Bingzhao Li receives Activate Fellowship to commercialize compact, affordable LiDAR technology
UW ECE alumnus Bingzhao Li (Ph.D. ‘22) has received an Activate Fellowship to commercialize compact, affordable LiDAR technology he helped to develop in the UW Laboratory of Photonic Systems, which is directed by UW ECE and Physics Professor Mo Li.
Professor Kai-Mei Fu elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences
UW ECE and Physics Professor Kai-Mei Fu has been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences. Fu received this honor for contributions to fundamental and applied research on the optical and spin properties of quantum point defects in crystals, and for quantum community leadership.
Engineering research matters
Learn about the impact and importance of research at the UW College of Engineering, including work by UW ECE assistant professors Jungwon Choi (left) and Kim Ingraham (right).
UW ECE graduate students receive Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship
UW ECE doctoral students and Fellowship recipients Marziyeh Rezaei (left) and Pengyu Zeng (right) are conducting research aimed at enabling scalable, power-efficient optical links for the next generation of edge-cloud data centers supporting 6G infrastructure.
Congratulations, Class of 2025!
UW ECE offers our congratulations to the graduating Class of 2025. We wish you all the best for the future!
UW ECE Graduation will feature two student speakers
Niveditha (Nivii) Kalavakonda (Ph.D. EE ‘25) and Devan Perkash (BSECE ‘25) will speak at this year’s Graduation Ceremony, which will take place in the Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion on Wednesday, June 11, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Yiyue Luo — A I dressed for success
UW ECE assistant professor Yiyue Luo is developing smart clothing that can sense where a person is, know what movement is needed to perform a task, and provide physical cues to guide performance.
Thy Tran from Micron Technology to speak at UW ECE Graduation
UW ECE alumna Thy Tran (BSEE ‘93) will be honored guest speaker for the 2025 UW ECE Graduation Ceremony, which will take place in the Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion on Wednesday, June 11, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Unlocking the brain with the fruit fly
UW ECE undergraduate Mary Bun studies multitasking in fruit flies to offer valuable insights into disorders like Parkinson’s disease. Her work is inspired by neural engineering research led by UW ECE and UW Medicine Professor Chet Moritz.
Shanti Garman — graduate student, instructor, and mentor to aspiring engineers
Shanti Garman is a doctoral degree candidate at UW ECE, studying and working in the Sensor Systems Lab. She is also an instructor in the Department’s Professional Master’s Program as well as a mentor to aspiring engineers and first-generation college students.
Precision at the smallest scale
UW ECE students toured inside the Washington Nanofabrication Facility, where tiny tech is transforming research in quantum, chips, medicine and more.
A professor with superpowers
UW ECE Associate Teaching Professor Mahmood Hameed has a superpower — his unique ability to connect with students. He is known for his exceptional ability as an educator and his passion for teaching.
Eye-tracking for tailored autonomy
UW ECE undergraduate Kyshawn Warren part of NSF-funded team of researchers using eye-tracking technology to help create autonomous systems that can adjust to individual comfort levels.
The 2025 International Conference on Machine Learning: Q&A with Professor Maryam Fazel
UW ECE Professor Maryam Fazel is a program co-chair for the 2025 International Conference on Machine Learning, which will be held from July 13 to 19 in Vancouver, Canada.
Serena Eley — studying superconductivity, magnetism, and disorder in quantum materials
UW ECE Assistant Professor Serena Eley studies superconductors and magnets, searching for ways to fine-tune the atomic disorder landscape in these materials and leverage their unique properties for quantum technology development.
