Electrical and Computer Engineering News

Auburn Engineering has now increased its annual new research awards and contracts by more than 300% since 2018, when the college brought in $29 million.

Auburn Engineering secures record $117.7 million in FY24 research funding
11/11/24 7:00 AM

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has set a college record for new research awards and contracts for a fiscal year, closing FY24 with $117.7 million.
Shiwen Mao will investigate how to integrate drone localization, millimeter wave communications, wireless sensing and security with artificial intelligence and machine learning for future 6G systems.

Professor earns $300K NSF grant to revolutionize future 6G systems
10/15/24 1:00 PM

Shiwen Mao's research will investigate how to integrate drone localization, millimeter wave communications, wireless sensing and security with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for future 6G systems.
Auburn Makersfest 2024 is offering $2,000 in prize money to any Auburn student who has developed a product, written a song, or composed a poem – anything that was created – during a competition meant to stimulate creative thinking.

Auburn Makersfest submissions due Oct. 18
10/8/24 3:00 PM

Auburn Makersfest 2024 is offering $2,000 in prize money to any Auburn student who has developed a product, written a song, or composed a poem – anything that was created – during a competition meant to stimulate creative thinking.
From left, Daniel A. Henderson, creator of photo/video messaging capability, Frank Canova, inventor of the smart phone and Neil Papworth, who sent the first text message.

Pioneers of mobile revolution share lessons, experiences with students
10/1/24 2:00 PM

Frank Canova, inventor of the first smart phone, Daniel A. Henderson, inventor of photo/video messaging and Neil Papworth, who created and sent the first-ever text message, answered questions and shared experiences in a 60-minute discussion.

October marks the 21st Cybersecurity Awareness Month, designated by the federal government for public and private sectors to work together to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity.

Auburn researchers are on the front lines to help prevent cyberattacks
10/1/24 8:00 AM

October marks the 21st Cybersecurity Awareness Month, designated by the federal government for public and private sectors to work together to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity.
Auburn Engineering’s undergraduate program also ranked fourth among the 13 public institutions in the Southeastern Conference and — again — No. 1 in the state.

Auburn Engineering undergraduate programs ranked No. 30 nationally
9/24/24 7:20 AM

Auburn Engineering’s undergraduate program also ranked fourth among the 13 public institutions in the Southeastern Conference and — again — No. 1 in the state.

Phoebe Judkins, a student in civil and environmental engineering, talks with employers during a career fair hosted by the College of Engineering’s Career Development and Corporate Relations office in October 2023.

CDCR to host engineering career fair in September
9/16/24 10:00 AM

The Career Development and Corporate Relations (CDCR) office will host an annual engineering career fair Sept. 23 and 26 in Brown-Kopel Grand Hall from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Professor Emeritus Victor Nelson has been a fixture on faculty at Auburn University since 1978, serving now as a visiting lecturer.

Professor emeritus in ECE to be presented with prestigious IEEE award
9/9/24 8:40 AM

Victor Nelson, professor emeritus in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will be presented with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Educational Activities Board Meritorious Achievement Award in Accreditation Activities at its annual conference on Nov. 22 in Dallas.
Masoud Mahjouri-Samani with graduate students Suman Jaiswal (seated) and Aarsh Patel in the LASE-END laboratory at Broun Hall.

Associate professor in ECE part of $540K NSF grant
9/6/24 9:00 AM

Masoud Mahjouri-Samani, the Godbold Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is working to advance the science of atomic interfaces between layered 2D quantum materials.
Ujjwal Guin uses an Advantest T2000 ATE for research. The platform adopts a module architecture and can be flexibly reconfigured by rearranging the necessary functional modules according to the application.

Associate professor in ECE leads $600K NSF grant
9/4/24 11:25 AM

Ujjwal Guin, the Godbold Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is exploring means that will identify unexpected vulnerabilities from used static random-access memory chips.
The event is open to all members of the Auburn University academic community.

Auburn Engineering to host pioneers of mobile revolution on Sept. 30
8/30/24 1:00 PM

Frank Canova, inventor of the first smart phone, Daniel A. Henderson, inventor of picture and video messaging, and Neil Papworth, who sent the first text message, highlight Auburn Engineering’s Ginn Speaker Series.
Masoud Mahjouri-Samani, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, works with graduate student Aarsh Patel, left.

Associate professor in ECE earns $475,000 grant
8/27/24 7:40 AM

Masoud Mahjouri-Samani intends to push the boundaries of laser-based powder-bed fusion additive manufacturing to micro and nanoscale, one nanoparticle at a time.
Nineteen undergraduate students made research poster presentations before peers, faculty and judges on Friday, July 19.

