About ECE

From smart power grids and renewable energy management to super-fast wireless networks and devices, you’ll learn about the technology that runs modern life in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

We offer bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering and computer engineering, as well as a Ph.D. program in electrical engineering. With more than a dozen laboratories for hands-on experience and research, you’ll become ready for the real world of electrical and computer engineering.

Electrical engineers have developed a myriad of life-changing technologies.

How can you make an impact with your electrical engineering degree?

As technology advances at exponential rates, the need for computer engineers has never been greater.

But what exactly does a computer engineer do?

DEPARTMENT SPOTLIGHTS

Innovation on Electric Grid Reliability and Power Quality

Dr. Sukumar Kamalasadan, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Distinguished Scholar of the College of Engineering, won a 2024 NC Innovation Award for his project “Grid Ancillary Services with Uninterruptible Power Supply (GAUPS)”. Funded by a $500 million state budget, NCInnovation (NCI) supports innovative researchers from North Carolina’s public universities that have been proven to have commercial […]