Professor Melvin Breuer, received the 2011 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society Test Technology Technical Council (TTTC) Lifetime Contribution Medal.

Associate Professor Bhaskar Krishnamachari, has been named among the world’s top innovators under the age of 35 by Technology Review magazine.

Jeffrey Draper working at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering's Information Sciences Institute has received a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to aid in the creation of reliable methods to detect potential failures, inadvertent and deliberate, in integrated circuits (ICs).

Kai Hwang, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, received the 2011 International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS) Founder's Award for his pioneering contributions to the field of parallel processing. The award, sponsored by the Elsevier Publishing Company, was presented on May 18 in Anchorage, Alaska, at the 25th year celebration of the IEEE IPDPS.

Bhaskar Krishnamachari of the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering will receive the 2010 Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Young Electrical and Computer Engineer Award. Eta Kappa Nu is the honor society for electrical and computer engineering. This award is presented to a young electrical and computer engineer for outstanding technical achievements, meritorious service in the interests of humankind, cultural and aesthetic achievements, and professional activities.