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
Researchers Use a Physical Device to Take Over Electronics in a Boeing 737
August 13, 2026
Physical access to an aircraft has not typically been considered a cybersecurity risk – but it...

Corn Stalks. It’s What’s for Dinner … If You’re a Microbe.
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Puppy Bots and Bot Tour Guides: Inside a Human-Robot Interaction Class at UC San Diego
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A robot that dances on command. A robot that behaves like a puppy – sometimes happy, sometimes...

With ARPA-H Award, UC San Diego Engineers will Develop a Soft, Autonomous Robot for Stroke Care
August 6, 2026
A research team led by engineers at UC San Diego was awarded up to $22.9M from ARPA-H to develo...

UC San Diego Engineers Use Campus Supercomputing Infrastructure to Better Understand Bone-Like Minerals
July 31, 2026
UC San Diego materials scientists and engineers have found a better way to understand and ...