Four FAMU-FSU College of Engineering students brought home top honors from the 2026 IEEE International Microwave Symposium, one of the field’s leading conferences. (Courtesy Bayaner Arigong)
Key points:
- Students from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering earned top honors at the 2026 IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS).
- Doctoral candidate Ayesha Naseem won first place in the 3-Minute Thesis Competition.
- A student design team—Shehryar Niazi, Muhammad Uzair, Ayesha Naseem and Valentina Spinatto—took first place in the Student Design Competition.
Students from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering earned top honors at the 2026 IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS), one of the leading conferences in the radio frequency and microwave field.
“The IMS conference is the prestigious international conferences in the RF/Microwave area with very low paper acceptance rate,” said Bayaner Arigong, an associate professor in electrical and computer engineering. “Several of our students received awards. They are really shining to represent our college to win the prizes in international competitions, which is the first time our college is highly recognizable in the RF/microwave field.”
Doctoral, master’s and undergraduate students from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering represented the college at IMS.
Student Achievements
Doctoral candidate Ayesha Naseem earned first place in the 3-Minute Thesis Competition, presenting her research in a clear, accessible format for judges.
Doctoral candidates Shehryar Niazi, Muhammad Uzair and Ayesha Naseem, along with undergraduate Valentina Spinatto, earned first place in the Student Design Competition as part of a student design team.
What is the Student Design Competition?
The competition invites teams to present original engineering solutions to judges at the international symposium, giving students a chance to demonstrate their work alongside professionals and researchers in the field.
The wins mark a milestone for the college’s growing presence in the radio frequency and microwave engineering community, particularly for students pursuing a doctorate or master’s in electrical engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.
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