ECE Undergrads Show Off at Senior Design Open House

The EE 464 Senior Design Contest winners for Spring 2011 were recently awarded by Prof. Gary Hallock at the Senior Design Open House on Thursday, April 28th. First place went to the H.A.N.D. team of Benjamin Jaiyen, Jason Lii, Ophelia Chaio and Varun Koyyalagunta. Congratulations to all the participants for putting on a great open house.

All Winners:

1st Place

H.A.N.D.
Benjamin Jaiyen, Jason Lii, Ophelia Chaio and Varun Koyyalagunta
Supervised by Dr. Alan Bovik

2nd Place

Prof. Yerraballi Selected ECE Distinguished Professor and Receives Faculty Appreciation Award

Prof. Yerraballi Selected ECE Distinguished Professor and Receives Faculty Appreciation Award

UT ECE Graduate Student Khubaib Receives Corporate Intel PhD Fellowship

UT ECE Graduate Student Khubaib Receives Corporate Intel PhD Fellowship

Prof. Jeff Andrews Receives IEEE Communications Society 2011 Heinrich Hertz Award for Best Communications Letter

Technology at Face Value

The human face does more than help us tell each other apart. Studies have suggested that our perceptions of attractiveness and personality traits — even intangible qualities such as trustworthiness and sincerity — could be based on instinctive responses to certain facial features.

But breakthroughs in facial recognition technology have been used in recent years to screen for criminals, to catch cheaters at casinos and even to recommend products at vending machines.

Prof. Yale Patt Elected to Academy of Distinguished Teachers

UT ECE professor Yale Patt has been elected to the Academy of Distinguished Teachers. Established in February 1995, the Academy of Distinguished Teachers was one of the first associations of its kind in the nation. Each year, new members of the Academy are selected through a rigorous evaluation process.

Solving the Bandwidth Bottleneck

Cardan Samples has two favorite prime-time T.V. shows: "The Office" and the science fiction series "Fringe."

But between classes and homework at McCombs School of Business, the Management Information Systems junior doesn't have time to watch them when they air.

Instead, once or twice a week he uses the 15-20 minute bus ride from The University of Texas at Austin campus to his apartment on Riverside Drive to catch up on episodes by streaming them on his 4x2-inch cell phone.

Chairman Tewfik Joins ECE Department Heads Association Panel to Discuss Future of ECE

At the 2011 ECE Department Heads Association (ECEDHA) meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. Dept. Chair Ahmed Tewfik was asked to be on panel discussing the "Challenges and Opportunities for ECE in the Coming Decades." The panel included department chairs from five schools, including MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Caltech and UT Austin. This is a clear testament to the impact and reputation of the UT ECE Department.

Professor David Z. Pan and Kun Yuan Receive Best Paper Award at 2011 ACM International Symposium on Physical Design

Professor David Z. Pan and Kun Yuan Receive Best Paper Award at 2011 ACM International Symposium on Physical Design UT ECE Professor David Z. Pan and former graduate student Kun Yuan received the Best Paper Award from the 2011 ACM International Symposium on Physical Design (ISPD), for their paper "E-Beam Lithography Stencil Planning and Optimization with Overlapped Characters".

Professor Andrea Alù Awarded URSI Issac Koga Gold Medal

Professor Andrea Alù Awarded URSI Issac Koga Gold Medal