SURE program gives undergraduates a taste of graduate school
7/23/24 7:00 AM

Auburn's Summer Undergraduate Research Experience offered 10 weeks of research and professional development to undergraduates.
Matthew Kirchner

#GINNing Podcast: Let's Make a Deal
7/19/24 8:00 AM

New assistant electrical and computer engineering professor and erstwhile game show contestant Matthew Kirchner recently made a deal with the Office of Naval Research.
Dean Hendrix assumes the position of associate dean for undergraduate studies and program assessment effective Aug. 1.

Hendrix named associate dean for undergrad studies and program assessment
7/17/24 12:40 PM

Dean Hendrix has been named associate dean for undergraduate studies and program assessment for Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, according to an announcement by Mario Eden, dean of engineering.
Matthew Kirchner, assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering, and graduate student Sean Bowerfind prepare a radio-controlled helicopter for testing.

Assistant professor earns $307K grant from Office of Naval Research
6/27/24 1:10 PM

Matthew Kirchner's collaborative project is sponsored by the Office of Naval Research.
Auburn Engineering’s graduate programs continued its upward trajectory in the annual rankings among public institutions, climbing 10 spots in the past five years.

Auburn Engineering graduate programs No. 31 among public institutions
6/18/24 7:40 AM

Auburn Engineering’s graduate programs were ranked No. 5 overall in the Southeastern Conference and, again, No. 1 in the state.
man types on an advanced manufacturing machine

Auburn expands support for advanced manufacturing
6/11/24 9:00 AM

The Samuel Ginn College of Engineering will create an Analytical, Innovation and Manufacturing Laboratory to specifically foster workforce development, interdisciplinary collaboration and industry-relevant research and innovation aimed broadly at advanced manufacturing.
David, who joined the Auburn faculty in 2012, has served as an assistant professor, associate professor and was recently promoted to the rank of full professor.

David named associate dean for research
5/29/24 7:45 AM

Allan David has been named associate dean for research for Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, according to an announcement by Dean Mario Eden.
Gopikrishna Deshpande, right, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, accepts the Outstanding Leadership Award from Vincent W. Allen, founder and managing director of VAAV Industries.

Professor in electrical engineering given Outstanding Leadership Award
5/15/24 9:40 AM

Gopikrishna Deshpande, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was presented with the Outstanding Leadership Award for extraordinary achievements in healthcare and wellness at the Health 2.0 Conference March 18-20 in Las Vegas.
Dean Mario Eden (left) meets with Adm. Christopher W. Grady, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a tour of the National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence inside Auburn University's Gavin Engineering Research Lab.

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff tours Auburn Engineering
5/3/24 2:30 PM

Adm. Christopher W. Grady, who as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the nation's second highest-ranking military officer, toured prominent Auburn University engineering research centers in advance of his Friday address at Auburn's NROTC commissioning ceremony, at which he will serve as commissioning officer.
Masoud Mahjouri-Samani, associate professor in electrical and computer engineering, works with graduate student Aarsh Patel.

Professor to study microgravitational printing via parabolic flights
5/1/24 7:52 AM

Masoud Mahjouri-Samani's project, In Space Dry Printing Electronics and Semiconductor Devices, recently received a $870,000 grant from NASA to pursue new manufacturing frontiers.
Pictured is the Shelby Center for Engineering Technology on Auburn's campus.

Graduate School honors 28 students from Auburn Engineering
4/30/24 9:45 AM

More than 20 engineering graduate students were recognized at the annual Auburn University Graduate School awards ceremony, Friday, April 26, in the Melton Student Center Ballroom.

More than 220 sixth- through 12th-graders answered these questions – and more — via poster presentations on April 13, and competed for nearly $15,000 in prizes, at the Alabama Science and Engineering Fair at Auburn University.

Auburn Engineering among co-sponsors at STEM state fair
4/29/24 12:00 PM

More than 220 sixth- through 12th-graders answered these questions – and more — via poster presentations on April 13, and competed for nearly $15,000 in prizes, at the Alabama Science and Engineering Fair at Auburn University.

Elijah Parker and Katie Wolfe plug statistical data from the Distributed Network for Agricultural Monitoring (DNAM).

International collaboration a key component to students' senior project
4/23/24 3:20 PM

Seniors Katie Wolfe and Elijah Parker teamed with students from Germany's Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt to develop a system designed to foster farming sustainability.
The Auburn Alumni Engineering Council was established in 1965 and is a group of Auburn Engineering alumni who work together to support the vision and goals of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.

