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SUMMARY:ECE RISE-AI SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Jingfeng Wu
DESCRIPTION:Towards a Less Conservative Theory of Machine Learning: Unstable Optimization and Implicit Regularization\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: Deep learning’s empirical success challenges the “conservative” nature of classical optimization and statistical learning theories. Classical theory mandates small stepsizes for training stability and explicit regularization for complexity control. Yet\, deep learning leverages mechanisms that thrive beyond these traditional boundaries. In this talk\, I present a research program dedicated to building a less conservative theoretical foundation by demystifying two such mechanisms:  \n\n\n\n1. Unstable Optimization: I show that large stepsizes\, despite causing local oscillations\, accelerate the global convergence of gradient descent (GD) in overparameterized logistic regression.  \n\n\n\nDr. Jingfeng Wu\n\n\n\n2. Implicit Regularization: I show that the implicit regularization of early-stopped GD statistically dominates explicit $\ell_2$-regularization across all linear regression problem instances. \n\n\n\nI further showcase how the theoretical principles lead to practice-relevant algorithmic designs (such as Seesaw for reducing serial steps in large language model pretraining). I conclude by outlining a path towards a rigorous understanding of modern learning paradigms. \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Jingfeng Wu is a postdoctoral fellow at the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing at UC Berkeley. His research focuses on deep learning theory\, optimization\, and statistical learning. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University. Prior to that\, he received a B.S. in Mathematics and an M.S. in Applied Mathematics\, both from Peking University. In 2023\, he was recognized as a Rising Star in Data Science by the University of Chicago and UC San Diego. \n\n\n\nLocation details: Discovery Building – Research’s Link\, 2nd floor of Discovery Building (access through glass doors behind information desk)
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-rise-ai-seminar-series-dr-jingfeng-wu/
LOCATION:Discovery Building\, 330 N. Orchard St.\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53715
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ECE Discovery Panel: Optimization and Control
DESCRIPTION:Engineering undergraduates! Join us in 1610 Engineering Hall as faculty members explore the technical area of Optimization and Control! All undergraduate students are welcome as Assistant Professor Jeremy Coulson\, Associate Professor Line Roald\, and Assistant Professor Manish Singh talk about application ideas\, advanced course electives\, and future job opportunities in this area. It’s a great place to ask your questions about classes and career paths in this exciting ECE field. \n\n\n\nCome for the insights\, stay for the Jimmy John’s sandwiches! \n\n\n\n\n\nJeremy Coulson\n\n\n\n\n\nLine Roald\n\n\n\n\n\nManish Singh
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-discovery-panel-optimization-and-control/
LOCATION:1610 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53706
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Information Session
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260313T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260313T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T040652
CREATED:20260227T161039Z
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SUMMARY:ECE RISE-AI SEMINAR SERIES: Kunhe Yang
DESCRIPTION:Designing and Evaluating AI Algorithms in Strategic Environments\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKunhe Yang\n\n\n\nAbstract: As AI models are increasingly deployed in environments shaped by complex human behaviors\, there is a critical need for algorithmic principles that account for human values and strategic incentives. In this talk\, I will introduce my research on the theoretical foundations for designing and evaluating AI in human-centered strategic environments. I will focus on two key representative lines of my research: first\, I will discuss incentive-aware evaluation\, with the goal of designing metrics that remain robust even when they become targets of optimization. I will illustrate this in the context of online probability forecasting and introduce algorithmic principles for designing calibration measures that incentivize truthful predictions. Second\, I will discuss AI alignment with heterogeneous human preferences by introducing a framework called the distortion of AI alignment. Within this framework\, I will characterize the information-theoretic limits of learning from sparse heterogeneous feedback\, and compare the robustness of different alignment approaches including RLHF and NLHF. I conclude by discussing future directions and a broader vision for integrating these algorithmic principles into the design of trustworthy\, human-centric AI. \n\n\n\nBio: Kunhe Yang is a fifth-year PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California\, Berkeley\, where she is advised by Professor Nika Haghtalab. Her research focuses on the theoretical foundations of AI in human-centered environments by drawing on tools from machine learning theory and algorithmic economics. Her work has been recognized by several awards\, including EECS Rising Star\, invited speaker at the Cornell Young Researchers workshop\, finalist for the Meta Research PhD Fellowship in the Economics and Computation track\, and a SIGMETRICS best paper award. \n\n\n\nLocation details: Discovery Building – Research’s Link\, 2nd floor of Discovery Building (access through glass doors behind information desk)
