ECE Tutorials Available
The ECE Tutorials site, with videos and links to help undergraduate students in ECE, is now online! Visit it now.
Notable ECE Alumni
Many alumni from the ECE department appear on the list of notable Virginia Tech alumni. ECE graduates have gone on to impact a variety of fields; they have served as magazine editors, CEOs of technology companies, leaders in higher education, and public servants at all levels of government.
ECE YouTube Channel
The ECE YouTube channel is now live! Check out a selection of videos highlighting student projects:
Looking to hire an ECE graduate?
The Virginia Tech Chapter of the IEEE sponsors a job board for ECE students and alumni. Employers can post positions for students to review.
ECE Email Digest
The ECE Email digest service is now online! (VT PID required) Sign up to receive information about news, events, or research seminars in your email.
RSS feeds in Atom format are also available.
Students are AMPed up about new lab
The Autonomous Mastery Prototyping (AMP) Lab provides space for ECE students to work on personal projects. The lab offers mentorship, soldering certification, and free materials. Students' recent projects include an autonomous ground vehicle, a laser harp, and a smartphone facial recognition system.
Rosalyn Moran leads study of Alzheimer's drugs
Rosalyn Moran is leading a study that will help Alzheimer's patients optimize their medication. She is investigating interactions between Alzheimer's drugs, the brain, and the patient's environment - It's possible that the drugs might work better if taken before certain activities. Moran should have results by the end of the year.
Timothy Pratt honored with emeritus status
Timothy Pratt has been named "professor emeritus" by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Pratt joined ECE in 1981. As a member of Wireless@VT, Pratt has made significant research contributions for satellite communications and position location systems. He also co-authored the leading textbook on satellite communications and was a pioneer in distance education at Virginia Tech.
Charles Clancy named L-3 Communications Cyber Faculty Fellow
Charles Clancy, associate professor and director of the Hume Center for National Security, was named the first L-3 Communications Cyber Faculty Fellow of Electrical and Computer Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Clancy conducts research in the fields of wireless security, secure computing, and electronic warfare.
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Thursday, June 20, 2013
BIG Data & Bioinformatics Seminar: The linear optimal transport transform: why do we need it and how do we use it
10:30 AM Virginia Tech Research Center, 900 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington, VA
Invited Speaker: Gustavo K. Rohde, Ph.D., Assoc Prof of BME and ECE, Carnegie Mellon University Details.
Contact: yug@vt.edu
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Statistics and Bioinformatics: Applications to miRNA data
1:30 PM VTRC-A, Rm 4-024, 900 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington, VA 22203
Invited Speaker: Prof. Bin Wang, Mathematics and Statistics Dept., U South Alabama Details.
Contact: yuewang@vt.edu
Thursday, June 27, 2013
2nd Annual InfraGard Meeting at Virginia Tech
7:15 AM VCOM II Conference Center, 2280 Kraft Drive, Blacksburg, VA
Presentations and workshops will focus on cyber threats, cyber security, and counterintelligence. Details.
Contact: wlucero@vt.edu
Friday, June 28, 2013
Constant-Flux Inductor with Winding-Enclosed Geometry for Improved Energy Density
10:00 AM 654 Whittemore Hall
M.S. Thesis Defense for Cui Han (direct-Ph.D. Program) Details.
Contact: kdtn@vt.edu
Friday, July 5, 2013
Classes End for 1st Summer Session
8:00 AM VT campus and online
Contact: www.registrar.vt.edu
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Classes Begin for 2nd Summer Session
8:00 AM VT campus and online
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Thursday, August 15, 2013
Classes End for 2nd Summer Session
8:00 AM VT campus and online
Contact: www.registrar.vt.edu