OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

A Look Back Over 40 Years

Paul McKenney arrived on the Oregon State University campus 40 years ago as a freshman majoring in computer science.

Celebrating our graduates

Three students tell of their diverse paths to college and graduation.

Connecting with communities in rural Alaska

Phylicia Cicilio is working to improve the efficiency and resiliency of a microgrid in Nome, Alaska.

Blending electrical and chemical engineering

Arturo Valdivia developed a new technique to demonstrate that MoS2 manufacturing is possible.

Solutions minded

Undergraduate Chris Vlessis is the co-founder and chief technology officer for a software solutions company.

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Our collaborative community, the innovative approaches we take to research and education, and the cultivation of leaders make our program truly outstanding.

Engineering News

OSU News Release

New initiative will help investigate natural disasters worldwide

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Oct 5, 2016
OSU will be part of a new initiative supported by the National Science Foundation to rapidly assess earthquake and wind damage at disaster scenes around the world.… Read full story.
OSU News Release

Civil engineering society issues first-ever tsunami-safe building standards

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Sep 28, 2016
People in and around some newly built coastal structures will be more safe thanks to national construction standards announced today that will consider the risks posed by tsunamis.… Read full story.

Upcoming Events

Oct
10
2016

Colloquium: Biological sequence modeling using Deep Learning

David Hendrix, Assistant Professor Biochemistry and Biophysics / Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Oregon State University The rapid growth in the number of sequenced genomes and available…
Oct
12
2016

Intel Day @ Oregon State

When: Wednesday, October 12th Time: 11:00am - 3:00 pm Location: KEC 1005 & 1007 You are invited to join Intel Corporation representatives for an open house! Learn…
Oct
12
2016

CASS Open House

The Center for Applied Systems and Software has moved to a new location in Milne. Join us for light fingers foods, tours, demonstrations, and displays.…
Oct
14
2016

Oregon QuackCon

October 14th-16th, 2016 University of Oregon's MAC Court, Eugene, OR  Leadership Academy Pillar: Member Choice; COLLABORATIVE or PROFESSIONAL A hackathon is an intensive prototype period typically lasting between 24 and 48 hours. During this…
Oct
17
2016

Colloquium: 28-56Gb/s Standards and Design Implications

Frank Omahony, Principal Engineer I/O Circuit Technology group, Advanced Design, Intel Over the past decade, wireline data rates have doubled about every four years to keep pace with…
Oct
24
2016

Colloquium: The Quest for The Ultimate Learning Machine

Pradeep Dubrey, Intel Fellow and Director of Parallel Computing Lab (PCL) Intel Labs Traditionally, there has been a division of labor between computers and humans where all forms…
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EECS News

A Summer Spent at Tripwire

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Oct 1, 2016

Guest post by Vedanth Narayanan This summer I had a great experience as in intern at Tripwire, a software company based in Portland that develops security solutions. What impressed me the most about Tripwire was how everyone there made me feel comfortable and part of the company. I remember getting coffee in the break room… Continue reading →

Top Tips from EECS Advisors

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Sep 22, 2016

In their role as advisors, Lizbeth Marquez and Nick Malos help hundreds of students in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science navigate their way through college. Their goal is to help students succeed and ultimately earn their Oregon Statedegrees.According to a recent report from the Commission on the Future of Undergraduate Education, only… Continue reading →

Diving into Big Data

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Jun 3, 2016

Computer science students Bret Lorimore, Chris Vlessis and George Harder took a big plunge into big data when they participated in DataFest, a nationwide hackathon-style event, in April. The group won the Best Use of Outside Data award in the American Statistical Association competition hosted at over 20 universities, including Oregon State University. DataFest is… Continue reading →

In the News

Put Me in, Coach: AI May Soon Assist Pro Football Coaches - Sep 4 2016

Computer science professor Alan Fern is partnering with NVIDIA to use artificial intelligence and deep learning to teach computers to understand and coach football.


Distinguished professor: Burnett breaks barriers, helps students overcome them - Aug 2 2016

Margaret Burnett has been breaking gender barriers throughout her career — and helping others overcome them as well.


Flying high - Jun 30 2016

OSU's American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics team placed first in the Advanced category at the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association's rocket engineering competition.


Artificial Intelligence Has a ‘Sea of Dudes’ Problem - Jun 23 2016

Computer science professor Margaret Burnett's research on gender inclusiveness in software is helping to ensure a holistic view in building AI systems.