March 25th, 2026
Neil Furman, a master’s student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received the IEEE-HKN Best Student Paper award at the 2026 IEEE SoutheastCon. His paper, “Design, fabrication, and performance of a multi-layer thermal plant with digital control for precision timing research and development” describes work that was conducted as both a Microchip […]
March 6th, 2026
Dr. Patrick Kung leads a new Major Research Instrumentation award that brings an advanced nano-spectroscopic imaging system to the University of Alabama. This first-in-the-region platform delivers unparalleled nanoscale spectroscopic imaging by integrating co-localized Scanning Probe Microscopy with Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (TERS) and Tip-Enhanced Photoluminescence (TEPL). The system expands existing opportunities for multi-campus collaboration, accelerates discoveries […]
October 22nd, 2025
By Natalie Crouse Students working with technology developed at The University of Alabama’s Energy and Power Electronics Systems and Devices Laboratory, led by Dr. Jaber Abu Qahouq, competed in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2025 EnergyTech University Prize National Pitch Event. The event, hosted by the DOE Office of Technology Commercialization, featured multidisciplinary teams of […]
September 15th, 2025
The Remote Sensing Center is developing and testing an advanced ultra-wideband radar system operating over the HF and VHF bands to monitor river depth and bed topography. The system will operate a few meters over the water on small UAS platforms and use advanced signal processing methods to precisely map these characteristics from the air. […]
May 19th, 2025
Brett Fassler, a master’s student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received one of the Best Paper Awards at the 2nd IEEE International Conference on Machine Intelligence and Smart Innovation (ICMISI 2025). His paper, “Open-Source Low-Cost Vaping Machine for Laboratory Testing of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems,” describes work conducted as part of an NIH-sponsored project […]
April 7th, 2025
Students and faculty from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Computer Science enjoyed the presentations, workshops and competitions at the 2025 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Southeast Conference hosted in Concord, North Carolina. This conference brings together professionals, faculty and students to promote awareness of the technical contributions of […]
September 4th, 2024
ECE Professor Mark Cheng was recently awarded a grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration titled “Holistic Detection, Monitoring, and Removal of Microplastics Using Integrated Sensing and Filtration Systems” The project proposes (1) to create a low-fidelity product of the portable, cost-effective integrated system of microplastic filters and sensors that real-time monitor, capture, and […]
August 14th, 2024
A group of 9 students from the College of Engineering (from both the ECE and CS departments) continued their international research experiences this summer by presenting posters of their research at the 2024 International Conference on Fractional Differentiation and Applications (ICFDA) in Bordeaux, France. Students shared the results of their projects, which were focused on […]
July 25th, 2024
This summer Dr. Todd Freeborn (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Dr. Chris Crawford (Department of Computer Science) launched an NSF-supported Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) site at the University of Alabama. This site, Engaging and Training Alabama STEM Teachers in Sensing Technologies, has brought 11 Alabama middle and high school teachers to campus […]
July 12th, 2024
A group of ECE faculty with Dr. Shuhui Li as the PI and Drs. Yang-Ki Hong and Qianzhi Zhang as co-PIs received a National Science Foundation award titled “RAISE: CET: Rare-Earth-Free Magnet and AI-Driven Control for Power Generation, transmission, and Grid Integration of Offshore Wind”. The main objectives of this project are to advance offshore […]
