Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering | We Engineer Excellence Multiple Open Rank Faculty Positions The ECE Department invites applications in multiple tenure-track faculty positions. Learn more and apply GAANN Fellowship for Domestic PhD Students Multiple funded PhD research positions available. Join a diverse student body working in cutting-edge research! Breadcrumb Recent News March 20, 2026 UCR community urged to use Google AI tools UC Riverside’s Information Technology Solutions (ITS) team is encouraging the campus community to prioritize data security by using a growing number of university-vetted artificial intelligence (AI) platforms, such Gemini and Notebook LM  Read More » February 26, 2026 UCR awarded $800,000 Keck Foundation grant to support high-impact research UC Riverside has received an $800,000 grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to bolster essential scientific research in agricultural science, quantum mechanics, and regenerative medicine. Read More » November 23, 2025 ECE Faculty to Lead $8 Million Effort to Advance Dynamic Computer Networks ECE Professors have received an $8 million Department of Defense grant for developing an Autonomous and Secure Heterogeneous Integrated (AASHI) System of Systems, an AI-driven framework for managing vast, fast-changing networks of devices across land, air, sea, cyberspace. The project is led by Professor Amit Roy-Chowdhury of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and includes ECE Professors Yingbo Hua, Basak Guler, and Hang Qiu, whose expertise is in communication and intelligent systems. Along with collaborators from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering as well Read More » November 20, 2025 Legacy of Leadership The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering recognizes the 20-year legacy of its Council of Advisors leadership, Gordon Bourns and Ernest Levister, and welcomes new leaders and members. Read More » Research Highlights September 22, 2025 Fortifying AI Against Rogue Rewiring September 22, 2025 Source-Free Machine Unlearning September 15, 2025 Universal detection of fake videos August 23, 2025 UCR researchers shed light on photo electricity generation April 04, 2023 A New Chapter of Ultrafast Devices with Transformative Functionalities May 14, 2022 Detecting deepfake videos with up to 99% accuracy Two-pronged technique detects manipulated facial expressions and identity swaps December 13, 2021 Quickly optimizing deep neural networks for different devices New technique makes apps perform better across devices while keeping costs about the same December 12, 2021 "Magic wand" reveals a colorful nano-world Novel color photography using a high-efficiency probe can super-focus white light into a 6-nanometer spot for nanoscale color imaging June 04, 2021 Exploring Full Potential of Emerging Hardware Technologies More Highlights EE259 Colloquium MORE EVENTS Twitter Feed Tweets by ucr_ece View on Twitter At a Glance $9.6M+ New research grants in FY2020/21 Top 20 US News 2021 Best Public Global University 200+, 400+ Total graduate and undergraduate students 14, 13 Fellows of IEEE, NAI and other organizations; NSF CAREER and Young Investigator Awards