Prof. Weng C. Chew has been selected for a Life Membership in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). This honor is reserved for individuals who have demonstrated long-standing leadership and dedication, and who have made a significant impact on the development of technology.

The Purdue University Quantum Center, including ECE postdoctoral researcher Simeon Bogdanov and graduate research assistant Sajid Choudhury, is investigating how to advance quantum communication for practical uses.

Prof. Ashraf Alam is the recipient of the 2018 IEEE Electron Devices Society Education Award. This is the highest honor from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for distinguished contributions to education within the field of interest of the IEEE Electron Devices Society.

Purdue University researchers will be developing new technologies alongside a platform that will allow manufacturers to realistically simulate interactions between workers, robots and machines to prepare for the factories of just five to 10 years from now. ECE Prof. Alex Quinn will study how skills and labor are transferred with the system.

A four-year Purdue study of Hurricane Sandy indicates when a disaster hits, the communities recover faster when strong societal connections and better financial resources are in place before the event. ECE Prof. Shreyas Sundaram is a co-investigator on the study.

Purdue University researchers have created a new tool, called "DiffProf," that uses artificial intelligence to automatically decide for the developer if a feature should be improved to drain less battery and how to make that improvement.

Prof. Shreyas Sen has been named one of the Top 10 Indian Inventors Worldwide under 35 by MIT Technology Review and Hindustan Times Mint for his technology that uses the human body as a 'wire' for secure and ultra-low-power communication.

Several ECE professors have recently been appointed to positions as named and distinguished professors. Y. Charlie Hu was named the Michael and Katherine Birck Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Steven D. Pekarek was named the Edmund O. Schweitzer III Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, David J. Love was named the Nick Trbovich Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Dimitrios Peroulis and Pedro Irazoqui were named Reilly Professors of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Weng C. Chew was named a Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Two ECE-related projects have been selected for the National Science Foundation’s Quantum Leap initiative. Andrew Weiner, the Scifres Family Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Sunil Bhave, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, are the principal investigators for the two projects.

A groundbreaking alumnus of Purdue ECE helped break ground Friday (Sept. 21) on SEL Purdue, a 100,000-square-foot facility for electric power research that will support 300-plus new high-tech jobs and serve as an anchor in the university's Discovery Park District.