NOBEL RECIPIENT FEATURED IN JUDD DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES
This year’s University of Utah Electrical and Computer Engineering Department’s Frontiers in Engineering Innovation: Judd Distinguished lecture Series featured Nobel Laureate Shuji Nakamura. Nakamura’s creation of the first bright gallium nitride (GaN) blue light-emitting diode (LED) light paved the way to creating the energy-efficient white LEDs found in homes today.
Friday, March 12,…
OPENFPGA PROJECT AWARDED
The paper “OpenFPGA: Towards Automated Prototyping for Versatile FPGAs,” was awarded Best Contribution from among 25 papers accepted to the Workshop on Open-Source EDA Technology (WOSET), which is part of the International Conference on Computer Aided Design (ICCAD) 2020.
Electrical and computer engineering associate professor Pierre-Emmanuel Gaillardon, who is also associate chair of…
MEET ECE’S NEW FACULTY
The University of Utah's ECE program has some of the best faculty in the world, but how much do you know about them?
WEILU GAO
1. Where are you from?
I am from the eastern coastal area of China.
2. What do you like most about living in Utah?
A nice blend of city life and outdoor activities, especially family-friendly.
3. What brought you to the University of Utah?…
Talking 9 to 5 – Women and Men in the Workplace
It’s no secret; men and women are different (shocking, we know) and as a result, communicate differently. This can obviously lead to miscommunication and problems in the workplace. That's why the College of Engineering is having a free live video streaming event over the Thanksgiving Holiday.
The useful video Talking 9-5: Women and Men in the Workplace examines those differences and how…
VIRTUAL GRADUATE OPEN HOUSE
The department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Utah is hosting a Virtual Open House for prospective graduate students and we'd love for you to attend! We will be going over general program information, how to apply, and how to finance your degree. We’ll also have faculty discussing research opportunities in their labs and faculty and student panels. This is a…
PIERRE-EMMANUEL GAILLARDON WINS WORLDWIDE OUTSTANDING NEW FACULTY AWARD
Pierre-Emmanuel Gaillardon, Associate Professor and the Associate Chair for Academics and Strategic Initiatives in the ECE department, wins the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Design Automation Outstanding New Faculty Award. Presented annually to one person worldwide the award recognizes junior faculty members early in their academic careers who show outstanding…
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Prospective Students
Innovate The Future The University of Utah’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is an educational institution that is developing cutting-edge technologies for the future. This is why ECE offers world-class labs on topics our students can get excited about. High quality teaching and hands-on laboratory experience are vital to Electrical and Computer Engineering students.…
ECE Assistant Professor is Remaking Electronics
Pierre-Emmanuel Gaillardon, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Utah, was awarded close to $2 million over four years to lead two projects for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s new Electronics Resurgence Initiative (ERI) “Page 3” programs. Gaillardon and the rest of the awardees were announced on Monday, July 23, 2018 at the first…
Brown Receives Rosenblatt Prize
Richard B. Brown, dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Utah, was honored with the Rosenblatt Prize for Excellence, the U’s highest faculty accolade. The $50,000 cash award is presented annually to a faculty member who transcends ordinary teaching, research and administrative efforts.
A group of distinguished faculty members on the Rosenblatt Prize Committee recommended esteemed…