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-rise-ai-seminar-series-kunhe-yang/
LOCATION:Discovery Building\, 330 N. Orchard St.\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53715
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260316T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260316T110000
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SUMMARY:ECE QUANTUM ENGINEERING SEMINAR SERIES: Joshua Viszlai
DESCRIPTION:A Systems Approach to Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoshua Viszlai\n\n\n\nAbstract:  We are beginning a remarkably exciting time for quantum computing. There is a growing consensus that quantum error correction (QEC) is needed to reach scales necessary for quantum advantage\, and recent major demonstrations have led to a new generation of error-corrected quantum computers. These demonstrations transition QEC from a theoretical idea introduced in 1995 to an experimental reality. Underlying this milestone is rapid progress in the scale of quantum hardware\, with systems today featuring up to 1\,000 qubits and error rates nearing 0.1%. However\, looking towards the future\, significant work is still needed to organize and scale quantum hardware to create fault-tolerant quantum computers (FTQC) capable of practical quantum advantage.While the theory of FTQC is promising\, effectively connecting it to real devices poses significant challenges. In this talk I will discuss the role of systems and architecture research in efficiently addressing these challenges\, focusing on two examples of my work. First\, I will describe the problems involved in large-scale\, real-time QEC decoding\, and detail a speculative window decoder that reduces decoder reaction time by up to 50%. Second\, I will show how insights from decoding lead to a heuristic for compiling QEC codes that reduces logical error rates by 2.5x-4x and helps automate QEC design space exploration. Together\, these works fit into a larger vision on a full-stack view of FTQC and highlight opportunities for interdisciplinary\, systems-level research to accelerate the realization of large-scale quantum computing. \n\n\n\nBio: Joshua Viszlai is a Ph.D. student at the University of Chicago advised by Fred Chong. His research spans both theory and experiment with a focus on bridging the gap between current quantum devices and fault-tolerant quantum computing. His work has been implemented in quantum hardware and has been published in top-tier conferences in the fields of computer architecture and quantum computing leading to two best paper awards and a best poster honorable mention award. Joshua is also a consultant at Infleqtion\, a company developing neutral atom quantum computers\, where he helps lead research on quantum error correction.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-quantum-engineering-seminar-series-joshua-viszlai/
LOCATION:2534 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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SUMMARY:ECE QUANTUM ENGINEERING SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Shai Tsesses
DESCRIPTION:Unlocking New Capabilities for Quantum Computation with Neutral Atom Arrays\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Shai Tsesses\n\n\n\nAbstract: Neutral atom arrays have become a frontrunner in the race for utility scale quantum computation [1]\, building on their reconfigurability [2]\, scalability [3] and high fidelity for all operations [4] – idling\, detection\, single- and two-qubit gates. However\, they still suffer from key bottlenecks that constrain their operational speed and their implementation of deep quantum circuits. In this talk\, I will show how my recent work can bend these constraints and sometimes completely break them. I will present results on accelerated detection of the atoms via high-lying energy states (Rydberg states) [5] and introduce novel protocols for reconfigurable multi-qubit gates [6]\, promoting improved circuit implementation speed for error correction. I will then update on our current progress in building a continuously operating neutral atom quantum processor\, which mitigates the negative influences of atom loss\, and present a new scheme we developed to operate atom array systems for this purpose [7]. Lastly\, I will touch on the final frontier – how to increase system size to a utility scale number of qubits and provide my own solution to it: free electron quantum interconnects between neutral atom quantum processing modules. \n\n\n\nBio: Dr. Shai Tsesses is a postdoctoral associate at the MIT–Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms\, working with Prof. Vladan Vuletić. At MIT\, he is leading a team developing the next generation of neutral atom quantum processors\, able to implement deep and high-fidelity quantum circuits. Dr. Tsesses earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology\, where he made key experimental contributions to topological and quantum nano-photonics\, as well as free-electron–light interactions. His research explores the frontiers of light–matter interaction\, bridging atomic physics\, electron beam physics\, and quantum information science. He has authored more than 30 publications in leading journals such as Science and Nature\, and is a recipient of numerous fellowships and awards\, including the Rothschild and Adams Fellowships\, as well as the OPTICA Tingye Li Innovation Prize.