electrical and computer engineering

Oct 24, 2019

Major impact

The College has increased the number of women faculty members over the last decade and promoted them to leadership positions in departments and centers. 

Oct 24, 2019

Research overcomes key obstacles to scaling up DNA data storage

NC State researchers have developed new techniques for labeling and retrieving data files in DNA-based information storage systems, addressing two of the key obstacles to widespread adoption of DNA data storage technologies. 

Oct 24, 2019

New framework improves performance of deep neural networks

Researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) have developed a new framework for building deep neural networks via grammar-guided network generators. In experimental testing, the new networks — called AOGNets — have outperformed existing state-of-the-art frameworks, including the widely used ResNet and DenseNet systems, in visual recognition tasks. 

Oct 24, 2019

Students interact with NC State astronaut through live downlink

NASA astronaut Christina Koch, who was participating in a live downlink from orbit, showed an audience assembled in the Talley Student Union on campus and watching live online how easy it is to lose items that you need when you try to set something down for a second and soon realize that it has floated away. She talked about how astronauts drink liquids and where they sleep. Then there was something else. 

Oct 24, 2019

FREEDM researchers receive funding for work on grid resilience tools

Researchers in the FREEDM Systems Center led by NC State have received a $3.1-million research award from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) to advance solar energy’s role in strengthening the resilience of the U.S. electricity grid. 

Oct 24, 2019

Faculty highlights

Recent awards and honors extended to College of Engineering faculty members. 

Oct 24, 2019

Young alumna endows scholarship in honor of father

Dr. Joy Johnson didn’t grow up dreaming about becoming an engineer. But she did grow up with a father who taught her to give back what she can to other people. 

Oct 18, 2019

Alumna makes history as part of all-female spacewalk

On Friday, October 18, College of Engineering alumna and astronaut Christina Koch conducted the first all-female spacewalk with fellow astronaut Jessica Meir. 

Oct 16, 2019

Kish named director of NC State Nanofabrication Facility

Dr. Fred Kish, M.C. Dean Term Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at North Carolina State University, has been named the director of the NC State Nanofabrication Facility (NNF).