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Jan 28, 2018

Yokus Wins First Place at ECE GSA Research Symposium

On Friday, January 26th, 2018, the ECE Graduate Student Association at NC State held their Annual ECE Research Symposium. During the well-attended event, ECE students presented their research in the Atrium of Engineering Building II while receiving valuable feedback from their peers and a panel of judges.

Nov 27, 2017

Sayed Wins Grand Prize at NCRT Competition

Islam Sayed, a Ph.D. student studying under Dr. Salah Bedair received the Overall Grand Prize Award, granted at the North Carolina Triangle Student Research Competition.

Sep 28, 2017

Researchers Improve the Performance of Quantum Well Solar Cells

Collaboration between researchers at Bedair Group, North Carolina State University and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), shows the high potential of quantum wells in multi-junction solar cells.

Aug 23, 2017

Xue Wins IEEE Control Systems Prize for Video

Nan Xue, a student in Aranya Chakrobortty's reseach group is the recipient of the second place prize in a student video contest organized by the IEEE Control Systems Society. The award consists of a certificate and $500, which will be presented at the IEEE CCTA conference in Hawaii.

Apr 7, 2017

ECE Student is Finalist in 3 Minute Thesis Competition

Later this month, 10 finalists in the Graduate School’s second annual 3 Minute Thesis competition will demonstrate who is most capable of describing their Ph.D. research in just three minutes and with only one slide. The preliminary rounds of the competition were Oct. 4-10. The field of competitors, all Ph.D. candidates who have completed their […]

Jan 30, 2017

Researchers Develop Wearable, Low-Cost Sensor to Measure Skin Hydration

Researchers from NC State, including the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have developed a wearable, wireless sensor that can monitor a person’s skin hydration for use in applications that need to detect dehydration before it poses a health problem. The device is lightweight, flexible and stretchable and has already been incorporated into prototype devices […]

Nov 17, 2016

Tech Would Use Drones and Insect Biobots to Map Disaster Areas

Researchers at North Carolina State University’s Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering have developed a combination of software and hardware that will allow them to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and insect cyborgs, or biobots, to map large, unfamiliar areas – such as collapsed buildings after a disaster. “The idea would be to release a […]

Nov 16, 2016

An Efficient Approach for Tracking Physical Activity with Wearable Health-Monitoring Devices

Researchers from North Carolina State University's Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering have developed an energy-efficient technique for accurately tracking a user's physical activity based on data from wearable devices.

Oct 21, 2016

ECE Student is Finalist in 3 Minute Thesis Competition

10 finalists in the Graduate School's second annual 3 Minute Thesis competition will demonstrate who is most capable of describing their Ph.D. research in just three minutes and with only one slide. Ph.D. candidates who have completed their confirmation milestone, was narrowed to 10 finalists, including one from Electrical and Computer Engineering - Tanvir Arafat Khan.

Oct 19, 2016

Canine Communication

Computer science and electrical engineering researchers have made an effort to improve service dogs' signals to companions.