offers our congratulations to the graduating Class of 2026. We wish you all the best for the future!
Jared K. Jordan of Capital One to speak at UW ECE Graduation
UW ECE is proud to announce that alumnus Jared K. Jordan (BSEE ‘05) will serve as honored guest speaker for the UW ECE 2026 Graduation Ceremony. Jordan is a managing vice president at Capital One, a leading financial services corporation, and serves as head of Capital One Garage, the company’s innovation accelerator.
Two student speakers selected for UW ECE Graduation
UW ECE is proud to announce that Khushbu Patel (MSECE ‘26) and Kathryn Fehme (BSECE ‘26) have been selected to speak at this year's Graduation Ceremony.
UW ECE undergraduate Anders Pearson awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
UW ECE undergraduate student Anders Pearson has been awarded a fellowship by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The NSF GRFP recognizes outstanding graduate students pursuing research-based degrees in STEM.
