About the Department
UA's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers dynamic programs for students interested in a traditional electrical engineering degree or those who desire a specialization in computer engineering. Electrical engineering students become immersed in at least two core areas of communications systems, computers, control systems, electromagnetics, electronics and microelectronics, power and energy systems, and signal processing. Students in the computer engineering option specialize in the software and hardware components of modern computing systems. Read more
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Recent News
Monday, April 1, 2019
UA Engineering Seniors Build Interactive Cube for RISEThe University of Alabama Astrobotics team and a group of engineering senior design students partnered with the RISE Center, a school for infants and preschoolers…
Monday, July 8, 2019
Cognitive neuroscientist to lead Alabama Life Research Institute at University of Alabama
After a national search, a noteworthy researcher in cognitive neuroscience will lead the Alabama Life Research Institute as executive director. As the first full-time head of ALRI,…
Monday, June 24, 2019
Red Light. Green Light.
A team at The University of Alabama is working to modernize traffic lights to become smarter and communicate with vehicles passing through. Changes are needed,…
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Cognitive Neuroscientist to Lead the Alabama Life Research Institute
After a national search, Dr. Sharlene Newman will lead the Alabama Life Research Institute as executive director, charged with providing a coherent vision for collaborative…
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Tesla under pressure as rivals prepare to launch new electric models
“Electric cars were not as disruptive as we all thought,” said Bharat Balasubramanian, a former Mercedes-Benz executive and head of the University of Alabama’s Center…
Job Postings
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ECE Asst. Professor- Power Electronics (2019)
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Alabama invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professo… -
ECE Associate/Full Professor - Biomedical (2019)
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Alabama invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the computer engineeri…
