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 University and Omron Automation cut ribbon on new automation lab

byPaul Alongi October 27, 2025 Clemson University and Omron Automation celebrated the opening of the Automation, Robotics, and Cyber (ARC) Laboratory in Riggs Hall with a Sept. 24 ribbon cutting. Located on the second floor of Riggs Hall, the lab is equipped with state-of-the-art industrial hardware and software donated by Omron Automation and Omron Foundation. […]

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 computer engineering PhD student chosen for 2025 SAE Women in Automotive Scholarship

Congratulations to Iwinosa Aideyan for being chosen as a recipient of the 2025 SAE Women in Automotive Scholarship. This scholarship, given by the Society of Automotive Engineers, supports female students pursing a software, electronics, electrical, mechatronics or other related engineering degree and to aspire them to career opportunities in the automotive industry. Iwinosa is currently […]

Jon Calhoun and Emily Lattanzio win Outstanding Paper from the IEEE HPEC conference

August 27, 2025 – Jon Calhoun, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and recent CU Computer Engineering master’s graduate Emily Lattanzio have won the Outstanding Paper Award from the IEEE High Performance Extreme Computing (HPEC) conference for their paper, “Performance Analysis of Inline Compression in pySDC,” Emily Lattanzio (CU), Sansriti Ranjan (Siemens EDA), Robert […]

2025 Student Award Winners in Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 department-wide student awards, recognizing exceptional achievement in academics, research, leadership, and service across all levels of study.

Clemson ECE Tigers Claim Victory at 2025 IEEE SoutheastCon Hardware Competition

The Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clemson University is celebrating yet another historic achievement! Clemson’s IEEE SoutheastCon Hardware Competition team secured first place among 44 university teams this past weekend in Charlotte, marking Clemson’s third win in the past five years. This year’s competition theme was “Mining Mayhem,” a futuristic scenario where […]

Top electrical and computer engineering students win IEEE-HKN Outstanding Chapter Award

For the second time in three years, some of Clemson University’s top students in electrical and computer engineering are bringing home an award that recognizes a range of activities, including their efforts to connect students with industry leaders. IEEE-HKN has honored its Clemson chapter, Zeta Iota, with an Outstanding Chapter Award. Zeta Iota previously won […]

Ph.D. student Iwinosa Aideyan selected for Trusted Cyberinfrastructure (CI) Open Science Cybersecurity Student Program

Congratulations to Ph.D. student Iwinosa Aideyan on being selected for the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Trusted Cyberinfrastructure (CI) Open Science Cybersecurity Student Program earlier this fall! Out of more than 200 applicants nationwide, Iwinosa was chosen as one of only 18 students to participate in this highly competitive program. Iwinosa is currently completing her Ph.D. in […]

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 […]