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Anand, de Veciana, Shakkottai Awarded William R. Bennett Prize
The prize is awarded annually to the authors of a single paper published in either in IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking or the IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management. The paper must have been published within the last three years prior to the award.
Prof. Seth Bank Receives 2021 Dads’ Association Centennial Teaching Fellowship
Established by the University of Texas System Board of Regents in 1983, the fellowships recognize faculty who are actively engaged in the instruction of freshman undergraduates. This award recognizes Bank’s excellence in teaching and his commitment to undergraduate education.
Texas ECE Student Ahmet Budak Receives ADI Outstanding Student Designer Award
Texas ECE PhD student Ahmet Budak has been selected by Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) to receive the 2021 Outstanding Student Designer Award. The award is presented annually by ADI at the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC). Since 1997, this award has recognized excellence in system-level integrated circuit architectures or in
Dr. Aristotle Arapostathis: In Memoriam
Texas ECE professor Dr. Aristotle Arapostathis passed away peacefully at his home in Austin, Texas on May 19, 2021.
Ultra-sensitive Light Detector Gives Self-Driving Tech a Jolt
Engineers from The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Virginia created a new first-of-its-kind light detecting device that can more accurately amplify weak signals bouncing off of faraway objects than current technology allows, giving autonomous vehicles a fuller picture of what’s happening on the road.
Prof. Emily Porter Pursues Effective Online Teaching
Prof. Emily Porter of Texas ECE has joined the inaugural cohort of faculty certified in Effective Online Teaching Practices by the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE). We spoke to Prof. Porter about the importance of effective online teaching and how online teaching will continue to change the classroom.Winners of Inaugural Micron Semiconductor Memory Design Contest Announced
Four student teams in Prof. Jaydeep Kulkarni’s “Semiconductor Memories” graduate course won the inaugural Micron Outstanding Semiconductor Memory Design Contest for their excellent performance in the final class project.
A team of experts headed by Mr. Scott Smith from Micron, Allen, TX Design Center served as design contest judges. This course
Students Compete in Spring 2021 Capstone Design Contest
Over the course of the past two semesters, Texas ECE students worked on their Capstone Design projects and this week they competed in the Spring 2021 Capstone Design Contest. Winners were announced during the Texas ECE Honors Virtual Celebration on Wednesday, May 19, 2021.
In the courses, students solve open-ended problems in small groups over two
