UCSB Electrical and Computer Engineering The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UCSB is known for its high-impact and interdisciplinary research.
Many revolutionary innovations have been developed by ECE research and in the tradition of excellence, our faculty continue to pioneer new technical frontiers.
06/05/2026
🎓After 38 years, Professor Forrest Brewer is retiring from UCSB ECE. His work in asynchronous logic, VLSI design, and sigma-delta computation has left a deep mark on this department and on the students he mentored along the way. We are grateful for every one of those 38 years.🙏
🎉Celebrate with him today, Friday, June 5 at 4:30 PM in ESB Room 2003
06/04/2026
🏆Congratulations to Prof. Elaheh Ahmadi, recipient of the 2026 Young Investigator MBE Award from the International MBE Advisory Committee!
Her research on novel ultra wide bandgap devices is pushing the boundaries of high power, high frequency, and quantum applications.🔬⚡
This award, supported by ICMBE2026, recognizes exceptional contributions to molecular beam epitaxy by researchers under 40. Prof. Ahmadi is a deserving honoree and we couldn't be prouder. 💛💙
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05/22/2026
is ranked #3 academic institution in the world for automation and control by the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities 🏆
At the heart of this success is the Center for Control, Dynamical Systems, and Computation!
Learn more 👉
Center for Control, Dynamical Systems and Computation | UC Santa Barbara An interdisciplinary field that is focused on the study of how the nervous system generates perception, behavior and cognition.
05/21/2026
🏆 Congratulations to ECE Professor and Aeluma CEO Dr. Jonathan Klamkin on receiving the prestigious IPRM Award from Compound Semiconductor Week!
The award recognizes his pioneering contributions to InP and GaAs photonic and electronic materials and their heterogeneous integration on mismatched substrates.🔬
"The award reflects the wonderful mentors, colleagues, researchers, and engineers I've worked with throughout my career." – Dr. Klamkin
Dr. Klamkin will be honored at the CSW Conference on May 25 in Kumamoto, Japan. We're so proud! 🎉
Read more here👇
tinyurl.com/apx9phhc
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05/20/2026
🏥Congratulations to ECE Prof. Ramtin Pedarsani's team on receiving a UC Noyce Initiative award to develop robust vision-language models for clinical applications — part of a $3.4M UC-wide research push for computational health and cybersecurity.🤖
🔗https://tinyurl.com/mm9jb8x
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05/18/2026
🔬How do you study thousands of neurons at once? You build better tools.
ECE Prof. Spencer Smith's SLAB Lab designed a scan angle multiplier that achieves the laser scanning trifecta: high speed, high resolution, and a larger area.🧠⚡
"…we want to see hundreds of neurons, thousands of neurons, with the ultimate goal of being able to look at how individual neurons work together across the entire brain." – Postdoc Che-Hang Yu
This paper was published last week in Optica, and spin-out company Pacific Optica is now bringing this tech to labs worldwide.🌎
📜https://tinyurl.com/36j7pa3d
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05/15/2026
🎉Congrats to ECE undergraduate Roland Yin on receiving the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship — one of the most prestigious honors in STEM!🏆
Roland investigates kagome superconductors for quantum sensing applications, including RF detection in quantum computers.⚛️🔬
"Receiving the NSF GRFP is both exciting and deeply validating…it affirms that I have the potential to grow into an independent researcher" – Roland Yin
Selected from nearly 14,000 applicants, the GRFP provides $159,000 in support over five years. A well-earned honor!👏
We can't wait to see where your PhD journey takes you!🎓
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05/13/2026
🎉 Congratulations to ECE Professor James Buckwalter on being inducted as a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors!🏆
His work on high-speed integrated circuits & III-V CMOS architectures is pushing the limits of next-gen wireless, photonics, and satellite communications.🛰️
He also co-founded PseudolithIC to bring these innovations to market, turning UCSB research into real-world impact.💡
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05/05/2026
The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering is launching METL — the Master of Engineering & Technology Leadership — the first fully online master's degree at UC Santa Barbara, built for working tech professionals around the world.
Tailored for early- to mid-career tech professionals, METL builds a foundation in leadership and technology management alongside deep technical expertise in 1 of 4 tracks:
⚙️ AI & ML for Science & Technology
⚛️ Quantum Information
🔬 Semiconductor Technology
📈 Technology Management
The inaugural METL class starts Fall 2027. Applications open in September.
Learn more 👇
🚀 https://engineering.ucsb.edu/news/METL_Launch
🔗 https://metl.engineering.ucsb.edu
04/09/2026
Big news from our department! 🚀 Prof. Daniel Blumenthal and his group, in collaboration with , have demonstrated a chip-scale stabilized laser for trapped-ion quantum systems.
By shrinking room-sized tech down to the size of a deck of cards, they’ve achieved 99.6% SPAM fidelity – outperforming bulky lab standards. This paves the way for portable quantum sensors and scalable computing. 🛰️🔬
🔗https://bit.ly/4vgq7Wt