Shreyas Sen, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University, is one of 18 leading academic researchers honored by Intel with 2020 Outstanding Researcher Awards (ORAs).

When quantum computers become more powerful and widespread, they will need a robust quantum internet to communicate. Purdue University engineers have addressed an issue barring the development of quantum networks that are big enough to reliably support more than a handful of users.

Santokh Badesha, an adjunct professor for innovation in the College of Engineering’s School of School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the manager of open innovation at Xerox Corp., has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Badesha was elected to the academy for developing materials enabling the broad use of laser printing and the creation of color laser printing.

Millions of people are waiting for a Covid-19 vaccination — but how can we make sure enough people get the shot to offer protection to large swaths of society?

Obtaining a patent is a momentous occasion for an inventor. Having more than 250? Quite a professional milestone.

A pilot program focusing on wellness that started in ECE is now available to all students, faculty, and staff within the College of Engineering. The partnership with TaskHuman is another option for support, along with the wellness programs already available through Purdue.

Debayan Das, PhD candidate in Purdue’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), has been awarded the 2020-2021 Predoctoral Achievement Award, given by the IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS). This award is the highest honor presented to PhD students by the IEEE SSCS and recognizes unique contributions in advancing the state-of-the-art in circuit design. Das is the first Purdue student to receive this honor since its inception in 1983.

Two alumni of Purdue University’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Khaled B. Letaief and Theodore (Ted) S. Rappaport each received their BS, MS, and PhD from Purdue ECE. They are among 106 new members and 23 international members of the NAE. For contributions to the characterization of radio frequency propagation in millimeter wave bands for cellular communication networks.

James Stewart, a PhD student in Purdue University’s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been selected for the Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) as a Modern Day Technology Leader. The award honors African Americans who have established themselves as the next generation of leaders in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

Xiaokang Qiu, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received an NSF CAREER award for a project entitled “Democratizing Algorithmic Program Synthesis.” CAREER awards are among the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious awards. They are given through the Faculty Early Career Development Program to recognize untenured faculty members as teacher-scholars.