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Our Mission – at UW ECE, we educate and develop tomorrow’s leaders to help solve the world’s most pressing challenges.

Department Chair

Professor and Chair Eric Klavins

Eric Klavins

chair@ece.uw.edu
AE116 Paul Allen Center
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Professor and Chair Eric Klavins provides leadership and direction for the UW Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. He identifies areas for improvement and where the Department could extend its reach. Klavins guides the research direction of the faculty and helps with securing funding. He also networks on behalf of UW ECE with Department affiliates in the community and industry, as well as with other department chairs at the University of Washington and at other higher education institutions.

Associate Chair for Education / Industry Liaison

Associate Professor Payman Arabshahi

Payman Arabshahi

industry_liaison@ece.uw.edu
450 ECE
206-221-6990
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In his role as the Associate Chair for Education, Professor Payman Arabshahi oversees all the activities of the Department related to the undergraduate, graduate and professional master’s degrees. In particular, the Associate Chair is responsible for ensuring that the curriculum remains up to date, that the students develop entrepreneurial skills and that they receive adequate advising. In his role as UW ECE Industry Liaison, Arabshahi oversees relationships with UW ECE industry partners and ENGINE, the Department’s innovation and entrepreneurship capstone program.

Associate Chair for Research

Professor Mo Li

Mo Li

chair_res@ece.uw.edu
M246 ECE
206-616-6966
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Professor Mo Li, the Department’s Associate Chair for Research, works to promote and advance the UW ECE research program, supporting research collaborations across campus and with industry partners, and faculty and student entrepreneurship. This includes activities to promote cross-disciplinary research proposals with a focus on larger grants, responsibility for the annual UW ECE Research Showcase and the UW ECE Research Colloquium Lecture Series.

Lytle Lectureship Chair

Maryam Fazel

mfazel@ece.uw.edu
230 CSE
206-616-4781
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Professor Maryam Fazel, the Department’s Lytle Lectureship Chair, is responsible for organizing the annual Dean W. Lytle Endowed Lecture Series.

Associate Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Denise Wilson

Denise Wilson

denisew@ece.uw.edu
M222 ECE
206-221-5238
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As the Associate Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Professor Denise Wilson leads DEI efforts to implement an impactful and sustainable strategy under the guidance of the Department’s DEI Advisory Committee. She helps to organize training and workshops; revise recruitment and retention policies for students, staff, and faculty; obtain resources and funding to support Department initiatives; and coordinates with DEI work at the College and University levels.

Undergraduate Program Coordinator

Lih Lin

lylin@uw.edu
M414 ECE
206-543-2168
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As Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Professor Lih Lin works closely with the UW ECE Associate Chair for Education and student advising team to manage undergraduate policies, issues and admissions.

Graduate Program Coordinator

Anant Anantram

Anant Anantram

anantmp@uw.edu
M218 ECE
206-221-5162
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Professor Anant Anantram works as the Graduate Program Coordinator to oversee all aspects of the UW ECE graduate program.

PMP Coordinator

Professor Josh Smith

Joshua Smith

jrsjrs@ece.uw.edu
556 CSE
206-685-2094
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As the Professional Master’s Program (PMP) Coordinator, Professor Josh Smith works closely with UW ECE’s Director of Professional Programs to oversee all aspects of the PMP program.