UC San Diego Electrical and Computer Engineering

04/27/2026

Triton Giving Day is Wednesday, April 29!

Triton Giving Day brings together the UC San Diego community in support of what matters most. Will you make a gift to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering's Excellence and Innovation Fund?

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) pushes the boundaries of discovery and innovation. From the classroom to the laboratory to national stages, our students and faculty drive progress in technology that changes lives. As we celebrate 60 years as a department, we are proud to....

06/17/2025

Congratulations Ali!

And the Award of Excellence in Electrical and Computer Engineering goes to.....Ali Alabiad! 

Ali was president of the Project in a Box student organization this year. PiB develops hands-on projects to make engineering education more accessible to students from elementary school through college. Ali is proud of how the group has expanded to meet the needs of more than just engineering students. 

“We went from being an ECE organization to one that welcomed other engineers and even people from other backgrounds and shared our passion for building projects and having fun in the process of doing that.”

In addition to PiB, Alabiad conducted research in Prof. Siavash Mirarab’s lab. He developed deep learning models to classify species based on DNA reads from clinical or environmental samples. 

After graduation, he will pursue a master’s degree in ECE with a specialization in machine learning and data science here at UC San Diego. After that, he plans to develop responsible AI models that can be used for practical applications. 

Congrats, Ali!

01/17/2025

Things overheard 👂🏽@ Coffee & Cookies:

“I’ve missed you for so long!” 🥹

“Separation anxiety!” 🤗

“I haven’t seen you in forever!” 🙃

“These are the best cookies I’ve ever had in my life!” 🤪

…ok maybe we made up the last one 😅

Thanks to everyone for stopping by the ECE floor for our favorite quarterly event! We love to see our ECE family and we’re glad that we can provide a community space for you to connect and reconnect! 🫱🏽‍🫲🏾

Tag your ECE buddy that you want to see at next quarter’s Coffee & Cookies! 👇🏼

10/18/2024

Happy Friday from King Triton and a few of ECE’s hardworking staff!

09/30/2024

Welcome to a new year, ECE Tritons! 🔱

Ready to dive into Fall quarter filled with innovation and collaboration? Let’s make this year unforgettable! 🎉

Drop a blue or yellow/gold emoji in the comments if you’re excited for this year! 🥏🌕

05/15/2024

ECE graduation stoles and alumni polos are now available! 🎓🔱

Please read the information below carefully as there are 2 different purchase locations:

ECE GRADUATION STOLES ✨
-Stoles will be sold at the at the Lyman Lane register only. Go up to the register and ask for the ECE or Electrical and Computer Engineering stole.
-Cost: $26.94

ECE ALUMNI POLOS 👕
-Alumni polos will be sold outside the ECE Student Affairs Office (Jacobs Hall, 2nd floor)
-Cost: $15- CASH ONLY- exact change
-Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00-11:30 AM

📸: ECE alumni Chris .space ‘23
-Contact Chris^ for GRAD PHOTOS!

Congratulations ECE Tritons on your upcoming graduation! 💛💙🎉

04/04/2024

Our favorite quarterly event is finally here ☕🍪

Join us for a day with sweet treats and the opportunity to get together with your ECE family for the Spring Quarter!