Ang Li
Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering Ang Li (he/his) is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UW. He earned his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Tsinghua University, his M.A. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University, and his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Princeton University. He directs the PN Computer Engineering Lab (PNCEL), which innovates from computing systems to semiconductor circuits and explores the interplay between classic and emerging computing technologies. In his doctoral research, Dr. Li has developed a silicon-proven, open-source, FPGA research and prototyping framework (PRGA) and studied tightly integrated, manycore-eFPGA, system-on-chip (SoC) architectures. He has been a leading member in two...
Sanskriti Joshi
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisor: Sajjad Moazeni Energy consumption of computing is becoming one of the major challenges for environmental sustainability over the next two decades. Optical interconnects will play a vital role in this domain to enable new compute paradigms as well as scaling out datacenters. During the period of this fellowship, I will be working on designing optical interconnects that allow ultra-low power (sub-100fJ/b) and high data rate (Tb/s) communications using micro-ring modulators (MRM) photonic transceivers in silicon photonics. More specifically, I will be leveraging these links for various applications in cryogenic temperatures (sub 70K) for quantum and cryogenic computing, superconducting electronics, and high-energy...
Ahana Mukherjee
Department: Electrical Engineering Advisor: June Lukuyu Paragraph: Ahana Mukherjee is a second-year PhD student in the Interdisciplinary Energy Analytics for Society (IDEAS) lab and is advised by Dr. June Lukuyu. Her current research focuses on investigating the feasibility of off-grid, distributed and spatially equitable charging infrastructure for electric three wheelers (E3W) in developing countries and emerging electricity markets. Her research interests are in developing socially conscious renewable energy-based designs to foster the clean energy transition with a focus on energy equity and justice. She received her master's degree in Energy, Civil Infrastructure, and Climate from UC Berkeley and her bachelor's degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering from UCLA....
Andrew Tang
Department: Electrical & Computer Engineering Advisor: Arka Majumdar My research focuses on integrated photonic systems that are predominantly on a silicon-on-insulator platform at the telecommunication wavelength. My main research directions are quantum simulations using coupled cavity arrays [CCA] and large-scale programmable integrated circuits [PIC]. My project on CCA’s will be an extension of my group’s previous research into simulating the Su–Schrieffer–Heeger [SSH] model with a 1D CCA. I aim to create a fully tunable, 2D CCA that will allow for simulation of 2D lattices such as graphene. My other aim is the creation of controllable PIC’s through the use of phase change materials such as SbSe....
Trager Joswig-Jones
Department: Electrical & Computer Engineering Advisor: Baosen Zhang During my CEI Graduate Fellowship, my research will focus on improving how we control and analyze electrical power systems that use inverters with renewable energy sources like solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries. Inverters help convert the power from these resources into a form that works with our electrical power grid. However, inverters have limits on how much electrical current and power they can output, and if not controlled properly, they can cause reliability risks for the grid. My work will develop new control strategies to ensure inverters can support the grid effectively without exceeding the current limits...
Sajjad Moazeni
Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering Sajjad Moazeni is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at UW. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences from UC Berkeley in 2018 focusing on large-scale and energy-efficient electronic-photonic integration. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2013. Prior to joining UW, he was a postdoctoral research scientist in the Bioelectronic Systems Lab at Columbia University from 2018 to 2020. His research interest lies at the intersection of integrated system design and photonics with applications in computing and communication, sensing and imaging, and life...
Zixiao Ma
Dr. Zixiao Ma is an Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the State University of New York at Binghamton. As a 2023-24 CEI Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow, Ma worked with electrical & computer engineering professor Baosen Zhang to develop machine learning-based, safety-critical controls for renewable energy-dominated microgrids. Ma's research has been published widely in top power systems journals, such as IEEE Transactions on Power Systems and IEEE Transactions on Smart Grids, including seven first-author papers. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering at Iowa State University in spring 2023. At Iowa State, Ma led several innovative studies in power system dynamics and control,...
Jungwon Choi
Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering Jungwon Choi's research interests include high-frequency power converters, wireless power transfer for battery-powered vehicles, industrial and biomedical applications, magnetic designs, controls at high-frequencies, energy storage, and wide bandgap devices. In 2017, she was selected to the Rising Stars in EECS, received Unlock Idea awards from Lam Research in 2019 and 2020, and the National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award in 2021. She is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics and a member of several IEEE committees. Email | LinkedIn...
Matthew Motoki
Department: Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Advisor: Baosen Zhang I am a second-year Ph.D. student in Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Washington, advised by Professor Baosen Zhang. My research interests lie at the intersection of machine learning and distributed energy resources. Outside of my academic pursuits, I enjoy participating in machine learning competitions on Kaggle where I am a Competitions Grandmaster. ...
June Lukuyu
June Lukuyu is an assistant professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Washington. She joined the UW in January 2023 after completing her Ph.D. at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She is an Energy for Growth Hub Fellow. Lukuyu's research focuses on developing and planning for inclusive energy systems and innovative technologies in underserved communities, centering on promoting sustainability, social development, and human empowerment. Her work uses a wide range of data analytics, computing techniques, and social science methods to build models for integrated energy development, and systems planning, with model outputs aimed at informing energy, climate, and development decision-making. Website | LinkedIn...
Dan Sturm
My research focuses on mitigating the rapidly growing energy cost of artificial intelligence computation by developing a new ultra-low power compute approach using photonic integrated circuits (PICs). PICs - microchips that let light flow instead of electricity - have become increasingly popular since light can carry higher data bandwidths while consuming far less power. As a result, they offer a promising path towards powerful but energy-efficient AI accelerators. We minimize energy consumption by using programmable phase change material that can store data on-chip at zero energy, and organize PCM-based compute cells in a specialized architecture (systolic array) for efficient data reuse. In the past...
Rose Johnson
The study of perovskite materials for clean energy harvesting and light emission is an emergent and highly promising field that has realized groundbreaking progress in efficiency over the past several years. For energy-efficient displays, cesium-based perovskite quantum dots are a well-suited and desirable material due to their high photoluminescence quantum yield, color tunability, and facile solution processibility. I plan to develop a direct photolithography process to pattern and create a balanced, full-color, and ultra-bright micro-LED display. Incorporation of polymer ligands will address stability and enable direct patterning of the perovskite active layer, thus greatly simplifying the micro-LED fabrication process and increasing production throughput. This project...