School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Magazine Summer 2025
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School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Washington State University.
Ananth Kalyanaraman.

Kalyanaraman named director

School Director Ananth Kalyanaraman is the Boeing Centennial Chair in computer science and holds a joint appointment at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Yan Yan.

NSF CAREER Award for AI research

Yan Yan received an NSF CAREER Award for work to develop an AI framework that narrows down searches in very large data sets.

Semiconductor chip.

Semiconductor opportunities in Washington

As a member of Washington’s CHIPS and Science Act Working Group, Partha Pande is spearheading research and workforce development in semiconductor manufacturing.

Legs of a runner with tech screens overlaid.

Missing data in wearable sensors

A WSU algorithm represents and replaces missing health data from wearable sensors with estimated data to improve device accuracy.

Anjan Bose.

Lifetime achievement award

Recognized for his pioneering contributions to automation and control of power grid operations, Regents Professor Anjan Bose has received a lifetime achievement award from the IEEE Power and Engineering Society.

Advanced Grid Institute logo.

Advanced Grid Institute Day

Join us August 20 to discuss building and operating an affordable, reliable and secure regional power grid. The event is sponsored by WSU and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Student success

Group of student competitors.

Cybersecurity students gain national recognition

Computer science students earned national recognition in the Cyber Power Rankings, competing in the National Cyber League (NCL) Spring 2025 Competition.

Two students sitting at tech bench.

Hardware hackathon

More than 130 engineering students worked for 24 hours to create gadgets as part of WSU’s Hardware Hackathon.

Large group of students sitting on open stairs.

AgAID hackathon

At the AgAID Digital Agathon, WSU students worked to apply artificial intelligence to real-world agricultural issues.

FFA student sitting at computer monitors.

Using AI in farming

Students with Future Farmers of America learned about computer science, robotics, and technological tools that are shaping farming at their annual convention on the WSU campus.

Three students standing infront of Pullman campus image.

Minecraft magic

Putting their Coug spirit and engineering lessons to the test, WSU students create a stunning digital replica of the WSU Pullman campus.

Welcome new faculty

We are pleased to welcome new faculty members to the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Leon Li
Assistant Professor

Abhishek Moitra
Assistant Professor

Ishaani Priyadarshini
Scholarly Assistant Professor

Awards and honors

Congratulations to School of EECS faculty and students on recent awards.

Outstanding students.

Voiland College student excellence

Student award winners included Genevieve Kochel, Martin Hundrup, Molly Iverson, Azza Fadhel, Funso Oje, Gaurav Narang, and Harsh Sharma.

Outstanding faculty and staff.

Voiland College faculty and staff

Award winners included Ananth Jillepalli, Reid Miller Excellence in Teaching; Venera Arnaoudova, Reid Miller Excellence in Teaching; Jason Minor, Staff Excellence, and Ganapati Bhat, Junior Faculty Research Award.

A bright future


$11.7 Million

research expenditures

FY 25


100%

undergraduate student growth since 2015

17

early career development & young investigator awards

Top 20

computer science & engineering graduate program*

12

professional society fellows

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