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Gordon Wetzstein creates algorithm that renders clearer and more accurate 3-D images

The team has unveiled a neural network that teaches itself by using a “camera in the loop” to evaluate the accuracy of the images it projects and then learn from its errors.

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professor emeritus James F. Gibbons
James Gibbons’ research shows online learning can work better than in-person

Research done more than 45 years ago showed virtual learning was just as effective, if not more effective, than traditional methods.

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Krishna Shenoy and Boris Murmann move toward wireless brain-computer interface

The technology could one day help people with paralysis regain use of their limbs, and enable amputees to use their thoughts to control prostheses and interact with computers.

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First Stanford Q-FARM Bloch Fellowship in quantum science and engineering announced

Five fellows comprise the first cohort of Q-FARM’s new Bloch Fellowship. The fellows program aims to advance a second wave of discovery and innovation in quantum mechanics through interdisciplinary collaborations.

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Lei Gu, PhD
Lei Gu, PhD ’19 awarded P3 Talk Award

Congratulations to Lei Gu, PhD on receiving the IEEE Power Electronics Society Ph.D. Thesis Talk Award.

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prof Andrea Goldsmith
Andrea Goldsmith awarded the IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award 2021

Her citation reads “For educating, developing, guiding, and energizing generations of highly successful students and postdoctoral fellows.”

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prof Tom Lee
Thomas Lee awarded IEEE Gustav Robert Kirchhoff Award 2021

His citation reads “For pioneering CMOS technology for high-performance wireless circuits and systems.”

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MS candidate Nicolo Zulaybar will receive a David L. Boren Fellowship

The Boren Awards provide students with resources and encouragement to acquire language skills and experience in countries critical to the future security and stability of the United States.

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His citation reads, "For your deep and important contributions to convex, nonconvex, and stochastic optimization as well as to the statistical foundations of optimization methods for data science.”
John Duchi wins SIAM Activity Group on Optimization Early Career Prize

His citation reads, "For your deep and important contributions to convex, nonconvex, and stochastic optimization as well as to the statistical foundations of optimization methods for data science.”

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2020 Awards

Celebrating our graduates and award recipients!

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