Electrical & Computer Engineering News

Eric Johnson '86, who earned his master’s degree in Electrical Engineering at SDSU, recently released the latest edition of his new book, appropriately titled, “What the Hell is an Economy?” to help the next generation understand the financial world around them and how to avoid a financial storm.

Electrical engineering professor Barry Dorr works his childhood passion for music into his instruction for senior design projects.

Joe E. Kiani, founder, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Masimo Corporation, a publicly held (since 2007) global medical technology company, immigrated to the U.S. from Iran as a child of poverty to become a billionaire!

Electrical engineering alum and CEO of Masimo Joe Kiani was featured in Forbes this month. Joe inspires us on a daily basis to reach for the stars as we innovate to make the impossible possible in healthcare. Kiani earned all three of his degrees at SDSU.

Dr. Duy H. N. Nguyen, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, received the NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, which is the NSF’s most prestigious award for early-career faculty.

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering releases its Fall 2022 newsletter to keep ECE faculty/staff, students, alumni, and supporters informed on exciting news.

San Diego State University Global Campus has been selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice, providing its hourly employees access to a range of SDSU degree-completion programs offered online from anywhere in the world. The retailer pays hourly employees’ educational costs upfront.

International Affairs is pleased to welcome Dr. Mahasweta Sarkar of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Dr. Vinod Sasidharan who will work with faculty to internationalize curriculum.

Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Chris Mi recently received almost $1 million from the California Energy Commission (CEC) for his research on solid-state batteries.

We are proud to welcome for Fall 2022: Dongye (Don) Zhao (Chair, CCEE), Hanyang Li (CCEE), Tong Huang (ECE), Sara Adibi (ME), and Maysam Heydari Gharahcheshmeh (ME).