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Bovik Wins Fritz Medal for Streaming Innovations
Streaming video pioneer Al Bovik has been awarded the John Fritz Medal, one of the most storied and esteemed honors in engineering.
Bovik, a professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering’s Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was recognized for “foundational contributions to the theoretical and engineering aspects of
The Year Without Yerraballi
Prof. Ramesh Yerraballi has been one of the most popular professors among students in Texas ECE for the better part of 17 years. For the first time in 17 years, there was no Yerraballi for the 23-24 academic year. Where did he go?
AI in the GI
The odds of getting colorectal cancer in America are 1 in 25 for women and 1 in 23 for men. Polyps, which are precursors to cancer, can be found and removed with colonoscopies — 15 million of which are performed in the U.S. annually. Colonoscopies are also critical to the diagnosis of Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and other colon and rectal
Staff Profile: Maria Saldivar
We sat down with Texas ECE senior events coordinator Maria Saldivar to talk about her experiences working in the department and what her Hispanic heritage means to her.
Texas Engineers Part of Huge NSF Semiconductor Program
Texas Engineers will develop next-generation semiconductor technologies as part of a collaboration of the National Science Foundation and leading industry companies.
NSF and partners Ericsson, Intel Corporation, Micron Technology and Samsung awarded $42.4 million for its Future of Semiconductors (NSF FuSe2) competition. Four of the 23 projects
Alumni Profile: Madeline Vega
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we sat down with Madeline Vega to find out more about her, her time in Texas ECE, and what she is doing now.
Ruochen Lu Receives IEEE Ultrasonics Early Career Investigator Award
Assistant professor Ruochen Lu has been selected to receive the 2024 IEEE Ultrasonics Early Career Investigator Award.
Student Profile: Alejandro Ontiveros
Alejandro Ontiveros is a junior in Texas ECE. He serves as the Community Outreach Director for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE). He is pursuing the Embedded Systems and Computer Architecture technical core. We sat down with Alejandro to learn more about his student experience in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.