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-quantum-engineering-seminar-series-dr-shai-tsesses/
LOCATION:2317 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260318T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260318T110000
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CREATED:20260303T203811Z
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SUMMARY:ECE QUANTUM ENGINEERING SEMINAR SERIES: Hezi Zhang
DESCRIPTION:Quantum Computing Systems: Toward Scalable and Efficient Quantum Computation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHezi Zhang\n\n\n\nAbstract: Quantum computing has emerged as a transformative frontier of computation. In recent years\, quantum hardware has scaled at an unprecedented rate. As this momentum continues\, the central challenge is shifting upward in the stack—from hardware-level feasibility toward system-level scalability. This talk will focus on quantum computer architecture and compiler systems\, introducing the challenges and opportunities to efficiently harness device capabilities and lower the demands on hardware technology\, thereby accelerating timelines for practical quantum advantage. \n\n\n\nBio: Hezi Zhang is a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) department at the University of California\, San Diego (UCSD). She received her M.S. in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) and her B.S. in Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). Her current research interests lie in quantum computing architecture and compiler optimization\, including supporting scalable quantum computing and exploring different quantum computing paradigms.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-quantum-engineering-seminar-series-hezi-zhang/
LOCATION:2534 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260323T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260323T160000
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SUMMARY:ECE SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Mihir Pendharkar
DESCRIPTION:Closing the Loop: Shrinking Materials Discovery Cycles for the Quantum Era\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract:  As utility-scale quantum computing appears on the horizon\, the field faces a scaling challenge comparable in magnitude to the pursuit of artificial general intelligence. Success in this endeavor hinges on reducing decoherence by improving materials systems at the fundamental electronic device scale — the single-qubit level — and\, crucially\, developing tools that enable rapid experimental feedback. This talk explores two paradigms where shrinking the characterization loop has catalyzed breakthroughs in quantum materials as well as materials for quantum hardware. \n\n\n\nThe first part focuses on the development of high-mobility III-V semiconductor quantum wells and quantum wires (nanowires). By optimizing the integration of superconductors with these low-dimensional electron systems\, we have realized the high-quality hybrid interfaces necessary for topological quantum computing. I will highlight how rapid feedback was the primary driver for achieving proof-of-concept devices. \n\n\n\nIn the second part\, I will address the “imaging bottleneck” in 2D moiré heterostructures. While these systems offer a rich playground for correlated quantum physics\, the inability to rapidly visualize moiré superlattices has historically limited materials optimization. I will present the development of Torsional Force Microscopy (TFM)\, a technique that enables the visualization of moiré landscapes in minutes\, bypassing the need for weeks-long cryogenic transport measurements. \n\n\n\nFinally\, I will put forward a vision for improved materials\, device geometries\, and rapid feedback techniques that can be ported to superconducting qubit platforms\, with the hope of providing a boost to bridge the gap between laboratory prototypes and useful quantum computers. \n\n\n\nDr. Mihir Pendharkar\n\n\n\nBio: Mihir Pendharkar is a researcher at Stanford University\, where he works with Prof. David Schuster on advancing materials for superconducting qubit-based quantum computing. As a Q-FARM Bloch Postdoctoral Fellow working with Prof. David Goldhaber-Gordon\, Mihir developed Torsional Force Microscopy (TFM) to image moiré superlattices and atomic lattices in 2D materials. This imaging technique has since been adopted by four major AFM manufacturers and dozens of research institutions worldwide. Mihir earned his MS and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of California\, Santa Barbara working with Prof. Chris Palmstrom\, where his doctoral research specialized in Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) of superconductor-semiconductor hybrid heterostructures for Majorana Zero Mode-based topological quantum computation.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-semiconductor-materials-seminar-series-dr-mihir-pendharkar/
