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 Wearable Ring Tracks Glucose, Ketone and Other Biomarkers in Sweat Simultaneously
July 24, 2026
Engineers created a smart ring that simultaneously and continuously monitors up to four different ch...

UC San Diego Electrical Engineer Receives Popov Prize for Research in Approximation Theory
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Rahul Parhi, faculty in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University...
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Bioengineering Alumnus Launches Venture Capital Fund Focused on San Diego MedTech Startups
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Alumnus Garrett Smith is bringing his decades of experience across the innovation ecosystem back to ...

Drug Candidate Could Help L-Dopa Work Better for Patients with Parkinson’s
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For Parkinson's patients, the drug that restores movement can stop working reliably and cause in...