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Prof. Al Bovik Recognized for Algorithms that Optimize Video Streaming

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The National Academy of Television and Arts & Sciences has awarded Alan Bovik, professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, and his team of student collaborators with a 2020 Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award. The team will be recognized for algorithms that optimize streaming media to millions of homes around the globe.

Lizy John and Peter Stone Named ACM Fellows by the Association for Computing Machinery

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John, a professor in Texas ECE and director of the Laboratory for Computer Architecture, is being honored for "contributions to the design, modeling and benchmarking of computer architectures."

Shanshan Xie Receives Cadence Women in Technology Scholarship

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PhD student Shanshan Xie has been selected to receive the Cadence Women in Technology Scholarship.

Researchers Create Ballistic Optical Materials

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Texas ECE professors Seth Bank and Dan Wasserman, along with Kun Li and Andrew Briggs from their research team, and collaborators from Purdue University and University of Massachusetts Lowell have found a way to create more efficient metamaterials using semiconductors and a novel aspect of physics that amplifies the activity of electrons.

José del R. Millán: Building the Brain-Computer Interface

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How can a computer help someone regain motor function? José del R. Millán, Ph.D., a professor in Texas ECE and the Dell Medical School Department of Neurology, tackles this question as he designs brain-computer interfaces that empower people to surpass their limits.

Students Compete in Handheld Game Design Competition

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In order to teach students to take what they have learned and turn it into a fully-realized project, students from the EE 319K Intro to Embedded Systems course formed teams of two and competed in a competition to see who could create the best 80s-style handheld game.

Rachel Selina Rajarathnam Receives Cadence Women in Technology Scholarship

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PhD student Rachel Selina Rajarathnam has been selected to receive the Cadence Women in Technology Scholarship.

Lizy John Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

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Lizy K. John is the latest member of The University of Texas at Austin community to be selected as fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, a prestigious distinction that has been awarded to a select group of 175 academic innovators around the world for 2020.

Students Compete in Capstone Design Contest

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Over the course of the past two semesters, 55 Texas ECE students worked on their Capstone Design projects and this week they competed in the Fall 2020 Capstone Design Contest. Winners were announced during the Texas ECE Honors Virtual Celebration on Tuesday, December 8, 2020.

Texas ECE Honors 2020 Graduates

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Texas ECE held a Virtual Honors event on Tuesday, December 8 to honor students in the graduating class of Fall 2020.

"We celebrate your accomplishments and thank everyone who has made your journey possible, your family and friends, everyone who’s been a source of inspiration and support during this successful, yet not always easy, journey," Said department chair and professor Diana Marculescu. "Congratulations on this wonderful achievement – you’ve made it!"

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