LOCATION:3609 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260324T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260324T130000
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SUMMARY:ECE SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Alex Honghyuk Kim
DESCRIPTION:Development of Novel III–V Semiconductor Heterostructures: Overcoming Physical Limits\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlex Honghyuk Kim\n\n\n\nAbstract: Recent advances in the epitaxial growth of III–V compound semiconductors have enabled high-performance electronic and photonic devices. However\, conventional III–V and III–N material systems remain fundamentally limited by intrinsic physical and chemical constraints\, including substrate-dependent lattice and bandgap properties. These limitations hinder progress in emerging applications such as neuromorphic photonics\, monolithic integration with silicon photonics\, and full-color micro-LED arrays. In this talk\, strategies to overcome these intrinsic limitations will be discussed\, with a focus on the development of novel III–V compound semiconductor material systems enabled by precise control of lattice mismatch\, phase stability\, and miscibility gaps. The role of metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) in kinetic material design will be highlighted\, together with the realization of chemically and physically metastable III–V heterostructures beyond conventional epitaxial limits. \n\n\n\nBio: Alex Honghyuk Kim is an Assistant Professor in the School of Semiconductor Convergence Engineering at Hanyang University\, South Korea. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison\, where his research focused on the epitaxial growth of III–V compound semiconductors for advanced optoelectronic applications. His research interests include MOVPE-based epitaxy of III–V compound semiconductor materials\, metastable heterostructures\, and the design and characterization of advanced optoelectronic devices. Prior to joining Hanyang University\, he held research positions at Lumileds LLC\, Northwestern University\, and the Korea Photonics Technology Institute. He has authored and coauthored over 30 peer-reviewed journal papers and currently serves as a co-principal investigator on multiple nationally funded semiconductor research projects.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-semiconductor-materials-seminar-series-dr-alex-honghyuk-kim/
LOCATION:2355 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260326T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260326T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T040652
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SUMMARY:ECE RISE-AI SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Andrew Wagenmaker
DESCRIPTION:Physical Agents that Learn from Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: Humans fundamentally learn through interaction with the physical world\, yet modern AI-based approaches in robotics rely primarily on learning from static\, offline sources of data. While this approach has enabled exciting capabilities in some domains\, it has proven notoriously difficult to scale to the demands of fully open-world autonomy.  \n\n\n\nDr. Andrew Wagenmaker\n\n\n\nIn this talk\, I will investigate how we can overcome the limitations of learning with only static data sources\, and enable robots to learn from experience as they interact with the physical world. In particular\, I will consider how we can collect the experience—explore—that allows for learning and improvement\, and how the limited sources of data that are often available to us in the physical world—simulators and human demonstrations—can enable this. I will consider how simulators\, even coarse simulators that are insufficient for obtaining effective task-solving policies\, can enable efficient exploration\, and how the resulting exploration allows for learning performant task-solving robotic behaviors. I will then show how generative robot policies trained on human demonstrations can be utilized to achieve highly focused exploration and enable fast online improvement\, and how we can pretrain generative policies on human demonstrations that can themselves collect the experience necessary to learn and improve. Across these examples\, I will argue that the insights gained through rigorous analysis are key to uncovering the algorithmic approaches that enable learning from experience\, and ultimately bringing AI to the physical world. \n\n\n\nBio: Andrew Wagenmaker is a postdoctoral scholar in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at UC Berkeley working with Sergey Levine. Previously\, he completed a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Washington\, where he was advised by Kevin Jamieson. Andrew’s research focuses on learning in dynamic\, interactive settings\, spanning fundamental algorithm development to practical approaches for real-world learning and decision-making\, particularly toward enabling efficient learning in robotic systems. His work has been recognized by a Best Paper nomination at the Conference on Robot Learning\, and he is a recipient of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-rise-ai-seminar-series-dr-andrew-wagenmaker/
