Prof. Vishwanath Awarded Grant from Army Research Office for Research in Social Networks

UT ECE professor Sriram Vishwanath has been awarded a $300,000 grant by the Army Research Office for Research in Social Networks. His research is focused on understanding the theoretical underpinnings of such networks, and developing algorithms that are inspired by an information theoretic analysis of social networks. The end goal of this project will be a suite of algorithms that can be used to infer social behavior between users from any database of social interactions.

UT ECE Welcomes Dr. Vijay Reddi to Faculty

UT ECE is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Vijay Reddi to our faculty beginning September 2011.

Prof. Seth Bank and Prof. Sriram Vishwanath Receive 2011 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) awards

UT ECE professors Seth Bank and Sriram Vishwanath received 2011 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) awards. 165 awards were made to 83 academic institutions this year to support the purchase of $37.8 million in research instrumentation.

UT ECE Welcomes Dr. Zheng Wang to Faculty

UT ECE is proud to announce the addition of Dr. Zheng Wang to our faculty beginning on January 1, 2012.

Congratulations to the 2011 UT ECE Graduating Class

UT ECE would like to congratulate all undergraduate and graduate students for Spring and Summer 2011 who were honored last week at graduation ceremonies from The University of Texas at Austin. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication and UT ECE wishes you the best in your future endeavors.

See photos of the graduation ceremony on our Flickr page.

UT ECE Undergrads Win IET Around the World Competition

For the second year in a row UT ECE has won first place in the local Present Around the World competition sponsored by IET, The Institution of Engineering and Technology (the British equivalent of IEEE). The competition provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate their presentation skills and be recognized by this organization. UT ECE competed against two other schools, Texas A&M and the University of Houston. The talks are limited to 10 minutes, and judged 75% on presentation skills and 25% on technical content.

EE 345M/380L Students Head to the Races

EE 345M/380L Students Head to the Races

Professor John Pearce Named Among Top 10 Most Inspiring Professors by Texas Exes

The Alcade, The University of Texas at Austin alumni magazine, recently named their list of the Top 10 Most Inspiring Professors and UT ECE professor John Pearce made the list. For a professor of literature, being soulful and philosophical might be an easier feat. But John Pearce manages it even while teaching the intricacies of electrical engineering.

Prof. Al Bovik Gives Keynote at Electronic Imaging 2011

Prof. Al Bovik Gives Keynote at Electronic Imaging 2011

UT ECE Prof. Miryung Kim Receives 2011 Microsoft Software Engineering Innovation Foundation Award

UT ECE Prof. Miryung Kim Receives 2011 Microsoft Software Engineering Innovation Foundation Award