Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

A team of electrical and computer engineering professors met weekly throughout the spring 2024 semester to discuss inclusive teaching strategies and applying them in two foundational courses. The team had won an Inclusive Excellence in Teaching Mini-Grant from George Mason University's Stearns Center for Teaching and Learning for their proposal, “Volts, Wires, and Waves: Charging Up, Building Connections, and Breaking Through.”

George Mason's Smart Grid Lab, open one year, is a boon for teaching, learning, research, and outreach.

A 2020 graduate of George Mason’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Iranian-born Farnoud Farahmand works for tech giant Apple in Silicon Valley doing a job he hadn’t thought about as an undergrad or even a grad student.

Long Jiao, who received his doctorate in electrical and computer engineering in 2023, is finishing up his first year as a college professor. As a faculty member in the Computer and Information Science Department at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Jiao has continued his research while learning the ropes of curriculum design and student engagement.

Xuan Wang, an assistant professor in George Mason University’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, is trying to ensure safety in human-computer autonomous systems.

Dominion Energy Faculty Fellow in Power and Energy Engineering seeks to bring cutting-edge research and sustainable practices into the curriculum and inspire students to excel technically and learn about their role in mitigating climate change through responsible and innovative engineering practices.

ECE assistant professor Maryam Parsa is one of the four principal investigators on a $2.4 million project funded by the National Science Foundation to create a 3D computer chip that functions like the hippocampus.

Associate professor Tolga Soyata outlines three efforts the ECE department is making to meet the ambitious goals of the commonwealth’s Tech Talent Investment Program (TTIP).

George Mason University College of Engineering and Computing researchers are using novel, real-time technology to keep essential, sensitive wireless communications from getting jammed.

Filipe Fernandes Veiga, Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at George Mason University