Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dec 7, 2022

Taking a seat at the table

Radhika Venkatraman has always been willing to raise her hand to take on challenging opportunities — and to share what she has learned from her experiences with other female engineers.

Two students at lab work table soldering electronics.

Dec 7, 2022

10 years of wearable device breakthroughs

Ten years since its founding, the Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) Center led by NC State has made groundbreaking advances in wearable health monitoring devices.

Fischer, third from right, at the 2022 Space Technology Hall of Fame induction ceremony with T. E. Zelibor, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (Ret.), CEO Space Foundation; Sid Mair, President and CEO, Penguin Computing; Philip Pokorny, CTO, Penguin Computing; Sterling; and Robert D. Cabana, NASA Associate Administrator.

Dec 6, 2022

COE alumnus honored for supercomputing innovations

Jim Fischer, electrical engineering ‘74, was a key player in several groundbreaking initiatives during his 40-year career at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, including managing the team that designed and built a revolutionary cluster computing prototype — the foundational architecture for most of the world’s top 500 supercomputers and today’s cloud computing.

Aerial view of The Oval and surrounding Engineering buildings and Hunt Library on NC State's Centennial Campus.

Dec 1, 2022

Faculty highlights

The latest awards and honors earned by faculty of the College.

Summer camp students participate in competition.

Dec 1, 2022

Summer on campus

At 9 a.m. on a July Wednesday, more than 70 middle school students filed into a classroom, waiting to be assigned the real-world problem they’d be solving that day. Clustered together, campers tackled complex problems like how to construct a moving boat or how to stop a viral outbreak. Using cardboard, aluminum foil, balloons and more, these campers were trying to solve some of the fundamental challenges in engineering.

Wolf Plaza during fall. Two bronze sculptures of wolves, one head down, the other howling.

Dec 1, 2022

Young alumni board adds 10 new members

Ten College of Engineering (COE) graduates joined the 2022-23 Young Alumni Advisory Board (YAAB), bringing the group to 30 members. Formed in 2018 by the NC State Engineering Foundation, YAAB aims to encourage support from the growing population of COE young alumni. The College defines “young alumni” as students who are 0-15 years post-graduation from their…

Connor Boyce, Natalie Barbu and Nick Kane, co-founders of Rella, in San Francisco.

Nov 9, 2022

The rise of Rella: A story of engineering entrepreneurship

There are important moments in our lives that require a little courage to take that leap of faith. At least, that is how Natalie Barbu, industrial and systems engineering ’18; Nick Kane, electrical and computer engineering ’20; and Connor Boyce, electrical engineering ’20, felt when they first launched their brand-new business, Rella, in app stores.

Nov 7, 2022

Minh-Thu Dinh is NC State’s 2022 Leader of the Pack!

Dinh received the award during NC State’s homecoming football game. Zachary VanHekken was also recognized for having the highest GPA among the finalists.

Left to right, Elizabeth Beese, Minh-Thu Dinh and Rachel Raineri.

Oct 25, 2022

Three engineering students among 2022 Leader of the Pack Award finalists

The six students will be recognized and the Leader of the Pack winner will be announced at halftime of the Red and White Week football game on Saturday, Nov. 5.