The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is committed to provide high quality educational programs in a research intensive environment to foster technological, economic, and social growth of the Charlotte region, the State of North Carolina, and beyond. The department offers undergraduate programs in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering and graduate programs leading to Master’s and PhD degrees. Our prestigious faculty have expertise in a wide range of disciplines that include communications and networking, control systems, signal and image processing, electronic devices and circuits, electromagnetics, high performance computing, embedded systems, power systems, renewable energy and grid interface, microelectronics, nanotechnology, and more. Our educational programs closely integrate theoretical knowledge with hands-on practice through laboratories and design experience.
2022 Graduate Teaching Excellence Award
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dr. Cecchi wins the College of Engineering Graduate Teaching Excellence Award
2022 IEEE PES Outstanding Student Scholarship
IEEE PES Student Scholarship
Emily Abbate wins IEEE Power & Energy Outstanding Student Scholarship
2022 Graduate Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award
Electrical and Computer Engineering
2022 Graduate Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award
AGE-OF-INFORMATION
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Ahmed Arafa
Solar-battery cell a battery directly chargeable by sunlight
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Yong Zhang
2022 ECE Student Achievement Awards
Electrical & Computer Engineering Department
2021 – 2022 Student Achievement Awards
Wireless Power Transfer for Train Applications
New Research Project
Wireless Power Transfer for Train Applications
Distributed and collaborative Intelligent Systems
New Research Project
Distributed and Collaborative Intelligent Systems
Intelligent Power Electronics
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Intelligent Power Electronics
Researchers Develop Real-time AI Testbed
Research Highlight
Dr. Hamed Tabkhivayghan
Intelligent Communications and Computing Designs
Dr. Jiang (Linda) Xie
Intelligent Communications and Computing Designs
Low-Cost Silicon Solar Cells
Dr. Aba Ebong
Improvement of screen-printable metallization paste for low-cost silicon solar cells utilizing silver coated copper powders.
Timely Computing and Learning over Communication Networks
Dr. Ahmed Arafa
Timely Computing and Learning Over Communication Networks
Developing Power Engineering Curriculum Using Situative Pedagogy and Data Analytics
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Developing Power Engineering Curriculum using Situative Pedagogy and Data Analytics
Massive Open Online Course In Basic Electromagnetics
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. Kathryn Smith
ECE REsearch Team is One of 10 Selected for U.S. Department of Energy Award
Resilient Community Microgrids
New Research Project
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