Our mission
We educate tomorrow's technology leaders.
We conduct leading edge research and drive innovation.
We transfer discoveries for the benefit of society.
GOALS
- To advance engineering and computer science research and education for the public good.
- To pursue interdisciplinary research that solves challenges no lab, discipline or industry can solve alone.
- To provide world-class theoretical and hands-on education and leadership training at scale.
- To be relevant to our industry partners now, and also 10 years from now.
- To cultivate learning, researching and working environments where everyone can thrive.
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Recent News

New Creative Robotics Course Merges Engineering and Art
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Engineering and visual arts students channeled and evoked emotions through robots they created as pa...
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On February 12, the University of California San Diego Qualcomm Institute (QI) hosted the CalIT...

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A brain-inspired hardware platform could lead to the development of compact, low-power AI hardware. ...

Automated Grading System Earns Inaugural Outstanding Teaching Innovation Award
March 11, 2026
A scalable, automated grading system designed to provide students with intelligent feedback on their...