Prof. Dayeh received on Dec. 15 2021 LebNet 2021 Bireme Technologist of the Year Award which cited his leadership on the research to enhance epilepsy treatment at UCSD that was instrumental to the $12.25 million grant from the National Institute of Health and credited him to be an inspiration to the LebNet organization, particularly our Early In Career and student communities. In his acceptance speech, Prof. Dayeh referred to his journey of doing labor work in the vineyards of the Bekaa valley to leading one of the world's top labs in semiconductor and neurotechnology research. 

Neural probe work at IEBL together with UC San Diego School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, and Massachusetts General Hospital won a recent grant to improve the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. https://www.ece.ucsd.edu/press-clips/prof-shadi-dayeh-ece-uc-san-diego-leads-1225-million-grant-improve-epilepsy-treatment