NC State ECE

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

NC State is developing an AI-enabled platform to help turn crop leftovers into new business opportunities. The REFRAME project will model agricultural biomass supply chains to support a more circular bioeconomy. Read more: ncst.at/68Zb50XYaJ8

The ECE Mentor Program is open for spring sign-ups. Connect with ECE alumni for career guidance, industry insight and professional advice. Apply by Jan. 27: ncst.at/Wky150XYats

Congrats to NC State ECE Ph.D. student Yifan Wu, whose research on AI, wearable sensors, and canine health won Best Presentation at the 2025 Animal-Computer Interaction Conference. Read more: ncst.at/um6c50XYaM2

NC State ECE recognizes the life and legacy of former North Carolina Governor James B. Hunt Jr., a proud NC State alumnus. His support for education and research helped shape Centennial Campus and NC State’s role in advancing engineering and innovation across North Carolina.

Congratulations to the more than 150 Electrical and Computer Engineering graduates honored at Reynolds Coliseum on Dec. 11. We are proud to welcome the Fall 2025 class as NC State ECE alumni and look forward to the impact they will make. Full album: ncst.at/3Fjj50XLGA8

Meet Ishita Pai Raikar, a Fall 2025 ECE graduate whose work spans embodied AI, ethics, entrepreneurship and community leadership. Her story reflects the range of opportunities available to students at NC State. Read more: ncst.at/qRvo50XGyyU