Alberto Sangiovanni Vincentelli receives Frontiers of Knowledge Award
02/08/23 — Berkeley engineering professor honored for transforming chip design from a handcrafted process to the automated industry that powers today’s electronic devices
Electrical engineering
Energized for real-world impact
01/25/23 — Founded by Berkeley Engineering alumni, Gridware uses sensors to tackle the threat of wildfires
From Ethiopia to Berkeley and back again
01/17/23 — EECS Ph.D. student Tsegereda Esatu, a UC-HBCU Initiative fellow, shares her educational journey and her hopes for bringing semiconductor research to students in Ethiopia
David Hodges, former dean of engineering and pioneer in integrated circuit design, dies at 85
11/29/22 — His work contributed to the rapid growth of the tech industry
Giving a voice to all
11/08/22 — Advances in brain-computer interfaces may soon make communication easier for those who have lost the ability to speak
Lighting up Hollywood
11/07/22 — Alum Paul E. Debevec received a lifetime achievement award at the 74th Emmy Awards.
Next-gen lasers
11/07/22 — An advanced semiconductor laser can emit a single mode of light while still scaling up in size and power.
Step by step
10/26/22 — Berkeley robots learn to walk on their own in record time
Digging deep
10/10/22 — Inspired by nature, the burrowing mole crab robot is a feat of engineering with real-world applications
Jelani Nelson weighs in on state efforts to reform math education
09/08/22 — New Yorker: The EECS professor says proposed California Math Framework could worsen disparities in STEM
Print, recycle, repeat: Scientists demo a biodegradable printed circuit
08/30/22 — Berkeley Lab: New breakthrough by Berkeley researchers could divert wearable devices and other flexible electronics from landfill
For your eyes only
08/10/22 — A faster, more secure approach to machine learning helps safeguard private information
Lighting up Hollywood
08/03/22 — UC Berkeley alum wins Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award
To infinity and beyond: EECS alum becomes spacecraft pilot
07/07/22 — A NASA astronaut since 2017, Warren Hoburg (M.S.’11, Ph.D.’13 EECS) will be piloting the spacecraft Dragon to the International Space Station
UC Berkeley advances cyber-physical systems research as part of $6 million NSF project
06/29/22 — Project aims to improve safety and reliability of autonomous transportation systems
New single-mode semiconductor laser delivers power with scalability
06/29/22 — Breakthrough by Berkeley engineers could dramatically improve the efficiency of lasers for sensing, communication and imaging
Pravin Varaiya, pioneer in smart transportation, dies at 81
06/23/22 — Credited with spearheading the self-driving car revolution in the 1990s, Varaiya brought an economist's grounding to research on the internet, energy and transportation systems and urban environments
New technology helps robots move objects quickly and safely
06/22/22 — Robot arms don’t have to compromise on speed
Bakar Fellows names Spark Award recipients
06/14/22 — Five engineering faculty among the seven honored for research that produces tangible, positive societal impact through commercialization
Using AI research to solve climate problems
06/02/22 — CDSS: The BAIR Climate Initiative aims to build partnerships and conduct groundbreaking artificial intelligence research to combat climate change