Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clemson

Reception Honors First Dr. Wayne Bennett Fellow, Sara Margala

Faculty, students, and guests gathered at the Nieri Family Alumni and Visitors Center on Friday, October 31, to celebrate Ph.D. student Sara Margala as the inaugural recipient of the Dr. Wayne Bennett Endowed Fellowship in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Sara is pursuing her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering under the direction of Professor Lin Zhu. Her […]

Clemson’s inaugural HPC Day builds community, showcases student research

byBailey Troutman, October 7, 2025 On Friday, September 26, Clemson University hosted its first High Performance Computing (HPC) Day, drawing more than 220 participants to celebrate and strengthen Clemson’s growing HPC community. The event connected undergraduate and graduate students, faculty researchers and industry partners through networking, poster sessions and collaborative discussions on the future of computing at […]

Clemson team prepares to compete in ultimate high performance computing challenge

The Clemson Cybertigers are preparing to compete this November in the  Student Cluster Competition (SCC) at SC24, an event that challenges undergraduate teams to build and optimize high-performance computing (HPC) clusters. During this intense 48-hour competition, students will use a 4500W power budget to construct small clusters and tackle real-world HPC challenges. This year’s Cybertigers […]

From South Carolina to South Africa, Fulbright Scholar Kumar Venayagamoorthy comes full circle

Paul Alongi – ClemsonNews  Kumar Venayagamoorthy of Clemson University will bring his career full circle this summer when his participation in the U.S. Fulbright Program takes him to South Africa, the same nation where he received his master’s and Ph.D. degrees. Venayagamoorthy will soon head to South Africa’s University of Pretoria to conduct research and teach. […]

Overlap Success Story – Transforming campus connections with an innovative student-developed app

From ClemsonNews Successfully coordinating events and meetings demands a blend of patience and exceptional communication skills. Enter Overlap – a potential game-changer in the realm of organizing and communicating meeting times and events. This innovative solution is the result of the efforts led by Noah Hubbard, a senior Finance major from Clemson University’s Wilbur O. and Ann Powers […]

ECE Student group wins national award after more than doubling membership

Several of Clemson University’s top electrical and computer engineering students are celebrating an international award after reviving an honor society chapter that began to fade during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. IEEE-HKN honored its Clemson chapter, Zeta Iota, with an Outstanding Chapter Award, marking a sensational turnaround from just a couple years earlier. […]

ECE Alum inducted into the Thomas Green Clemson Academy of Engineers and Scientists

Paul Alongi, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences Clemson University’s largest college inducted four alumni into the Thomas Green Clemson Academy of Engineers and Scientists and celebrated two others as Outstanding Young Alumni. Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, J. Richard Cottingham, Mike Mansuetti and Tony Mathis are the academy’s newest members. Matt Kelley and Elizabeth Sloan were […]

Clemson student team selected for prestigious competition

A team of Clemson ECE and computer science students is one of only 16 teams worldwide chosen to compete in the Virtual Student Cluster Competition (VSCC). of the SC20 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis taking place this November. This is the first year Clemson has been represented in the competition, which […]