UCSB Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

06/18/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Fatih Dinç, postdoc in UC Santa Barbara ECE and the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, on winning the Richard C. DiPrima Prize from the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). 🏆

Awarded every two years to *one* outstanding early-career researcher *worldwide*, the DiPrima Prize recognizes Fatih's research building a bridge between mathematics and neuroscience.

His work delivers algorithms that pull clean signals out of terabytes of messy brain-imaging data, along with mathematical frameworks that explain how stable thoughts and behaviors emerge from the seemingly chaotic activity of millions of neurons. 🧠

At UCSB, Fatih is co-advised by ECE Professor Nina Miolane and KITP Professor Boris Shraiman.

🔗 Read the full story:
https://lnkd.in/gd27SUAA

We're proud to have him in the community. Congratulations, Fatih! 👏

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. 💛💙

The Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering UC Santa Barbara

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 👉

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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UC Santa Barbara

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