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Asif Iftekhar Omi, an ECE Ph.D. student working with Dr. Baibhab Chatterjee, has been selected to receive the IEEE MTT-S Graduate Fellowship for Medical Applications, among the most prestigious of accolades in microwave engineering.

Dr. Scott T. Acton is the Lawrence R. Quarles Professor and Chair of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Virginia. He presents “Image Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, and Life” Thursday, March 6 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050.

Dr. Yiannis Ampatzidis is an associate professor in the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department of the University of Florida. He’ll present “Advancing Sustainability in Agriculture with AI-Driven Robotic Technologies” on Friday, Feb. 14 at 2:00 pm via Zoom.

John Oakley is a science director at the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC). He presents “SRC’s Microelectronics and Advanced Packaging Technologies (MAPT) Roadmap: Driving a New Era of Innovation in Semiconductors and Digital Twins” on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050.

Dr. Can Wu is currently a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University. He presents “THINK BIG! Emerging Large-Area Electronics for Large-Scale System Integration” on Monday, Jan. 27 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050.

Dr. Tony Geng is an assistant professor in the ECE and CS departments of the University of Rochester. He presents “Forging the Pathways towards Truly Efficient AI—From Extending to Beyond Moore’s Law” Thursday, Jan. 23 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050.

Jaume Segura is a professor at the University of the Balearic Islands where he leads the Electronic Systems Group. He presents “European Reaction to the Chips Shortage: The EU Chips Act” Tuesday, Jan. 21 at Noon in MALA 5050.

2024 was nothing short of transformative for UF ECE, with groundbreaking new research initiatives, an amazing new building, incredible support for faculty, and many prestigious awards.

The CHIP Lab, led by Dr. Hamed Dalir, has received $435,000 in funding from SRC to enhance photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and ferroelectric-tunable transparent conductive materials for high-performance computing applications.

Dr. Hamed Dalir has received funding to advance research on a “Novel Long-Range Acoustic Method for Decadal Monitoring of Plugged and Abandoned (P&A) Wells.” This groundbreaking project aims to revolutionize the monitoring of P&A wells using advanced acoustic techniques.