Pileggi named ECE department head

Larry Pileggi has been named head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University effective March 1. Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering has named Larry Pileggi to its Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), effective March 1, 2019. The college conducted a national search considering a diverse pool of both internal and external candidates. Pileggi was selected for his leadership in the field and his vision for the next phase of the department's growth. "His presentation to the ECE community outlined the creation of more maker initiatives throughout the curriculum and research thrusts," said Interim Dean Jon Cagan. "He identified the structuring of research around application domains that span from the electrical engineering to the computer engineering communities." Pileggi is the Tanoto Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and has previously held positions at Westinghouse Research and Development and the University of Texas at Austin. He received his Ph.D.