Academics

WNCG is an organized research unit in the Cockrell School of Engineering  .

The majority of the faculty and graduate students are in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, though WNCG also includes faculty and graduate students from the Departments of Computer Science, Mathematics and Aerospace Engineering. WNCG has links with other departments and research centers at UT Austin, including the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Center for Transportation Research.

WNCG provides ample opportunity for students to engage in research collaborations with industry, as well as with other universities. Many of our students have gone to work for Industrial Affiliate companies, entered into successful academic careers at institutions around the globe or founded notable technology start ups.

Graduate Students

ECE Graduate Admissions

All graduate students looking to work within WNCG must first be accepted to a graduate program at the University of Texas at Austin.

View information regarding applications and enrollment in the graduate program in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Undergraduate Students

Though most research within WNCG is performed by graduate research assistants, there are some opportunities for undergraduate research. These vary by semester and faculty member.
 

Research

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A Space Race in Low-Earth Orbit

May 23, 2025
6G@UT/UT Aerospace students discovered how low-Earth orbit satellite constellations can provide highly accurate positioning data, showcasing the broader technological potential of these rapidly expanding systems.
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Atlas Wang and Peihao Wang Receive DARPA Disruptive Idea Paper Award

May 14, 2025
Associate professor Zhangyang “Atlas” Wang and ph.D. student Peihao Wang have received a DARPA Disruptive Idea Paper Award at the International Conference on Neuro-symbolic Systems (NeuS), 2025.
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Samuel Morgan Receives IEEE/ION PLANS 2025 Best Student Paper Award

May 6, 2025
WNCG graduate student Sam Morgan received the Best Student Paper Award at this year's IEEE/ION PLANS conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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6G@UT Forum 2025: 6G Takes Shape

April 8, 2025
6G@UT and Ericsson hosted the 2025 edition of the 6G@UT Forum on April 3.
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Atlas Wang and Alumni Receive IEEE SPS Young Author Best Paper

Feb. 19, 2025
Prof. Atlas Wang and former Ph.D. students Yifan Jiang and Xinyu Gong received the IEEE Signal Processing Society (SPS) Young Author Best Paper for their work titled "EnlightenGAN: Deep Light Enhancement Without Paired Supervision."
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Navigating the Future of Satellite and Cellular Network Coexistence

Feb. 18, 2025
WNCG alumnus Nick Olson, 6G@UT Director Jeff Andrews, and WNCG Founding Director Ted Rappaport (now at NYUWireless) published a new paper in IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society.
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Peihao Wang Receives Best Paper at ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2024

Feb. 17, 2025
Peihao Wang, Ph.D. student in Prof. Atlas Wang's VITA Group receives best paper award at major engineering conference.
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6G Takes Shape: Key Drivers, Technical Innovations, and the Road Ahead

Jan. 30, 2025
A new paper from 6G@UT provides an accessible overview of 6G's emerging technologies and challenges, focusing on energy efficiency, service capabilities, spectrum management, and global connectivity, and is gaining attention for its grounded and thoughtful analysis.
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WNCG at NeurIPS 2024

Jan. 7, 2025
30 WNCG and 6G@UT students were selected to present their research at the 2024 NeurIPS Conference in Vancouver, BC.
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UT Researchers Develop Ink-based E-tattoo that Decodes Brainwaves

Dec. 5, 2024
Researchers from the University of Texas Austin and the University of California, Los Angeles developed ink that can be printed on a person’s head and measure their brainwaves.