Electrical Engineering

Exploring the state of the art in non-invasive brain-computer interfaces, focusing on use cases in clinical rehabilitation and the advancements in related supporting technologies.

Texas Engineers developed electronic tattoos using conductive ink that can be printed directly on the surface of a patient's head and measure their brainwaves.

Shwetadwip Chowdhury, assistant professor in the Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, received a National Institutes of Health grant to study how complex organisms develop.

Streaming video pioneer Al Bovik has been awarded the John Fritz Medal, one of the most storied and esteemed honors in engineering.

UT researchers across disciplines have come together in hopes of drastically improving the ability to detect adenomas and other colorectal diseases through the use of artificial intelligence.

Gabriel Cossio's startup Nanoscale Labs aims to lower the cost of nanotechnology, making it more accessible for protecting and maintaining the environment. 

Texas Engineers will develop next-generation semiconductor technologies as part of a collaboration of the National Science Foundation and leading industry companies.

Nina Telang has impacted thousands of electrical and computer engineering undergraduate students over the last two decades, at the most important time of their academic careers.

Cockrell School of Engineering faculty and alumni are playing key roles in a new artificial intelligence video startup that creates narrative videos from existing footage libraries.

David Burghoff plans to optimize measurements in astronomy, remote sensing and quantum information processing through a new Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI).

This fall, UT hosted several robotics events, with experts from around the world converging on the Forty Acres to discuss the future of the field.

The University of Texas at Austin is boosting its commitment to research and education in quantum science and engineering by establishing the Texas Quantum Institute.

A new National Institutes of Health-funded project by three scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and University of Rhode Island aims to shed light on real-world eating behaviors, using AI-enabled wearable technology.

When people learn things they should not know, getting them to forget that information can be tough. This is also true of rapidly growing artificial intelligence programs that are trained to think as we do, and it has become a problem as they run into challenges based on the use of copyright-protected material and privacy issues.

To respond to this challenge, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin developed what they say is the first "machine unlearning" method applied to image-based generative AI.

As South by Southwest (SXSW) Pitch returns for its 16th iteration, this year’s finalists include a pair of Texas Engineering-led startups.

MACH Transit and Paradigm Robotics  have each come up with innovative solutions to address some unique needs within different technology sectors.

Texas Engineers are working with John Deere to develop technologies to electrify agriculture vehicles like tractors.

Cockrell School of Engineering professor Bob Metcalfe has been honored by The Franklin Institute with the 2024 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering for his “pioneering role in the design, development, and commercialization of Ethernet, an interface for networking and file sharing between computers.”

The University of Texas at Austin is creating one of the most powerful artificial intelligence hubs in the academic world to lead in research and offer world-class AI infrastructure to a wide range of partners.

A new battery technology is poised to boost electric vehicle capabilities by increasing how far a vehicle can go on a single charge and enabling more sustainable transportation. It could help usher in a future where electric vehicles play a major role in redefining mobility and environmental responsibility.

The University of Texas at Austin and Infleqtion, a global quantum technologies company, have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a new center of excellence for quantum manufacturing. With the recent opening of its flagship corporate office in Austin, Infleqtion will work with UT’s Texas Institute for Electronics (TIE), collaborate with the University’s faculty experts in photonics and quantum technologies, and draw upon its world-class facilities to scale domestic manufacturing capacity for quantum-enabled products in areas such as energy, navigation, defense, and health care.