Welcome Address

• Mark Horowitz 
  Fortinet Founders Chair of Electrical Engineering
  Yahoo! Founders Professor in the School of Engineering
  Professor of Electrical Engineering
  Professor of Computer Science

Student Services Staff Introductions

• Meo Kittiwanich, Director of Student and Academic Services
• Laura Wuethrich, Degree Progress Officer
• Jam Kiattinant, Student Financial Officer
• Chaz Butler, Graduate Admissions Specialist & Student Life Coordinator
• Patty Ramirez, Graduate Admissions Officer
• Jill Pasewark, Academic Affairs and Programs Manager
• Amir Afsharrad, Graduate Student Advisor

Introduction to Packard Building Resources (IT, Labs, Building)

• Joe Little, IT Manager
• John DeSilva, Systems & Network Manager
• Thomas Carlson, Software Developer

Earning the PhD Degree 

• Prof. Brad Osgood, Associate Chair of Graduate Education
• Laura Wuethrich, Degree Progress Officer
  • PhD Degree Requirements PDF. Review the Doctoral section of the EE Graduate Student Handbook

Earning the MS Degree

• Prof. Brad Osgood, Associate Chair of Graduate Education
• Laura Wuethrich, Degree Progress Officer
  • MS Degree Requirements PDF. Master's section of the EE Graduate Student Handbook.

 Lunch & Student Services Resource Fair

• Participating organizations

Breakout Session One

Choose one session to attend.

GROUP ONE
Machine Learning

• 10-10:20: Prof. Mert Pilanci (AI, Machine Learning, Optimization)
• 10:30-10:50: Prof. Gordon Wetzstein (Complex Sensing Systems)

GROUP TWO
Systems

• 10-10:20: Prof. Thierry Tambe (Integrated Circuits and Systems)
• 10:30-10:50:  Prof. Juan Rivas (Integrated Circuits and Systems)

GROUP THREE
Info & Applications

• 10-10:20: Prof. Siddharth Krishnan (Biomed Devices, Sensors, and Systems)
• 10:30-10:50: Prof. Olav Solgaard (Complex Sensing Systems)

GROUP FOUR
Physics

• 10-10:20: Prof. Joseph Kahn (Photonics, Quantum Science and Engineering)
• 10:30-10:50: Prof. Srabanti Chowdhury (New Materials, Nanofabrication, and Devices)

Breakout Session Two

Choose one session to attend.

GROUP ONE
Machine Learning

• 11-11:20: Prof. Joseph Kahn (Information and Coding Theory, Communications, Signal Processing)
• 11:30-11:50: Prof. Amin Arbabian (Complex Sensing Systems)

GROUP TWO
Systems

• 11-11:20: Prof. Priyanka Raina (Integrated Circuits and Systems)
• 11:30-11:50: Prof. Subhasish Mitra (Computer Architecture, Security, Hardware/Software Systems)

GROUP THREE
Info & Applications

• 11-11:20:  Prof. Tom Soh (Biomed Devices, Sensors, and Systems)
• 11:30-11:50: Prof. Jonathan Fan (Energy, Environment, Sustainability)

GROUP FOUR
Physics

• 11-11:20:  Prof. Dan Congreve (New Materials, Nanofabrication, and Devices)
• 11:30-11:50: Prof. Debbie Senesky (New Materials, Nanofabrication, and Devices)