Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Ethan Arnault in his quantum lab

October 16, 2026

Chasing the Chip That Could Unlock Larger Quantum Computers

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Ethan Arnault has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) award to help solve one of the biggest problems standing in the way of building bigger, more powerful quantum computers.

By Alex Dunbar

Junzhe Zhang

October 9, 2026

Tackling AI’s Blind Spots

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Junzhe Zhang has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to develop artificial intelligence systems that make more dependable decisions when the data they learn from is incomplete or no longer matches real-world conditions.

By Alex Dunbar

Ryan Brennan ’26 and Zach Freyman ’26

October 7, 2026

Citrus Racing Helps Students Prepare for Engineering Roles at SpaceX

Two Engineering and Computer Science graduates are starting their careers at SpaceX this summer—and their experience with Citrus Racing, Syracuse University’s Formula SAE team, helped them get there.

By Emma Ertinger

Greg Kaplanek standing in from of a chalkboard with an equation on it

October 1, 2026

Cosmic Lockdown

A new study suggests the universe could be locked into its current state by the same kinds of quantum effects that scientists study when trying to preserve fragile information inside a quantum computer.

By Alex Dunbar

Paulo Shakarian

September 24, 2026

Syracuse University Launches Institute for Artificial Intelligence

Led by Paulo Shakarian, the KG Tan Endowed Professor of Artificial Intelligence in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), the institute brings together faculty from four schools and colleges.

By Alex Dunbar

Stephanie Luu, Alan Tom, Otto the Orange and Professor Joseph Waclawski

September 23, 2026

Micron Gift Powers Student-Built Game Teaching Kids About Microchips

An interdisciplinary team of students built a game that teaches K-12 students about manufacturing microchips.

By News Staff

Students working together on a laptop

September 22, 2026

New AI Science Undergraduate and Graduate Programs at Syracuse University

Syracuse University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science will launch two new degree programs in artificial intelligence beginning in the fall of 2026: a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence Science.

By Alex Dunbar

Shwetha Srikanta

September 21, 2026

Computer Science Ph.D. Student Wins Amazon Internship Awards

Computer science Ph.D. student Shwetha Srikanta won two top honors at Amazon’s global intern recognition event for her work developing artificial intelligence systems to detect and stop sophisticated automated attacks.

By News Staff

Shivam Kumar and Endadul Hoque

April 1, 2026

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Student Discovers Key Security Vulnerability in Commonly Used Operating System

Shivam Kumar, a first-year Ph.D. candidate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Endadul Hoque’s research group, recently identified a security vulnerability in the Linux kernel.

By News Staff

A man with dark hair and beard, and wearing and navy blue suit with a brown dotted pattern tie.

October 30, 2025

Professor Paulo Shakarian Selected to Present at the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Conference

KG Tan Endowed Professor of Artificial Intelligence Paulo Shakarian was selected as one of 10 speakers to address emerging trends at the 40th Annual Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Conference in Singapore from January 20-27, 2026.

By News Staff