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José Fortes named new acting ECE chair
August 19, 2026José Fortes, Ph.D., professor and AT&T Eminent Scholar, has been appointed the new acting chair of the University of Florida’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
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Meet Hudson Marr, the ECE senior who can help nail your next interview
August 14, 2026Hudson Marr, a senior studying electrical engineering in the University of Florida’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, is already making waves with job interviews.
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ECE welcomes quantum researcher Xin Xie this fall
August 11, 2026Xin Xie, Ph.D., a respected quantum researcher with significant industry experience, is joining the University of Florida’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, known as ECE, this fall as a research associate professor.
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ECE’s YK Yoon awarded inaugural faculty fellowship
August 7, 2026YK Yoon, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, or ECE, has been given the inaugural R.C. Gonzalez Faculty Fellowship.
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UF researchers join new NSF-funded AI institute to transform rehabilitation and health care
July 30, 2026University of Florida researchers are part of a new $21.5 million National Science Foundation AI institute focused on improving rehabilitation and health care through advanced technology.
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ECE Chair Mark Tehranipoor selected as College of Engineering dean
July 15, 2026The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering has a new dean, and he is a familiar face on the University of Florida campus.
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Farahmandi to lead state cybersecurity institute, expanding research and workforce development
July 2, 2026Farimah Farahmandi, Ph.D., has been named the director of the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research, known as FICS.
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Leadership to scholarship: ECE doctoral students earn industry honors
June 29, 2026Three UF ECE doctoral students earned prestigious national honors for research, leadership and academic excellence.
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ECE team advances energy-saving quantum hardware
June 22, 2026In lab terms, Yingying Wu, Ph.D., is developing a skyrmion quantum diode based on skyrmion qubits. In simpler terms, this University of Florida researcher is working to reduce heat and energy for everyday, battery‑driven devices.
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Breaking barriers, building careers: UF is training autistic adults for semiconductor careers
June 8, 2026In a collaboration linking academia, tech firms, autism advocates and a significantly underemployed population, the University of Florida is establishing a new pipeline of semiconductor workers perfect for the job.
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