About Pulse

On behalf of the Pulse 2023 Team, we cordially invite you to our twelfth annual conference to celebrate the latest developments within the Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science Departments at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.


Annually, hundreds of students, industry leaders, and several corporate sponsors come together for a week-long recognition of innovation and technology. During this time, we delve into inspiring tech talks, workshops, a hardware and software competition as well as a day-long celebration of women in technology.


Below are some highlights from previous conferences. This year, Pulse will be a mostly in-person conference with a blend of virtual events via Zoom.

  • All
  • Tech Talks
  • Competitions
  • Women In Tech
For the Pulse 2019 keynote address, we had the pleasure of hosting the CEO of Texas Instruments, Rich Templeton! Rich talked about the future of semiconductor technologies, explaining the biggest challenges facing the new era of chip design.
For the Pulse 2019 Women in Tech Keynote, we hosted Laura Butler, the VP of OneNote at Microsoft! She discussed her impressive career, innovation at Microsoft, and challenges she has faced as a women and leader in a large tech company.
During the Pulse 2020 Women in Tech day, we held round table discussions, giving students a chance to ask questions and converse with women in the tech industry.
Every year, we host a software competition where students can compete in beginner and advanced coding challenges to win impressive prizes. Previous prizes have included headphones, drones, and VR headsets!
In the Pulse hardware competition, teams work together to create hardware-software prototypes and demo to judges. Past prizes have included Nintendo Switches and portable speakers!
Every year, our keynote is accompanied by swag distribution and free food! Look out for information about where you can receieve swag this year!

Events

Coffee Chats with MISO

Monday, January 31, 10am-12pm CST in the ECEB Lobby

Lightning Talks with MISO, TI, and Astranis

Monday, January 31st, 4-6pm CST in ECEB 3002 and Zoom Zoom Link

HKN Hardware Interview Prep Workshop

Monday, January 31st, 7-8pm CST in ECEB 1013

Women in Tech Day: Lunch and Lighting Talks

Tuesday, February 1st, 12-1:50pm CST in ECEB 3002 Zoom Link

Women in Tech Day: Women in Academia

Tuesday, February 1st, 2-3pm CST in ECEB 3002

Women in Tech Day: Social Break

Tuesday, February 1st, 4:15-4:50pm CST in ECEB 3002

Women in Tech Day: Keynote - Mary Hadley, CEO at MakerGirl

Tuesday, February 1st, 5-5:50pm CST in ECEB 3002 and Zoom

Women in Tech Day: Networking Dinner

Tuesday, February 1st, 6-7:30pm CST in ECEB 3002

Coffee Chat with Meta (Virtual)

Wednesday, February 2nd, 10:30am-12pm CST on Zoom Zoom Link

Conference Keynote - Joe Jablonski, Co-Founder and CPO at Ocient

Wednesday, February 2nd, 5-5:50pm CST on Zoom Zoom Link

Coffee Chats with Research Park (Virtual)

Thursday, February 3rd, 10am-12pm CST on Zoom Meeting ID: 857 4205 7151 and Password: 569549

Future of Tech Day Tech Talks: Richard Yeh (Meta) and Leith Akkawi (DeCypher DataLabs)

Thursday, February 3rd, 4-6pm CST on Zoom Zoom Link

Software Competition

Friday, February 4th, 6-8:30pm CST on Zoom

Hardware Competition

Saturday, February 5th, 10am-7pm CST in ECEB 3002

Our Team

Meet the executive board that makes Pulse possible!

Aditi Adya

Co-Director

Niharika Chintalapati

Co-Director

Anushya Iyer

Social Media & Marketing Director

Manogna Rajanala

Corporate
Co-Director

Tejas Satpalkar

Corporate
Co-Director

Sasin Gudipati

Media & Design Director

Shreya Patil

Women In Tech Co-Director

Steffi Chen

Women in Tech Co-Director

Lahari Pisupati

Competitions Co-Director

Akshay Bhamidipati

Competitions Co-Director

Matthew Jin

Outreach Director

Vish Gopal Sekar

Secretary

Rohan Vasavada

Technical Director

Shrirang Bagdi

Website Director

Corporate Sponsors

Pulse

About Pulse

On behalf of the Pulse 2022 Team, we cordially invite you to our eleventh annual conference to celebrate the latest developments within the Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science Departments at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.


