This course will feature weekly seminars by ECE guest speakers and student-led discussions on cutting-edge electrical and computer engineering research themes, including IoT; artificial intelligence & machine learning; health & medical applications; modern devices (nanoelectronics, photonics, renewable energy); applications for astronomy; and emerging quantum technology. No prerequisite, no homework, no exam, and students will be evaluated by class participation.

The tentative schedule of this class (year 2023): 

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01/19

ECE in science: exoplanet detection.

Xu Yi

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01/26

ECE in science: imaging a blackhole.

Xu Yi

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02/02

UVA detectors for Blackhole imaging

Bobby Weikle

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02/09

UVA IFAB cleanroom facility tour

Art Lichtenberger

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02/16

Hardware AI or general CpE research

Mircea Stan, CpE director

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02/23

Machine Learning

Yunshun Dong

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03/02

Internet of Things

Ben Calhoun

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03/16

Modern Electronics Devices

Avik Ghosh

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03/23

Undergrad/grad research (student speakers)

Ethan, Xiangwen

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03/30

Quantum Technology

Emily Parnell

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04/06

Renewable energy

Mona Zebarjadi

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04/13

Biological image analysis

Scott Acton

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04/20

Machine learning & artificial intelligence

Nikos Sidiropoulos

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04/27

ECE for bio/medical applications: carbon nanotube for DNR recognition. 

Keith Williams