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UC Irvine-led Study Achieves Brain-controlled...
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, Caltech and Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed a bidirectional brain-computer interface that allows a person to control a robotic walking exoskeleton using brain signals and receive artificial leg sensation through direct electrical stimulation of the sensory cortex. The project is the first implementation of a BDBCI for walking that incorporates bilateral interhemispheric leg sensorimotor brain areas and represents a critical step toward restoring full ambulatory function in individuals living with spinal cord injury and paraplegia.
Samueli Foundation Selects 6 UCI-UCLA...
The Samueli Foundation has funded another round of the UCLA–UC Irvine Collaborative Grants Program. Established in 2024, the initiative pulls together faculty from both Samueli Schools of Engineering and is designed to deepen cross-campus partnerships and accelerate high-impact research.
NINDS Recognizes Khodagholy’s Epilepsy...
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) named a research paper co-authored by two UC Irvine faculty members as a Top 10 NINDS Research Advance of 2025. Dion Khodagholy, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science, and Jennifer Gelinas, associate professor of pediatrics, were part of a multidisciplinary team who conducted the research, originally published in Nature Neuroscience on June 23, 2025.
AAAS Names 7 UC Irvine Researchers as...
The American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society, has selected seven University of California, Irvine researchers – working in disciplines as diverse as chemistry, civil and environmental engineering, neurobiology, and physics – as fellows. “Congratulations to the seven UC Irvine researchers named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science this year,” said Hal Stern, UC Irvine provost and executive vice chancellor.
Li and Team Win Best Paper Award
Electrical engineering and computer sciences Associate Professor Zhou Li and doctoral student Danyu Sun won a best paper award at the 2026 Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium last month in San Diego. They were one of 10 teams recognized.
Three Engineering Faculty Named Highly...
UC Irvine Chancellor’s Professor Amir AghaKouchak, and Distinguished Professors Xiaoqing Pan and A. Lee Swindlehurst have been named Highly Cited Researchers by the Clarivate Web of Science. The award honors professors who have published papers that rank in the top 1% by citation in their field, demonstrating significant influence and leadership in their field.
Henry Samueli inducted into National...
Henry Samueli, Distinguished Adjunct Professor of electrical engineering and computer science and namesake of the Samueli School of Engineering at the University of California, Irvine, has been named a member of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. The organization, which inducted 15 innovators for 2026, recognized Samueli for his achievements in the field of advanced broadband communications, including developing technologies that have allowed affordable, high-speed digital data transmission to homes and businesses.