Electrical and Computer Engineering

At the Frontier of the Possible.

Computational methods to decode the human brain. Safe and secure autonomous navigation. Breakthrough machine learning. Automated bio-design. Energy-lean data centers. Nanophotonics. Want to design the future, right now? BU ECE is where you get started. Make your mark as you learn from internationally recognized experts, right in the heart of a global technology hub.

 

Excellence in Design & Societal Impact: VIAD Optics

VIAD Optics was a senior design team with a vision: to create an affordable assistive device for the vision-impaired. Their device, which won both a departmental Design Excellence Award and a College of Engineering Societal Impact Capstone Award, uses LIDAR and advanced machine learning to enhance object recognition, customizable haptic feedback and sound alerts, and is powered by a rechargeable battery.

ECE Day 2024

A Bright New Light

BU ECE’s newest Assistant Professor believes in the power of convergent research to spark novel technological advances, and he’s full of ideas for exploring that potential.

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175 %

Research growth over 10 years

$ 44 M

Total Research Funding In 2021-22

15 th

Ranked EE Graduate Program Among Private Institutions

14 th

Ranked CE Graduate Program Among Private Institutions

Professor Miloš Popović Elected Fellow of National Academy of Inventors

Professor Miloš Popović has been elected to the rank of NAI Fellow. Their criteria includes “a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development, and welfare of society.”

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Events

ECE PhD Dissertation Defense: Yanwu Xu

Day: Thursday Jul 18th Time: 12:00pm - 2:00pm PHO 339
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ECE PhD Dissertation Defense: Jiaze Yin

Day: Monday Jul 22nd Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm PHO 339
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ECE PhD Dissertation Defense: Shutao Xu

Day: Tuesday Jul 23rd Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm PHO 339
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