Electrical and Computer 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.

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200 %

Research growth over 10 years

$ 38 M

Total Research Funding In 2021-22

15 th

Ranked EE Graduate Program Among Private Institutions

14 th

Ranked CE Graduate Program Among Private Institutions

Ji-Xin Cheng Named 2022 BU Innovator of the Year

Professor Ji-Xin Cheng (ECE, BME, MSE) is Boston University’s 2022 Innovator of the Year

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The Brain Trust's Newest Additions

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering welcomes new faculty members, Professors Archana Venkataraman and Kayhan Batmanghelich. Both are already accomplished researchers and educators, with specializations in bio-medical data science, neurological and otherwise.

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