The Electrical Engineering Department offers a Bachelor of Science (BS) and Master of Science (MS) Degree in Electrical Engineering and a BS degree in Computer Engineering. The Electrical Engineering Department jointly sponsors the Computer Engineering Program with Computer Science. The department is distinguished for its laboratory-intensive curriculum, faculty-student interaction, and innovative hands-on educational methods. The department offers 35,000 square feet of well-equipped undergraduate laboratory space, unparalleled among other universities. It makes contributions to contemporary applied research, collaborates with industrial partners, sponsors award-winning student projects, and provides extensive outreach efforts with elementary and secondary schools.
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Senior Projects from 2025
Marine Energy Collegiate Competition - PolyWave Energy, Beneda Loya, Isaiah Martinez, Emily Nicoletta, and Michael Weber
Improvements to Cal Poly's Hybrid AC/DC House, Brandon Ng, Andrew Nguyen, and Logan Tom
Single-Sided Hearing Assistance Application, Harryson Nguyen and JP Haratani
Advanced Light Dimming Power Converter, Jaden Nguyen, Edwin Lin, and Alan Thai
Framework for Multi-Agent Coordination and Distributed Localization in Micro-UAVs, Minwoo Park and Nikolas Tambornini
Restoration of 6-Axis Industrial-Grade Robotic Arms, Bryce Andrew Paulson and Warren Douglas Howard
2024 – 2025 Cal Poly Wind Power AC-DC Rectification Subsystem for Collegiate Wind Competition 2025, Ryan Rayos, Annabella Piercey, and Alex Liu
Test Equipment Automation and Remote Operation Curriculum Senior Project, Raheel Rehmatullah
A Battery Charging System from a Spinning DC Generator, William L. Robey, Darcy A. Eliasi, Kalel Gadduang, and Ella Blecher
Wireless Communication in Autonomous Vehicles, Ethan Paul Spalard, Alan Rubalcava, and Jarnail Singh Sanghera
Synthetic Aperture Radar Processing for Increased Resolution of Englacial Strata, Ava Stockman
OWL Solar-Powered Link: Duck Radio Mesh for Autonomous Monitoring, Jaden Tran and Shane Williams
Power Distribution Controller for Formula SAE Vehicles, Michael Yuen
Isolated DC-DC Converter for an EV Microgrid, Oscar Yu and William Leiker
Project Owl: QuAD RC2, Ethan CY Zane
Senior Projects from 2024
Improvements of Hybrid AC/DC House Prototype, Arden Abude
Echoes of Nature: Using Biodata Sonification to Model Electrical Communication in Plants, Penelope Anna Alioshin
Formula SAE Vehicle Dynamics Controller, Luke Edward Bosworth
Open-Source CubeSat Flight Board, Braydon M. Burkhardt
High-Power Microwave Antenna Design, Luke C. Chase
GPS/IMU Board, Luke Chen and Steve Tran
Autonomous Apple Harvester Robot, Jack Ryan Cline, Tyus Green, and Devon Woolston
Analog Speech Recognition Circuit, Celeste Correa, Alyssa Lam, and Grace Paladichuk
2-Bit Schiffman Phase Shifter, Tavita Dayton and Enrique Ruiz