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WNCG's annual Open House connects board members and Industrial Affiliates with world-class students for recruitment and research. Through close access to WNCG student research and resumes, Open House gives our industry partners a unique opportunity to interact one-on-one with with bright young minds. This year's open house featured roughly 40 student poster presentations and a WNCG faculty panel on edge computing and wireless infrastructure. Faculty panelists included WNCG Profs. Todd Humphreys, Robert Heath, Gustavo de Veciana, Edison Thomaz and Andrea Thomaz. 

Four Texas ECE faculty were recognized in Thomson Reuters’ list of Highly Cited Researchers in 2015 for exceptional impact in their fields. They are Prof. Jeffrey Andrews, Prof. Al Bovik, Prof. Robert Heath, and Prof. Sriram Vishwanath. This is the second consecutive year on the list for all four researchers.

WNCG Industrial Affiliates, faculty and students come together for an annual event focused on WNCG's greatest resource; a collection of some of the world's brightest students.

Six professors and one adjunct associate professor from the Cockrell School of Engineering have been included in the Thomson Reuters list of Highly Cited Researchers for 2014. This list recognizes many of the world’s leading scientific minds, and the strong Cockrell School representation illustrates UT Austin’s growing influence on the global research landscape. Four of these professors come from the Deprtment of Electrical and Computer Engineering (UT ECE) and the Wireless Networking and Communications Group (WNCG).