In Fearless Pursuit of Technological Innovation

Pitt alumnus Robert Colwell reflects on people and lessons essential to his success

Harnessing the Light

Pitt’s Nathan Youngblood receives prestigious Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award to continue his pioneering work in optical computing

Fall 2025 Senior Design Expo

Student innovation on display at the Fall 2025 Senior Design Expo

Pitt’s Mai Abdelhakim Receives IEEE Excellent Service Award

‘Czech’ your bags to Prague this summer

Scholarships available for Plus3 Transfer Plus: Czech Republic

Keeping Systems Secure on Earth—and in Space

IEEE cybersecurity workshop, founded by Pitt’s Mai Abdelhakim, fosters international ecosystem to address cross-domain security challenges

An Out of This World Opportunity

For the first time, two undergraduate Pitt engineering students develop and deploy applications on a satellite in geosynchronous orbit

Powering Opportunities and Partnerships

Pitt Professor Brandon Grainger and two PhD students develop converter with a $70K Manufacturing PA Innovation grant

When the Wireless Data Runs Dry

Pitt Professor Wei Gao receives Best Paper Award for research to assess and improve the quality of synthetic wireless data

Trusting Your Neighborhood Satellites

Pitt computer engineers develop trust algorithm to secure satellites in low Earth orbit

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Since its founding in 1893 by two legends, George Westinghouse and Reginald Fessenden, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Pitt has excelled in education, research, and service. Today, the department features innovative undergraduate and graduate programs and world-class research centers and labs, combining theory with practice at the nexus of computer and electrical engineering, for our students to learn, develop, and lead lives of impact.