Our mission
We educate tomorrow's technology leaders.
We conduct leading edge research and drive innovation.
We transfer discoveries for the benefit of society.
GOALS
- To advance engineering and computer science research and education for the public good.
- To pursue interdisciplinary research that solves challenges no lab, discipline or industry can solve alone.
- To provide world-class theoretical and hands-on education and leadership training at scale.
- To be relevant to our industry partners now, and also 10 years from now.
- To cultivate learning, researching and working environments where everyone can thrive.
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Recent News

UC San Diego Engineer Elected Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences
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Abdoulaye Ndao has been named a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS), one of the highest ...

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Eleven UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering undergraduate programs ranked in the Top 10 among U...

Three UC San Diego Professors Inducted Into the National Academy of Inventors for 2025
December 11, 2025
Three professors at the University of California San Diego have been elected to the 2025 Class of Fe...