Electrical and Computer Engineering | UC Santa Barbara | Electrical and Computer Engineering | UC Santa Barbara

Recent News

UCSB Profs. John Martinis & Michel Devoret receive the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics
U.S. News – ECE & COE ranks among 2025 Nation's Best Graduate Engineering Schools
THE's 2025 Interdisciplinary Science Rankings places UCSB at No. 8 worldwide

Admissions

Undergraduate: UCSB Office of Admissions — Dates & Deadlines for Freshman & Transfer Applicants | How to Apply
Graduate: Application Portal Opens Sept 2025 – Learn at UCSB Graduate Division | Application & Checklist | ECE Prospective Students & Apply

Announcements

COE named The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering – Mehrabian served as the 4th engineering dean at UCSB from 1983-1990

Dr. Dennis Assanis appointed as UC Santa Barbara’s chancellor

Our Research

Mishra, DenBaars, Nakamura, Speck: Gallium Nitride research at UC Santa Barbara

Mishra, DenBaars, Nakamura, Speck: Gallium Nitride research at UC Santa Barbara

Spotlight

Nakamura – Why It Was Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED

Spotlight

Blumenthal: Chip-scale Cold Atoms & QS in the Field

Blumenthal: Chip-scale Cold Atoms & QS in the Field

News

Moody – Quantum Entangled Photons

Moody "Quantum Entangled Photons On Demand"

News

Nanofab "Uplifting the Local Semiconductor Industry"

Nanofab "Uplifting the Local Semiconductor Industry"

Miolane – AI Model of the Maternal Brain

Miolane: AI Model of the Maternal Brain

Bowers: Pioneering Laser Expert Retires

Bowers: Pioneering Laser Expert Retires

ECE Seminar Series

ECE Seminar Series

Department Events

ECE Seminar Series

Oct 30 (Thu) @9:30 am: "Network Games Induced Prior for Graph Topology Learning,” Hoi-To Wai, Assoc. Prof., Systems Engineering & Engineering Management, CUHK

ECE Seminar Series – Oct 31 (Fri) @ 2:00 pm: "Signal Processing Meets RF Hardware: Compensating RF Nonidealities in Future Wireless Systems,” Nuutti Tervo, Visiting Researcher, UCSB

Our Spotlights

UCSB praised in rankings for excellence, access & value

UCSB Praised in Rankings for Excellence, Access and Value

Mishra – UCSB’s New R&D Facility OASIS

Mishra – UCSB’s New R&D Facility OASIS

Glimpse of the ECE Undergraduate Experience

A Glimpse of the ECE Undergraduate Experience

Our Recent Honors

Mostofi & Korany receive the IEEE ComSoc Outstanding Paper Award

Mostofi & Korany – IEEE ComSoc Outstanding Paper Award

Çamsarı – IEE IGSB Software Impact Grant

Çamsarı – IEE IGSB Software Impact Grant

Moody & Pintus – IEE Research Seed

Moody & Pintus – IEE Research Seed

Our Faculty

Shuji Nakamura, Nobel Prize, Physics 2014

Shuji Nakamura, Physics 2014

Arthur Gossard, National Medal of Science & Technology, Physics 2014

Arthur Gossard, Physics 2014

Herbert Kroemer, Nobel Prize, Physics 2000

Herbert Kroemer, Physics 2000

Glen Culler, National Medal of Science & Technology, Physics

Glen Culler, Physics 1999

Our Students

Undergrad Spotlight: Vem Noubarentz

Undergrad Spotlight: Vem Noubarentz

Shailja – MICCAI Doctoral Consortium Award

Shailja – MICCAI Doctoral Consortium "Overall Winner Award"

Grad Spotlight: Roark Chao

Grad Spotlight: Roark Chao