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

This Thin Device Can Store Energy, Strengthen Structures and Be Recycled
August 20, 2026
Engineers developed a new type of supercapacitor that can do more than store electricity — it ...

A Practical Tool for Selecting Reliable PCR Primers
August 20, 2026
Bioengineers at UC San Diego have developed an online tool that helps biomedical researchers solve a...

Inexpensive Reflective Tiles Pave the Way for Cost Effective Millimeter Wave Wireless Communications
August 18, 2026
Inexpensive custom tiles designed by electrical engineers at UC San Diego can be used to reflect mil...

Advanced Semiconductor Tech Enables UC San Diego Researchers to Probe Biological Systems in New Ways
August 17, 2026
A new generation of bioelectronic technologies that integrate biology with advanced semiconductor sy...

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...