Electrical and Computer Engineering

The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UC Santa Cruz aims to achieve engineering discoveries that benefit humankind through a combination of curiosity, open-mindedness, and inclusiveness. We aim to provide undergraduate and graduate students with inspiration and quality education, believing that rigor, creativity, and excitement should be part of the Electrical and Computer Engineering curriculum. Our Electrical Engineering undergraduate program is ABET accredited.

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Researchers at UC Santa Cruz receive training to model optical components and systems

There’s a unique collaboration taking place between the Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology Department and the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at UC Santa Cruz. Optical system researchers in the Baskin School of Engineering’s ECE department are building custom-designed... Read More

UC Santa Cruz student-run CruzHacks revamps for its sixth year

With a new slate of leaders at the helm, the UC Santa Cruz student-organized CruzHacks aims to bring together 500 hackers of all backgrounds for a weekend of innovation. The non-profit hackathon hopes to create an environment in which high school and college students can work collaboratively to... Read More

Prof. Sanfelice and a student in the lab.

The Cyber-Physical Systems Research Center celebrates its first anniversary

The Cyber-Physical Systems Research Center (CPSRC) at the University of California, Santa Cruz celebrated its first anniversary this summer and held its second annual kickoff event in October. To mark the occasion, the Center’s Director, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Ricardo... Read More