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Celebrate ECE Staff for Hispanic Heritage Month

Texas ECE is proud to celebrate and recognize our staff for Hispanic Heritage Month. 
Fire-fighting Robot

This First-Year Student Invented a Fire-Fighting Robot

Every once in a while, a young person already so accomplished comes along and makes you wonder aloud “what am I doing with my life?” Siddharth Thakur is one of those young people.
Sofia Hurtado

Student Profile: Sofia Hurtado

We sat down with PhD student Sofia Hurtado to discuss her experiences at Texas ECE.
Jaydeep Kulkarni

Jaydeep Kulkarni Selected as IEEE Distinguished Lecturer

Prof. Jaydeep Kulkarni of Texas ECE has been selected as a Distinguished Lecturer for both IEEE Solid State Circuits Society (SSCS) and IEEE Electron Device Society (EDS).
Atlas Wang

Prof. Atlas Wang Receives Multiple Grants for work on Artificial Intelligence

Prof. Atlas Wang of Texas ECE has received several grants for his work on artificial intelligence. 
Elvin Galarza

Alumni Profile: Elvin Galarza

We sat down with alumnus Elvin Galarza to discuss his time at Texas ECE and his career in electrical and computer engineering.
Emily Porter

Emily Porter Receives Lot Shafai Mid‐Career Distinguished Achievement Award

Prof. Porter received the award for "contributions to microwave medical technologies, standardizing the methodology for measuring the dielectric properties of biological tissues, and advocating for women in engineering.”
Jean Anne Incorvia

Prof. Jean Anne Incorvia Named Intel® Rising Star

Prof. Jean Anne Incorvia of Texas ECE has been named a 2021 Intel® Rising Star. The Rising Star Faculty Award is an invitation-only program to foster innovation and help promote the careers of promising early-career faculty members.
ECB Program

New Dual Degree Honors Program Combines Business, Electrical and Computer Engineering

The University of Texas at Austin will offer a new integrated business and engineering honors degree program. The rigorous four-year undergraduate curriculum in the Cockrell School of Engineering and the McCombs School of Business will prepare students for competitive engineering leadership careers.

The Texas Honors Electrical and Computer

AI Institute

Texas Engineers Play Critical Role in New NSF AI Institutes

The National Science Foundation just announced 11 new artificial intelligence institutes across the nation, and researchers from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin will play prominent roles in two of them.