The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association
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Dear ECEDHA family and friends,
The recent $124M investment announced by the
NSF’s National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes
call for proposals from the NSF in six different thematic areas (Trustworthy AI, Foundations of Machine Learning, AI-Driven Innovation in Agriculture and the Food System, AI-Augmented Learning, AI for Accelerating Molecular Synthesis and Manufacturing, and AI for Discovery in Physics), in collaboration with multiple other federal agencies is the much awaited stimulus to the ECE and EECS research and scholarship enterprise.
Many questions arise:
What is the best course of action for ECE Chairs
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Does my work even relate to AI? Can AI have an impact on my field? What is it to begin with? How can I engage productively with this freshly reinvigorated field?
In this issue of the Source, we are pleased to welcome two new ECE Department Heads. Interestingly, both new colleagues are in my home state of Texas. Diana Marculescu was recently named the ECE Chair at University of Texas at Austin, succeeding Ahmed Tewfik. In Houston, Ashutosh Sabharwal is the new ECE Chair at Rice University, succeeding Edward Knightly.
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October 15, 2019
Sponsored by Texas Instruments
October 25-26, 2019
Northeast Regional Meeting
Hosted by University of Massachusetts, Lowell
October 31, 2019
Southeast Regional Meeting
Hosted by Virginia Tech
November 1-2, 2019
Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting
Hosted by Lafayette College
November 8-9, 2019
Southwest Regional Meeting
Hosted by Univ. of North Texas
November 21-22, 2019
Western Regional Meeting
Hosted by UC Santa Cruz
March 18-21, 2020
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ECEDHA Branding Initiative Materials: Available Online!
ECEDHA recently led an ambitious rebranding project with Tailfin Marketing to raise the visibility of the field of ECE to prospective students and the general public.
We have made great strides to present research findings, creative concepts, and an implementation plan and marketing toolkit that can be utilized by all member institutions.
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Diana Marculescu Named ECE Chair at University of Texas at Austin
The Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin has named renowned Carnegie Mellon University researcher and professor Diana Marculescu as the next chair of UT’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She will assume her position on Dec. 1, 2019, succeeding the department’s current chair, Ahmed Tewfik.
Marculescu will join UT after serving on the faculty at Carnegie Mellon for nearly two decades. During her tenure at the Pittsburgh-based university, she held positions as the David Edward Schramm Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, the founding director of the Center for Faculty Success in the College of Engineering and the associate department head for Academic Affairs in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
“We are absolutely thrilled to welcome Diana to the university and to our Texas Engineering community,” said Sharon L. Wood, dean of the Cockrell School. “The vision and expertise that she brings — both in her research and as a proven academic leader — will help drive innovation among our faculty and students and advance our electrical and computer engineering curriculum. I know she will be a strong leader and a transformative addition to the Cockrell School.”
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Ashutosh Sabharwal Named ECE Chair at Rice University
Rice University welcomed new chair, Ashutosh Sabharwal, this past summer. Sabharwal,
professor of electrical and computer engineering (ECE), earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Ohio State University in 1999, and joined the Rice faculty that same year. When asked about his vision for Rice ECE, Sabharwal shared
"Rice ECE has a long-standing culture of rigor and collaboration, values which have been the force behind our strong success in education, basic and translational research. As we continue to grow, an important initiative for us to engage broadly with the community, and empower the members of the department to help solve societal challenges of this century."
Dr. Sabharwal works in two areas. His first area of research is wireless. He is the founder of WARP project (warp.rice.edu), an open-source project which is now in use at more than 125 research groups worldwide, and have been used by more than 500 research articles. He is currently leading the NSF-funded RENEW (open-source massive MIMO) project, which is being deployed on the University of Utah POWDER city-scale testbed. He is an IEEE Fellow, and was awarded the 2017 IEEE Jack Neubauer Memorial Award, 2018 IEEE Advances in Communications Award, and 2019 ACM Sigmobile Test-of-time Award. His second area of research is developing next-generation healthcare technologies. He is currently leading several NSF-funded center-scale projects, notably “
See below the skin
” for non-invasive bio-imaging and co-lead of PATHS-UP, an NSF Engineering Research Center. He founded the
Rice Scalable Health Labs
, which is developing a new engineering area called “bio-behavioral sensing.” His research has led to four commercial spinoffs (one in wireless and three in healthcare/wellness).
