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Teaching Faculty members Joe Krachey and Mark Allie watch a team demonstration
December 19, 2024

Collaborative Innovation: ECE Capstone Projects Impress Alumni and Guests

On December 10, 2024, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Capstone Design Open House brought creativity and innovation to life as 15 student teams showcased their final capstone…

Stock image of solar panels
December 16, 2024

ECE power converter project selected as WARF Innovation Award finalist

A research project by electrical and computer engineering researchers including Keith and Jane Morgan Nosbusch Professor in Engineering Education Giri Venkataramanan, Thomas A. Lipo Assistant Professor Jinia Roy, Dugald C….

December 16, 2024

An invaluable undergraduate research experience inspires alum to give back

Over the past decade, Junjue “Jay” Wang (BSCE and CS ’14) has experienced all aspects of the tech research ecosystem—he interned with industry giants like Google, Microsoft and Qualcomm, earned…

Ian Robertson, Kangwook Lee
December 9, 2024

Honoring Excellence: Investiture Ceremony Celebrates ECE Faculty Achievements

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison recently held an investiture ceremony to honor faculty who have been awarded prestigious named professorships. The event,…

Zongfu Yu
November 25, 2024

Zongfu Yu selected for 2024 highly cited researchers list

Zongfu Yu, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is included on the Clarivate Web of Science Highly Cited Researchers list for 2024. In total, 6,636…

Aref Chowdhury receives his award from Dean Ian Robertson at the Engineers' Day event
November 18, 2024

Aref Chowdhury: 2024 Distinguished Achievement Award recipient

PhDEE ’01 (BE electrical engineering and applied mathematics and statistics ‘94, Stony Brook University)Vice President of Strategy and Chief Technology Officer, Network Infrastructure, Nokia An electrical and computer engineer and…

Laura Balzano receives her award from Dean Ian Robertson at the Engineers' Day event
November 18, 2024

Laura Balzano: 2024 Early Career Award recipient

PhDECE ’12 (BSECE ’01, Rice University; MSECE ’07, University of California, Los Angeles)Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan An electrical and computer engineer recognized for…

Jinia Roy
November 8, 2024

Roy is part of a U.S. Space Force-funded effort to create new types of propulsion for spacecraft

Jinia Roy, the Thomas A. Lipo Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is part of a $35 million, multi-institution research team funded by the…

Scholarship recipients looking a certificate
November 1, 2024

Scholarships totaling over $880K awarded to ECE students

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) recently celebrated nearly 200 outstanding and high-achieving students during the annual undergraduate scholarship reception. This event honored 191 exceptional…

October 31, 2024

New tool developed by ECE PhD student helps prepaid utility customers make informed choices

Millions of people in low-income households and developing regions around the globe rely on prepaid utility plans to get their electricity—instead of paying a power bill at the end of…