Author: Harrem Monkhorst

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.”

Dr. Takahiro Tsunoda is a postdoctoral associate at Yale University, specializing in superconducting circuits and bosonic quantum error correction. He presents “Fault Tolerance in Quantum Electrical Circuits” Monday, March 11 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050.

Dr. Dennis Kim is a research scientist at UCLA. He presents “Finding Order in Disorder: Atomic-Scale Understanding of Phase Transformations” Wednesday, March 13 at 1:00pm in MALA 5050.

Japanese semiconductor titan Renesas is set to visit the UF campus on Thursday, March 7 for a full day of visits and interaction with ECE Florida. Representatives will present a technical talk at 1:00pm focusing on key engineering roles for IC development. Later in the day, there will be a networking event and résumé workshop.

Dr. Jesse Moody is a Principal Member of the Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratory. He presents “Energy-Efficient RF Systems at the Edge” Thursday, March 7 at 11:00am in MALA 5050.

Dr. Kin Chung Fong is a senior scientist at Raytheon BBN (Cambridge, MA) and a research associate at the Physics Department at Harvard University. He presents “An Interdisciplinary Approach to Advance Quantum Science and Technology” Friday, March 1 at 1:00pm in LAR 234.

One of ECE Florida’s most distinguished alumni, Dr. Sachio Semmoto (MS ’68 PhD ’71), returned to the University of Florida (UF) for a whirlwind visit, participating in a Q&A session with students.

Rohan Basu Roy is a Ph.D. Candidate at Northeastern University. He presents “Toward Making Computation on Large-scale Systems Faster, Cheaper, and More Environment-Friendly” Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 1:00pm in LAR 234.

Dr. Shaofeng Zou is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering at SUNY Buffalo. He presents “Reinforcement Learning for Treatment Recommendations in Healthcare: Challenges, Algorithms and Analyses” Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 1:00pm in LAR 234.

Dr. Zheng Liu presents “Universal Frequency-agile and Energy Efficient Arrays and Transmitters at mmWave” Friday, Feb. 23 at 1:00pm in LAR 234.

Dr. Emiliano Dall’Anese is an Associate Professor in the ECEE Department at the University of Colorado Boulder. He presents “Advancing AI and Automation via Learning-based Online Optimization and Control” Monday, Feb. 26 at 1:00pm in LAR 234.

Students will get the unique chance of asking a world-renowned innovator and entrepreneur—Dr. Sachio Semmoto—about his life, his career path, and anything else on Monday, Feb. 19. The Q&A session with Dr. Semmoto will be held at 11:00am in the NVIDIA Auditorium in Malachowsky Hall and will be an in-person only event.

Explore the dynamic landscape of modern computing with an engaging seminar featuring an overview of the computing industry from AMD, Thursday, Feb. 8 at 1:00pm in LAR 234.

Dr. Mo Chen is a postdoctoral scholar at the California Institute of Technology. He presents “Taming Material Noise in Superconducting Quantum Circuits” Monday, Feb. 5 at 1:00pm in LAR 234.

Dr. Mengzhen Zhang is a post-doctoral scholar working on quantum engineering in the University of Chicago. He presents “Applied Quantum Engineering: Quantum Transduction & Quantum Sensing” Friday, Feb. 2 at 1:00 pm in LAR 234.

Dr. Roger T. Howe is the William E. Ayer Professor Emeritus in the Dept. of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. He presents “Perspectives about Academic Career Development from a Newly Minted Professor Emeritus” Thursday, Feb. 1 at 3:00pm in the Malachowsky Hall Nvidia Auditorium.

Roger T. Howe is the William E. Ayer Professor Emeritus in the Dept. of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. “Applications of Quantum Electrochemical Spectroscopy to Disease Diagnosis and Drug Development” Friday, Feb. 2 at 11:00am in the Malachowsky Hall Nvidia Auditorium.