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Microchips produced in the Nanofab aren't yet ready to be used in prototypes and system demonstrations; they need to be enclosed in protective casings, have wires attached, and be attached to circuit boards, all of which is known as "packaging" the chips.

Microchips produced in the Nanofab aren't yet ready to be used in prototypes and system demonstrations; they need to be enclosed in protective casings, have wires attached, and be attached to circuit boards, all of which is known as "packaging" the chips. (Image courtesy of Daniel Blumenthal, professor of electrical and computer engineering) 

May 28, 2025
Uplifting the Local Semiconductor Industry

UC Santa Barbara receives key funding for facility to unlock the full potential of the region’s semiconductor ecosystem.

From left to right, Nico Lehner and Evan McCall, standing outside holding a large check for $10,000

RazeMath, the 2025 New Venture Competition Finals champions (from left to right) Nico Lehner, an economics major, and Evan McCall, a mathematics major.

May 28, 2025
RazeMath Wins UCSB’s 26th Annual New Venture Competition

The team received $10,000 in prizes for their AI-powered personalized math tutoring program.

Into the data tunnel: Nina Miolane (left) just before her MRI, which generated data for the project. With her are (center) PhD student Hannah Grotzinger and (right) lab technician Kaya Jordan, both from the Ann S. Bowers women’s brain-health initiative.

Into the data tunnel: Nina Miolane (left) just before her MRI, which generated new data points for the project. With her are (center) lab technician Kaya Jordan and (right) PhD student Hannah Grotzinger, both from the Ann S. Bowers Women’s Brain Health Initiative.

May 22, 2025
Leveraging AI to Study Women’s Brains During and After Pregnancy

Nina Miolane is developing an innovative tool for real-time monitoring.

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Xin (Eric) Wang, assistant professor of computer science.

May 21, 2025
Q & A With New COE Faculty: Xin (Eric) Wang

The new assistant professor of computer science builds multimodal, embodied AI agents that understand and interact naturally with humans.

Image of (from left) Tresa Pollock, B. S. Manjunath, and Beth Pruitt.

Multimodal and trilateral (from left): collaborators Tresa Pollock, B. S. Manjunath, and Beth Pruitt.

May 20, 2025
Grant Supports Advances in Cyberinfrastructure for Multimodal Imaging Data

The interdisciplinary collaboration is aimed at integrating AI and LLM functionality into the UCSB BisQue Platform.

 

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Early CAREER award winner Arpit Gupta; photograph by Lilli Walker.

May 14, 2025
A CAREER Award to Democratize Advanced Network Management Technology

Not all networks are created equal. Arpit Gupta would like to treat them as if they were.

An image of the Arcana cover, a wizard ready to do battle.

Arcana, single-player RPG, was built in the UCSB Gaucho Game Lab.

May 13, 2025
Journey to Arcana: A Student Team Creates UCSB’s First Major Game

Undergraduates in the Gaucho Game Lab persevered to complete the first RPG to come out of UCSB.

Concept illustration depicting entangled photons

May 12, 2025
Quantum Entangled Photons on Demand

Using photonics to generate  efficient, robust,  stable sources of entangled photon pairs.

Source: The Current
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Yuheng Bu, assistant professor of computer science.

May 08, 2025
Q & A With New COE Faculty: Yuheng Bu

The new assistant professor of computer science develops theoretically grounded learning algorithms to improve the fairness and reliability of AI systems.

In patients with Alzheimer's disease, tau proteins (shown in light blue) misfold and accumulate inside brain cells. By making a synthetic version of these proteins, researchers aim to better understand disease.

In patients with Alzheimer's disease, tau proteins (shown in light blue) misfold and accumulate inside brain cells. By making a synthetic version of these proteins, researchers aim to better understand disease. Image by the National Institute on Aging

May 08, 2025
Unfolding the Mystery of Neurodegenerative Disease

First synthetic ‘mini prion’ shows how protein misfolding multiplies, enabling study of fundamental interactions that underlie neurodegenerative disease.

A member of the Masterminding team talking to a fair attendee in front of a poster

A member of the Masterminding team pitching their business model during the New Venture Fair.

May 08, 2025
Finalists Announced for 2025 New Venture Competition Finals

The six teams will compete for thousands of dollars in prize money during the NVC Finals on Thursday, May 22.

Image of Christopher Kruegel (left) and B. S. Manjunath

Christopher Kruegel (left) and B. S. Manjunath have each received  an Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award.

Apr 28, 2025
Two of Three Outstanding Graduate Mentor Awards Go to COE Professors

B. S. Manjunath and Christopher Kruegel are recognized for their outstanding support of students.

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