Events

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 2:00 p.m.

ECE Special Seminar - Cem Tekin, Bilkent University

Speaker: Cem Tekin, Associate Professor, Bilkent University, Ankara, Türkiye Title: From Satisficing to Cones: New Perspectives on Sequential Decision-Making and Beyond Abstract:...

Audience: Graduate  Faculty 

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.

Mtech Ventures Open House

To register, click here. FIRST-EVER OPEN HOUSE ​Come see where the next big thing gets built. ​Tour the buildingWet and dry labs, private offices, co-working, presentation and...

Audience: Campus 

Thursday, August 27, 2026 2:00 p.m.

Ph.D. Dissertation Defense: Yuxi Jiang

Announcement: Ph.D. Dissertation DefenseName: Yuxi JiangCommittee:Professor Edo Waks, Chair/AdvisorProfessor Saikit GuhaProfessor Norbert M. Linke, Dean's RepresentativeProfessor Avik...

Audience: Public  Graduate  Faculty 

Friday, August 28, 2026 10:00 a.m.

Ph.D. Research Proposal: Saba Tabatabaee

ANNOUNCEMENT: Ph.D. Research Proposal Exam Name: Saba Tabatabaee Committee: Professor Carol Espy-Wilson, Chair Professor Shihab Shamma Professor Jonathan Simon Date/time:...

Audience: Faculty 

Friday, August 28, 2026 2:00 p.m.

Ph.D. Research Proposal: Md Abir Hassan

ANNOUNCEMENT: Ph.D. Research Proposal Exam Name: Md Abir Hassan Committee: Professor Thomas E. Murphy (Chair) Professor Ronald Walsworth Professor Carlos A. Rios...

Audience: Faculty 

Monday, August 31, 2026 9:30 a.m.

Graduate Course: Applications of AI in Reliability - Fall 2026

Applications of AI in Reliability: Prognostics and Systems Health Management (Fall 2026 Graduate Course) Prof. Michael G....

Audience: Clark School  All Students  Graduate  Corporate 

Monday, August 31, 2026 5:00 p.m.

Ph.D. Research Proposal: Arda Aydin

ANNOUNCEMENT: Ph.D. Research Proposal Exam Name: Arda Aydin Committee:Professor Alexander Barg (Chair)Professor Prakash NarayanProfessor Saikat Guha Date/time: August 31, 2026 at 5:00...

Audience: Faculty 

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 5:00 p.m.

Ph.D. Research Proposal: Geyang Wang

ANNOUNCEMENT: Ph.D. Research Proposal Exam Name: Geyang Wang Committee:Prof. Alexander Barg (Chair/Advisor)Prof. Prakash NarayanProf. Armand Makowski Date/time: Wednesday,...

Audience: Faculty 

Friday, September 4, 2026 10:00 a.m.

Ph.D. Research Proposal: Hossein Khayami

ANNOUNCEMENT: Ph.D. Research Proposal Exam Name: Hossein Khayami Committee: Professor Hernisa Kacorri (Chair) Professor Behtash Babadi Professor Ang Li Date/time: Friday,...

Audience: Faculty 

Friday, September 4, 2026 3:30 p.m.

ECE Colloquium Series - Sahil Shah, UMD

Speaker: Sahil Shah, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland Title: Devices, Circuits, and Algorithms for Energy-Efficient Processing Abstract: The rapid growth of artificial...

Audience: Graduate  Undergraduate  Faculty 

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Bohler Pop-up

Kickoff the semester with staff from Bohler, a firm that provides land development consulting and site design services to owners and developers across all commercial, institutional,...

Friday, September 11, 2026 3:30 p.m.

ECE Colloquium - Yonghwi Kwon, UMD

Speaker: Yonghwi Kwon, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland Talk Title and Abstract TBA...

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Maryland Transportation Authority Pop-up

MDTA staff will be available to speak with students about their summer internship program in the Office of Engineering and Construction (OEC). The OEC is the division within MDTA...

Friday, September 18, 2026 3:30 p.m.

ECE Colloquium - Cheng Gong, UMD

Speaker: Cheng Gong, Associate Professor, University of Maryland Talk Title and Abstract TBA...

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 5:30 p.m.

Meta Career Programs: AI Tech Talk

AI Tech Talk Workshop Go beyond the buzzwords. Meta engineers will break down how we build, train, and deploy AI at scale, then walk you through a hands-on workshop applying these...

Thursday, September 24, 2026 5:00 p.m.

Merck MLDP Info Session

Come join Merck for an information session about internship and full-time opportunities! Seeking: Bioengineering/Biocomputational, Chemical, Electrical, Materials, Mechanical...

Friday, September 25, 2026 4:00 p.m.

ECE Colloquium - Felice Frankel, MIT

Speaker: Felice Frankel, Scientific Photographer and Research Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Talk Title and Abstract TBA...

Friday, September 25, 2026 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

ECE Family Night 2026

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering invites ECE Terps and their families for our annual Family Weekend open house on Friday, September 25th from 5:30 to 7:30...

Friday, October 2, 2026 3:30 p.m.

ECE Colloquium - Abhronil Sengupta, Penn State University

Speaker: Abhronil Sengupta, Professor, Penn State University Talk Title and Abstract TBA...

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Maryland Clean Energy Summit

This isn’t just a conference; it’s a high-level convergence of industry stakeholders, policymakers, financiers, and tech trailblazers. We’re bringing together the forward...

Audience: Public 

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

AtkinsRéalis Pop-up

Stop by our on-campus table to learn more about AtkinsRéalis, our mission, and current job and internship openings. Whether you're exploring career options or ready to apply, our...

Thursday, October 15, 2026 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Pop-up

Are you interested in learning what working for a STEM-focused federal agency is like? Are you interested in paid internship and/or early career opportunities? The National...

Friday, October 30, 2026 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

ECE Fall Career Fair

Companies will be looking for undergraduate and graduate students for internships and full-time positions. Information available HERE Student Registration Link...

Audience: Graduate  Undergraduate 

Friday, November 6, 2026 3:30 p.m.

ECE Colloquium - Dehong Lui, Mitubishi Electric Research Laboratories

Speaker: Dehong Lui, Research Scientist, Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories Talk Title and Abstract TBA...

Friday, November 13, 2026 3:30 p.m.

ECE Colloquium - ECE Distinguished Alumni Panel

Panel Participants: Alvaro A. Cardenas (M.S. '02 / Ph.D. '06), Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz Sanjoy Paul (Ph.D. '92), Executive Director, Rice Nexus Himanshu...

Thursday, November 19, 2026 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

AABC Commissioning Group Pop-up

Join ACG (AABC Commissioning Group) to learn about career opportunities in building commissioning—a growing field focused on improving building performance, energy efficiency, and...

Friday, December 4, 2026 3:30 p.m.

ECE Colloquium - Danijela Cabric, UCLA

Speaker: Danijela Cabric, Professor, UCLA Talk Title and Abstract TBA...