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The official account of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Celebrating excellence in power and energy engineering. This spring, the Annual Grainger Power Engineering Award Program recognized the importance of the power engineering field and honored the academic performance of the graduates. Congratulations to this year's recipients!
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Spring 2026 by the Numbers: 🎓 707 graduates 🏆 105 scholarships, fellowships & awards 💰 $1.6M awarded to ECE students Celebrating the achievements of Illinois ECE students and the community that helps make their success possible. #IllinoisECE #GraingerEngineering
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ECE 469 gives students the opportunity to apply classroom concepts through hands-on engineering experiences in the new Audio Amplifier Lab. The experience prepares graduates for industry by connecting theory with real-world challenges. More: ece.illinois.edu/news/indust… #IllinoisECE

Industry ready: ECE 469 preps students for real-world challenges

This year, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in The Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign introduced a new Audio Amplifier Lab for ECE 469,...

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As demand for #AI computing continues to surge, new #ChipArchitectures are emerging to challenge conventional approaches. ECE Professor Deming Chen shares his expertise to the Financial Times article. Discover: ft.com/content/635957a4-7212… #IllinoisECE #Semiconductors

‘Age of electricity’ lights the path for Sun King’s solar success

Company’s off-grid energy infrastructure is used by more than 50mn customers across sub-Saharan Africa

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#IllinoisECE Founder Prof Cunjiang Yu was selected for the 2026 ASME Materials Division Centennial Mid-Career Award for the pioneering contributions in soft and stretchable electronics and their associated fundamental aspects of materials, mechanics, and device technologies.
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#IllinoisECE Professor Viktor Gruev and collaborators developed a bio-inspired imaging system that helps surgeons identify malignant lymph nodes in real time during cancer surgery. Discover: medicine.illinois.edu/news/i…  #GraingerEngineering #BiomedicalEngineering #CancerResearch
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Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is a prestigious honor recognizing leadership, innovation, and lasting impact in biomedical engineering. ECE recognizes three faculty members who were inducted: Viktor Gruev, Michael L. Oelze, and Cunjiang Yu. ece.illinois.edu/news/ece-ai…

Three ECE Faculty Elected to AIMBE College of Fellows

ECE congratulates three faculty members elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows. Professors Viktor Gruev, Michael L. Oelze, and Cunjiang Yu...

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A figure from a research article by Professor Erhan Kudeki was selected for the cover of the January 2026 issue of Radio Science. The cover image features Figure 11 from Kudeki's manuscript, which was published in the same issue. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.… #IllinoisECE #RadioScience
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New research reveals the brain begins forming decisions before conscious thought, with ECE Professor Yurii Vlasov and graduate student Alex Armstrong helping uncover how sensory regions guide choice-making. earth.com/news/the-brain-sta… #IllinoisECE #SensoryInput #AIimplications

The brain starts making decisions before a person actually 'thinks' about it

A new study reveals that the brain may begin making decisions before the rational part of the mind kicks in.

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AI chip innovation continues to accelerate as Cerebras Systems gains attention for its wafer-scale architecture. ECE Professor Deming Chen explains, "smaller chips are easier to produce, cheaper, and can be scaled up by just adding more." ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/wh… #IllinoisECE #AI

Why Cerebras AI chips stand out in the Nvidia-dominated market

Cerebras' chips are far different from Nvidia's, but both are designed to power AI data centers.

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ECE Ph.D. candidate Hyungyo Kim earns international recognition for research improving GPU efficiency and lowering AI computing costs through smarter system design. Discover: ece.illinois.edu/news/rising…  #IllinoisECE #GraingerEngineering #GPUefficiency #AI

Rising star, lowering cost: ECE Ph.D. candidate receives international distinction for thinking...

ECE Ph.D. candidate Hyungyo Kim earns international recognition for research improving GPU efficiency and lowering AI computing costs through smarter system design.

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ECE associate professor Joohyung Kim received funding from the Toyota Research Institute for his project "Expanding Large Behavior Models with Whole-Body Multimodal Sensing Across Embodiments." Read more: ece.illinois.edu/news/illino…  #IllinoisECE #GraingerEngineering #AI #TRI

Illinois Grainger faculty secure Toyota Research Institute funding

ECE Professor Joohyung Kim and CS Professor Yuxiong Wang receive Toyota Research Institute funding to advance robotics, multimodal sensing, and AI-driven robot learning.

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Illinois researchers, led by ECE Prof Zhi-Pei Liang, have developed a new MRI technology that can provide a far more complete picture of the human brain in a single scan. Read: news.illinois.edu/new-mri-te… #IllinoisECE #GraingerEngineering #MRI #MedicalImaging #AI #ResearchInnovation
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ECE Professor Naresh Shanbhag has been named the next Director of the Coordinated Science Laboratory, one of Illinois’ premier interdisciplinary research labs. More: csl.illinois.edu/news-and-me… #IllinoisECE #CSL #GraingerEngineering #EngineeringLeadership #Innovation

Shanbhag named 12th Coordinated Science Laboratory Director

Shanbhag named 12th Coordinated Science Laboratory Director

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ECE Prof and John Bardeen Faculty Scholar Rakesh Kumar has been selected for the ARC Midwest Fellows Program, a competitive program designed to support promising AI startups rooted in Midwest research universities. ece.illinois.edu/news/ece-pr… #IllinoisECE #GraingerEngineering #AI

ECE professor selected for the ARC Midwest Fellows Program

Rakesh Kumar, a professor and John Bardeen Faculty Scholar in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has been selected for the ARC...

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Ram Krishna, a Ph.D. student of #IllinoisECE professor Elyse Rosenbaum, is being recognized for research that is helping reshape electronic packaging and #semiconductor integration. The award will be formally presented at IEEE ECTC on May 28 in Orlando. ece.illinois.edu/news/small-…
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Congrats to the #IllinoisECE #ClassOf2026! This past weekend, we celebrated a remarkable group of grads whose hard work, resilience, creativity, and innovation have helped shape our ECE community. Once an Illini engineer, always an Illini engineer. 💙🧡 #GraingerEngineering #UofI
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As the academic year comes to a close, our ECE community came together to leave messages for the Class of 2026. Congrats to the graduating class! We cannot wait to see where you go next.  #IllinoisECE #ClassOf2026 #GraingerEngineering #UofI #WordsOfAdvice
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New and current engineering students can find key support in the Grainger College Student Resource Guide—covering academics, wellness, careers, and campus services. Explore: grainger.illinois.edu/news/b…  #AcademicResources #GraingerEngineering #EngineeringStudents #IllinoisECE
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ECE grads have many paths after graduation. This video features Adrian, an ECE alum who applied his technical foundation to financial engineering through Illinois’ top-ranked MSFE program. youtu.be/5FWr1YC6PJQ #IllinoisECE #GraingerEngineering #MSFE #FinancialEngineering
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