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NC State ECE’s Edgar Lobaton has been named a National Science Foundation NAIRR AI Education Fellow, a recognition that reflects both leadership and impact in shaping the future of artificial intelligence education.
Through this fellowship, Lobaton is helping expand access to AI learning and resources, opening doors for more students and educators to engage with emerging technologies.
Read more about his work and what this means for the future of AI education.
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Save the date: NC State’s Day of Giving is March 25, 2026.
Join the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in supporting the students, research and programs shaping the future of engineering. Your support makes a lasting impact across our community.
Make your mark. 📍
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Yesterday, the NC State Electrical and Computer Engineering community came together in downtown Raleigh for the latest Back to the Pack Local Alumni Social.
ECE alumni connected with faculty, staff and fellow engineers at Sitti’s Jiddi Space to catch up, expand their networks and celebrate the strength of the Wolfpack community in the Triangle.
Thank you to everyone who joined us. Events like this keep our ECE network strong.
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ECE students recently hosted a friendly competition with students from two universities in Japan, Gifu University and Nagoya University. 🤝
Teams designed “robot gliders” to fly as far as possible in a straight line from where they were launched with a rubber band. ✈️
The student-built aircraft traveled the length of two basketball courts! Congrats to the students who participated. 🎉
Quantum computing holds enormous promise, but it comes with a major challenge: keeping quantum systems cold enough to function.
Daryoosh Vashaee, professor of electrical and computer engineering at NC State, is approaching that problem from a new angle. Instead of cooling an entire refrigerator-sized system, his team is targeting the quantum devices themselves.
Their work in quantum refrigeration could help remove one of the biggest barriers to scaling quantum technologies. By rethinking how we manage heat at the device level, they are opening new possibilities for more practical and efficient quantum systems.
Congratulations to Professor of the Practice John Gajda on his appointment to the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
Governor Stein selected Professor Gajda to help oversee the rates and services of public utilities across the state. With 36 years of experience in the energy sector and a deep commitment to our power systems students, he is uniquely qualified to ensure North Carolina has reliable and affordable energy.
We are proud to have ECE faculty serving the people of our state.
Link in bio to read the full story.
Better data. Better training. Better dogs.
NC State ECE and Computer Science researchers are using wearable sensors and AI to improve guide dog training and help address the global shortage of service animals.
Read the full article in our bio. http://ncst.at/mZqm50Yliny
A full room for the ECE Distinguished Colloquium.
Steven M. Girvin joined us on February 20, 2026 to discuss dual rail microwave cavity qubits and practical advances in quantum error correction.
Strong turnout. Great questions. Focused discussion.
ECE alumni, this one is for you 🐺
Join us March 11 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Jiddi Space for our Back to the Pack Local Alumni Social. Faculty, staff, drinks, appetizers and great conversation included.
Reconnect with your ECE community.
Link in bio to register.
We are launching the M.C. Dean Engineering Hub at NC State to redefine the future of energy and infrastructure. This partnership brings together industry expertise and academic research to solve real world challenges in grid modernization and advanced manufacturing.
For our students, this means new pathways to success through:
⬛ Research fellowships and project-based learning
⬛ Hands-on experience with next generation microgrid management
⬛ Opportunities to innovate in resilient energy storage
This hub is a full circle moment led by our own ECE alumni, Bill Dean and Marion Casey Dean. Together, we are preparing the next generation to lead the way in building intelligent, secure infrastructure.
Link in bio to read the full story.
How do you fix errors in a quantum computer before they derail everything?
On Feb. 20, Yale physicist Steven M. Girvin joins NC State ECE to share new advances in dual-rail microwave cavity qubits and quantum error correction.
10:15 a.m. EB2 1231
Link in bio to read the full story.
ECE students and collaborators showcased innovative solutions at NC State’s Product Innovation Lab Showcase. Graduate teams featuring ECE students presented prototypes and business cases for technologies in areas such as smart health wearables, AI-powered tools and safety systems, demonstrating cross-disciplinary approaches from concept to market-ready ideas.
Read more: http://ncst.at/4ptu50Y52S1
Congratulations to NC State ECE assistant professors Amay Bandodkar, Yuan Liu and Vijay Shah on being named 2025–26 Goodnight Early Career Innovators.
This competitive university-wide program recognizes rising faculty leaders in STEM and STEM education. Each awardee receives $22,000 per year for three years to support research, scholarship and student mentorship.
Their work spans wearable biomedical devices, quantum computing and next-generation wireless networks, advancing innovation while creating hands-on learning opportunities for students.
Learn more about their research and impact: http://ncst.at/67er50Y52Fk
Professor Michael Kudenov is developing advanced optical sensors that are helping North Carolina farmers grow better crops — especially sweetpotatoes, a signature crop for the state.
Supported by the John and Catherine Amein Family Distinguished Professorship, his lab is building camera systems and AI tools that can analyze crop quality, reduce waste, and improve decision-making from the field to the packing facility.
The work shows how engineering, agriculture and data science come together to strengthen North Carolina’s food system.
Read the full story — link in bio.
ECE Career Services is here to support you this semester.
• Drop-in hours: Wednesdays from 1 to 3 p.m. in EB2 2112, beginning Jan. 14
• Lightning Fast Resume Reviews: Jan. 29, Feb. 2 and Feb. 4 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in EB2 2112
• ECE Spring Career Fair: Friday, Feb. 6 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Duke Energy Hall at Hunt Library
Stop by, bring your resume, and get ready for the fair. Company list coming soon.
Five NC State graduate students spent their summer applying data science and artificial intelligence to real-world agricultural challenges through the USDA-ARS Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence internship.
Working alongside USDA scientists, the students tackled projects in computer vision that ranged from predicting soil erosion and improving precision crop monitoring to detecting prion disease in livestock and building tools to quantify destructive plant diseases.
These experiences not only strengthened their technical skills in machine learning and high-performance computing but also demonstrated how AI can help farmers increase productivity, reduce costs, and make agriculture more sustainable.
Learn more about their work and the internship program:
http://ncst.at/ppYa50XYcs8