Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University

We're excited to share that new research from Dr. Yang Shen and his team has been accepted for presentation at the Foundation Models for Life Sciences (FM4LS) workshop at the International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML).

🌐 Supported by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, the team's Cell Model AI research combines explainable AI and systems-level modeling to help scientists better understand the biological mechanisms behind disease and advance the development of new therapies.

Congratulations to Dr. Yang Shen, Dr. Dongkwan Kim and Yiming Gao on this incredible milestone!

💡 We'll be sharing more about this research soon.

Texas A&M Electrical and Computer Engineering is proud to congratulate Don B. Russell, professor of electrical and computer engineering, on his appointment as a Foreign Corresponding Member of the Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna.

🌐 Russell was unanimously elected by the Academy's Assembly of Full Members during its June 23, 2026, plenary session in recognition of his internationally respected expertise and contributions to the scientific community. His appointment to Section II – Technical Sciences reflects both the Academy's high regard for his scholarship and its invitation to contribute to its centuries-long tradition of scientific dialogue and discovery.

💡 A member of the National Academy of Engineering, Harry E. Bovay, Jr. Chair, University Distinguished Professor and Regents Professor, Russell's impact on electrical engineering continues to extend far beyond Texas A&M through his leadership, research and service to the profession.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Russell on this distinguished international honor. 👏

We’re hiring!

Texas A&M ECEN is interviewing candidates for 6 full-time tenured/tenure-track faculty positions beginning in Fall 2027.

About Us:

🎓 A Top 20 Electrical and Computer Engineering department
🎓 Home to seven National Academy members and nearly 40 professional society fellows
🎓 More than 1,700 undergraduate students and 725 graduate students

Current Initiatives:

🔹 A $250 million Semiconductor Institute
🔹 $100 million in AI/ML computing infrastructure
🔹 A strategic growth phase currently underway, with an additional 15 faculty positions expected to be filled over the next few years

Apply today: tx.ag/ECENFacultyApp26

Professor Jean-François Chamberland is leveraging AI to enhance student experience at Texas A&M ECEN.

Chamberland has developed a system called "ageation," a framework that transforms LaTeX documents into narrated Manim animations, and has used it to create instructional videos for his students.

Originally designed to generate explainers for arXiv research papers, Chamberland began exploring classroom applications and has developed the technology for instructional use. The model is currently being tested in his classroom, with potential to expand to other core ECEN classes.

Chamberland’s original agentic framework builds on the Mainm framework maintained by ManimCE community.

We are pleased to recognize Dr. Chamberland for this work and dedication to delivering a top-tier learning environment for our students.

As one of the nation’s leading power engineering programs, our department is providing the expertise needed to navigate the future of energy.

Texas A&M University’s Dr. Jonathan Snodgrass, assistant director of the Texas A&M Smart Grid Center, recently shared his insights with KBTX Media on what data center expansion means for the state’s electric grid.

🔗 Read the article here: tx.ag/kbtxERCOT

Texas looks to tighten rules for data centers as they line up to connect to ERCOT grid Texas leaders are weighing new rules for data centers as hundreds of projects line up to connect to the ERCOT power grid, raising concerns about reliability, neighborhood impacts and who pays for costly upgrades. Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing protections to keep those costs off residential customers w...

What if a USB-sized chip could transform chemical safety testing?

Dr. Arum Han and researchers at Texas A&M are advancing organ-on-a-chip technology through a new $15.3 million NIH-supported center, with the goal of making toxicity testing faster, more accurate and less dependent on animal models.

🔗 Read more here → tx.ag/HanOrganChip

💰 DID YOU KNOW?

Texas A&M ECEN supports more than $37 million in annual research expenditures and offers nearly 48,000 square feet of dedicated research laboratory space in addition to other labs across TAMU.

🔬 Whether you're passionate about AI, robotics, semiconductors, or quantum technologies, you'll find opportunities to contribute to research that is shaping the future.

Ready to turn your ideas into discoveries? Learn more here → tx.ag/ResearchECEN

From operating rooms to lunar exploration, intelligent sensing is shaping the future.

Congratulations to the multidisciplinary Texas A&M research team, including recent ECEN Ph.D. graduate Dr. Chaoyi He and Ph.D. student Enzi Zhai, on developing a new framework for smart optical sensors capable of analyzing data directly within the sensor itself.

🔗 Read more→ tx.ag/SmartSensors

Big news for Texas A&M ECEN undergrads!

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded our department a new REU Site grant: WAVE SURF (Workforce Advancement in Verification and Emulation of Semiconductor Chips).

🔬Through this program, undergraduate students will gain valuable research experience in semiconductor technologies while helping strengthen the future U.S. chip workforce.

Congratulations to everyone involved in securing this exciting opportunity!