News
Researchers Simulate First Context-Aware Neuron
Along with Prof. Jean Anne Incorvia, Assistant Professor at UT, and her team, Dr. Jadaun has designed and simulated the first artificial neuron (a cell in the brain) whose functioning can be regulated, realizing neuromodulation. Their work uses magnetic textures called skyrmions as they are small, stable, and versatile and will be presented at APS March Meeting 2022
Student Profile: Landon Watson
Landon Watson will receive his BSEE from Texas ECE this Spring. We sat down with Landon to discuss his time in ECE and his future plans.
Alumni Profile - Khadir Richie
Khadir Richie received his BS in Electrical Engineering from Texas ECE. He went on to earn an MBA from the presitigous Wharton School at Penn. He is the Chief Investment Officer at Richie Capital Group in Austin, Texas. We sat down with Khadir to talk about his time in ECE and transitioning from engineering into the business and finance world.
Student Profile: Vittorio Adeagbo
Vittorio Adeagbo is a 4th year ECE student in the Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology track from Desoto, Texas. He is the Programs Chair for the UT Austin chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (UTNSBE).
Bovik Elected to National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced today that Alan Bovik, professor and Cockrell Family Regents Endowed Chair in Engineering #3 in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, has been elected to the prestigious academy this year. Prof. Bovik was elected "for contributions to the development of tools for image and video quality assessment."
Shanshan Xie Receives IEEE SSCS Predoctoral Achievement Award
Shanshan Xie, PhD candidate in Texas ECE, has been awarded the 2021-2022 Predoctoral Achievement Award by the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (IEEE SSCS) and is award is given to promising graduate students in the area of solid-state circuits.
Alex Dimakis to Serve on AI Commission of the US Chamber of Commerce
Alex Dimakis of Texas ECE has been invited to serve as a member of the AI Commission of the US Chamber of Commerce.
Hao Chen Receives NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship
Hao Chen, a PhD student in Texas ECE, has received an NVIDIA Graduate Fellowship for his work on "Developing next-generation VLSI physical synthesis tools capable of generating sign-off quality layouts in advanced manufacturing nodes, particularly in analog/mixed-signal circuits."
