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Electrical and Computer Engineering
Eight Penn professors elected 2022 AAAS Fellows
Researchers from the School of Arts & Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Perelman School of Medicine, and School of Veterinary Medicine join a class of scientists, engineers, and innovators spanning 24 scientific disciplines.
Penn scientist Nader Engheta wins the Benjamin Franklin Medal
The H. Nedwill Ramsey Professor in Electrical and Systems Engineering is awarded for his advances in engineering and physics.
Two from Penn named Distinguished Members of the Association for Computing Machinery
Jing (Jane) Li of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Li Shen of the Perelman School of Medicine have been named distinguished members of the Association for Computing Machinery.
For ‘spirit of innovation,’ three from Penn named National Academy of Inventors Fellows
Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine were honored with the recognition.
Novel ‘tunneling’ design for energy-efficient chips
Experts have been experimenting with field-effect transistor technology (FET) for decades, but have been hindered by insurmountable tradeoffs in power and performance. Penn engineers have redesigned FETs with energy efficiency in mind.
What’s in the semiconductor bill?
In a Q&A, Morris Cohen of the Wharton School explains the content of the CHIPS and Science Act, signed into law on Aug. 9.
PIK Professor Kevin Johnson: Informatics evangelist
The Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor with appointments in Penn Engineering and the Perelman School of Medicine on forging his own path in the fields of health care and computer science.
Penn Abroad: Rising senior Ricardo Del Rio in Switzerland
Rising senior Ricardo Del Rio, an electrical engineering major in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, studied at ETH Zurich during the spring semester.
A chip that can classify nearly two billion images per second
Using a deep neural network of optical waveguides, a new chip developed by Penn engineers—smaller than a square centimeter—can detect and classify an image in less than a nanosecond, all without the need for a separate processor or memory unit.
Discovering new ways to control light
Researchers found a magnetic property in a class of materials that enables light manipulation on the nanoscale, with implications for applications such as information storage and energy harvesting.
In the News
Franklin Institute is honoring pioneers in fields from climate change to cancer research, including two with Philly roots
The Franklin Institute is honoring Nader Engheta of the School of Engineering and Applied Science for inventing new composite “metamaterials” that could be used to make ultrafast computers of the future.
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These Philly profs working on VR education, deepfake spotters, and tiny robots make predictions for next-gen tech
Mark Miskin of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is using tools from the semiconductor industry to develop nanotechnologies for microscopic robots.
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Philadelphians welcomed PhilTel’s first free public phone as a small way to resist big tech
Naveen Albert, a fourth-year in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, has co-founded PhilTel, a free-to-use public wifi payphone project in Philadelphia.
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Artists and Penn Ph.D.s collabed to explore the intersection of art and engineering. Check out their exhibit
In the culminating project of Penn’s Robotics Art Residency, three artists hosted at the Pennovation Center developed collaborative exhibits with Ph.D. students at the GRASP Lab of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Weitzman School of Design.
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania propose a new computing architecture ideal for artificial intelligence
A team of researchers at the School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues have created a new computing architecture based on compute-in-memory, which is ideal for AI.
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