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Misra selected for TEDxRaleigh 2016

Two NC State faculty members are among 13 locals selected to present at TEDxRaleigh 2016, an event designed to showcase the best and the brightest of Raleigh thinkers, tinkers and revolutionary visionaries.

Algorithm Makes Hyperspectral Imaging Faster

<img width="359" height="202" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Baron-figurine-HEADER-848x477_thumb.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Delaware have developed an algorithm that can quickly and accurately reconstruct hyperspectral images using less data.

Bozkurt receives NSF CAREER Award

<img width="1024" height="683" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/MH13642-1024x683.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/MH13642-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/MH13642-452x301.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/MH13642-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/MH13642-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/MH13642-e1548272447740.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px">Dr. Alper Bozkurt, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University, has received a Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The award, known as the NSF CAREER Award, is one of the highest honors given by NSF to young faculty in science and engineering.

Baliga to be Inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame

<img width="1" height="1" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/migration/images/2016/05/Jacobs%20Baliga%20Lee%20(2).jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">B. Jayant Baliga, Distinguished University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University, will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

ECE Researchers Advance the Technique of Making Holograms

<img width="1" height="1" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/migration/images/2015/11/Escuti-ideal-HEADER-848x477-1.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy"> ECE Researchers have developed techniques that can be used to create ideal geometric phase holograms for any kind of optical pattern – a significant advance over the limitations of previous techniques. The holograms can be used to create new types of displays, imaging systems, telecommunications technology and astronomical instruments. A geometric phase hologram is a […]

ECE PhD Candidate Is A Winner In 3 Minute Thesis Competition

<img width="1" height="1" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/migration/images/2015/10/Roach-bot-Image-Courtesy---iBionicS-Lab.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy"> Tahmid Latif, under the advisement of Dr. Alper Bozkurt, placed second in The Graduate School’s inaugural 3 Minute Thesis competition, a test of both his engineering and communication skills. Tahmid’s PhD research in the iBionicS Labuses Madagascar hissing cockroaches as search and rescue “roach-bots.” With electrodes implanted into the roach antennae and electronic backpack, Tahmid uses neurostimulation […]

Using Lasers to Print in Four Dimensions

<img width="1" height="1" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/migration/images/2015/10/laser.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Michael Escuti received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study and make novel hologram technologies. He created a tool that did much more. The technology he developed offers a new way to manipulate light, with applications from studying alien worlds to making cellphones more energy efficient.

Developing Economical Controllers for Next-Generation Power Systems

<img width="1" height="1" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/migration/images/2015/10/cps-ps.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Dr. Aranya Chakrabortty and Dr. Alexandra Duel-Hallen (Sasha) have been awarded $600,000 from the Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS) of the US National Science Foundation to develop an advanced design architecture that will enable integration of high-speed communication networks with wide-area control of large power systems using Synchronized Phasor Measurements (or "Synchrophasors").

Filling the Wearables Gap

<img width="1" height="1" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/migration/images/2015/10/_MH14707.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">Researchers at the Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) - a National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center (ERC) led by NC State - are working to pull these wearables into the future through dramatic reduction in power consumption and novel sensor and low-power computing technologies. 

FREEDM Center Has Energizing Seventh Year

<img width="1" height="1" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/migration/images/2015/10/solar-panels-2.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy">FREEDM, a National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center (ERC) headquartered on Centennial Campus, received positive feedback from NSF during a spring site visit and learned that the center will be fully funded through year 10.