Congratulations on your admission to our program. We are disappointed that we could not meet face-to-face, but hope you will use this opportunity to engage with our faculty and graduate students as you take this next step in your academic journey.
From the optical fibers that connect the world, to deep space exploration, many of humanity’s greatest achievements would have been unthinkable without electrical and computer engineers. Our department has played an important role in many of these advancements. You can add to our legacy in world-class photonics, high-frequency diodes, and materials science research; contribute to our long-standing tradition in computer engineering, medical imaging, and signals, systems, and communications; and leverage our investments in machine learning research to ride the AI wave.
Professor Emeritus and interim chair Jim Aylor, incoming chair Scott Acton, graduate programs chair Zongli Lin, and CpE program director Barry Johnson are eager to meet you and share their vision and priorities.
Get Helpful Information on What to Do and What Comes Next
Join Zongli Lin, UVE ECE associate chair for graduate studies, and Beth Eastwood-Beatty, EE student resources coordinator, will answer your questions about policies, procedures and degree requirements.
Our research group designs materials with altered thermal and elecrical properties. We also design new hybrid energy conversion devices for thermal management and solid-state energy conversion technologies.
We conduct research in high-power laser applications for solar cell manufacturing, infrared detectors, thermophotovoltaics, quantum dots, laser microtexturing and more.
Meet Researchers in Stan's High-Performance Low-Power Lab
We conduct research in AI hardware and edge IoT, including processing-in-memory, low-power hardware accelerator design and smart dust as well as explorations in spintronics and nanoelectronics.
Explore Art Licthenberger's playground at UVA: Get a sneak peek into the newly renovated Innovations in Fabrication (IFAB) facility and hear about research opportunities in superconducting and millimeter and submillimeter materials, devices and circuits. Watch the video.
Support adoption of clean, renewable energy: Mona Zebarjadi demonstrates her group's research at the intersection of materials and devices. They manipulate materials' thermal and electrical properties to find new ways of converting waste heat into electricity.Watch the video.
Help society make the most of 5G and prepare for what's next: Cong Shen introduces you to his research group and their Lab for Intelligent Communication and Networking. See how ECE excels in machine learning methods for communication and networking. Watch the video.
The Charles L. Brown Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering provides thought leadership via award-winning research, out-of-the-box solutions and turning-point ideas.
We aspire to be an inclusive and welcoming place for all, and a hub of innovation where research and teaching go hand-in-hand. Our mission is to prepare the next generation of electrical and computer engineering leaders to solve society’s grand technological challenges and improve quality of life.
