/College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Events and Programs

Signature Events

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Seminars

 

Join the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering for seminars held throughout the academic year, featuring professional engineers and researchers from around the world. These sessions provide a platform to hear directly from experts working at the forefront of their fields.

Seminar topics span a wide range of areas, including electrical and computer engineering, communication systems, and decision-making processes. Attendees gain valuable insight into current research, industry practices, and emerging innovations while engaging with a global community of professionals. 

 


Past Seminars

Walid Redjem, University at Albany
Scalable Quantum and Classical Light Generation in Integrated Photonics
Date: December 4, 2025 

Sebin Gracy, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Networked Competitive Bivirus SIS spread with Higher Order Interactions
Date: November 22, 2024

Jan Niewiadomski, Stony Brook University, Intelligent Product Solutions
Ralph Cassara, Stony Brook University, Intelligent Product Solutions
Embedded Systems Design
Date: November 19, 2024 

Arnob Ghosh, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Model-free RL for constrained MDP: Theory and Practice
Date: November 9, 2023

Dustin Richmond, UC Santa Cruz
Pentimento: Analog Data Remanence in Cloud FPGAs
Date: September 15, 2023 

Qingxue Zhou, Purdue University
AIOT for Precision Medicine
Date: August 18, 2023

Jinjun Liu, Xi'an Jiaotong University
Techniques and Advanced Control Enabling a Fully Autonomous Microgrid Incorporating DERs
Date: August 11, 2023 

Prof. Yuri Saalmann, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Neural basis of consciousness
Date: May 26, 2022

Dr. Vijaysekhar Jayaraman, Praevium Research
Fast, widely tunable MEMS-VCSELs for imaging, metrology, and spectroscopy
Date: May 4, 2022

Dr. Zheyu Zhang, Clemson University
Overview of Power Electronics Research at Clemson University in Charleston
Date: April 22, 2022

 

 

Distinguished Lectures 

 

The Distinguished Lecture Series connects classroom learning with the forefront of electrical and computer engineering by featuring talks from leading professors, researchers, and industry experts. These speakers present innovative theories and breakthroughs in areas like artificial intelligence, robotics, communications, and semiconductor design, offering insight into how complex ideas are developed into real-world technologies.

Beyond sharing results, the series highlights the research process itself—how problems are identified, experiments are designed, and solutions are refined. This gives the campus community a clearer understanding of real-world engineering practices while exposing students and faculty to emerging trends, career pathways, and opportunities for collaboration.

Person in a dark blazer gives a presentation on AC and DC signals, pointing to a graph on a blue screen. He appears focused and analytical.

 

Engineering Leadership in a World of Accelerating Change 
Dr. Tsu-Jae King Liu, President, National Academy of Engineering & Distinguished Professor Emerita, UC Berkeley 
Date: April 24, 2026 

Fast and Flexible Multiagent Decision-Making
Dr. Naomi Ehrich Leonard, Chair and Edwin S. Wilsey Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University
Date: April 7, 2023 

Research Challenges and Solutions for IOTT/CPS 
Dr. John A. Stankovic, BP America Professor Emeritus & Director Emeritus of the Link Lab, Computer Science Department, University of Virginia
Date: April 26, 2019 

Information Theoretic Paths Forward in the Wireless Physical Layer 
Dr. H. Vincent Poor, Michael Henry Strater University Professor, Electrical Engineering, Princeton University 
Date: August 24, 2018