SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2026
SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2026
8:00am - 9:00am
Continental Breakfast
Registration Desk Opens
Atkinson Hall Lobby
9:00am - 9:30am
Opening Remarks
Albert (Al) Pisano
Dean, UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
Robert (Bob) Conn
Dean Emeritus, UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
Atkinson Hall Auditorium
9:30am - 10:00am
"The Past, Present, and Future of the ECE Department"
Pamela Cosman
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Chair
10:00am - 10:45am
Opening Keynote Address: "60 years of semiconductors, and the next 30".
Sanjay Jha
Former CEO | Global Foundries & Motorola Mobility | Former COO | Qualcomm
10:45am - 11:00am
Break
Atkinson Hall Courtyard
11:00am - 12:00pm
Alumni Panel
Atkinson Hall Auditorium
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lunch / Music by Prof. Massimo Franceschetti and his Jazz Trio
Atkinson Hall Courtyard
1:00pm - 2:30pm
ECE Research Highlights:
A Connected World: Communications and Networking
Ramesh Rao, ECE Professor
Circuits and Microeletronics
Gabriel Rebeiz, ECE Professor
Data, Signals, and Secure Computing
Tara Javidi, ECE Professor
Photonics, Devices, and Quantum Technologies
Shaya Fainman, ECE Professor
Healthcare Engineering
Patrick Mercier, ECE Professor
Intelligent Systems and Autonomy
Nikolay Atanosov, ECE Associate Professor
Atkinson Hall Auditorium
2:30pm - 3:15pm
Former Chair's Panel, Moderated by Patrick Mercier
Charles Tu (1999-2003)
Professor Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Paul K. L. Yu (2003-2007)
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lawrence E. Larson (2007-2011)
Professor Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Bill Lin (2019-2024)
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Dean for Research
Atkinson Hall Auditorium
3:15pm - 3:30pm
Break
Atkinson Hall Courtyard
3:30pm - 4:15pm
ECE Awards Ceremony
Atkinson Hall Auditorium
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Closing Keynote Address
Gioia Messginer
Founder & Former CEO Avaak/Arlo | Board Director | Entrepreneur, Strategic Advisor | Tech Executive | loT Pioneer
5:00pm
Reception/Appetizer and Or'deuves, Beer & Wine/ Music by an ECE Student ensemble
Student Org booths
Research Posters
Industry Booths
Atkinson Hall Courtyard