Author: Harrem Monkhorst

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ECE Assistant Professor Ivan Ruchkin has received funding from NSF for his project “Neuro-Symbolic Bridge: From Perception to Estimation & Control.” The project aims to enhance the robustness of cyber physical systems (CPS).

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Jie (Jack) Zhang is a Research Scientist at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory and the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT. He presents “High-speed Image Sensor and Systems for Resolving Millisecond-Scale Neural Dynamics Underlying Behavior” Monday June 24 at 2:00pm.

ECE Associate Professor Hamed Dalir was elected as a Fellow of the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) in recognition of his outstanding contributions in the field of nanomaterials science and technology with dedication to indium thin oxide (ITO) and graphene for high-speed applications.

Dr. Farimah Farahmandi has been named as the inaugural holder of the Walden C. Rhines Endowed Professorship for Hardware Security. Farahmandi is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and also serves as the associate director of the Florida Institute for Hardware Security (FICS) Research.

Yangbin Wang (MSEE ’93) has been presented with the Distinguished Alumnus Award at the University of Florida Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Spring 2024 bachelor’s recognition ceremony. Distinguished alumnus awards are presented to an alumna or an alumnus of the university who has excelled in their chosen field and has performed outstanding service for the university.

Department leadership proudly inducted the inaugural class of the ECE Hall of Fame at a gala celebration held in Malachowsky Hall on Monday, April 22.

ECE FLORIDA is excited to host an engaging event on Tuesday, April 23. As part of our annual External Advisory Board meeting, Sachio Semmoto Chair of ECE Mark M. Tehranipoor will moderate a panel discussion featuring many of the luminaries inducted into the ECE Hall of Fame the previous evening.

The UF chapters of IEEE, HKN, and WECE hosted the 2024 Spring Banquet on Tuesday, April 16 at the Reitz Union. As is traditional at the gala student-run event, both departmental awards and student-choice awards are presented to students, faculty, and staff in the department.

ECE Florida is honored to host Dr. Walden (Wally) Rhines for an informal Q&A session Monday, April 22 at 11:00 am in the Nvidia Auditorium in Malachowsky Hall.

Dr. Shadi Dayeh is a professor in the ECE Department at the University of California-San Diego. He presents “Mapping the Human Brain with High Spatiotemporal Resolution” Thursday, April 18 at 1:00pm in LAR 234.

Dr. Markondeyaraj Pulugurtha is an associate professor at Florida International University. He presents “Heterogeneous Power, RF, Digital and Sensor Component Integration Technologies with Advanced Packaging” Friday, April 19 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050.

Dr. Linghao Song is a postdoctoral researcher in UCLA Computer Science Department. He presents “Domain Specific Accelerators: From Architecture Design to System Prototyping” Wednesday, April 10 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050.

Dr. Sohrab Aftabjahani is a senior staff security researcher and product security expert with the Data Center Group at Intel Corporation. He presents “Introduction to IEEE 3164 Standard for Security Annotation for Electronic Design Integration (SAE-DI) based on Accellera SAE-DI and a New Approach to Identifying Security Assets Within an IP” Thursday, April 11 at 1:00pm in LAR 234.

Dr. Premjeet Chahal is an associate professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Michigan State University. He presents “Heterogeneous Integration Through Advanced Packaging – Advances, Opportunities and Challenges” Monday, April 1 at 1:00 in MALA 5050.

A team of ten UF researchers, led by Dr. Yong-Kyu Yoon, is supporting 1 of only 10 NSF Engines: “Central Florida Semiconductor Innovation Engine.”

Representatives from multinational wireless and micro devices company Qorvo will be at the University of Florida on Thursday, March 28. Students will have the chance to learn more about the company and talk directly to Qorvo engineers.

Dr. Hamed Dalir’s CHIP Lab at the University of Florida published a new paper in Nature Communications Physics showcasing their groundbreaking research on integrating machine learning within optical networks.

A diverse team led by three ECE Florida faculty members is set to receive funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to design and fabricate dynamic pressure sensors capable of performing at temperatures upwards of 800 °C (1472 °F), over a factor of 6X higher than any integrated pressure sensor currently in use.

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Dr. Sudipto Chakraborty leads the low power circuit design for next generation quantum computing applications using nano CMOS technology nodes at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center. He presents “Low-Power Cryo-CMOS Design for Quantum Computing Applications” Monday, March 25 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050.

Maosheng Yang is a PhD student at the department of Intelligent Systems of TU Delft, the Netherlands. He presents “Modeling and Learning Simplicial Signals—an Edge Case” Wednesday, March 20 at 3:00pm in MALA 3003. Presented by the Computational NeuroEngineering Laboratory.

Walden C. Rhines Endowed Assistant Professor for Hardware Security Farimah Farahmandi has received an NSF CAREER award in support of her project “SAIF: Security Assurance through AI and Formal Approaches for System-on-Chips.”