Annually, hundreds of students, industry leaders, and several corporate sponsors come together for a week-long recognition of innovation and technology. During this time, we delve into inspiring tech talks, workshops, a hardware and software competition as well as a day-long celebration of women in technology.


Below are some highlights from previous conferences. This year, Pulse will be a mostly in-person conference with a blend of virtual events via Zoom.

  • All
  • Tech Talks
  • Competitions
  • Women In Tech
For the Pulse 2019 keynote address, we had the pleasure of hosting the CEO of Texas Instruments, Rich Templeton! Rich talked about the future of semiconductor technologies, explaining the biggest challenges facing the new era of chip design.
For the Pulse 2019 Women in Tech Keynote, we hosted Laura Butler, the VP of OneNote at Microsoft! She discussed her impressive career, innovation at Microsoft, and challenges she has faced as a women and leader in a large tech company.
During the Pulse 2020 Women in Tech day, we held round table discussions, giving students a chance to ask questions and converse with women in the tech industry.
Every year, we host a software competition where students can compete in beginner and advanced coding challenges to win impressive prizes. Previous prizes have included headphones, drones, and VR headsets!
In the Pulse hardware competition, teams work together to create hardware-software prototypes and demo to judges. Past prizes have included Nintendo Switches and portable speakers!
Every year, our keynote is accompanied by swag distribution and free food! Look out for information about where you can receieve swag this year!

Events

Coffee Chats with MISO

Monday, January 31, 10am-12pm CST in the ECEB Lobby

Lightning Talks with MISO, TI, and Astranis

Monday, January 31st, 4-6pm CST in ECEB 3002 and Zoom Zoom Link

HKN Hardware Interview Prep Workshop

Monday, January 31st, 7-8pm CST in ECEB 1013

Women in Tech Day: Lunch and Lighting Talks

Tuesday, February 1st, 12-1:50pm CST in ECEB 3002 Zoom Link

Women in Tech Day: Women in Academia

Tuesday, February 1st, 2-3pm CST in ECEB 3002

Women in Tech Day: Social Break

Tuesday, February 1st, 4:15-4:50pm CST in ECEB 3002

Women in Tech Day: Keynote - Mary Hadley, CEO at MakerGirl

Tuesday, February 1st, 5-5:50pm CST in ECEB 3002 and Zoom

Women in Tech Day: Networking Dinner

Tuesday, February 1st, 6-7:30pm CST in ECEB 3002

Coffee Chat with Meta (Virtual)

Wednesday, February 2nd, 10:30am-12pm CST on Zoom Zoom Link

Conference Keynote - Joe Jablonski, Co-Founder and CPO at Ocient

Wednesday, February 2nd, 5-5:50pm CST on Zoom Zoom Link

Coffee Chats with Research Park

Thursday, February 3rd, 10am-12pm CST on Zoom Zoom Link

Future of Tech Day Tech Talks

Thursday, February 3rd, 4-6pm CST on Zoom Zoom Link

Software Competition

Friday, February 4th, 6-8:30pm CST on Zoom Zoom Link

Hardware Competition

Saturday, February 5th, 10am-7pm CST in ECEB 3002

Our Team

Meet the executive board that makes Pulse possible!

Aditi Adya

Co-Director

Niharika Chintalapati

Co-Director

Anushya Iyer

Social Media & Marketing Director

Manogna Rajanala

Corporate
Co-Director

Tejas Satpalkar

Corporate
Co-Director

Sasin Gudipati

Media & Design Director

Shreya Patil

Women In Tech Co-Director

Steffi Chen

Women in Tech Co-Director

Lahari Pisupati

Competitions Co-Director

Akshay Bhamidipati

Competitions Co-Director

Matthew Jin

Outreach Director

Vish Gopal Sekar

Secretary

Rohan Vasavada

Technical Director

Shrirang Bagdi

Website Director

Corporate Sponsors

Pulse

About Pulse

On behalf of the Pulse 2022 Team, we cordially invite you to our eleventh annual conference to celebrate the latest developments within the Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science Departments at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.


