Awards
2017 IEEE NTC Early Career Award: Professor Duygu Kuzum
For her pioneering contributions towards the development of nanoelectronic synaptic devices for neuromorphic computing, congratulations to Prof. Kuzum.
2017 Optical Society Award: Joseph Fraunhofer Award/Robert M. Burley Prize
University of California San Diego Professor of Advanced Optical Technologies in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Y. Shaya Fainman, has accepted the Joseph Fraunhofer Award/Robert M. Burley Prize from the Optical Society which recognizes significant research accomplishments in the field of optical engineering. OSA presents the award to Prof.
2017 Sloan Research Fellow: Professor Siavash Mirarab
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation congratulates the winners of the 2017 Sloan Research Fellowships. These early-career scholars represent the most promising scientific researchers working today. Their achievements and potential place them among the next generation of scientific leaders in the U.S. and Canada.
UC San Diego Electrical Engineer Accepts Alumni Award for Alma Mater in India
University of California San Diego Distinguished Professor Mohan Trivedi in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department has accepted the Maheshwari Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
2017 Fulbright-Tocqueville Distinguished Chair Award - Professor Eric Fullerton
FULLERTON Eric
Home institution: University of California, San Diego
Host institution: Université de Lorraine
FIeld of study: Engineering
2017 IEEE Fellow - Professor Joe Ford
Each year, the IEEE Board of Directors confers the grade of Fellow on up to one-tenth percent of the members. To qualify for consideration, an individual must have been a Member, normally for five years or more, and a Senior Member at the time for nomination to Fellow. The grade of Fellow recognizes unusual distinction in IEEE’s designated fields.
2017 IEEE Fellow - Professor Nuno Vasconcelos
Each year, the IEEE Board of Directors confers the grade of Fellow on up to one-tenth percent of the members. To qualify for consideration, an individual must have been a Member, normally for five years or more, and a Senior Member at the time for nomination to Fellow. The grade of Fellow recognizes unusual distinction in IEEE’s designated fields.
2016-17 Hellman Fellowship - Professor Vikash Gilja
Professor Vikash Gilja receives Hellman Fellowship for his research on brain-machine interfaces using neural signals to control prosthetic devices.
2015-16 Best Teacher Awards
The ECE Department was pleased to honor and present Professor Vikash Gilja with the Jacobs School Best Undergraduate Teacher Award, and Professors Paul Siegel and Ian Galton with the ECE Best Graduate Teacher Awards for 2015-16. These outstanding instructors continually inspire students by skillfully sharing the knowledge and expertise they have gained through their own studies.