ECE Department News 2020
AI Microgrid Researchers Aim to Increase Reliability and Safety of Power Grids
Addressing the critical need for more reliable and secure power, a multidisciplinary research team at Stony Brook led by Peng Zhang, SUNY Empire Innovation professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is working to develop and demonstrate techniques for AI-enabled resilient network microgrids (AI-Grids) that will help improve the day-to-day reliability of the power grid and enable easier and faster power restoration after outages.
$1.7M NSF Grant to Help SBU Researchers Improve Qualtity of Life for Seniors
The fastest-growing population on Long Island and around the world is older adults. By 2035, those aged 65 and over are expected to comprise more than 20 percent of Long Island’s population — a demographic shift that will test our society’s capacity to provide critical and supportive care. As the model of elder care evolves, Stony Brook researchers are studying new “Internet-of-Things” (IoT) technologies — solutions such as smart lights and indoor climate controls that can transform our environments — to address the challenges of growing older and “aging in place.”
WISE Holds Virtual Summer Camp for Middle Schoolers
Even with COVID-19 wreaking havoc across the globe and our countries racked with healthcare and safety consequences, the Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Honors Program at Stony Brook University (SBU) developed a unique, remote, yet hands-on STEM opportunity for middle school students this summer. WISE teamed up with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and the iCREATE program to provide Long Island middle school students a virtual platform to express their inner engineer and STEM creativity from the comfort of their own homes. The goal of this outreach was to provide students with hands-on STEM experiences and motivate them to learn and be informed about different STEM careers.
ECE Department Welcomes Dr. Fang Luo
The Electrical & Computer Engineering Department welcomes Dr. Fang Luo as a new Empire Innovation Associate Professor in ECE. He brings expertise on power electronics systems. His research interests include high power-density converter design, high-density EMI filter design and integration, and power module packaging/integration for wide band-gap devices. His current projects include high-voltage Wide bandgap power module packaging, turbo-electric propulsion for aircraft systems, cryogenic power converters, and active EMI filters for power electronics systems.
SBU Teams Collaborate to Build Solutions for PAPR with 3D Printing
A team of faculty and staff designed and manufactured solutions to improve Stony Brook
University Hospital's Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPR). The team created a
3D printed connector and a USB charger to allow the hospital's PAPR devices to use
a standard commercial batteries. Additionally, the team created 3D printed hose adapters
and replacement battery packs.
Computer Engineering Student Cristian Escobar Profiled on Matter of Fact
"I don't think I ever expected myself to be where I am now, truthfully," says Computer
Engineering senior Cristian Escobar, who was featured on Soledad O'Brien's Matter of Fact, in a story describing how Stony Brook's Educational Opportunity program works to
create upward social mobility.
Please click here to watch on Matter of Fact.
Three ECE Alumni Honored as Stony Brook Forty Under Forty
Three graduates from Stony Brook ECE will be honored at Stony Brook's 2019 Forty Under Forty event on January 15, 2020. The honorees are: Scott Amron (BE EE, '03), Kapil Kanugo (MS EE, '07), and Peng Wei (MS EE, '09).