As we look back on 2024, UF Electrical & Computer Engineering has much to celebrate. The year was nothing short of transformative, with groundbreaking new research initiatives, an amazing new building, incredible support for faculty, and many prestigious awards.
New Facilities
The Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology is the newest addition to the stunning UF campus skyline. Bringing together key departments from the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering and other disciplines, Malachowsky Hall is set to reimagine research, applications and transformative advancements in today’s most promising field, AI.
The 263,000-square-foot facility, a dream “collaborative and collision space” come true for many faculty, students and friends of the UF, is made possible by a generous gift from NVIDIA co-founder and UF ECE alumnus Chris Malachowsky (BSEE ’80).
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Thirteen New Faculty Endowments
$160M in New Semiconductor Research Funding
Highlights of the new funding at UF ECE include:
- $80M from the State of Florida to establish the Florida Semiconductor Institute
- $27M from the Office of the Secretary of Defense for the Micro-Electronics Security Training (MEST) Center
- $26M from the National Science Foundation for Engines: Central Florida Semiconductor Innovation Engine
- $20M from the US CHIPS for America Act to lead the Florida/Caribbean hub of the SMART USA Institute
Young Investigator Awards
NSF CAREER Award
ECE Assistant Professor Yingying Wu has received a $546k NSF CAREER Award in support of her project, “Transforming Quantum Spintronics with Novel 2D Magnetic Transistors and Diodes.” This project will focus on creating new quantum hardware devices like magnetic transistors and diodes that use skyrmions. These devices are expected to be more energy-efficient, scalable, and able to operate at elevated temperatures, helping overcome some of the biggest obstacles in quantum computing.
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NIH New Innovator Award
The National Institutes of Health has granted ECE Assistant Professor Adam Khalifa a $1.5M New Innovator Award, securing research funding that could revolutionize invasive surgical implants and improve understanding for disease detection.
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NSF CAREER Award
Walden C. Rhines Endowed Professor for Hardware Security Farimah Farahmandi received an NSF CAREER award for research to enhance the safety and security of microelectronics by creating an innovative AI-assisted security verification framework for modern complex system-on-chip (SoC) devices.
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