LOCATION:Orchard View Room – Third Floor – Discovery Building\, 330 N. Orchard St.\, Madison\, 53715
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260327T110000
DTSTAMP:20260417T040652
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SUMMARY:ECE QUANTUM ENGINEERING SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Yun Zhao
DESCRIPTION:Microresonator-based quantum photonics\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYun Zhao\n\n\n\nAbstract: As the only quantum information carrier at atmospheric pressure and temperature\, photons play a versatile role in the quantum information ecosystem. Recent progress in fabricating high-quality-factor microresonators has enabled unprecedented control of photons through nonlinear optical interactions. Here\, I will focus on optical squeezing\, which is a foundational process in both photonic quantum metrology and computing. I will first discuss the generation of squeezed vacuum states on a CMOS-compatible platform. Then I will present a fundamentally new way of applying optical squeezing in optical frequency metrology\, with applications in optical frequency division and narrow-linewidth lasers. Finally\, I will briefly discuss other micro- resonator-based applications\, including quantum frequency conversion and spatial light modulation. \n\n\n\nBio: Yun Zhao is currently a postdoc at Stanford University in the Applied Physics department\, advised by Prof. Amir Safavi-Naeini. He earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University\, advised by Prof. Alexander Gaeta. He has broad research interests in quantum and nonlinear photonics. His work spans optical squeezing\, Kerr frequency comb\, frequency conversion\, optical frequency division\, and spatial light modulation\, etc. He served as the postdoctoral community chair for the DOE Codesign Center for Quantum Advantage in 2023 and 2024 and hosted a webinar series for the center’s graduate students and postdocs.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-quantum-engineering-seminar-series-dr-yun-zhao/
LOCATION:2534 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53706\, United States
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260407T000000
DTSTAMP:20260417T040652
CREATED:20251002T133320Z
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SUMMARY:POSTPONED - ECE Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series: Professor Seth Ariel Tongay
DESCRIPTION:This event has been postponed. We look forward to hosting Professor Tongay for our 2026-2027 Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPushing the Limits of 2D Janus Layers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract:Named after the two faced Roman God Janus\, 2D Janus layers contain two different atomic types on its top and bottom faces. Previous theoretical studies have shown that broken mirror symmetry together with large change transfer across the top and bottom face opens up completely new quantum properties including Rashba effect\, colossal Janus field\, dipolar excitons\, and Skyrmion formation. Despite the theoretical advances in the field\, experimental results are still limited due to limitations in high quality 2D Janus layer synthesis. In this talk\, I will introduce recent discoveries made at Arizona State University towards different types of Janus layers. The growth process relies on Plasma enhanced low pressure chemical vapor deposition (PE-LPCVD). With this all room temperature technique\, our team can synthesize different Janus layers as well as their vertical / lateral heterojunctions\, and Janus nanoscrolls. Further studies from our team will introduce on-demand fabrication of 2D Janus layers with unique in-situ growth capabilities that allows us to collect spectroscopy data during the course of Janus material growth. Results are presented along with microscopy\, spectroscopy\, high – pressure studies\, and electronic transport datasets for complete understanding of these systems. \n\n\n\nProfessor Seth Ariel Tongay\n\n\n\nBio:Professor Seth Ariel Tongay is an internationally recognized materials scientist and engineer whose research bridges fundamental discoveries and real-world manufacturing of next-generation semiconductors. He serves as one of the research directors of College of Engineering at Arizona State University\, home to the largest engineering college in the United States.Prof. Tongay’s research focuses on lab-to-fab integration of emergent semiconductor materials\, addressing key challenges in metal interconnects\, stress liner technologies\, and advanced device architectures such as FinFETs and gate-all-around (GAA) transistors. He is particularly known for his seminal contributions to two dimensional (2D) materials\, including Janus semiconductors and the discovery of quasi-one- dimensional (quasi-1D) layered systems.He has published over 350 peer-reviewed papers and holds an h-index of 86\, reflecting his high impact across materials science\, nanotechnology\, and semiconductor physics. His work has been recognized with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)\, NSF CAREER Award\, and fellowships from the American Physical Society\, Royal Society of Chemistry\, and the Institute of Physics.Prof. Tongay is also an associate editor for Applied Physics Reviews (AIP) and npj 2D Materials and Applications (Nature). His research is supported by the CHIPS Act\, NSF\, DOE\, ARO\, and industry leaders including Intel and Applied Materials.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-distinguished-speaker-seminar-series-prof-seth-ariel-tongay/
