ECE faculty, students, and alumni are always busy teaching, learning, researching, inventing, and reaching out to the community. We want the world to hear about it.
August 11, 2026Students recently presented over 20 projects at the MIX (Mason Innovation Exchange), highlighting applied engineering, fabrication skills, and collaborative teamwork. The projects utilized 3D printers, electronic components, sensors, and mixed media design thinking to bring their embedded systems to life.
July 13, 2026George Mason University researchers are developing smart swarm technologies that will allow a small number of human operators to effectively coordinate and control hundreds of autonomous robots for defense missions while using a video game to test and improve swarm strategies.
July 7, 2026Maryam Parsa received a five-year, $655,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award to develop a new framework for brain-inspired AI.
July 6, 2026Xuan Wang received a five-year, $640,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to ask: What if a robot could learn from another robot's experience?
June 16, 2026George Mason alum Justin Hagen leveraged early research opportunities, the BAM program, and the university’s proximity to Washington, D.C., to launch a career at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, all while accelerating his path to a master’s degree.
June 8, 2026The College of Engineering and Computing's Sai Manoj is will allow for significant cost savings and efficiencies in the arduous process of hardware verification.
May 4, 2026Fueled by “the love of the game,” a team of Mason Autonomy and Robotics Center students overcame GPS‑free technical challenges to take first place at the 2026 Raytheon Autonomous Vehicle Competition.
May 4, 2026George Mason University electrical engineering PhD student Kursten Szabos is paying forward the influence of early mentors by combining industry experience, project-based learning, and outreach to guide the next generation of engineers inside and outside the classroom.
April 20, 2026Assistant Professor Ningshi Yao received a five-year $628K NSF CAREER Award, funded by the Energy, Power, Control, and Learning (EPCL) program. The grant will support her research on ensuring the safety, reliability, and efficiency of interconnected real-time control systems.
March 30, 2026The CACI scholars program is just one example of a successful partnership between CACI International and the College of Engineering and Computing.-
March 20, 2026George Mason University faculty member, Ningshi Yao, received a $750k grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to establish a hands-on mechatronics training program aimed at building the next generation of high-tech engineering technologists.
March 12, 2026Swimmer and electrical engineering major Ryan Serbia bounced back from adversary and is off to a promising start in the pool and in the classroom.