Electrical and Computer Engineering

New Textbook Teaches Students How to Apply Machine Learning To Real World Problems

by Sarah Colwell
September 13, 2022

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Two faculty members in the UC Davis College of Engineering, Setareh Rafatirad and Houman Homayoun, recently published a new textbook on applied machine learning that not only explains key concepts of machine learning, but also provides hands-on examples to empower readers to be successful in problem solving.

Lensless Camera Creates 3D Images From Single Exposure

by Nancy D. Lamontagne
September 12, 2022

Researchers at the UC Davis College of Engineering have developed a camera that uses a thin microlens array and new image processing algorithms to capture three dimensional information about objects in a scene with a single exposure. The camera could be useful for a variety of applications such as industrial part inspection, gesture recognition and collecting data for 3D display systems.

Q&A with 2022 Graduate Program Advising and Mentoring Award Recipient Omeed Momeni

by Sarah Colwell
August 18, 2022

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Associate Professor Omeed Momeni from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering was honored with a Graduate Program Advising and Mentoring Award from UC Davis Graduate Studies. In being nominated, Momeni was applauded for the extra effort he demonstrated in mentoring students during the pandemic.

Disruptioneering: The Quantum Vacuum for Nanotechnology

by Gina Pottenger
August 08, 2022

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Jeremy Munday recently received a $2.2 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to deepen our understanding of the quantum forces at work in nanotechnology.

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Improving Agricultural Production by Slowing Down the Speed of Light

by Sarah Colwell
August 01, 2022

An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Professor Saif Islam from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering will be forging a new partnership with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories to create innovative, fluorescence lifetime imaging—a process currently used in the medical field—for improving agricultural practices.

Assistant Professor Marina Radulaski Recognized as Optica Senior Member

by Optica, Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide
July 21, 2022

Optica, Advancing Optics and Photonics Worldwide, recognized Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Marina Radulaski as a Senior Member in the announcement of the class of 2022 on June 29, 2022.

Opus Number Three: A Symphonic Relationship Between Engineers and Winemakers

by Sarah Colwell
July 21, 2022

For more than 30 years, a partnership between the UC Davis College of Engineering and Opus One Winery has fostered new, reciprocal innovations in winemaking and engineering.

Research in Action: Weijian Yang Advances Optical Methods and Neurotechnologies

by Molly Bechtel and Cristina Deptula
July 15, 2022

Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Professor Weijian Yang’s goal is to decode how the brain works in various processes, such as learning and memory formation, through the development of advanced optical methods and neurotechnologies to record and modulate brain activity. Additional interdisciplinary research has applications in biomedical imaging and smart health.

ECE Professor Houman Homayoun Receives $1.2M from NSF to Develop Secure Cloud Systems

by Chongzhou Fang and Houman Homayoun
June 14, 2022

Professor Houman Homayoun’s Accelerated, Secure, and Energy-Efficient Computing (ASEEC) Lab in the UC Davis Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and collaborators at George Mason University received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to build secure resource provisioning systems in the cloud.

Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Marina Radulaski Earns Google Research Scholar Award for Quantum Computing

by Cristina Deptula
June 14, 2022

UC Davis electrical and computer engineering (ECE) professor Marina Radulaski recently earned a Google Research Scholar award for her work in quantum computing.

Let There Be Light: ECE professor William Putnam's Lab Receives NSF and DOE Awards for Quantum and Ultrafast Photonics

by Cristina Deptula
May 05, 2022

UC Davis electrical and computer engineering (ECE) professor William Putnam’s lab received a National Science Foundation award for using vacuum electronics to generate entangled photons.

UC Davis Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Juan Sebastian Gomez-Diaz Receives Department of Defense Grant for Miniaturized Infrared Sensing Technology

by Cristina Deptula
April 28, 2022

UC Davis electrical and computer engineering (ECE) professor Juan Sebastian Gomez-Diaz received a Department of Defense grant for research into ultrathin, ‘smart’ infrared sensors that could revolutionize infrared sensing technology.

Virtual ECExpo Celebrates UC Davis Electrical and Computer Engineering Community's Resilience and Innovation

by Cristina Deptula
April 14, 2022

On Friday, April 8, UC Davis' electrical and computer engineering (ECE) department's alumni, students, and professors presented groundbreaking research, creative projects, and inspirational stories at the annual UC Davis ECExpo.

In Memoriam: Founder of UC Davis’ Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Ronald Soohoo

by Cristina Deptula
April 01, 2022

UC Davis’ Electrical and Computer Engineering department honors the life of its founder, professor emeritus Ronald Soohoo.

UC Davis Wins 2 Awards From the W.M. Keck Foundation

by Clémentine Sicard
March 07, 2022

For the first time in university history, the W.M. Keck Foundation has awarded two research teams at the University of California, Davis, with $1 million each in the same award cycle. One grant will support the creation of new technology for communications and medicine that operates at wavelengths that are not currently utilized. Associate professors Josh Hihath and Sebastian Gomez-Diaz in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering are leading the research.

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