Electrical and Computer Engineering - Carnegie Mellon University

Turning Down the Sting of Neurotherapy Treatment

Researchers reduced the pain of pTES, making noninvasive brain stimulation more practical for treating chronic pain, depression, and other conditions.
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Brown Named Director of CMU-Africa

Timothy X. Brown has been named the next director of Carnegie Mellon University Africa, effective immediately. Brown is currently serving as interim director of the College of Engineering location in ...
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Song Named 2026 Paul Baran Young Scholar by Marconi Society

Yiwen Song, a postdoctoral associate in electrical and computer engineering, has been named a 2026 Paul Baran Young Scholar by the Marconi Society. The prestigious award recognizes outstanding ...
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Electrical and Computer Engineering

Tamal Mukherjee is interested in design techniques and methodologies at the boundary of analog, RF, microelectromechanical systems and microfluidic systems. Applications include inertial MEMS to ...
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Noninvasive Brain Stimulation at Unprecedented Resolution

In 2019, sitting in his office running computer simulations, Chaitanya Goswami, a Ph.D. student in Carnegie Mellon’s electrical and computer engineering department, noticed something that seemed too ...
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Rectennas: converting radio waves into electricity

We are constantly surrounded by energy in the form of electromagnetic waves. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could take advantage of it? In a recently published paper in the journal Nature, a future ...
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A New Minimally Invasive Method for Deep Brain Stimulation

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Allegheny Health Network have developed a new method for deep brain stimulation. The technique, called “DeepFocus,” uses transcranial electrical ...
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Introducing Students to Open-Source Chip Design

Interest in designing computer chips has grown exponentially. With pressure to bring hardware manufacturing back to the United States, universities are developing innovative ways to expose students to ...
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Earbuds that Listen to the Heart

The human heart does more than beat, it vibrates. This hidden language of motion marks the precise opening and closing of valves, the subtle mechanics of life itself. Measuring these micro-cardiac ...
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The Perfect Shot

Imagine snapping a photo where every detail, near and far, is perfectly sharp—from the flower petal right in front of you to the distant trees on the horizon. For over a century, camera designers have ...
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Presidential and Graduate Fellowships Announced for 2025-2026

Thirty-nine College of Engineering students have been awarded presidential and graduate fellowships for the 2025-2026 academic year. These prestigious awards provide financial support for some of ...