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Vijay Shah's NextG Wireless Lab is where hands-on research meets real-world impact, from radio frequency innovation to open radio access networks and beyond. This is what preparing for the future of connectivity looks like at NC State ECE. 📡

A strong finish for NC State Electrical and Computer Engineering on Day of Giving 🔴⚪️ ECE met its challenge goal with a final push in the closing moments ⏱️ Grateful for the alumni, students, faculty and friends who showed up for the Wolfpack 🐺 #GivingPack #NCState

ECE alumni — ONE HOUR to help us win a $1,000 bonus. Most Alumni Gifts Challenge closes at 6 p.m. Give now: ncst.at/LQwB50YyFHB #GivingPack

Day of Giving is rolling. Have you made your mark yet? 📍 Every gift gets us closer to 150 and $13,100 for ECE. ncst.at/yv0650YylLc #GivingPack

NC State Day of Giving is LIVE. 📍 150 gifts = $13,100 unlocked for ECE. Any gift size counts. Make your mark: ncst.at/PncF50YylzC #GivingPack

NC State Day of Giving is almost here. ECE needs 150 gifts to unlock $13,100 from our Strategic Advisory Board. Every gift counts — no matter the size. Are you in? 🐺🐾🤘 Check out the toolkit: ncst.at/kcOP50Yylna #GivingPack

Yesterday, the NC State ECE community came together in downtown Raleigh for the Back to the Pack Local Alumni Social. Faculty, staff and fellow engineers reconnected, strengthening the Wolfpack community in the Triangle. Full Flickr album 📸 ncst.at/KxJq50Yt8Br

ECE students hosted a friendly competition with students from Gifu University and Nagoya University in Japan. 🤝 Teams built robot gliders designed to fly as far as possible after a rubber band launch. ✈️ ncst.at/rPvG50Yssc5

Quantum computing depends on extreme cold. Daryoosh Vashaee and his team at NC State are rethinking the problem by cooling quantum devices directly instead of entire systems. Their quantum refrigeration research could help unlock scalable quantum tech. ncst.at/Rw2150YoC6s

NC State ECE Professor of the Practice John Gajda has been appointed to the NC Utilities Commission by Governor Stein. With 36 years of industry experience, he will help oversee reliable and affordable energy services for our state. Congratulations, John!

Better data. Better training. Better dogs. NC State ECE and CS researchers are using wearable sensors and AI to improve guide dog training and help address the global shortage of service animals. Read the full story at ncst.at/7tYH50Yj1im

A packed room for the ECE Distinguished Colloquium on Feb. 20, 2026. Steven M. Girvin of Yale University shared advances in dual rail microwave cavity qubits and new approaches to quantum error correction. Link to full seminar ncst.at/Huxu50Yj17S

ECE alumni, this one is for you. 🐺 Join us March 11 from 5 to 8 p.m. in downtown Raleigh for our Back to the Pack Local Alumni Social at Jiddi Space. Connect with faculty, staff and fellow grads over drinks and appetizers. Space is limited. Register now: ncst.at/N3ws50YgOm2

NC State and M.C. Dean have launched the M.C. Dean Engineering Hub. This partnership focuses on grid innovation and advanced manufacturing to build more resilient infrastructure for the future. Read more: ncst.at/bWNj50Yes3T

How do you make quantum computers more reliable? Yale physicist Steven M. Girvin visits NC State ECE on Feb. 20 to discuss dual-rail microwave cavity qubits and new approaches to quantum error detection. 10:15 a.m. EB2 1231 ncst.at/K9B050Y8lII

ECE students played key roles at NC State’s Product Innovation Lab Showcase, helping bring AI, safety tech and smarter design concepts from idea to prototype. Read more: ncst.at/oTeq50Y52S3

Congratulations to NC State ECE assistant professors Amay Bandodkar, Yuan Liu and Vijay Shah on being named 2025–26 Goodnight Early Career Innovators. Each awardee receives $22,000 per year for three years to support research and student mentorship. ncst.at/LZBV50Y52Gk

How do lasers, cameras and AI help farmers? Professor Michael Kudenov’s Optical Sensing Lab is developing sensor systems that improve how North Carolina’s sweetpotatoes and other crops are grown, stored and analyzed. Read more: ncst.at/U52850XYcy9

Career Services is here for you. Drop-in hours: Wednesdays 1–3 p.m., EB2 2112 (beginning Jan. 14) Lightning Fast Resume Reviews: Jan. 29, Feb. 2 and Feb. 4, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. in EB2 2112 ECE Spring Career Fair: Friday, Feb. 6, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. at Duke Energy Hall, Hunt Library.

Five NC State graduate students used data science and AI this summer to address real agricultural challenges through a USDA-ARS internship — from soil erosion prediction to livestock disease detection. Read more: ncst.at/ppYa50XYcs8