UTSA Electrical and Computer Engineering - Official

ECE took 3 of the 4 top prizes for Senior Design 2 at the Tech Symposium!

• Overall 1st place ($4k) for "SDQ Engineering" with the HEB Low Volume Chicken Seasoning project. This was a combined effort by ECE and ME. The ME team was recognized with a department runner up award.
• Overall 3rd place ($2k) for "Power Facthor" with Remote Site Camera Monitoring project.
• An AESS Special Recognition Award certificate on the use of AI for "RetroPark" with the Parking Occupancy Monitoring project. This was presented by Garret Hall.

Senior Design 2 had a department runner up award (no cash prize) with the "FORCE" and their Lunar Payload Deployment project (WEX Foundation).

Senior Design 1 had a department best ($1k) for MODI-FLY modular drone project (Dr. Cao's sponsored project).

Good job Senior Design Teams and Dr. Benavidez!

Don’t forget to meet your mentor!!

UTSA Academy of Distingushed Researchers inducts Dr. David Akopian.

UTSA Academy of Distinguished Researchers inducts largest cohort since inception SEPTEMBER 2, 2021 — The UTSA Academy of Distinguished Researchers has selected five senior faculty members for induction, its largest cohort to date since its inception in 2015. Representing four colleges across varied disciplines, they are David Akopian (electrical and computer engineering), ...

Dr. Jamshidi received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the System Society of India!

Congratulations to Dr. Benavidez and Dr. John for their awards from the College of Engineering. Great work!

Congratulations to our 2 new NSF Career Awards!

Congratulations to Taqueria Electrica for receiving this Entrepreneurial Award for their version of the ROMET Electrolarynx device. This is ECE's second consecutive win in this category. The team also received praise for their name with event leadership and attendees saying that they should have won an award for it as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YiHFD46rws

Congratulations to our awardees!!

Congratulations to Drs. Jin and Prevost for ECE Faculty Award in Undergraduate Mentoring!

For those who are interested, here's a lab recruitment opportunity!