The appointment recognizes Bakir’s leadership in advanced packaging and expands Georgia Tech’s role in the field.

The recent ECE Ph.D. graduate was awarded the Best Student Paper Award at the 2025 IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, where he presented a novel integrated circuit architecture designed to overcome the shortcomings of current neuromodulation technology.

The Communications Program Manager was recognized by colleagues for her dedication and professionalism while leading School communications initiatives and campaigns.

The fellowship offers Ph.D. students Julian Arenas and Kevin Patiño-Sosa a valuable opportunity to collaborate with Apple engineers, receive academic support, and apply their research to real-world silicon challenges.

As associate chair for Entrepreneurship and Strategic Initiatives, Professor Omer Inan will help guide the School’s commercialization efforts and support strategic partnerships across campus and beyond. 

The award supports early-career researchers whose work advances efficient, scalable, secure, and trustworthy computing systems.

ECE Assistant Professor Matthew Flavin spent three weeks in South Korea this summer sharing his team’s groundbreaking work in wearable bioelectronics while also celebrating family a milestone. 

New advisory board members and leaders bring deep expertise in technology, law, business, and the arts.