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EECS Assistant Professor Receives $750,000 NSF Grant to Secure 5G Networks
Taejoon Kim, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, was awarded a $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation under the Convergence Accelerator Track G: Securely Operating Through 5G Infrastructure Program. The proposal, titled “Combating Vulnerability and Unawareness in 5G Network Security: Signaling and Full-Stack Approach,” aims to address...
NSF supports two EECS faculty's research with a $1M grant
Faculty With Biometric Expertise Joins EECS Department
Professor Victor Frost Receives ASEE Best Paper Award
EECS Students Win KU Math Competition
Two KU EECS students claimed honors in the KU Math Prize Competition, held this spring by the KU Math Department. Colin Marett, a junior in mathematics and computer science, won the first-place award. EECS student Siddharth Dodia was the third-place winner. ...
Inaugural KU EECS KEDS Award Presented
A man who revolutionized the way the world views maps online and another who was a pioneer in computing on the KU campus are the first two recipients of the KU Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department’s new KU EECS Distinguished Service (KEDS) Award. ...
Two EECS Graduate Students Claim Top Honors at International Radar Conference
NSA Validates the EECS Undergraduate Certificate Degree Program
The Undergraduate Certificate in Cybersecurity Program has been validated by NSA National CAE Program in 2022, as a new Program of Study in Cybersecurity under KU’s CAE-CD designation. Sponsored by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) jointly, the National Centers of Academic Excellence in...
EECS Department Hires Five New Faculty
EECS Establishes a Distinguished Service Award
February 2022. The Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science in the University of Kansas School of Engineering is launching a new award to recognize distinguished alumni and dedicated associates of the department. ...
Three EECS Faculty Receive Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
Three EECS faculty were recently awarded the prestigious NSF CAREER award. ...
Two EECS Alumni Now University Leaders
KU Students Attend the First Ever Virtual Grace Hopper Conference
The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is the largest gathering of women technologists in the world, and in October 2020 it was hosted virtually for the first time. Even though the circumstances were unfavorable to travel to Orlando, FL, where the event was originally planned to take place,...
KU EECS Team Wins Second Place in CSAW 2020
A collaborative team from the University of Kansas and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has earned second place in the Logic Locking Conquest in Cybersecurity Awareness Worldwide (CSAW) 2020, organized by the NYU Center for Cybersecurity. Tamzidul Hoque, a new Assistant Professor in the EECS department, along with...
EECS Graduate Student Receives Best Graduate Student Paper Award at the 2019 International Telemetering Conference
A paper written by EECS master’s student Jason Baxter received the “Best Graduate Student Paper” award at the 2019 International Telemetering Conference (ITC), held in October in Las Vegas. ...
KU EECS Research Used in Nvidia's Latest AI Accelerator Release
Nvidia revealed in their official developer blog that it uses FireSim-NVDLA, a KU EECS research outcome, to evaluate the software release for their open-source deep neural network hardware accelerator, called Nvidia Deep Learning Accelerator (NVDLA). ...
BSIT Students Host A Cyberdefense Competition for High School Students
A Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) capstone team, comprised of four Jayhackers—Edwards officers, organized and held a cyberdefense competition over the course of a week this fall. The onsite portion of the competition was hosted at the KU Edwards Campus on October 19th and 20th. Competition participants included...
EECS Professor Talks Digital Privacy at the Lawrence Public Library
The Lawrence Public Library hosted an open talk by EECS Assistant Professor Drew Davidson on protecting digital privacy. The talk described the ways an average computer user can protect themselves against common threats online and from computer theft. ...
LIDAR Patent Sold to Industry
A patent on Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) technology, developed by EECS Professors Ron Hui, Chris Allen, and their Ph.D. student Peter Adany, has sold to a long-time licensed user in industry. ...
KU Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Department to Offer Certificate in Cybersecurity
The University of Kansas School of Engineering is launching a four-course cybersecurity certificate program that will provide undergraduate students with the expertise to fortify digital networks in workplaces, schools and at home. ...
KU Radar Student Honored at Army Research Laboratory
KU electrical engineering Ph.D. student Jonathan Owen spent the summer of 2019 as a graduate intern at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL). In a competition for graduate summer intern research, Owen placed first among more than 200 students in his directorate, and placed third among more than 1,000 students at...
KU EECS Research on Quantum Computing Recognized by Premier IEEE Conference
A paper co-authored by EECS Ph.D. student Naveed Mahmud and his advisor, Assistant Professor Esam El-Araby, was recognized at the 32nd IEEE International System-on-Chip Conference (SOCC’19) in September 2019. ...
Professors Receive Funding from Samsung to Develop Intelligent 5G Cell-Planning Technologies
KU EECS Assistant Professor Taejoon Kim is leading an effort funded by Samsung to eliminate cost concerns that threaten the deployment of 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) cellular communications. ...
Professor Receives Funding from Sony to Develop Millimeter Wave Networking Technology
Sony Corporation of America is supporting Assistant Professor Morteza Hashemi to develop novel multi-hop routing protocols for millimeter wave (mmWave) communication systems. ...
EECS Professor Receives NSF Funding to Improve the Cybersecurity Management of Networks
Network and Security Operations Centers (SOCs) are central components of modern enterprise networks. Organizations deploy SOCs to manage their network operations, defend against cyber threats, and maintain regulatory compliance. Traditionally, these organizations are provided with an abstract view of network security through the interface of SOC metrics, and the SOC,...
Ph.D. Student Receives Self Graduate Fellowship
Ph.D. Student Dalton Hahn is a recipient of the prestigious Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship, which will provide him with four years of support to pursue his research interests in cybersecurity and privacy. ...
Professor Receives Funding from Sony to Develop Millimeter Wave Networking Technology
Sony Corporation of America is supporting Assistant Professor Morteza Hashemi to develop novel multi-hop routing protocols for millimeter wave (mmWave) communication systems. ...