Speaker: Prof. Yanzhi Wang, Northeastern University
Title: Efficient AI Seminar: Towards Best Possible Deep Learning Acceleration on the Edge - A Compression-Compilation Co-Design
ECE Distinguished Professor Athina Petropulu is the recipient of a new award from the Army Research Office (ARO) for the project “Learning Based Policies for Mobile Relaying”. This is a three-year project funded at $380,000.
Relaying is a well-established technique for improving quality of service in wireless communications, combating blockage and shadowing effects, increasing communication range and achieving efficient use of resources. Relay beamforming can achieve the relaying advantages with a reduced number of hops, which implies reduced signaling and scheduling overhead, reduced power consumption and lower latency. It can also be used to increase the rate of reliable information delivery (secrecy rate) to the intended receiver. Optimal positioning of relays is key in achieving good performance. In spatio-temporally varying channel environments, such as those experienced by mmWave signals in dense urban cities, relay mobility offers additional degrees of freedom to improve system performance. However, to reap the benefits of mobility, the relay control mechanism needs to be able to predict the evolution of the channel in time and space. The project will develop novel learning based policies for cooperative beamforming and predictive spatial relay control in dynamic multiuser environments that exploit the channel correlation structure. The project will have significant impact on several applications of interest to the military. The proposed policies will enable relays, in the form of UAVs, to be quickly deployed in the battlefield, allowing the fighters to remain connected even in difficult channel environments, and protecting their communications from eavesdroppers. The proposed project will enable mmWave technology to meet its goal of high rates in urban environments, which will be important in combat operations in cities.
Congratulations Athina!
This ECE Colloquium will be held via Webex:
Event Number: 120 256 1082
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Title: Bioapplications of Magnetic Nanowires: Barcodes, Heaters, Biocomposites
Speaker: Dr. Bethanie Stadler, University of Minnesota
ECE Colloquium
Speaker: Dr. Pamela Bhatti, Georgia Tech
Congratulations to the Class of 2021!
Rutgers University is committed to giving each of our graduates a meaningful commencement experience as we honor your accomplishments. Graduates, family, friends, and fellow students from Rutgers University–New Brunswick are invited to join this year’s Rutgers University Commencement festivities on Sunday, May 16, 2021. Please check back as more information will be shared soon.
Title: Astropreneurship, the Post-COVID Planet and YOU
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To ECE Capstone Class of 2021,
We are not done yet with our capstone course but we crossed a significant milestone: ECE Virtual Capstone Expo 2020. Every year, this event involves so much excitement and the energy is so high. It is a celebration of our students first and foremost! We want to thank you, the class of 2020, for holding strong and pushing through in such an admirable way. It is a testament to your character and strength. We are so proud of you!
The Capstone Design Course is the culmination of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Student’s undergraduate degree. Senior students gain design experience in team-oriented projects involving one discipline or interweaving multiple areas in electrical and computer engineering. In addition to already amassed theoretical knowledge, projects require the application of standards and realistic engineering constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.
First celebrated in 1951, National Engineers Week is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. At Rutgers, EWeek is a chance to showcase what makes the School of Engineering great and to celebrate our community with fun events and some friendly competition.
