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January 10, 2006

"Correlation Pattern Recognition" Textbook Published

ECE Professor Vijayakumar Bhagavatula co-authored "Correlation Pattern Recognition," a new book published by Cambridge University Press, along with ECE alumnus Abhijit Mahalanobis (M.S. 1985; Ph.D. 1987), who is a Lockheed Martin Fellow, and Richard Juday, a retired researcher from the NASA Johnson Space Center. Earlier this month, Bhagavatula delivered a keynote talk on frequency domain methods for biometric recognition at the International Conference on Biometrics in Hong Kong.

December 12, 2005

ECE Alumnus Wins Intel Achievement Award

ECE alumnus Charles Winstead (M.S. ECE, 1991; M.S. MechE, 1994; Ph.D. ECE, 1995) won an Intel Achievement Award for his role in a new software system for managing material in semiconductor fabrication. The honor is Intel's highest project-based award; less than 1% of Intel employees ever receive it. Winstead was recognized by Intel's chief executives Craig Barrett and Paul Otellini at a banquet in San Diego, where he received a cash award and a trophy.

November 7, 2005

ECE Alumnus Wins Outstanding Dissertation Award from ACM SIGDA

ECE alumnus Shuvendu Lahiri (M.S. 2001; Ph.D. 2004) won the Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award in Electronic Design Automation from the Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group in Design Automation (ACM SIGDA) for his work, "Unbounded System Verification Using Decision Procedure and Predicate Abstraction." Lahiri was advised by Randal Bryant, Dean of the School of Computer Science (SCS) and Professor of CS and ECE, and is now a researcher at Microsoft.

October 31, 2005

Homecoming Unites ECE Generations

During homecoming weekend nearly 50 ECE alumni returned to campus. The ECE festivities began in Hamerschlag Hall, where Department Head T.E. (Ed) Schlesinger welcomed alumni and premiered a slide show on the department's activities. Alumni then attended the College of Engineering reception, where flowers, balloons, and booths for every engineering department lined the entranceway. Susan Farrington, the new director of alumni and student relations for ECE, was on hand to greet alumni. With her were faculty, staff, and ECE students, who staffed a table with ECE paraphernalia and photos.

October 5, 2005

Career Fair Events Connect Students with Industry

ECE students connected with industry through three events held in conjunction with the university's technical opportunities conference (TOC): an IEEE technical talk by alumnus Wayne Carriker (M.S. 1989, Ph.D. 1995), a Verizon workshop for graduate women, and a breakfast program where student leaders and faculty met with industry representatives. At the morning gathering, recruiters from 50 companies discussed career opportunities with participants.