ECE News

November 3, 2026

Physics’ Michel Devoret, Materials' Van de Walle and ECE’s Chris Palmstrøm and UCSB researchers bring complementary strengths to a $27.9 million NSF institute tackling one of superconducting quantum computing’s longstanding limitations

October 27, 2026

ECE Prof. Upamanyu Madhow is developing ways to use wireless signals to locate people and detect movement when disasters compromise communications and visibility

October 26, 2026

ECE Faculty Mahnoosh Alizadeh, Ramtin Pedarsani, Galan Moody, and Dmitri Strukov receive funding for early-stage work

October 21, 2026

In a study led by ECE doctoral research fellow, Roark Chao, PIs, and other doctoral students, efficient red microLED developed at UCSB achieves records 

October 8, 2026

ECE graduates, Adailton Nali Junior and Ryan Conolley, part of winning team in the West Coast division of Raytheon’s Autonomous Vehicle Competition (AVC)

October 7, 2026

Powerhouse team of UCSB professors wins NSF award to use AI to discover scientific laws for group interactions

October 1, 2026

ECE Prof. Daniel Blumenthal part of a of a team from the Quantum Systems through Entangled Science and Engineering (Q-SEnSE) center

September 29, 2026

For innovations with lasting impacts on society and for his influence on generations of inventors and entrepreneurs, ECE Prof. John Bowers, a pioneer in silicon photonics, received the lifetime award

September 3, 2026

ECE Prof. Pradeep Sen’s Mirage Lab's foundational 2015 paper wins award for shaping computer-generated imagery in movies, gaming and more

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Nearly four decades after Robert Mehrabian helped transform a relatively small engineering college into a rising national powerhouse, UCSB celebrated his enduring legacy with the naming
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