![awesome EE staff](/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2023-05/news-July-sq.jpg?itok=-rnR6j6y)
![prof Gordon Wetzstein](/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2023-05/news-wetzstein-sq.jpg?itok=ekUPI__a)
Gordon Wetzstein named 2019 PECASE Recipient
The award acknowledges contributions to scientific leadership, public education, and community outreach.
![prof Subhasish Mitra](/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2023-05/news-sm-sq.jpg?itok=KXH2nSBl)
Algorithm Finds Flaws and Foils Hackers
Developed by Subhasish Mitra and Clark Barrett (CS), future versions will find and fix sophisticated chip vulnerabilities.
![prof Krishna Shenoy](/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2023-05/news-krishna-sq.jpg?itok=pRjsOweO)
Krishna Shenoy: employing stats theory to help map neural function
Aim is to build prosthetics that will function via neural activity.
![n/a](/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2023-05/news-misc-sq.jpg?itok=yA-0nbkP)
Wetzstein’s research offers new focus on progressive lenses
‘Autofocals' could resolve eyeglass shortcomings.
![prof Dorsa Sadigh](/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2023-05/news-dorsa-sq.jpg?itok=ktK5sJuQ)
Professor Dorsa Sadigh: Setting Goals for Robots
Her team found combining demonstrations and surveys allowed for efficient and situationally desirable learning, than only specifying preferences.
![Dr. Irena Fischer-Hwang, EE PhD 2019](/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2023-05/news-irena-sq.jpg?itok=oiK0nRpl)
Irena Fisher-Hwang, EE PhD ’19 finds her passion in data-driven reporting
This past year, she has helped develop “story recipes” for newsrooms to collect and analyze data for investigative reporting.
![prof Jelena Vučković](/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2023-05/news-jela-sq.jpg?itok=3W0Qz3bk)
Jelena appointed inaugural Jensen Huang Professor in Global Leadership
Congratulations to Jelena on her well-deserved recognition.
![prof John Duchi](/sites/default/files/styles/wide/public/2023-05/NEWS-DUCHI-SQ.jpg?itok=bWOTD_hB)
John Duchi receives 2019 ONR Young Investigator Award
His proposal is titled, "Practical Optimality Guarantees in Estimation and Learning”.