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ECJ Fall 2007 Issue Released

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Since its inception in 2003, the Stanford Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Research Journal (ECJ) has focused on the promotion of research in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science disciplines. The last two issues of ECJ have featured interesting and cutting-edge academic papers from the Stanford student community, but there is more to research than just science. Scientific research is not just about theories, equations, experiments, and proofs. Behind every scientific discovery or success, there is a person, a story, a community. In this year’s issue, we have expanded ECJ to strive to capture this human element of engineering.

In the spirit of giving a voice to the student engineering community at Stanford, the community pieces represent the opinions, passions, advices, and experiences of your fellow students. These pieces convey insights and stories from a quarter abroad, an investigation into Stanford Engineering’s history, or the retrospectives of graduating seniors. Regardless of whether their views represent the reader’s Stanford experience, these writers are a part of our program and we strongly believe that their thoughts offer great insights into the Stanford EECS community.

Staying true to ECJ’s original mission of promoting research, we have expanded the journal to feature class projects and REU/CURIS reports in addition to independent submissions as in the past. These REU/CURIS projects are the product of an entire summer or longer of hard work by fellow students who have worked closely with a Stanford faculty member. The recognized REU/CURIS projects have been carefully selected by ECJ editors with faculty input, and represent some of the best student work from the summer of 2007. For the upcoming issue of ECJ, we invite all summer 2008 REU and CURIS students to submit reports of their work for publication.

Finally, the ECJ team would like to express its warmest appreciation to our sponsors – the Stanford Electrical Engineering Department and IEEE Santa Clara Valley Council. Their generous support has made this issue of ECJ possible.

We hope that you find the articles in this journal interesting, and more importantly, relevant. We urge the reader to not only take part in research, but to also join in the discussion within our community.

Best,
Ian Wong
Gary Chang