News from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Prof. Waheed Bajwa is recognized for his contributions to compressed sensing, communications, and machine learning in distributed systems.

After 18 months of dedicated preparation, the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department has successfully met the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) criteria once again. ABET evaluations occur every six years, ensuring the highest standards of engineering education. This achievement reflects the department's commitment to continuous improvement and excellence in engineering education.

The inaugural Rutgers Innovation Awards banquet, hosted by the Rutgers Office for Research this past September celebrated university researchers who have pioneered innovative ideas, processes, or technologies that could improve lives and create economic value.

The Rutgers Innovation Awards recognized researchers who have demonstrated excellence by developing a breakthrough idea, process, or technology.

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. 

ECE Associate Professor Salim El Rouayheb is the recipient of a new ARL award for the project titled "DAST: Dynamic, Adaptive, and Swift AI at the Resource-Constrained Tactical Networks."  Dr. El Rouayheb is a co-PI on this three-year $1,400,000.00 collaborative effort between Rutgers and the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Rutgers’ share of the award is $466,666.

A group of three students, Ravi Raghavan, Shreyas Ramachandran, and Atharva Pandhare, from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, traveled to Indonesia in August 2024 to present their paper titled "Cloud-Connected Human-Drone Interface for Intuitive Navigation" at the 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Consumer Technology. The paper, based on the students' capstone project in Spring 2024, was supervised by ECE Professors Maria Striki and Sasan Haghani.

Shirley S. Davila is a Rutgers alumni from the class of 2014. She graduated with an Electrical and Computer Engineering degree with her capstone focusing on microelectronics. As Davila pursued different careers in the engineering and technical fields, she was able to build on what she learned throughout her degree at Rutgers and discover where her passions lie.