LOCATION:Wisconsin
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260409T123000
DTSTAMP:20260417T040652
CREATED:20260330T210830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T130501Z
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SUMMARY:ECE RISE-AI SEMINAR SERIES: Dr. Omar Chehab
DESCRIPTION:Toward efficient inference in complex systems\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: I will present a line of work on efficient inference in complex systems\, spanning both the foundations of machine learning and applications to brain imaging data. The talk is organized around two complementary directions.  \n\n\n\nIn the first part\, I will study modern algorithms for sampling\, estimating normalizing constants\, and estimating likelihoods. These methods often rely on a probability path that connects a complex target distribution to a simple base distribution\, such as a Gaussian. I will highlight fundamental limitations of classical approaches\, and show how path-guided algorithms can substantially improve efficiency. I will also discuss principled strategies for designing these probability paths\, explaining when and why such methods succeed. \n\n\n\nIn the second part\, I will turn to machine learning algorithms that are applied in neuroscience\, presenting recent results on learning representations and discovering causal structure from brain imaging data. This line of work is a step toward using machine learning to obtain new scientific insights. \n\n\n\nI will conclude with open questions in the field and future directions at the intersection of generative modeling\, sampling\, and their scientific applications. \n\n\n\nOmar Chehab\n\n\n\nBio: Omar Chehab is a postdoctoral researcher in the Machine Learning Department at Carnegie Mellon University. He completed his graduate training in France\, earning a PhD in Mathematical Computer Science at Inria under the supervision of Aapo Hyvärinen and Alexandre Gramfort\, followed by a postdoctoral position in the Statistics Department of ENSAE/CREST with Anna Korba. \n\n\n\nHis research focuses on principled methods for efficient inference from complex probability distributions. This includes estimating likelihoods from data\, generating samples from unnormalized densities\, as well as learning representations and discovering causal structure from brain imaging data. His work draws on a range of modern methods\, including diffusion models\, annealed MCMC\, score matching\, multi-view independent component analysis\, and noise-contrastive estimation. More broadly\, he studies these algorithms through the lens of computational and statistical efficiency\, aiming to understand their fundamental limits and guide their design. \n\n\n\nHe regularly publishes at leading machine learning conferences such as NeurIPS\, ICML\, and ICLR\, where his work has been recognized with a spotlight and top reviewer awards. \n\n\n\nLocation details: Discovery Building – Room 2329\, 2nd floor of Discovery Building (access through glass doors behind information desk)
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-rise-ai-seminar-series-omar-chehab/
LOCATION:Discovery Building\, 330 N. Orchard St.\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53715
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260410T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260410T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T040652
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SUMMARY:ECE RISE-AI SEMINAR SERIES: Associate Professor Salman Asif
DESCRIPTION:Learning to See\, Adapt\, and Forget: From Computational Imaging to TrustworthyMultimodal AI\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: A central challenge in modern AI is that the world at test time does not match what was assumed at training time. Physical sensors operate under constraints\, modalities go missing\, data shift out of distribution\, and models retain information they were never meant to keep. Building systems that remain robust and reliable under incomplete\, shifted\, or misaligned information is the organizing question of my research program. \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, I will present our research spanning physically grounded inverse problems to large-scale trustworthy AI\, showing how robust behavior across different applications can be achieved through principled\, low-dimensional representations and adaptations. I will begin with computational imaging\, where we seek robust recovery of multidimensional data from indirect or incomplete measurements. I will discuss domain expansion and wavefront sensing\, showing how principled algorithmic innovations lead to robust models for challenging inverse problems. I will then discuss multimodal learning\, where we seek robustness against missing and imbalanced modalities at train or test time via parameter-efficient adaptation\, proxy token generation\, and model merging across modalities. Finally\, I will discuss targeted adversarial attacks and unlearning\, where we seek to exploit model vulnerabilities or remove targeted information (e.g.