I graduated from UT Austin’s ECE Department in 1985 with a Master’s degree. The transformation that took place within me during the two preceding years and its impact in the years thence is what I often call my “Revolution Within”. Electrical and Computer Engineering at UT Austin has undergone significant changes since that time but it has not ceased to be a place for borderless thinking, creative doing, and impactful societal projects. I have been fortunate enough to witness those changes through the optics of an educator and researcher next door. In this informal conversation with ECE students, faculty, and staff, I will candidly talk about my days as an ECE graduate student, the professional and personal impact of my ECE education, my interactions with students and ECE Faculty, and how I see the Department now and in the future. For those of us who have an indelible ECE mark in the heart and soul, it is rewarding to watch how the Department continues to be chiseled with the resonances of diverse and inclusive change centered about the most important asset of the UT Campus: our students!
Carlos Torres-Verdín received a B.Sc. degree in Engineering Geophysics from the National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico, a M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Geoscience from the University of California at Berkeley in 1991. During 1991-1997, he held the position of Research Scientist with Schlumberger-Doll Research. From 1997-1999, he was Reservoir Specialist and Technology Champion with YPF (
