Author: Kristin Clague
ECpE Hall of Fame Inaugural 2019 Induction Ceremony
MSE’s Jiang organizes workshop series to improve engineering department
Iowa State’s information assurance program ranked in top five
Iowa State University’s information assurance program, led by University Professor Doug Jacobson and hosted by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE), has been ranked as one of the nation’s top Master’s in Information Assurance and Security degree programs on TheBestSchools.org for 2019. The program came in ranked at number five in the nation. Iowa State’s …Continue reading “Iowa State’s information assurance program ranked in top five”
Printing on Jell-O: MSE’s Thuo featured in magazine for heat-free printing procedure
College of Engineering mourns loss of student
Iowa State University’s College of Engineering mourns the loss of Kevin Truong, a student majoring in software engineering, who was killed in a car accident in Des Moines on July 4. Support for students, faculty, and staff impacted by this loss include the following university resources: Resources for students Student Counseling Service, 515-294-5056 Thielen Student …Continue reading “College of Engineering mourns loss of student”
ECpE’s Ramamoorthy receives NSF funding for work on coding theoretic ideas for distributed computation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded nearly $500,000 to a professor with Iowa State University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering for “Leveraging Coding Techniques for Distributed Computing.” Aditya Ramamoorthy, funded for his work on coding theoretic ideas for distributed computation, is the sole principal investigator on the project. “Computing clusters that process huge …Continue reading “ECpE’s Ramamoorthy receives NSF funding for work on coding theoretic ideas for distributed computation”
Two ECpE engineers receive Miller Open Education Mini-Grant to revamp EE lab exercises
Two engineers with Iowa State University‘s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE) have been awarded a Miller Open Education Mini-Grant for their proposal entitled, “Open Signals and Systems Lab Exercises.” ECpE’s Professor Julie Dickerson and Adjunct Assistant Professor Andrew Bolstad received the award to revamp the laboratory portion of the ISU course Electrical Engineering …Continue reading “Two ECpE engineers receive Miller Open Education Mini-Grant to revamp EE lab exercises”
Adobe awards gift funds for ongoing research collaboration with ECpE professor
Adobe Inc., an American multinational computer software company engaged in digital and cloud publishing, multimedia, advertising and more, has awarded new gift funds to Iowa State University Harpole Professor Ratnesh Kumar. The gift, in support of Kumar’s research activities of the ESSeNCE (Embedded Software, Sensors, Networks, Cyberphysical, and Energy) lab he directs, is part of an ongoing research …Continue reading “Adobe awards gift funds for ongoing research collaboration with ECpE professor”
ECpE student wins Best Poster Award at Midwest Machine Learning Symposium
Konstantinos Konstantinidis, Ph.D. student with Iowa State University‘s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE), recently won first prize in the Student Poster Award contest at the Midwest Machine Learning Symposium (MMLS) 2019. Konstantinidis, who performed his research jointly with ECpE Professor Aditya Ramamoorthy, won for his poster titled, “Speeding up Distributed Computing through Coding.” …Continue reading “ECpE student wins Best Poster Award at Midwest Machine Learning Symposium”
MSE alum honored for collaborative steel market development, distinguished research
ECpE celebrates 20 years of cyber security education with NSA
Iowa State University‘s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is celebrating 20 years of cyber security education, marked with a new major in cyber security engineering, beginning this fall. Two decades ago, in May 1999, the National Security Agency launched the Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE) designation program, with the goal of reducing vulnerability in …Continue reading “ECpE celebrates 20 years of cyber security education with NSA”
DOE awards $1.43 million grant to MRC, ECpE for OLED project
In many ways, the world is moving toward becoming more efficient and environmentally friendly. At Iowa State University, a team in the Microelectronics Research Center (MRC) and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE) recently won a $1.43 million grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) for their project focusing on aiding the environment. …Continue reading “DOE awards $1.43 million grant to MRC, ECpE for OLED project”
Four ECpE professors receive $1M DOE award for power system resilience proposal
Four professors in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE) at Iowa State University recently received a $1 million award from the Department of Energy (DOE) for their proposal improving the efficiency of power systems and power lines across America. Zhaoyu Wang, Harpole-Pentair Assistant Professor and the PI (principal investigator) of the project, is …Continue reading “Four ECpE professors receive $1M DOE award for power system resilience proposal”
MSE grad receives Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship