Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering

At the Frontier of the Possible.

Computational methods to decode the human brain. Safe and secure autonomous navigation. Breakthrough machine learning. Automated bio-design. Energy-lean data centers. Nanophotonics. Want to design the future, right now? BU ECE is where you get started. Make your mark as you learn from internationally recognized experts, right in the heart of a global technology hub.

Envisioning An Imperfect World

New ECE Professor Harry Chao’s Approach to Machine Learning Meets Reality Where It Is

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Next-Level Networking

New ECE Professor David Lake and the Quantum Architecture of the Future

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ECE in the News

Preventative Measures for Online Scams

March 23rd, 2026

Professor Gianluca Stringhini and Pujan Paudel (PhD'25) received a Distinguished Paper Award at NDSS 2025 for an effective new system…

Catching Up with ECE Faculty

February 27th, 2026

Awards, a TED talk, and an opportunity to vote for a professor's impactful invention!

Traffic engineering

From Selfish Driving to Social Optimality

January 27th, 2026

In a recent Nature report, titled “Smart cities drive into the future,” Christos Cassandras was interviewed and shared his proposal for a…

Two Eng Faculty Honored by SPIE

January 20th, 2026

Two College of Engineering faculty members were recently honored by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. Siddharth Ramachandran…

ChenYang

A New Path to Restoring Vision: Chen Yang’s Lab Develops Flexible Retinal Prosthesis

December 2nd, 2025

Chen Yang has led research that can revolutionize the quality of life for blind patients through high precision retina stimulation.

10 Ways BU Researchers Could Revolutionize Cancer Care

November 25th, 2025

These innovative, potentially lifesaving projects could transform cancer prevention, treatment, and care.

Quantum Analysis Paper Earns Accolades from Top Journal

November 24th, 2025

Professor Luca Dal Negro's joint paper in Physical Review B was selected as an Editor's Suggestion.

Meet the Case Scholars

November 19th, 2025

The ENG recipients of BU's prestigious Case Scholarship are working on solutions in the lab, and making engineering education accessible.

$ 29 M

Total Research Funding In 2024-25

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National Academy Members

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Society Fellows

16 %

Undergrad Admissions Selectivity

Events

ECE Colloquium: Alex Sprintson

Day: Thursday Mar 26th Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm PHO 339

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ECE PhD Thesis Defense: Shashwath Shankar Bharadwaj

Day: Thursday Mar 26th Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm PHO 339

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ECE Colloquium: Mete Atatüre

Day: Tuesday Mar 31st Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm PHO 339

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ECE PhD Prospectus Defense: Alfred Krister Ulvog

Day: Wednesday Apr 1st Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm PHO 339

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ECE Colloquium: Urbashi Mitra

Day: Thursday Apr 2nd Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm PHO 339

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ECE Seminar: Kayhan Batmanghelich

Day: Tuesday Apr 7th Time: 11:00am - 12:30pm PHO 339

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ECE PhD Thesis Defense: Christopher Schwarze

Day: Thursday Apr 9th Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm PHO 339

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ECE PhD Thesis Defense: Timothy Lim

Day: Friday Apr 10th Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm PHO 339

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