September 25, 2025
New study shows that electrical stimulation can reduce brain damage after stroke
By Wayne Gillam / UW ECE News Azadeh Yazdan has a clear vision for her neural engineering research — to translate this work into clinical applications that can make a positive and even profound difference in people’s lives. And Yazdan, who is the Washington Foundation Innovation Associate Professor of Neuroengineering in UW ECE and the…
September 10, 2025
Ultra-flat optic pushes beyond what was previously thought possible
By Wayne Gillam / UW ECE News Cameras are everywhere. For over two centuries, these devices have grown increasingly popular and proven to be so useful, they have become an indispensable part of modern life. Today, they are included in a vast range of applications — everything from smartphones and laptops to security and surveillance…
August 26, 2025
A distinguished career, marked by contributions to machine learning research and education
On July 5, 2025, UW ECE Professor Les Atlas officially retired and was appointed professor emeritus. Atlas has been a professor in the Department for 41 years, with an adjunct appointment in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering. During his time at the UW, Atlas has made many important contributions to…
August 14, 2025
Fighting fire before it sparks
Adapted from an article by Ed Kromer / UW College of Engineering One night last fall, Ronan Nopp and Hayden Gosch were brainstorming names for their newly formed startup that would deploy autonomous, self-charging drones to inspect rural power lines. After the two electrical and computer engineering seniors debated — and dismissed — scores of…
August 7, 2025
Jungwon Choi — engineering power conversion systems for emerging technologies
By Wayne Gillam / UW ECE News We live in a world powered by electricity. But few people stop to think about where that power comes from, let alone how it is transformed to run the devices they use every day. Electrical energy can be generated from fossil fuels or renewable sources, such as the…
July 31, 2025
Hossein Naghavi — developing high frequency electronics for imaging, sensing, and communication
Article by Wayne Gillam, photos by Ryan Hoover / UW ECE News Nestled between the microwave frequencies commonly used in cell phones and higher frequencies used in optical technologies is a new frontier — a range of electromagnetic waves known to scientists and engineers as the “terahertz band.” Wave frequencies in this band span 100…
July 24, 2025
Bingzhao Li receives Activate Fellowship to commercialize compact, affordable LiDAR technology
By Wayne Gillam / UW ECE News Light detection and ranging, or LiDAR, is a remote sensing technology used for creating high-resolution 3D maps and models of the environment. It has many uses and can provide valuable information beyond what can be seen with a conventional camera. For example, self-driving cars can use LiDAR to…
July 17, 2025
Professor Kai-Mei Fu elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences
June 23, 2025
Engineering research matters
June 16, 2025
UW ECE graduate students receive Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship
Qualcomm, a multinational corporation that creates microchips, software, and solutions related to wireless technology, recently announced that two UW ECE doctoral students will receive a 2025 Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship. These students are among only 34 recipients of this prestigious award in North America. The Fellowship program is focused on recognizing, rewarding, and mentoring graduate students…
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