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Illinois ECE Graduate Program Ignites New Features for Advanced Learning

An evolving curriculum and five-year funding guarantee are changing the landscape for graduate students.

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Illinois ECE Sending Lab Kits Worldwide to Support Remote Learning

Illinois ECE is sending more than 1800 electrical and computer engineering lab kits around the world. The kits are aimed at helping all Illinois ECE students receive the tools they need to thrive in a remote learning environment.

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RapidAlarm: Hearing aid algorithm is secret ingredient in low-cost emergency ventilator monitoring system

Illinois ECE researchers developed the Illinois RapidAlarm, a new open-source sensor and alarm system that makes emergency ventilators more useful during the COVID-19 pandemic through low-cost, widely-available parts for quick and inexpensive production.

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Virtual Grainger Auditorium

A virtual home in Illinois ECE to connect us all

Join us for Illinois ECE’s student, corporate, distinguished speaker, alumni and other virtual events.

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A Message of Thanksgiving from Department Head Bruce Hajek

News | November 25, 2020

Chitambar offers improved communication possibilities

News | November 25, 2020

Kim helps Disney create frightening, realistic robot

News | November 24, 2020

Varshney returns from year researching AI for social good

News | November 13, 2020

The future of farming is autonomous

News | November 12, 2020

ECExperience 2020 starts today for Illinois ECE students!

News | November 9, 2020

Illinois ECE graduate student develops new method to quantify QCE in optical fibers

News | November 8, 2020

Illinois ECE ultrasound discovery becomes new tool for detecting early fatty liver disease

News | November 7, 2020

Why ECE at Illinois?

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Illinois offers a world-class education that allows students to master the fundamentals that will make them outstanding engineers. Learn more about what sets us apart, and how you might fit in our program.

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December
2

Homecoming at Home: A Conversation with the Dean

Virtual Grainger Auditorium 4:00 PM
December
7

Webinar: Delivering a Grainger Engineering Education During COVID-19

Virtual Grainger Auditorium 3:00 PM

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Campus Updates

All University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign visits have been suspended indefinitely in response to proactive policies instituted by our university to protect the health and welfare of all participants and attendees amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.

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Illinois ECE is consistently ranked among the top engineering programs in the world, with a reputation for excellence in education and research.

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In small moments and in vast labs, genius happens here every day at Illinois ECE — thanks in no small part to all those who give generously to support our students and faculty. From big discoveries in nanotechnology to major advances in the expansive global networks that connect us, our innovations are more than the result of their vision. They’re the return on your investment. And a gift we share with the world.

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These incubators provide superior research capabilities in the fundamental engineering sciences and in collaboration with industrial and governmental laboratories.

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