Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Welcome!

Welcome to Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE) at Iowa State University. Our undergraduate and graduate majors in electrical, computer, and software engineering will prepare you for an exciting career. Our department strives to provide an outstanding educational program that enables our graduates to become leaders in their profession and in technology research. You'll get hands-on experience and work with internationally recognized researchers .

Begin your adventure at Iowa State today! Contact our Student Services department to talk with an advisor and learn about your academic options, as well as tuition and financial aid at Iowa State.

ECpE Celebrates Centennial

Since 1909, Iowa State University's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has been recognized worldwide for the education and research excellence it provides. From early telephone technology and the world's first digital computer to virtual reality and the latest cell phone technology, the department always has been—and will continue to be—on the cutting edge of research and development. Learn more about the department and our centennial events.

Research Highlights

ECpE Professor Vikram Dalal, a proponent of solar energy usage since the early 1970s, is working with a team of three scientists, 11 graduate students, and four undergraduate students on low-cost solar panels that building contractors can use in residential and commercial structures. The state of Iowa, Iowa State's Microelectronics Research Center, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation support the work. Read more.

Did You Know?

In 1971, Iowa State engineering graduate student David Nicholas invented the digital encoding process that led to the development of the first generation of low-cost FAX machines.

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