Annually, hundreds of students, industry leaders, and several corporate sponsors come together for a week-long recognition of innovation and technology. During this time, we delve into inspiring tech talks, workshops, a hardware and software competition as well as a day-long celebration of women in technology.


Below are some highlights from previous conferences. This year, Pulse will be a mostly in-person conference with a blend of virtual events via Zoom.

  • All
  • Tech Talks
  • Competitions
  • Women In Tech
For the Pulse 2019 keynote address, we had the pleasure of hosting the CEO of Texas Instruments, Rich Templeton! Rich talked about the future of semiconductor technologies, explaining the biggest challenges facing the new era of chip design.
For the Pulse 2019 Women in Tech Keynote, we hosted Laura Butler, the VP of OneNote at Microsoft! She discussed her impressive career, innovation at Microsoft, and challenges she has faced as a women and leader in a large tech company.
During the Pulse 2020 Women in Tech day, we held round table discussions, giving students a chance to ask questions and converse with women in the tech industry.
Every year, we host a software competition where students can compete in beginner and advanced coding challenges to win impressive prizes. Previous prizes have included headphones, drones, and VR headsets!
In the Pulse hardware competition, teams work together to create hardware-software prototypes and demo to judges. Past prizes have included Nintendo Switches and portable speakers!
Every year, our keynote is accompanied by swag distribution and free food! Look out for information about where you can receieve swag this year!

Events

Coffee Chats with MISO

Monday, January 31, 10am-12pm CST in the ECEB Lobby

Lightning Talks with MISO, TI, and Astranis

Monday, January 31st, 4-6pm CST in ECEB 3002 and Zoom Zoom Link

HKN Hardware Interview Prep Workshop

Monday, January 31st, 7-8pm CST in ECEB 1013

Women in Tech Day: Lunch and Lighting Talks

Tuesday, February 1st, 12-1:50pm CST in ECEB 3002 Zoom Link

Women in Tech Day: Women in Academia

Tuesday, February 1st, 2-3pm CST in ECEB 3002

Women in Tech Day: Social Break

Tuesday, February 1st, 4:15-4:50pm CST in ECEB 3002

Women in Tech Day: Keynote - Mary Hadley, CEO at MakerGirl

Tuesday, February 1st, 5-5:50pm CST in ECEB 3002 and Zoom

Women in Tech Day: Networking Dinner

Tuesday, February 1st, 6-7:30pm CST in ECEB 3002

Coffee Chat with Meta (Virtual)

Wednesday, February 2nd, 10:30am-12pm CST on Zoom Zoom Link

Conference Keynote - Joe Jablonski, Co-Founder and CPO at Ocient

Wednesday, February 2nd, 5-5:50pm CST on Zoom Zoom Link

Coffee Chats with Research Park (Virtual)

Thursday, February 3rd, 10am-12pm CST on Zoom Zoom Link

Future of Tech Day Tech Talks: Richard Yeh (Meta) and Leith Akkawi (DeCypher DataLabs)

Thursday, February 3rd, 4-6pm CST on Zoom Zoom Link

Software Competition

Friday, February 4th, 6-8:30pm CST on Zoom Zoom Link

Hardware Competition

Saturday, February 5th, 10am-7pm CST in ECEB 3002

Our Team

Meet the executive board that makes Pulse possible!

Aditi Adya

Co-Director

Niharika Chintalapati

Co-Director

Anushya Iyer

Social Media & Marketing Director

Manogna Rajanala

Corporate
Co-Director

Tejas Satpalkar

Corporate
Co-Director

Sasin Gudipati

Media & Design Director

Shreya Patil

Women In Tech Co-Director

Steffi Chen

Women in Tech Co-Director

Lahari Pisupati

Competitions Co-Director

Akshay Bhamidipati

Competitions Co-Director

Matthew Jin

Outreach Director

Vish Gopal Sekar

Secretary

Rohan Vasavada

Technical Director

Shrirang Bagdi

Website Director

Corporate Sponsors

Pulse

About Pulse

On behalf of the Pulse 2022 Team, we cordially invite you to our eleventh annual conference to celebrate the latest developments within the Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science Departments at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign.


