Electronic and Electrical Engineering News

UCL EEE researchers have helped demonstrate how terahertz frequencies could enable ultra-fast, secure wireless communications, achieving data rates far beyond previous systems.

Research led by Prof Oleg Mitrofanov, Professor of Terahertz Photonics, demonstrates electrical alignment of emission from GaAs quantum dots using a nonlocal metasurface.

Professor Andreas Demosthenous has been elected Vice Chair (Chair Elect) of the IEEE UK and Ireland Section, reflecting his leadership and long-standing contributions to IEEE.

UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering has been ranked 2nd in the UK in the The Times UK University Rankings 2026, according to the latest subject rankings.

Professor Hidekazu Kurebayashi has been selected as the 2026 Wohlfarth Memorial Lecturer, recognising his significant contributions to magnetism and magnetic materials.

Congratulations to Professor Polina Bayvel (UCL Electronic & Electrical Engineering) and Professor Suzanne Farid (UCL Biochemical Engineering) who have been recognised in the New Year Honours 2026.

Professor Polina Bayvel of UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering has been awarded a damehood, recognising her leadership and long-standing impact in optical communications research.

IHE Impact Fellow alumnus, Rishan Patel shares how he put learning into action through the UK BCI Consortium.

EEE alumnus Gaelic Jara Reinhold has secured $2.7M in funding for eNOugh, supporting the development of an AI-powered wearable designed to improve personal safety.

Prof John Mitchell has been named an IEEE Fellow in recognition of his leadership in innovative interdisciplinary curricula and engineering education research.

Prof Oleg Mitrofanov has been elected a Fellow of Optica, recognising his distinguished contributions to terahertz photonics and advances in terahertz near-field imaging.

A UCL EEE-led team has developed a charge-carrier funnel structure that greatly improves the efficiency of quantum dots, and it can be used to generate single photons.

UCL has invested over £400,000 to develop robotics facilities across Bloomsbury and Here East, enabling research into low-carbon construction materials and innovative building practices.

UCL researchers have demonstrated a record 300.28 Tb/s data transmission rate over field-deployed fibre, showing the O-band can be integrated into existing networks.

UCL EEE PhD student Tianyang Yao has won the IEEE Sensors 2025 Outstanding Student Poster Award for his work on bioimpedance-driven human-computer interaction.