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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

EVENTS OF 2024

  • 2024 Ward Lecture: Deepu Talla, PhD, ’98 MSEE, 10/4

    Deepu Talla, PhD, ’98 MSEE, Vice President and General Manager of Robotics and Edge Computing at NVIDIA, will deliver the 2024 Patrick J. Cunningham Jr. and Susan Ward ’80 Endowed Lecture in Engineering, hosted by the College of Engineering. The lecture, which is open to the Villanova University community, will be held at 2 p.m. October 4 in the Dionisio Lecture Hall, Drosdick Hall 031. No registration is necessary, and all first-year Engineering students are required to attend.

  • Engineering Opportunities Fair, 08/28

    Undergraduate engineering students are invited to explore the dynamic array of academic minors, enrichment programs, student organizations, and research opportunities available within College of Engineering.

  • VUSP Stormwater Symposium 2024, 10/16 - 10/17

    Mark your calendars for October 16-17, 2024, and join us at Villanova University to be part of this dynamic exchange of knowledge and ideas. Stay tuned for further details, including registration information, as we look forward to your participation in this pivotal event.

  • Cancelled: Autism, Neurodiversity and the University Experience,

    Gregory D. Abowd, Dean of the College of Engineering at Northeastern University, and professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dr. Abowd will speak on his personal experience and research. Since 1998, autism has been a prominent factor in his personal life, and by 2002 it had become a defining topic for my professional life as well. In this talk, Dr. Abowd will give a brief overview of his history as a researcher in autism from the human-centered computing perspective, a career that has transitioned from researcher to entrepreneur to advocate.

  • Spring 2024 IEEE Joint Region 1 and 2 Student Activities Conference (SAC), 4/5 - 4/7

    The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engoineering will host the Spring 2024 IEEE Joint Region 1 and 2 Student Activities Conference (SAC) at Villanova University.

  • Smart Grid: The Internet of Energy, 3/15

    Smart grid is a term applied to an emerging generation of the electricity grid in which a cyber-infrastructure of computers, networks, sensors and controls is overlaid on the electromechanical infrastructure of the traditional grid. This talk will describe this “internet of energy,” beginning with a brief introduction to how electric energy is currently produced and distributed.