Electrical & Computer Engineering

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Engineering Students ‘CREATE’ Winning Invention

College of Engineering and Computing Sciences students scored a third-place win for their invention designed to help employees with disabilities succeed in their everyday work tasks.

Creating an Award-Winning Startup

Student entrepreneurs Nigel Oommen and Johnathan Wheeler created their award-winning classroom learning tool Edvana to make education more effective, engaging, and personalized.

Portraits of Oscar Cruz and Pavan Kanakkassery

My Co-op Gig: Engineering Together

For their co-op, friends and electrical and computer engineering classmates Pavan Kanakkassery and Oscar Cruz traveled to Texas twice to electrify a 16-wheeler industrial rig.

Students building a bridge model

Building Bridges

New York Tech students earned first place at the 2026 KEEN Bridge Design Competition for their outstanding bridge design and structural efficiency.

Andra Voicu holding an award

For the Love of Engineering

Andra Voicu (B.S. ’08) found the love of her life—electrical contracting—after joining her father’s business and working behind the scenes on municipal buildings projects in the New York area.

Portrait of Shreya Patel

Intern Insight: Shreya Patel

Graduate student Shreya Patel interned for two months at Fund for the City of New York, where she practiced skills at the crossroads of technology and public service.

Derrick Chiu holding a prototype

Sci-Fi Sparked His Studies

As a child, watching science fiction cartoons inspired Derrick Chiu to pursue a degree in electrical and computer engineering at New York Tech, where he is also working as a project manager in the ETIC.

Group of students holding prize

Engineering Students Receive Prize at CREATE Symposium

College of Engineering and Computing Sciences students took home a third-place win for their invention designed to assist those with disabilities in their everyday work tasks.

Khalid Hachil sitting at a desk

Using His Engineering Degree to Change the World

In addition to his full-time job, Khalid Hachil (M.S. ’19) helps future engineers get their licenses and advises them about how to break into the industry.

Putting Knowledge and Skill Into Action

Faculty and students from schools and colleges across the university come together to address the challenges of people living with Parkinson’s disease and autism spectrum disorder, allowing students to grow beyond their traditional career paths.