Electrical Engineering Department | Columbia Engineering

Innovations in electrical engineering, including the transistor, integrated circuits, and computers, have had a dramatic impact on the way we work and live. The Electrical Engineering Department is dedicated to continuing to advance innovation through its program of academic instruction and research, focusing on areas including signals, information, and data; networking and communications; nanoscale structures and integrated solid-state devices; nanoelectronics and nanophotonics; integrated circuits and systems; neuroengineering; and smart electric energy.

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Exploring the Transformative Potential of Electronics

Creating wearable sensing fabric to help improve care for preterm infants. Building photonic chips for dramatically more efficient computing. Enhancing the security and scalability of high-bandwidth wireless networks. Researchers in Electrical Engineering are developing the devices and systems driving technology forward in seven strategic areas.

Image: A team led by Professor Harish Krishnaswarmy made a dramatic leap forward in the performance and miniaturization of one-way components that will catalyze the next generation of technology in communications, radar, quantum computing, and more.

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