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Xin Xie, Ph.D.

ECE welcomes quantum researcher Xin Xie this fall

Tuesday 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. 
ECE’s YK Yoon is widely known for developing metaconductors. Photo by Harrem Monkhorst

ECE’s YK Yoon awarded inaugural faculty fellowship

Friday 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. 
The logo for the National Science Foundation at the side of a brick building

UF researchers join new NSF-funded AI institute to transform rehabilitation and health care

Thursday 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.
Mark Tehranipoor

ECE Chair Mark Tehranipoor selected as College of Engineering dean

Wednesday 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. 
Farimah Farahmandi, Ph.D.

Farahmandi to lead state cybersecurity institute, expanding research and workforce development

Thursday July 2, 2026

Farimah Farahmandi, Ph.D., has been named the director of the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research, known as FICS.

Entrance of Malachowsky Hall on the campus of the University of Florida

Leadership to scholarship: ECE doctoral students earn industry honors

Monday June 29, 2026

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

ECE team advances energy-saving quantum hardware

Monday 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. 
UF alumni Steve and Wendy Blum remain diehard Gator fans. Photo courtesy of Steve Blum

Autodesk executive and UF champion Steve Blum named to elite construction academy

Friday June 12, 2026

Tech executive and Gator engineering graduate Steve Blum has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Construction, known as NAC. He was among 45 professionals inducted into the Class of 2026.  A 1987 graduate of the University of Florida’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, or ECE, Blum is executive vice president and COO […]
Neurodivergent students use virtual reality tools to learn a skill

Breaking barriers, building careers: UF is training autistic adults for semiconductor careers

Monday 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. 
Two scientists lean over side of a boat in the water to launch an underwater robot

A new frontier for marine robot communication: UF scientists develop BlueME

Friday May 29, 2026

UF scientists createdBlueME, a magnetoelectric antenna that lets underwater robots communicate over 700 meters.
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