In this month's episode, hosts Barry Sullivan and Jesse Winters sit down with Chris Malachowsky, Founder of NVIDIA. Chris discusses the gift made to the University of Florida and the achievements they are hoping to accomplish. At NVIDIA, Chris has led numerous functions, including IT, operations, and all facets of the company’s product engineering, and most recently, he was responsible for NVIDIA’S research organization, which is chartered with developing the strategic technologies that drive NVIDIA’s future growth.Tune in to hear Chris describe AI's role in health care and why the efforts to integrate AI into everyday life are important.

In this month's episode, hosts Barry Sullivan and John Janowiak sit down with Rok Uršič, Co-Founder and Advisor of Red Pitaya.Rok describes how Red Pitaya was created and began witnessing its initial success, spearheading the company into the future. Red Pitaya, building on the legacy of instrumentation, has helped engineers learn about new machines since its inception. Tune in to hear Rok describe Red Pitaya's history and its interaction with educational spaces.

*** Correction:  "International Conference on Digital Signal processing (DSP 2018) wish to recognize and pay tribute to Fred Harris for his pioneering contributions to digital signal processing algorithmic design and implementation and for his visionary and distinguished service to the signal processing Community"In this month's episode, hosts Barry Sullivan and John Janowiak sit down with Professor Fred Harris, at University of California, San Diego.Fred Harris illustrates the fun of engineering. He describes his way to inspire students and further engage them in the ECE Community, by remembering learning is fun, Tune in as Fred discusses the importance of good questions, assisting students with their future endeavors, and his personal advice to a teacher.

This episode is sponsored by Texas Instruments.In this month's episode, sponsored by Texas Instruments, hosts Barry Sullivan and John Janowiak sit down with the Vice President of Academic Engagement and President of Education Technology, Peter Balyta.Peter Balyta discusses the importance of STEM skills for all students and TI's university programs that are integrated into the classroom by bridging the gap between business and academia.Tune in as we listen to Peter discuss TI's adaption to online learning, their recent internship program, and overcoming technology challenges.

In this month's episode, hosts Barry Sullivan and John Janowiak sit down with the Dean and Roy W. Carlson Professor of Engineering at the UC Berkeley College of Engineering, Tsu-Jae King Liu.Tsu-Jae King Liu, who told herself to avoid the engineering field at a young age, discusses her path into the ECE world and her experiences during it. Tune in as we listen to Tsu-Jae discuss gender disparity in ECE, the shift to online learning, and the power of engineering for future students.

In this month's episode, brought to you by ConRes, hosts Barry Sullivan and John Janowiak sit down with the President and CEO of Cornami, Inc., Wally Rhines.Wally Rhines, who began his career at Texas Instruments, speaks about his experience with special purpose microprocessors and how it has evolved through time. Tune in as we learn more about Wally Rhine's startup, Cornami: a 'tsunami of cores', the security of data centers, and best practices in protecting your data.

In this month's episode, brought to you by ConRes, hosts Barry Sullivan and John Janowiak sit down with the father of the cell phone, Marty Cooper.Marty Cooper, successful in building the first ever mobile cell phone and making the first ever call, discusses the evolution of what we know of a cell phone today. Additionally, Marty discusses the relationship between mobile devices and artificial intelligence. Tune in as we learn more about Marty Cooper's perspective on the most impactful technologies in recent years as well as thoughts on engagement with higher education in an increasingly online world.

In this month's episode, hosts Barry Sullivan and John Janowiak sit down with ECEDHA's corporate partner, Keysight Technologies.Jay Alexander leads Keysight's central R&D team to invent and apply breakthrough electronic design and test technology for competitive advantage and growth. Huei Sin leads Keysight’s Electronic Industrial Solutions Group, which addresses electronic design and test opportunities in the automotive, energy, general electronics, manufacturing, education, and semiconductor markets. She is also responsible for the global Keysight Education Program.Tune in as we learn more about Keysight's perspective on the most impactful technologies in recent years as well as thoughts on emerging technologies, maintaining technology and market leadership through innovation and creativity, and engagement with higher education.

In today's episode, brought to you by Texas Instruments, hosts Barry Sullivan and John Janowiak sit down with longtime ECEDHA friend and supporter, Steven McLaughlin, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Georgia Tech. Steve first joined Georgia Tech in 1996 and has since held many leadership roles, including  Steve W. Chaddick Chair in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). In 2014, he co-founded CREATE-X, a campus-wide effort to instill entrepreneurial confidence in students and help them launch companies. His research interests include the general area of communications and information theory. His group has published more than 250 papers in journals and conferences and holds 36 U.S. patents. Tune in today as we learn more about Steve's background as an engineer, the ways Georgia Tech has pivoted amid COVID (including a homegrown surveillance testing program and a new face shield design), and the ongoing work towards diversity, equity and inclusion.

Welcome to the ECE TECH TALKS podcast! We're thrilled to kick off the series with an old friend: Ahmad Bahai, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Texas Instruments.At TI, Ahmad is responsible for guiding breakthrough innovation, corporate research and Kilby Labs. Prior to this role, Bahai served as vice president and chief technologist, leading Kilby Labs, TI’s innovation centers focused on breakthrough technology, and innovation. In addition to his role at TI, Bahai is an adjunct professor at Stanford University and an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Fellow.In this episode, we'll discuss the ways in which technology is inseparable from our future, the increasing intelligence of AI, virtual reality in our current climate, and more!