Program Highlights
From student communities to supercomputers, alumnus David Bader (Ph.D. ‘96) has been driving change since his student days. Most recently, he created the David A. Bader Endowed Graduate Student Program Support Fund in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Quantum News
Current quantum computers, utilizing technologies like the trapped ion device on the left, are beginning to tackle problems theoretical physicists care about, like simulating particle physics models.
New College Park-based company founded by Professor Ronald Walsworth further solidifies the area’s status as a global hot spot for quantum-related start-ups.
Faculty & Department News
New NSF-Funded Research
Machine learning will improve a tool that uses speech recordings to identify speech-related medical issues.
“Population Games for Cyber-Physical Systems: New Theory with Tools for Transportation Management under Extreme Demand” & “ASTrA: Automated Synthesis for Trustworthy Autonomous Utility Services”
Harnessing the Complexity of Modern Electromagnetic Environments for Resilient Wireless Communications
Award recognized his contributions to the advancement of power electronics for electrified transportation systems including electric vehicles and more electric aircraft.
UMD researchers are sorting out how our brains’ neurons organize as we take in, decide and act on information.
Professor Yanne Chembo holds appointments with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics (IREAP).
Alumni News
Alka Bhave (B.S. '96, M.S. '98), Chief Operations Officer at Riverside Research, shares insights on evolving workforce dynamics in the wake of COVID-19 for the Washington Business Journal, "Forging forward (part 1): Success with a hybrid workforce"
In Brief
Professor Jonathan Simon (ECE/BIOLOGY/ISR) spoke on “The progression of neural speech representations through auditory cortex and beyond, from acoustics to semantics.”