We take immense pride in the quality of our doctoral students and the comprehensive training they receive. As a PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering, you will immerse yourself in the excitement of discovery, collaborating with our faculty on cutting-edge research. You will cultivate strong independent research skills and begin to establish your reputation in the broader research community.
Recognizing that the advisor-graduate relationship is fundamental to a successful PhD experience, we carefully match all new candidates with faculty advisors based on shared research interests. You will find your work here both challenging and personally rewarding. Graduates of our PhD program are exceptionally well-prepared for fulfilling careers in academia, research, government, and industry.
As you pursue your doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering, it’s essential to be mindful of the Program’s Requirements to ensure that you remain on track for graduation. The culmination of your journey will involve defending your dissertation (Dissertation Defense Preparation), an endeavor that requires substantial preparation and dedication. Please also review the 2025-2026 ECE PhD Graduate Student Manual for any additional questions you have about the program.
Welcome to an exciting chapter in your academic journey! We look forward to supporting you as you achieve your goals and make a significant impact in your field.
Visit our Graduate Admission Information page for application requirements, deadlines, and other important information.
Mentoring and Annual Discussions Policies
Current ECE doctoral candidates are encouraged to review the university's mentoring and professional development policies.
Student Spotlight
Arik Slepyan Receives ARCS/MWC Chapter Scholar Award
The $15,000 award recognizes graduate student Slepyan’s exceptional potential to contribute to breakthrough technologies and discoveries in science, technology, engineering, and medical research. Learn MoreAkwasi Akwaboah Receives NSF Fellowship Award
This fellowship supports a collaborative exchange between Ph.D. candidate Akwaboah’s home lab, the Computational Sensory Motor Systems lab led by ECE Professor Ralph Etienne-Cummings, and the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Integrated Systems Neuroengineering lab, directed by Gert Cauwenberghs. Learn MoreHopkins Engineers Chat with ChatGPT4 to Design Brain-Inspired Chips
Graduate student Michael Tomlinson and team pioneer a new approach to creating neural network chips—neuromorphic accelerators that could power energy-efficient, real-time machine intelligence for next-generation embodied systems like autonomous vehicles and robots. Learn More“We are capturing interactions between brain activity and genetic mutations associated with schizophrenia and fusing these views into a single framework. ”