School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

A team of WSU computer science students recently earned first place in the 2026 VICEROY National Cyber Competition called The Guardian Prevails.

Since a massive outage of the European power grid last year, researchers have helped to unravel why it occurred and how to prevent similar events in the future.

Hackathons have become a defining space for student innovation, with two taking center stage this year.

A new industry-supported project will have WSU students help build and test an AI-powered virtual teaching assistant designed to make learning more interactive.

Bose plans to use his time at the lectern to share insights and advice from his 50‑year career with the next generation of research faculty.

A compact, affordable computer performed well as a decision‑maker in rural driving simulations compared with larger systems.

Harsh Sharma, who received his PhD from WSU in December, has been awarded the European Design and Automation Association’s Outstanding Dissertation Award.

WSU PhD student Daniel Glover, a new Koerner Family Foundation fellow, is focusing his research on bringing safer, smarter AI tools to the nation’s power grid.

AI is a two‑sided coin for power grids and cybersecurity: A potential problem, in terms of energy use and cyberthreats, as well as a tool for future challenges.

As professors decide, class by class, how to integrate AI, WSU researchers are building resources for Washington’s rural K–12 classrooms.