Research

February 28, 2025

BPEC students win First Best Place Demo Award at IEEE ECCE 2024

Graduate students Logan Horowitz, S. Tahmid Mahbub, Jiarui Zou, and Professor Robert Pilawa-Podgurski have received a First Best Place Demo Award at the recent 2024 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress & Expo (ECCE). Their innovative thermal test vehicle design provides a dynamic platform that simulates the heat generation of high-performance GPUs…

College of Engineering Dean Tsu-Jae King Liu gives remarks at the bottom during the launch event.

February 25, 2025

TCIP Launch Event Sets Course for New Center

The Technology Competitiveness and Industrial Policy Center (TCIP) officially launched on February 13 at UC Berkeley with discussions led by founder Mark Liu (M.S. ’80/Ph.D. ’83), faculty director S. Shankar Sastry and other university leaders like College of Engineering Dean Tsu-Jae King Liu. The event featured experts from top institutions…

Sky researchers give thumbs up, standing around the DGX 200.

February 21, 2025

Sky Computing Lab receives NVIDIA DGX B200 for AI research

This week, the Sky Computing Lab at UC Berkeley EECS became the first research institution in the nation to receive NVIDIA’s cutting-edge DGX B200 system.  The DGX B200 is a powerful tool for advancing AI research, designed to handle a wide range of AI workloads, including…

February 18, 2025

Natacha Crooks named Sloan Fellow

EECS Assistant Professor Natacha Crooks has been awarded a prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship, granted annually to “honor exceptional researchers at U.S. and Canadian educational institutions whose creativity, innovation and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next generation of leaders,” according to an announcement issued today (Feb. 18).  …

February 12, 2025

Stuart Russell elected to the National Academy of Engineering

EECS Professor Stuart Russell has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Russell was recognized “for contributions to developments in artificial intelligence, including reasoning, probabilistic modeling, planning, safety, and education.” Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the…

February 3, 2025

Boubacar Kante named Optica Fellow

EECS Professor Boubacar Kante has been elected as an Optica Fellow, one of the highest honors in the field of optics and photonics. Kante was recognized “for creating and demonstrating new concepts in modern electromagnetics, particularly a path toward very-high-power, broad-area single-mode semiconductor lasers.” Optica Fellows are selected based on…

December 12, 2024

Ana Arias elevated to IEEE Fellow

Ana Arias, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and Chair of the Electrical Engineering (EE) Division, has been elevated to the rank of IEEE Fellow. This honor is bestowed upon individuals who demonstrate “unusual distinction in the profession,” recognizing their exceptional contributions to the field of engineering. The…