\, identities\, concepts\, unsafe content) without affecting unrelated capabilities.  \n\n\n\nI will close with a discussion of ongoing work and open problems spanning robust multimodal AI at scale\, continual learning with efficient unlearning\, and AI-guided sensing for medical\, agricultural\, and scientific applications. \n\n\n\nSalman Asif\n\n\n\nBio: M. Salman Asif is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California\, Riverside. Dr. Asif received his Ph.D. from the Georgia Institute of Technology\, Atlanta\, Georgia. He worked as a Senior Research Engineer at Samsung Research America\, Dallas (2012–2014) and as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Rice University (2014–2016). He has received an NSF CAREER Award (2021)\, Google Faculty Research Award (2019)\, Hershel M. Rich Outstanding Invention Award (2016)\, and UC Regents Faculty Fellowship (2017) and Faculty Development (2021) Awards. Dr. Asif currently serves as Senior Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging and as Area Chair for several top-tier venues including CVPR\, NeurIPS\, ICLR\, and AAAI. His research interests lie at the intersection of machine learning\, signal processing\, and computational imaging\, with a focus on building robust and trustworthy AI systems that perform reliably under incomplete\, shifted\, or misaligned information. Current research directions include robust multimodal learning\, model editing and unlearning\, and domain adaptation and generative models for computational imaging and inverse problems. \n\n\n\nLocation details: Discovery Building – Room 2329\, 2nd floor of Discovery Building (access through glass doors behind information desk)
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-rise-ai-seminar-series-associate-professor-salman-asif/
LOCATION:Discovery Building\, 330 N. Orchard St.\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53715
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260414T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260414T130000
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SUMMARY:ECE Undergraduate Research Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering invites you to join us for the second annual ECE Undergraduate Research Symposium. The symposium will be an exciting showcase of undergraduate research beyond the classroom. Selected students and teams will present their innovative work during a poster session where all are encouraged to talk with the undergraduate researchers about their discoveries.  \n\n\n\nThis event is open to the public—come support our students and explore their cutting-edge research! \n\n\n\nEvent schedule:11:30 – 1:00 Poster session with light refreshments – Discovery Building Town CenterAwards to follow
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-undergraduate-research-symposium-2/
LOCATION:Discovery Building\, 330 N. Orchard St.\, Madison\, Wisconsin\, 53715
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260422T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260422T160000
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CREATED:20251030T201147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T144232Z
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SUMMARY:ECE Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series: Professor Shanhui Fan
DESCRIPTION:Opportunities in nanophotonics\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2535 Engineering Hall \n\n\n\nAbstract:Nanophotonic structures\, in which the feature sizes are comparable or even smaller than wavelength of light\, enables numerous new opportunities for the control of the properties of light. In this talk\, Fan will discuss some of their recent works in utilizing nanophotonic structures for creating novel states of light\, and for potential applications in computing and energy technology. \n\n\n\nShanhui Fan\n\n\n\nBio:Shanhui Fan is the Joseph and Hon Mai Goodman Professor of the School of Engineering at Stanford University. He did his undergraduate study in physics at the University of Science and Technology of China\, and received his Ph. D in 1997 in theoretical condensed matter physics from MIT. His research interests are in nanophotonics. He has published over 750 refereed journal articles\, given over 400 plenary/keynote/invited talks\, and holds over 80 US patents. His recent awards include the R. W. Wood Prize from Optica\, a Simons Investigator in Physics\, and a Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship. He is a member of both the U. S. National Academy of Engineering and the U. S. National Academy of Sciences\, and a Fellow of APS\, Optica\, SPIE\, and IEEE.
