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- Founded by electrical and computer engineers Eric Keller and Murad Kablan, Stateless is revolutionizing software-defined networks by building virtual network functions, such as firewalls and load balancers, that are easy to offer and consume through the “as-a-service” model.
- Volt Vision is the brainchild of a team of six electrical and computer engineering students, whose goal is to develop a product based on accessibility for everyone.
- Assistant Professor Taylor Barton has been awarded a prestigious grant from the Air Force's Young Investigator Research Program.Barton is one of just 45 young engineers and scientists in the U.S. to receive the award, selected from among nearly 300
- Assistant Professor Khurram Afridi is developing ways to power vehicles wirelessly while they’re in motion. No need to plug in or even park – just cruise down the “charging lane” of the highway.
- Juliet Gopinath designed optical elements that allow for 3-D imaging, which will help lead researchers study the neural activity involved in vocal learning, decision making, social interactions and neural development in various species.
- We're very excited to welcome several new faculty members to our department this year, including a few alumni who are returning to teach courses! Read on for a little more about each of our new people. Tenured FacultyShu-Wei Huang will be
- Zoya Popovic is named the Lockheed Martin Corporation Endowed Chair of Radio Frequency Engineering, while newcomer Taylor Barton receives the Lockheed Martin Junior Faculty Fellowship.
- "My favorite engineering experience was when I was working on a prototype of a business jet in Kansas during my internship with Textron Aviation. It was amazing to work in the aviation industry with real engineers and on a plane that would be ready for its first flight."
- Sensor developed by ECEE's Al Gasiewski will be able to assess moisture in crop fields at a resolution of about 50 feet across and to a depth of about 8 inches.
- It looks like a small Band-Aid, but it’s powerful enough to allow a doctor to monitor the heart rate of a patient remotely or to enable someone to control a robot with voice commands.The “tiny, wearable stethoscope” was created by Jae-Woong Jeong, assistant professor of electrical, computer and energy engineering, along with colleagues from Northwestern University.