Department News

Prof. Adam Awarded DOE Early Career Research Award for Neuromorphic Computing Research

Professor Gina Adam was awarded the Department of Energy Early Career Research Award for her work developing brain-inspired hardware and algorithms to reduce the energy consumption of AI.

Conference group photo

GW Engineering Builds Connections at IEEE-HKN Student Leadership Conference

Dr. Payman Dehghanian and Nazneen Ahmed represented GW Engineering at the 2024 IEEE-HKN SLC, fostering leadership, collaboration, and innovation in sustainable energy.

Nazneen Ahmed pictured with fellow conference participants

Nazneen Ahmed Represents GW Engineering at IEEE WIE Forum USA East 2024

Nazneen Ahmed represented GW Engineering at the 2024 IEEE WIE Forum USA East, networking, fundraising, and promoting STEM diversity while preparing to help lead the 2025 event.

David Nagel

Experts Explore Cold Fusion's Potential as a Clean Energy Alternative

In a letter to The Guardian, ECE Research Professor David Nagel and co-authors highlight cold fusion's potential as a small, sustainable alternative to fossil fuels.

Dr. Tian Lan

Harnessing AI to Tackle Dynamic Challenges: From Cybersecurity to Education

ECE professor Tian Lan is leading groundbreaking work on the applications of multi-agent AI for security and mixed reality, supported by ARO and NSF grants.

Ahmed Louri

Professor Louri Honored as IEEE Life Fellow for a Lifetime of Innovation and Service

Professor Ahmed Louri's profound impact on computing and the IEEE community has earned him one of the highest honors in his field: IEEE Life Fellow membership.

Attendees listening to Edward Knightley's presentation

Professor Tian Lan Plays Key Role in INFOCOM 2025

ECE professor Tian Lan invited researchers from around the globe to the Science & Engineering Hall for a technical program committee meeting and the inaugural INFOCOM Distinguished Lectures...

Students standing in front of their country's food dish

Engineering Across Borders: Grad Bites & Global Flavors

The ‘Engineering Across Borders: Grad Bites & Global Flavors’ event brought together a vibrant audience in the Lehman Auditorium to celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in engineering.

Seth Kay

Undergraduate Research Accelerates Machine Learning Efficiency

Seth David Kay, a junior at GW, presented his research on accelerating Sparse Matrix-Matrix Multiplication for ML at the IEEE HPEC Conference, enhancing computation efficiency in complex data...

Dr. Tian Lan

Enhancing the Security of Mixed Reality Technologies

In a collaborative effort supported by DARPA, ECE Professor Tian Lan is working to build MR systems to safeguard human users from cognitive attacks and offer verifiable cognitive guarantees.