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Electrical and Computer Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rutgers
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Welcome to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Our faculty and students are engaged in exciting innovation in the areas of wireless communications, computer systems and software engineering, information processing and systems, micro- and nano-electronics, next generation internet architectures, cyber security and so much more.
Advanced Research
Our research is expansive across the field of electrical and computer engineering and actively supported by the major funding organizations. Broad areas of research include communications, networking and information processing; computing, software engineering, and solid state electronics; machine learning, artificial intelligence, and robotics; and smart health and bio-electrical engineering.
The department also features state-of-art facilities and equipment for advanced computing and experimentation.
Students actively participate in research alongside faculty members, with opportunities for undergraduates to co-author published research papers and contribute to exciting discoveries.
“Being involved with research has been a great way to supplement classroom learning with additional hands-on experience.”
Nandana Pai
ECE Undergraduate Student
Fast Facts
1,148
Enrolled Graduate and Undergraduate Students
160+
Courses Offered
36
Expert Faculty
$12MM
New Research Grants
Professor Mehdi Javanmard Develops a Handheld White Blood Cell Tracker
This device could enable rapid testing and improved triaging for infections and aid treatment for cancer or mental illness.
Meet Mukund Ramakrishnan
Mukund is a Rutgers School of Engineering senior. Here, the electrical and computer engineering student shares thoughts on his Northrop Grumman internship and research opportunities within the School of Engineering.
Latest Department News
ECE Alumni, Tahsina Saman, Ph.D.'20 received the prestigious UNESCO OWSD Early Career Fellowship Award 2023.
Mike Haberman, ECE Alumni ENG'90, serves as senior vice president of strategy and transformation for Verizon’s Global Networks and Technology (GN&T) organization, responsible for the GN&T Transformation Office and the Technology Ambassador Office. Mr. Haberman is the recipient of the SOE Medal of Excellence Award 2024.
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 10:20 a.m.-11:40 p.m. | CoRE Lecture Hall, room 101, Piscataway