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Department Electrical & Computer Engineering

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Engineering solutions that keep us all moving forward

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is an innovative and inclusive community focused on excellence in education and research.  Our faculty, staff, and students are working together to solve critical societal challenges in achieving sustainable electrical energy solutions, new technologies that advance human health, and enhanced security in our digitally networked world—just to name a few.  We live the Wisconsin Idea: that education should positively influence people’s lives far beyond the classroom.

Degrees & programs Department research

At a glance

Electrical and computer engineering department

27
faculty in our department who are women
9
graduate ranking among public universities in computer engineering
9
graduate ranking among public universities in electrical engineering
33
fellow distinctions in IEEE and other societies
10
undergraduate ranking among public universities in computer engineering
15
undergraduate ranking among public universities in electrical engineering
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Join our dynamic and collaborative community!

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering seeks to hire four tenured/tenure-track faculty. Candidates who have specific goals and plans that are aligned with the department’s mission to foster a diverse and inclusive community that advances the frontiers of engineering, disseminates discoveries and inventions, and prepares students to make the world a better place for all, and whose research and teaching interests fall within the areas described for each opportunity are strongly encouraged to apply.

Trustworthy AI 
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AI for Next-Generation Electronics and Chip Design 
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Clean Energy Technologies
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Tom Garvens
“My ECE experience set the foundation for my career, feeding my passion for learning and enabling every step in my journey across different disciplines and roles.”
Tom Garvens
BSCMPE’91, Vice President, Hardware Solutions; Supermicro
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Meet the faculty

In electrical and computer engineering, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from internationally renowned faculty who not only engage students in the classroom through high-impact, engaging, hands-on teaching, but also lead pioneering research endeavors.

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