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The Inaugural ExCEllence in Senior Design Showcase
By L. Overzet, D. Aguirre, J. Bredow, J. Hansen, R. Jordan, S. Newsom, T. Paillier, J. Post, A. Shrivastava , N. Skinner, M. Tacca, R. Wetterskog
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Electrical and Computer Engineers work in just about every industry and are absolutely key to the economy; but the degree is seemingly falling out of favor as students flock to computer science and mechanical engineering instead. The excitement and thrill of ECE is not put out in front of us nearly as often and poignantly as it could be – as it ought to be. Some wish to focus the discipline into a smaller, better understood field, but ECE has always been the degree which enabled its owner to unlock vast opportunities. How then, can one highlight the multifaceted, widely varying and absolutely astounding array of things which ECEs get to do? An answer might be through ECE Senior Design Showcases. We have begun an
E
x
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llence in Senior Design Showcase for the SW region of ECEDHA for just this purpose.
https://ece.utdallas.edu/sdshowcase
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ECEDHA Member and
Partner News
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NSF Workshop on Power Electronics-enabled Operation of Power Systems
Date:
Oct. 31 - Nov. 1, 2019
Location
: IIT, Chicago, IL
The objective of this workshop is to bring experts from control systems, power electronics, and power systems together to identify fundamental challenges and needs in multidisciplinary research and education; strengthen collaborative efforts to tackle the challenges identified; and raise the awareness of funding agencies and policy-makers to support and nurture research to advance fundamental knowledge, enabling technologies, and workforce in this area.
Thanks to the support of the National Science Foundation (
Award #1933207
), this workshop is free and open to researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers in the workshop area but the financial support for hotel and/or travel is limited to a total of up to 50 U.S. participants.
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Sponsored Article:
Free Inventory Management Tool from Mouser Electronics Simplifies Parts Management and Ordering
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Mouser Electronics
, Inc., as part of its goal to provide best-in-class service and the most robust resources to customers, is offering a free, innovative
Inventory Management Tool
and new companion mobile app for iOS and Android devices.
The free, easy-to-use, web-based inventory system helps organizations and individuals around the world to effortlessly manage and track their stock of electronic components and related supplies. The integrated iOS and Android apps enable users to scan barcodes as well as print bin labels directly from the application. Customers can take advantage of this free tool by logging into their My Mouser accounts. To create a
My Mouser account, go to
www.mouser.com/MyMouser
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Now Accepting Nominations for the 2019 ECEDHA Awards!
ECEDHA is now accepting nominations for its 2019 Awards. Nominations are due by November 1, 2019 and will be presented at the 2020 ECEDHA Annual Conference and ECE
xpo in Orlando, Florida next March.
Outstanding Leadership and Service Award
Innovative Program Award
Diversity Award
Industry Award
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Now Renewing 2019-2020 Membership
Renew your membership today to continue receiving ECEDHA membership benefits, including:
- The opportunity to participate in the ECEDHA Annual Survey, a valuable tool in benchmarking your organization in lab and office space, faculty and department head salaries, research budgets, student retention, graduation rates, and much more.
- The opportunity to attend the 2020 ECEDHA Annual Conference and ECExpo
- Complimentary job posting service via the ECEDHA website
- And much more!
Looking for your membership packet?
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Join us for a live, complimentary webinar this month!
Who:
sponsored by Texas Instruments
What:
Engaging Robotics Education to Prepare Students for the Age of Automation and the Internet of Thing
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When:
Tuesday, October 15th
Why:
The growing automation in all aspects of life is increasing the importance for contemporary engineers to be versed in robotics and systems knowledge. Students can grasp the fundamentals of embedded systems, electromechanical concepts and IoT using the TI-RSLK MAX kit.
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Previously recorded webinars are now available for your on-demand viewing!
Sponsored by Keysight
Sponsored by Keysight
Sponsored by Fluke
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ECE Insights offer in-depth interviews with leading industry executives.
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Hayne Shumate
Senior VP of Internet Business
Mouser Electronics
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