Seminars
Upcoming Seminars
The ECE Distinguished Speaker Series is our flagship seminar series, featuring presentations from distinguished speakers drawn from both academia and industry who will address a wide variety of topics of interest to our community. Everyone is invited to attend, from undergraduates on up to faculty and industry friends -- the level of the presentations will be for non-specialists and accessible to students.
During the academic semester, a weekly Electrical and Computer Engineering Colloquia presents a wide range of speakers from different backgrounds and experiences, sharing their research activities and collaborations.
In addition, the NSF FREEDM Systems Center hosts technical webinars focused on power systems—upcoming ones are posted here.
Also during the academic year, the NC State Quantum Initiative hosts the Triangle Quantum Computing Seminar Series.
Upcoming Doctoral Defenses are listed here — please contact ecegradoffice@ncsu.edu for more information.
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Non-ECE students and faculty are welcome to attend ECE seminars and colloquia. To get on the email notification list, join this Google Group.
ECE Colloquia: James Stine
James Stine
From on November 20, 2026.
Cutting Edge AI in Electrical Design: A Framework for Engineering Collaboration With AI
Brian Holford
Principal Engineer, Lead Technologist, Advanced Layout Technology Team, Analog Devices on November 13, 2026.
Virtual Inertia Scheduling (VIS) for IBR-Penetrated Low-Inertia Power Systems
Fangxing "Fran" Li
John W. Fisher Professor in Electrical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville on November 6, 2026.
Engineering When the Answer Isn’t Known
Aaron Walker
From on October 30, 2026.
Are We on the Precipice of Scientific Discovery With Quantum Computers?
Bert de Jong
Director, Quantum Systems Accelerator, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on October 23, 2026.
Integrated Microcombs for Quantum Applications
Xu Yi
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Virginia on October 16, 2026.
ECE Colloquia: Student Session with Ashley Kurian and Ahmad Ali
Ashley Kurian and Ahmad Ali
Doctoral Students, Electrical and Computer Engineering, NC State University on October 9, 2026.
Controlling Magnetic Anisotropy in Soft and Hard Materials for Next-Generation Power and Communication Devices
Piotr Kulik
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Central Florida on October 2, 2026.
Formal Methods for Safe and Interpretable Control
Calin Belta
Brendan Iribe Endowed Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park on September 25, 2026.
Agentic Systems and Deep Neural Networks for Photonic Metamaterials
Willie Padilla
Dr. Paul Wang Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University on September 18, 2026.
Grid-Forming Inverters: From Principles to Functionality Validation
Parth Shah
Power System Consultant, Hitachi Energy on September 11, 2026.
From AI Agent Demo to Production: Automated Testing and Evaluation via User Simulation
Zhou Yu
Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University on September 4, 2026.