Annually, hundreds of students, industry leaders, and several corporate sponsors come together for a week-long recognition of innovation and technology. During this time, we delve into inspiring tech talks, workshops, a hardware and software competition as well as a day-long celebration of women in technology.


Below are some highlights from previous conferences. This year, Pulse will be a mostly in-person conference with a blend of virtual events via Zoom.

  • All
  • Tech Talks
  • Competitions
  • Women In Tech
For the Pulse 2019 keynote address, we had the pleasure of hosting the CEO of Texas Instruments, Rich Templeton! Rich talked about the future of semiconductor technologies, explaining the biggest challenges facing the new era of chip design.
For the Pulse 2019 Women in Tech Keynote, we hosted Laura Butler, the VP of OneNote at Microsoft! She discussed her impressive career, innovation at Microsoft, and challenges she has faced as a women and leader in a large tech company.
During the Pulse 2020 Women in Tech day, we held round table discussions, giving students a chance to ask questions and converse with women in the tech industry.
Every year, we host a software competition where students can compete in beginner and advanced coding challenges to win impressive prizes. Previous prizes have included headphones, drones, and VR headsets!
In the Pulse hardware competition, teams work together to create hardware-software prototypes and demo to judges. Past prizes have included Nintendo Switches and portable speakers!
Every year, our keynote is accompanied by swag distribution and free food! Look out for information about where you can receieve swag this year!

Events

Coffee Chats with MISO

Monday, January 31, 10am-12pm CST in the ECEB Lobby

Lightning Talks with MISO, TI, and Astranis

Monday, January 31st, 4-6pm CST in ECEB 3002 and Zoom Zoom Link

HKN Hardware Interview Prep Workshop

Monday, January 31st, 7-8pm CST in ECEB 1013

Women in Tech Day: Lunch and Lighting Talks

Tuesday, February 1st, 12-1:50pm CST in ECEB 3002 Zoom Link

Women in Tech Day: Women in Academia

Tuesday, February 1st, 2-3pm CST in ECEB 3002

Women in Tech Day: Social Break

Tuesday, February 1st, 4:15-4:50pm CST in ECEB 3002

Women in Tech Day: Keynote - Mary Hadley, CEO at MakerGirl

Tuesday, February 1st, 5-5:50pm CST in ECEB 3002 and Zoom

Women in Tech Day: Networking Dinner

Tuesday, February 1st, 6-7:30pm CST in ECEB 3002

Coffee Chat with Meta (Virtual)

Wednesday, February 2nd, 10:30am-12pm CST on Zoom Zoom Link

Conference Keynote - Joe Jablonski, Co-Founder and CPO at Ocient

Wednesday, February 2nd, 5-5:50pm CST on Zoom Zoom Link

Coffee Chats with Research Park

Thursday, February 3rd, 10am-12pm CST on Zoom Zoom Link

Future of Tech Day Tech Talks

Thursday, February 3rd, 4-6pm CST on Zoom Zoom Link

Software Competition

Friday, February 4th, 6-8:30pm CST on Zoom Zoom Link

Hardware Competition

Saturday, February 5th, 10am-7pm CST in ECEB 3002

Our Team

Meet the executive board that makes Pulse possible!

Aditi Adya

Co-Director

Niharika Chintalapati

Co-Director

Anushya Iyer

Social Media & Marketing Director

Manogna Rajanala

Corporate
Co-Director

Tejas Satpalkar

Corporate
Co-Director

Sasin Gudipati

Media & Design Director

Shreya Patil

Women In Tech Co-Director

Steffi Chen

Women in Tech Co-Director

Lahari Pisupati

Competitions Co-Director

Akshay Bhamidipati

Competitions Co-Director

Matthew Jin

Outreach Director

Vish Gopal Sekar

Secretary

Rohan Vasavada

Technical Director

Shrirang Bagdi

Website Director

Corporate Sponsors