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José Fortes, Ph.D.

José Fortes named new acting ECE chair

August 19, 2026

José 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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ECE senior Hudson Marr posing next to the Bull Gator on UF's campus

Meet Hudson Marr, the ECE senior who can help nail your next interview

August 14, 2026

Hudson 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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Xin Xie, Ph.D.

ECE welcomes quantum researcher Xin Xie this fall

August 11, 2026

Xin 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 is widely known for developing metaconductors. Photo by Harrem Monkhorst

ECE’s YK Yoon awarded inaugural faculty fellowship

August 7, 2026

YK 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, 2026

University 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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Mark Tehranipoor

ECE Chair Mark Tehranipoor selected as College of Engineering dean

July 15, 2026

The 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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Leadership to scholarship: ECE doctoral students earn industry honors

June 29, 2026

Three UF ECE doctoral students earned prestigious national honors for research, leadership and academic excellence. 

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Yingying Wu, Ph.D.

ECE team advances energy-saving quantum hardware

June 22, 2026

In 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, 2026

In 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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