ECE Tech Talk

ECE Tech Talk

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ECE Tech Talk episodes

  • Randy Marchany - Hacking, volleyball, and the coolest instrument you've never heard of

    We're back!!

    Today our new hosts (Evan Allen and Gwyn Steel) interview Randy Marchany, Director of Virginia Tech's Information Technology Security Lab and Chief Information Security Officer. Randy is a true renaissance man, coaching volleyball for Virginia Tech and playing in a band when he's not protecting VT from hackers. He held Steph Curry as a baby.

    If you want to know what Randy's mystery instrument sounds like, here's a great link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6QOr-oCTwU

    We hope you enjoy the podcast - let us know what you think!

    55 min
  • Steven Bathiche, A Microsoft Fellow

    In this episode, we bring you Steven Bathiche, A Virginia Tech alumnus and A Microsoft fellow. Steven shares his background and early education experiences through some great storytelling. He also goes on to talk in-depth about his time at Virginia Tech and his relationship with Dr.Dessy. He shares his journey to becoming a Microsoft fellow, an honor only shared by 20 other people in the history of the company. Steven Bathiche leaves us with the same advice Dr. Dessy gave him. Enjoy!

    58 min
  • McPherson's Quotes

    In this episode of ECE Tech Talk, we interview David McPherson to find out about his time at Virginia Tech and why he is so loved amongst his students. We also stumble upon McPherson's career and to top it off he reads his Mcpherson's Quotes from the CS discord server. Enjoy!

    35 min
  • The Return of Dr.Buehrer

    Dr. Buehrer returns to the podcast to talk about Virginia Tech sports and spring 2021.  He also adds a teacher's point of view on a virtual semester and offers some words of advice for students on how to make the most of it. Dr. Buehrer also shares his observations of how Covid-19 has affected graduate studies. 

    55 min
  • Dr.Talty's random walk of life

    In the latest episode of ECE Tech Talk, Dr.Talty describes his random walk of life. He provides detailed memories of his time at GM and Ford and how he ended up there. Dr.Talty also shares how he finds working at a university the closes thing to a fountain of youth. Mayank and Dhwan also promise Dr.Talty that after the pandemic they will gather and play darts. Enjoy!

    51 min
  • Engineering Visibility: Non-Traditional Students

    Summary of the Engineering Visibility Podcast

    Engineering Visibility brings visibility to the invisible topics, concerns, and questions within the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.  This department is globally recognized for its dedication to research and its rigorous academic program.  However, outside the classrooms and labs are hallways that are teeming with a variety of people, ideas, questions, and concerns.  In this podcast, I sit down with the people of the ECE department to talk about all the things that go unseen in ECE.

    Non-Traditional Student Introduction
    Though the majority of undergraduate students within the college of engineering at Virginia Tech are between the ages of 18 and 23, not every undergraduate student arrives to Virginia Tech directly from high school.  There are also “non-traditional” students that include transfer students, older adult learners, and part-time students.  Non-traditional students typically have different goals and expectations than their younger peers and bring a wealth of professional and personal experience into the classroom.  In this episode, meet the non-traditional students and alumni of the ECE department.

    NSF Disclaimer:

    "This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1623067. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation."

    28 min
  • Dr.Williams and the art of research

    On the second episode, we invite Dr. Ryan Williams on the podcast to discuss the art of research. He talks about his passion for blitz chess and his disinterest in social media. He also shares his teaching philosophy and tells us, Dhwan and Mayank, to turn on their cameras in his class. 

    1 hr 3 min
  • Engineering Visibility: Covid-19

    This episode is about “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.”  That is the virus that is linked to the disease that is known around the world as Coronavirus, Covid-19, and lately, just simply known as “Covid.”  On today’s episode you will hear the voices and the stories of the people of the ECE department and the university discuss how COVID has affected their lives and how they are working behind the scenes for the ECE department, the university, and you!!



    "This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1623067. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation."

    39 min
  • Dr.Lester Loves Leicester

    WE ARE BACK!!! In this episode, we talk with Dr.lester about his love for soccer, Breaking Bad, Beethoven, and ECE. He shares his early career experiences from designing the fastest transistor at the time to being a professor at the University of New Mexico. Dr.Lester also shares his plan for the future of the department, his day to day, and how the epidemic has affected the department. 

    49 min

About ECE Tech Talk

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ECE Tech Talk is excited to offer you scintillating conversations with incredible people from the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech. We aim to bring the department closer together and humanize the faculty members.