ECE News
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David Campos Anchieta recently received the award for a paper he presented at the ASA meeting in Sydney, Australia
![Students and SMART scholarship winners Chris Brunette and James Bourgeois stand side by side in the library](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/news/2024/10000053112-1-1200X641.jpg?text=fallback320)
The Department of Defense SMART Scholarship awards full tuition and a stipend, and guarantees employment after graduation.
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UMassD and RWU to provide joint accelerated master's programs in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and civil engineering
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The UMass Dartmouth Faculty Federation named Dr. Liu the 2023 recipient of the the Leo M. Sullivan Teacher of the Year award
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The electrical engineering major is 1 of 8 recipients nationwide.
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Professor of electrical and computer engineering awarded $420K for research on modeling and mitigating cascading failures in the Internet of Things.
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College of Engineering students selected for the SMART Scholarship receive full tuition, annual stipends, & guaranteed employment with the Department of Defense.
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UMassD College of Engineering capstone student team wins “Best Build” & “Best Pitch” categories at the 2021 Marine Energy Collegiate Competition.
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Professor Honggang Wang recognized for important contributions to low power wireless for IoT and multimedia applications
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National Science Foundation awards UMassD professors Honggang Wang and Hua Fang $153K for their project, which uses artificial intelligence and wireless communication to help ensure optimal performance of autonomous vehicles.
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Computer Science and Electrical & Computer Engineering students benefit from Lance Fiondella’s array of research awards