ECE News

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Dasgupta, Mudumbai awarded funding to develop theory of diffusion models for generative AI

Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Iowa Now
Two University of Iowa engineers—Soura Dasgupta and Raghu Mudumbai—have won funding from the National Science Foundation to develop a theory that would improve the accuracy and speed of AI-generated images, videos, text, and speech.
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Internships and co-ops are shaping Iowa engineering students

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Internships and co-ops are more than just a line on the résumé for University of Iowa College of Engineering students. They’re career boosters.
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UI scholars find laser technology could make surgeries safer

Thursday, November 13, 2025
Researchers at the University of Iowa have found they can bend high-tech lasers without sacrificing performance – a key milestone in bringing advanced laser systems into hospitals, labs, and fieldwork.
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ECE grad student Anyimadu honored for research, teaching

Thursday, November 13, 2025
Eric Ababio Anyimadu, a University of Iowa PhD candidate in electrical and computer engineering (ECE), is being recognized for his work as a researcher and teacher.
Artificial Intelligence

Bell, Hasan lead new AI certificate's foundational course

Friday, November 7, 2025
Tyler Bell, engineering associate professor, and Ali Hasan, philosophy associate professor and department chair, will co-teach the core class for University of Iowa's new artificial intelligence certificate.

ECE Events

Maker Breaks: Pop-up light-up greeting cards

Friday, February 13, 2026 11:30am to 1:00pm
Seamans Center

Take a break and get creative with monthly, themed crafts. Each activity takes only 10 to 20 minutes. Stop by at any time during the 1.5-hour session and explore your creativity! No registration required for this drop-by event.

Express yourself with a unique card with light-up and pop-up elements. Make a card for a friend, sweetheart, or even yourself!

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Colloquium - A Hessian View of Fine-tuning, Task Attribution, and Reinforcement Learning: Three Vignettes in Modern Machine Learning

Friday, February 13, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Schaeffer Hall
We welcome Hongyang Zhang, Ph.D., from Northeastern University, whose research lies at the intersection of machine learning, optimization algorithms, and statistical learning.
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The University of Iowa Computing Conference (UICC) 2026

Saturday, February 21 to Sunday, February 22, 2026 (all day)
University of Iowa Main Library
Welcome students, faculty, and all members of the community to our annual UIowa Computing Conference!
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The University of Iowa Computing Conference (UICC) 2026

Sunday, February 22, 2026 (all day)
University of Iowa Main Library
Welcome students, faculty, and all members of the community to our annual UIowa Computing Conference!

College Events

Spring 2026 Engineering Career Fair

Thursday, February 12, 2026 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
The Spring Engineering Career Fair will take place on Thursday, February 12, 2026, from 12:00–4:00 p.m. at the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union.
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Mechanics of Many-body (Frictional) Contact in (and for) Granular Rheology and Elasticity

Thursday, February 12, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Seamans Center

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar

PRESENTATION: Granular media has long been an important material system for multiple disciplines, from as fundamental as (geo) physics to as applied as (civil) engineering. More recently, it also started to receive growing interest from the material science community. In this talk, we discuss how the same small-scale contact process connects to different large-scale mechanical properties -- specifically rheology (a more fluid-like concept) and...