Auburn Alumni Engineering Council inducts Class of 2029
4/23/24 7:45 AM

The Auburn Alumni Engineering Council inducted seven new members during its annual spring meeting April 19 in the Brown-Kopel Center.
The Space Force flag was recently raised over the Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus. Space Development Agency, a unit of Space Force, recently partnered with Auburn University.

Space Development Agency partners with AU Research and Innovation Campus
4/11/24 10:22 AM

Auburn University is making space for the Space Development Agency (SDA). Located just outside Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, the new Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus (AURIC) is set to become a base of technical support operations for the SDA, the sole arm of the United States Space Force operating in the state of Alabama.
Bosen Lian joined the Auburn University faculty in the Fall 2023 semester.

Assistant professor named journal associate editor, publishes textbook
4/11/24 10:15 AM

Bosen Lian is now associate editor at two IEEE scholarly journals and has published first textbook, "Integral and Inverse Reinforcement Learning for Optimal Control Systems and Games."
Auburn University Provost Vini Nathan recently announced the names of faculty awarded promotion, tenure or both for 2024, including 19 faculty in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.

Auburn Engineering faculty named to 2024 promotion, tenure list
4/8/24 1:00 PM

Auburn University Provost Vini Nathan recently announced the names of faculty awarded promotion, tenure or both for 2024, including 19 faculty in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.
With dedicated radiofrequency sodium imaging coils and parallel transmit technology, the Terra.X 7 Tesla scanner offers expanded imaging capabilities.

Clinically-approved 7T MRI scanner now resides at Auburn
3/26/24 8:20 AM

Certified by the Food and Drug Administration for use on clinical patients, the $9 million Siemens MAGNETOM 7T — centerpiece of the newly named Samuel Ginn College of Engineering's Neuroimaging Center — provides superior images compared to the university’s previous 7T research device.

Shiwen Mao is director of the Wireless Engineering Research and Education Center.

Wireless Center finds solutions to everyday communications problems
3/18/24 3:15 PM

Established in 2001 and housed within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the center draws upon the expertise of more than 20 faculty members.
Katie Wolfe

ECE senior goes nuclear at 101st Alabama Academy of Science Conference
3/13/24 3:00 PM

Last week, Katie Wolfe learned that she'd won first place for her presentation in the Honors Scholar section of the 101st Alabama Academy of Sciences Conference held February 22-23 at Jacksonville State University. Thank goodness for Instagram.

Andy Nowak, chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Auburn University, was recently named a Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) 2024 Fellow.

Civil and Environmental Engineering Chair named 2024 PCI Fellow
2/21/24 2:30 PM

Andy Nowak, chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Auburn University, was recently named a Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) 2024 Fellow.
Alabama Micro-Nano Science and Technology Center acting director Mark Adams said the center continues to expand quantum engineering capabilities with the installation of a dilution refrigerator and an e-beam evaporation system for the deposition of high-quality superconducting metal films.

Alabama Micro/Nano Science and Technology Center expands capabilities
2/16/24 11:00 AM

With a focus on fabrication, packaging/integration and quantum systems, the Alabama Micro/Nano Science and Technology Center continues to evolve and expand its capabilities through the investment of new equipment.

Adil Bashir will examine brain MRI of 120 subjects with schizophrenia spectrum disorders between the ages of 35-65 years and compare those images to healthy individuals.

Associate professor part of $5.3 million NIH study
2/2/24 1:10 PM

Adil Bashir, associate professor in electrical and computer engineering, will use MRI to gather evidence that indicates age-related changes might be abnormal in psychotic disorders and that bioenergetics are negatively affected by aging.
Anton Schindler, the Mountain Spirit Professor of Civil and Environmental engineering and director of the Auburn University Highway Research Center, speaks at the 66th Alabama Transportation Conference in 2023.

Auburn prepares to host 67th Annual Alabama Transportation Conference
1/29/24 12:00 PM

As a leader in transportation research and workforce development, Auburn University's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is once again at the forefront, with eight faculty members serving on the 67th Annual Alabama Transportation Conference (ATC) Program Committee. The ATC Program Committee is chaired by Anton Schindler, the Mountain Spirit Professor of Civil and Environmental engineering and director of the Auburn University Highway Research Center.

Entrants must record a video presentation using animation, simulation, diagrams, pictures, or even demonstrations explaining an overview of their respective study, but at a level where general audiences can understand. Each video must not exceed 60 seconds.

