Boston University Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Looking back at another incredible academic year, our department has many student achievements to celebrate! https://www.bu.edu/eng/2026/05/29/a-legacy-of-excellence/

Charlie Van Hook ‘26 had a clear goal in mind with his winning project entry for this year’s College of Engineering Dean’s Imagineering Competition: develop a sensory display for the visually impaired which would be both functional and financially accessible, unlike currently-available commercial products.

Read all about this excellent example of Societal Engineering in action: https://www.bu.edu/eng/2026/05/28/beyond-visionary/

In a recent publication in Nature Methods, the prolific Professor Ji-Xin Cheng envisions the creation of “a high-resolution chemical cellular atlas” of living organisms, providing scientists and medical practitioners with an accessible map of the smallest building blocks that make up the complex edifice of life itself. The paper describes a novel methodology which represents a promising step in the direction of realizing that ambitious goal, with the support of a MIRA grant from the NIH’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences and a Small Business Innovation Research Award.

Read more: https://www.bu.edu/eng/2026/05/28/mapping-the-internal/

Congratulations to Professor David Starobinski and ECE alum Jonathan Chamberlain (Ph.D. '25) on winning the Best Technical Paper, Runner Up, at IEEE DySPAN 2026! https://dyspan2026.ieee-dyspan.org/ieee-dyspan-2026-best-paper-awards

Did you see Professor Ajay Joshi's interview with Cerebras? He chatted about his work with CipherSonic AI, fully homomorphic encryption, and solving memory boundedness. Watch now:

Cerebras 6 likes, 1 comment. "Enabling Private Compute with Ajay Joshi | Big Chip Club"

Supported by a $3M DEVCOM ARL grant, Professor Chen Yang is leading a new collaborative effort to investigate the non-thermal molecular and cellular mechanisms of microwave bioeffects on neurons. The project builds on her team's past work with microwave neuromodulation as a treatment for pain, epileptic seizures, and more. https://www.bu.edu/eng/2026/05/05/this-is-your-brain-on-microwaves/

And a good time was had by all! Thank you and congratulations to all our 2026 seniors.

ECE Day is in full swing! 🏌

In his opening address this morning, ECE Chair Professor Clem Karl told the seniors to enjoy their day. Think they took it to heart?

Play on, Class of 2026!

Today's the big day! We kick off soon. Can't wait to see all the projects!

You can get a preview on the ECE Day website: https://bu.edu/eng/ece-day/

This afternoon, eight ECE seniors will present their undergraduate theses! You can read their abstracts in the ECE Day booklet: https://bu.edu/eng/ece-day/