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-distinguished-speaker-seminar-series-professor-shanhui-fan/
LOCATION:2535 Engineering Hall\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, 53711
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260423T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T040652
CREATED:20260224T150848Z
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SUMMARY:ECE Graduate Research Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering invites you to join us for the inaugural ECE Graduate Research Symposium. The symposium will be an exciting showcase of graduate student research from a variety of research areas. Selected students and teams will present their innovative work during a poster session where all are encouraged to talk with our ECE graduate student researchers about their discoveries. \n\n\n\nThis event is open to the public—come support our students and explore their fascinating research! \n\n\n\nEvent schedule:11:30 – 1:00 Poster session – First floor lobby\, Engineering HallAwards to follow – Cheney Room\, 1413 Engineering Hall
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-graduate-research-symposium/
LOCATION:Engineering Hall Lobby\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260501T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260501T133000
DTSTAMP:20260417T040652
CREATED:20260304T210103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T192627Z
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SUMMARY:ECE Capstone Design Open House
DESCRIPTION:All are welcome to come view demonstrations of projects created by student teams in ECE capstone design courses!  ECE alumni and course instructors will serve as judges as teams compete for Best Project awards.  Past winning projects have included a self-balancing alarm clock robot that makes waking up an active task\, an AI-based voice journaling app to help with mental health\, and a safe use free vending machine for a local transitional housing facility. \n\n\n\nCourses participating in the ECE Capstone Design Open House:ECE 453 – Embedded Microprocessor System Design taught by Teaching Faculty Joe KracheyECE 455 – Capstone Design in Electrical and Computer Engineering taught by Assistant Teaching Professor Nathan StrachenECE 554 – Digital Engineering Laboratory taught by Assistant Professor George Tzimpragos \n\n\n\nThank you to our ECE alumni judges: \n\n\n\n\nBill Barbiaux – GE Healthcare\, Principal Engineer – Retired \n\n\n\nBill Berg – Dairyland Power Cooperative\, Chief Executive Officer – Retired\n\n\n\nCole Burek – Extreme Engineering Solutions\, Embedded Hardware Engineer\n\n\n\nFeida Chen – ABB E-mobility\, Lead Power Electronics Engineer\n\n\n\nOlivia D’Souza – University of Wisconsin–Madison\, ECE PhD student\n\n\n\nMarwan Estiban – Kohler Company\, Director – Engineering\, Electronics and Smart Tech\, K&B Group\n\n\n\nAlex Grotelueschen – Milwaukee Tool\, Electrical Engineer\n\n\n\nJohn Hester – Techtricity Corporation\, President – Retired\n\n\n\nRobert Lux – Capital Projects\, Management\n\n\n\nCory Mueller – ATC\, Consultant Control Engineer\n\n\n\nJustin Reed – C-Motive Technologies\, Head of Advanced Technology\n\n\n\nTony Samimi – Dairyland Electrical Industries\, Engineering Manager\n\n\n\nTerry Sartori – GE Healthcare\, Accuray – Engineering Project Manager\, Retired\n\n\n\nAlex Sharp – Extreme Engineering Solutions\, Hardware Debug Engineer\n\n\n\nKhailanii Slaton – University of Wisconsin–Madison\, ECE PhD student\n\n\n\nBob Wolf – IBM\, SAP HANA on Power Sales Exec covering North America – Retired\n\n\n\nForrest Woolworth – PerBlue / Playback Rewards\, COO\n\n\n\nJohn Ziehr – Rockwell Automation\, VP Operations – Retired
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-capstone-design-open-house-2/
LOCATION:Engineering Hall Lobby\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260509T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260509T110000
DTSTAMP:20260417T040652
CREATED:20260303T213315Z
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SUMMARY:ECE 2026 Graduation Brunch
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is excited to celebrate our graduates by hosting a brunch for graduates\, family\, and friends prior to the commencement ceremony at Camp Randall Stadium. Graduating students\, please check your email in April for information about how to RSVP for this fantastic event. We welcome all of the celebrants to enjoy a full brunch buffet\, photo booth\, and hearty congratulations from ECE faculty and staff. \n\n\n\nSummer and December 2025 graduates\, we would love the opportunity to celebrate with you as well. Please email office@ece.wisc.edu to let us know you will be joining us!
URL:https://engineering.wisc.edu/event/ece-2026-graduation-brunch/
LOCATION:Engineering Hall Lobby\, 1415 Engineering Drive\, Madison\, WI\, 53704\, United States
CATEGORIES:Electrical & Computer Engineering,Social Event
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