Registration under way for AUSome Science in 60 Seconds
1/19/24 2:30 PM

Last spring’s AUsome Science in 60 Seconds research pitch competition was so successful, Auburn Engineering is hosting it again.
Dean Hendrix

#GINNing Podcast: The Dean Hendrix Experience
1/19/24 11:00 AM

Associate professor and associate chair in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering. Director of Computer Science and Software Engineering Undergraduate Programs. Director of Global Programs, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. How does Dean Hendrix do it? Find out on the latest episode of the best podcast in all of higher education.
Ethan Hughes, pictured beside the college's legendary Bullock generator, hopes to parlay three co-op rotations at Southern Company into a career within the utilities industry.

Senior in ECE wins IEEE Power and Energy Society Plus Initiative award
1/18/24 11:45 AM

Ethan Hughes was one of just 124 students in North America to earn the annual scholarship.
Masoud Mahjouri-Samani is founder of NanoPrintek.

Professor creates technology capable of manufacturing parts in space
1/9/24 7:25 AM

Masoud Mahjouri-Samani, assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering, believes he can manufacture tools for use in space. Here's how...
The center will allow the university to expand its groundbreaking brain research, among other capabilities, through the MRI devices at the site and the academic and research prowess of Auburn faculty.

Auburn research center renamed with renewed focus on neuroimaging
11/17/23 12:00 PM

A major research center within Auburn’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering has been renamed the Auburn University Neuroimaging Center to highlight its renewed focus on solving critical neurological health challenges.
An aerial view of the Auburn University Innovation and Research Campus in Huntsville which houses the Auburn University Applied Research Institute.

AU Applied Research Institute to oversee $1.1M Army modernization project
11/16/23 2:00 PM

The new pipeline between Auburn Engineering’s next-generation resources, faculty and students, and Huntsville-based defense agencies is officially on full blast.  Partnered with leading Huntsville energy consultants Trideum Corporation, the new Auburn University Applied Research Institute (AUARI) will facilitate a $1.1 million award supporting the U.S. Army Redstone Test Center’s Mission Based — Multi Domain Operations Test Environment.
Team members making the trip to CyberForce included, from left to right, Farak Kandah (mentor), Luke Robinson, Jonathan Story, Hemant Sherawat, Andrew Pruett, Walker McGilvary and Kyle Ackerman.

Ethical Hacking Club members gain real-world experience at premier event
11/14/23 2:00 PM

What’s the best means to integrate, maintain, and secure an organization’s internal system infrastructure and remote client management software? Engineering students found out at CyberForce.
Katie Wolfe

#GINNing Podcast: Lights, Engineering, Action
11/4/23 12:00 PM

Double majoring in electrical and computer engineering and theatre design and technology, senior Katie Wolfe is on the prowl for greatness. All of which is to say the latest episode of the award-winning #GINNing Podcast gives a whole new meaning to engineering spotlights.
Parvin Fathi-Hafshejani won $2,500 at the SEC Student Business Pitch Competition and another $29,000 at last spring's Tiger Cage.

Doctoral student in ECE takes 3rd place at SEC Student Pitch Competition
10/27/23 8:25 AM

Parvin Fathi-Hafshejani, who won the Tiger Cage Student Business Idea contest in the spring, continues success with Dropllel, a rapid diagnostic device that uses an electronic biosensor to detect pathogens.
Robert Dean said the most fulfilling aspect of his job as an educator is having students who ultimately become professors.

Professor in ECE named IMAPS Outstanding Educator
10/25/23 4:20 PM

Robert Dean accepted the award October 3 in San Diego at the IMAPS International Symposium on Advanced Packaging and Microelectronics Assembly.
Parvin Fathi-Hafshejani participates in Masoud Mahjouri-Samani's Laser-Assisted Science and Engineering lab.

Doctoral student in ECE competes at SEC Student Pitch Competition
10/23/23 10:00 AM

Parvin Fathi-Hafshejani, who is pursuing a PhD in electrical and computer engineering, is one of 14 students competing at the SEC Student Pitch Competition in Athens, Georgia.
Ryan Pollard won first place for oral presentation, honorable mention for poster presentation and Best in Show overall.

Student in mechanical engineering wins Best in Show at research showcase
10/16/23 9:40 AM

Ryan Pollard, a first-year graduate student, earned 'Best in Show' honors for his oral and poster presentation, "A Kinematics-Based Approach to Future Joint Angle Prediction."
Hunter Burch

#GINNing Podcast: Son of a Burch
10/6/23 11:00 AM

Word on the street is that Hunter Burch is the younger half of the first father-son combo among Auburn Engineering faculty colleagues. Listen to the electrical engineering assistant professor share his feelings on this historic accomplishment, discuss his mind-bending research into applied electromagnetics, and dish on his mechanical maestro dad on the latest episode of the award-winning #GINNing Podcast. 
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