Electrical and Computer Engineering
Graduates of electrical and computer engineering have a wide range of exciting career and graduate degree options in areas including renewable energy, wireless communications and radar, robotics, advanced computing, artificial intelligence (Al), electronic materials and devices, medical and space applications, sustainable transportation systems including electric and hybrid vehicles and aircraft and more.
Research
Engineering and Computer Science students have an opportunity to participate in innovative engineering applications alongside dedicated faculty members.
News
See More NewsECS students share some of what they learned last summer during their internships.
Nissan's Tim Franklin, an ECS alumnus, hosts Dr. Annette von Jouanne and her students in Arizona
When Steven Follis (BBA ’10, MSIS ’11) saw the devastation brought to communities throughout Appalachia after Hurricane Helene, he knew he had to do something. North Carolina was home, and the need was great.
Follis, a product manager at Intel who’s also a certified pilot, wanted to help. He saw an opportunity when he discovered Operation Airdrop, a Texas-based nonprofit formed after Hurricane Harvey to mobilize pilots who can deploy needed supplies to cut-off communities.
Four Baylor University students have been named University Innovation Fellows, a nationally competitive global program run by Stanford University’s Hasso Plattner Institute of Design that empowers student leaders to increase campus engagement with innovation, entrepreneurship, design thinking and creativity.