UTEP Electrical and Computer Engineering

09/04/2026

07/04/2026

Open to the entire El Paso community! Bring your friends and families and come watch as the USMNT takes on Belgium in the Round of 16! 🇺🇸🏆

06/17/2026

The Electrical & Computer Engineering department congratulates Eduarda Santos, Kristen Kazhe, and Eric Lopez for earning Third Place in the Student Design Competition entitled “High-Sensitivity Biomedical Radar for Multi-Person Vital Sign Sensing” at the 2026 IEEE International Microwave Symposia.

The team developed a wireless sensing system capable of contactless measurement of instantaneous respiratory and heart rates. In addition to the hardware implementation, they designed advanced signal-processing algorithms to reliably extract weak physiological signals from complex data recorded from multiple subjects simultaneously.

The judging criteria included measurement accuracy, system size and weight, power consumption, overall solution potential, and the quality of the group’s presentation to the judges. In recognition of this remarkable achievement, the team will be awarded a $500 prize.

The IEEE International Microwave Symposia (IMS) is the largest and most important global event in RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave engineering, bringing together more than 8,000 attendees each year to showcase and discuss the latest advances in microwave theory and techniques. Alongside its technical program, the conference hosts Student Design Competitions that enable students to apply their knowledge to real-world engineering challenges while competing with teams from leading institutions worldwide.

05/17/2026

Congratulations to out graduating students of Spring 2026. We wish you the best. Here are some highlights of the celebrations that started with the ECE banquet and culminated with the Spring commencement.

02/23/2026

Congratulations to David E. Rodriguez-Borruel, an ECE Undergraduate student and researcher at Power and Renewable Energy Systems (PRES) Lab., who is a recipient of 2025-2026 IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) scholarship!

David also received $3,000 check from IEEE PES. The IEEE Power & Energy Society is a leading provider of scientific and engineering information on electric power and energy for the betterment of society. With over 40,000 members around the globe representing every facet of the electric power and energy industry, IEEE PES is at the forefront of the rapidly changing technological advancements that impact everyone's future.

David is a third PES Scholar from PRES Lab. and his research interests are in cyber-physical power systems, cyber-security, data analytics, and ML/AI applications. As a sophomore, David has three peer-reviewed IEEE conference papers (NAPS2025, TPEC2026, and one accepted at SusTech2026) and is also a recipient of Best Poster Presentation award at IEEE co-sponsored 2025 North American Power Symposium (NAPS). David's UG research advisor is Professor Paras Mandal.

02/07/2026

02/07/2026

EXCITING NEWS: UTEP has named the college of engineering the Miguel A. Loya College of Engineering to recognize a $30 million gift -- the largest in University history -- from alumnus Miguel Loya.

The contribution will create the premiere Miguel A. Loya Scholarship Program, awarding full tuition, room, board and monthly stipends to extraordinary incoming engineering students.

Loya Scholars with the highest honors and achievements upon graduation will a receive bonus award of up to $30,000 at graduation. Applications for the Loya Scholarship will open in Fall 2026 and the first cohort of Loya Scholars will enroll at UTEP in Fall 2027.

UTEP leaders were joined by The University of Texas System Chancellor John M. Zerwas at the announcement.

Learn more: https://utepn.ws/4aksspC

12/22/2025

Congratulations to Emily Ocon and Leonardo Flores from ECE who attended summer school.