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Alumni Newsletter: Spring 2017
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Featured Story:2nd Annual Design Competition ShowcaseTen interdisciplinary teams from electrical and computer engineering and cognitive science presented prototypes of innovative products designed to improve the lives of senior citizens on Saturday, June 10 to an audience of ECE alumni and members of the La Costa Glen senior retirement community and UC San Diego Retirees Association. Read more about the event here.
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Machine Learning & Data ScienceThe ECE Department is developing a new Machine Learning & Data Science graduate focus area. Designed for graduate students with diverse undergraduate degrees, the program spans the spectrum from fundamental theory to practical applications. Find out more about it and the course schedule here.
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Hands - On Curriculum Courses
ECE has added two new courses to our hands-on curriculum.
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The Dalai Lama AT UC San Diego commencement
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, gave the keynote speech "Embracing the Beauty of Diversity in our World" at the June 17 UC San Diego commencement ceremony. In 1989, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent struggle for the liberation of Tibet. He also became the first Nobel laureate to be recognized for his concern for global environmental problems. His Holiness has travelled to more than 62 countries spanning six continents, receiving over 84 awards, honorary doctorates, prizes and other recognition of his message of peace, nonviolence, interreligious understanding, universal responsibility and compassion. He has also authored more than 80 books.
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5G and beyond
Some of the biggest players in wireless applications and technology attended the May 4-5 Center for Wireless Communications Forum, 5G & Beyond, including more than 100 representatives from Qualcomm, Cisco, Microsoft, Samsung, Keysight Technologies, Kaiser Permanente, ViaSat and several other major industry players. Sessions included talks on the progress and challenges of 5G as well as the impact of networks and devices on future healthcare-delivery models, connected and autonomous vehicles and other 5G applications.
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April 12 marked the third annual ECE Day at the University of California San Diego. The event was organized by UC San Diego’s Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) and IEEE chapters, and the Electrical and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Student Council. ECE Day was intended to illuminate the course path, the graduate studies path and the career path of each electrical and computer engineering student. Attendees were met with a focused day of talks, and demonstrations, while mingling with industry members and socializing with colleagues. The evening was capped off with a keynote speech by Rhodes Scholar, MIT alumnus, and professor, Gilbert Strang.
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On April 9, more than 4,000 members of the UC San Diego community gathered on campus to support student scholarships at the 21st annual Triton 5K & Festival. Participation in the annual event contributes to the Campaign for UC San Diego. This year, we raised more than $230,000 in support of student scholarships.
Friends and family joined ECE's "Team ExCEl" and went home with a vibrant Under Armour shirt, see our team picture below.
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summer research internship program
ECE Summer Research Internships will be in labs where interns will have the opportunity to observe and participate in the research activities of a research group under the supervision of the PI or another member of the research team. The program includes an enrichment component for students consisting of workshops on research communication, research writing and other pertinent topics. In addition, undergraduate students are required to present their work at the Summer Research Conference on August 17, 2017.
Research interns selected for this program will receive a summer stipend in the amount of $5000.
Find out about the projects here.
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Faculty Awards and Honors
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We would like to congratulate the following professors for their achievements over the 2016-17 academic year. Prizes/Medals/Awards:- P. Cosman: 2017 UCSD Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action & Diversity Award
- P. Cosman: 2017 Pinnacle Award – Outstanding Educator
- S. Fainman: 2017 Joseph Fraunhofer Award/Robert M. Burley Prize
- J. Ford: 2017 IEEE Fellow
- E. Fullerton: 2017-2018 Fullbright-Tocqueville Distinguished Chair Award
- V. Gilja: 2016 Hellman Fellowship
- B. Kante: 2017 ONR Young Investigator Award
- D. Kuzum: 2016 ONR Young Investigator Award
- D. Kuzum: 2016 IEEE Nanotechnology Council Early Career Award in Nanotechnology
- D. Kuzum: 2017 NAE US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
- S. Mirarab: 2017 Sloan Research Fellowship
- D. Norman: 2016 Arnold M. Small President’s Distinguished Service Award
- D. Norman: 2016 Honorary Degree @ Univ. of the Republic of San Marino
- B. Rao: 2017 SPS Technical Achievement Award
- N. Vasconcelos:2017 IEEE Fellow
- M. Yip: 2017 Hellman Fellowship
Best Paper/Thesis- P. Asbeck: 2016 Best Student Paper Award @ RFID
- N. Atanasov: 2017 Best Paper Award ICRA
- F. Koushanfar: 2017 Best Paper Award ParLearning Workshop of IPDPS
- S. Mirarab: 2017 Best Paper Award GLBIO
- P. Pal: 2017 Best Student Paper Award @ ICASSP
- M. Trivedi: 2016 Best Demo Award @ CVPR
- A.Vardy: 2017 IEEE Coms Society and Information Theory Society Joint Paper Award
- M. Yip: 2017 IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters Award
Find out more about the awards here.
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Student Awards and Honors
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Best TA award- Sahamaz Baghdadchi
- Nikhil Das
- Sonika Obheroi
Best Thesis awardDistinguished Alumni awardExceptional Contributions AlumniUndergraduate Research Award Graduate Student Service awardUndergraduate Student Service Award- Christopher Ellis
- Andrew Saad
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Booker Award Winners:
Thomas Dawkins, Darren Eck, Jordan Field, Carmel Fiscko, Ziyu Gong, Benjamin Hsu, Craig Ives, James Kam, Caleb Logan, Leandro Lubrico, David Luu, Nikhil Mathur, Alexander Potapov, Chenhua Shi, Michael Threet, Michael Unanian, Forrest Valdez, Jinzhe Zhang, Zhe Zhang, John Cao, Shuming Cao, Abhishek Goyal, Rui Han, Lawrence Lee, Kevin Luong, Jianze Mao, Michael Ohsaka, Yuming Qiao, Bryan Tusakul, Leo Wong, Yicheng Yin
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We would like to thank you, our alumni, for your gracious continued support. Please consider us for your 2017 charitable donations.
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