Princeton’s electrical engineering program, started in 1889 as one of the first in the United States, remains at the forefront of the field, with research aimed at improving human health, energy and environmental systems, computing and communications, and security. Specific areas of research include the physics of semiconductors; electronic and optical devices; the design of computers and networks; materials science and nanotechnologies; algorithms and structures for information; and biological technologies.

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News

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  • An advanced chip taped out surrounded by a gold square surrounded by a large array of gold pins.

    Built for AI, this chip moves beyond transistors for huge computational gains

  • Portrait.

    Goldsmith, pioneer in mobile technology, named to National Inventors Hall of Fame

  • Trio of headshots.

    Three faculty members named Sloan Research Fellows

  • Researcher standing by equipment cabinet holding a setup of lasers and mirrors

    Advanced optics reveal how cells and molecules squirm, pulse and ooze

  • Portrait of researcher Stephen Lyon in the laboratory

    Quantum engineering expert Stephen Lyon wins Schowalter Award

Events

  • March 19

    12:00 pm

    Princeton NextG Faculty Spotlight Series Presentation

  • March 20

    12:30 pm

    Mathematical Foundations for Physical Agents

  • March 22

    11:00 am

    Unlocking Agility, Safety, and Resilience for Legged Navigation: Addressing Real-world Challenges in Uncertain Environments

  • March 26

    4:30 pm

    Towards Efficient, Effective and Explainable AI-guided Decision Making

  • March 28

    4:30 pm

    The COSMOS Testbed – A Platform for Advanced Wireless, Edge Cloud, Optical, Smart Streetscapes, and International Experimentation

  • April 05

    11:00 am

    Ensuring Robot Safety Through Safety Index Synthesis