Research Areas
| Faculty | Research Interests |
Cheng, Yizong |
Cluster Analysis Deep Learning Sensor Networks Graph Algorithms |
Ahn, Chong |
BioMEMS Devices Biosensors and Biochips Microfluidics Lab-on-a-Chip Immunoassay In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) Point-of-Care Testing (POC) Diagnostics Integrated Biosensors for the Brain Mobile Healthcare Systems |
Annexstein, Fred |
Parallel and Distributed Computing Algorithms and Applied Mathematics Decentralized Crypto-systems and Blockchains Web and Network Science Programming Languages Computational Science and Cellular Modeling Computer Science Education |
Atluri, Gowtham |
Algorithms for Mining Spatio-Temporal Data Applications in Neuroscience and Opioid Analytics Mining Data in High-Energy PhysicsData Mining in Biomedical Datasets |
Berman, Kenneth |
Graph Theory Networks, Algorithms Discrete Mathematics Computational Biology |
Bhatnagar, Raj |
Data Mining Algorithms for Engineering, Science, and Business Applications Scalable Parallel Algorithms for Big Data Analytics Design of Algorithms in Map-Reduce for Hadoop and Spark Cloud-Based Environments. |
Boolchand, Punit |
Thermal, Optical and Mechanical Properties of Network Glasses including Chalcogenides and Modified Oxides Phase Change Materials Catalysis (in collaboration with Peter Smirniotis) Colloids and Fuel Cells (in collaboration with Anastasios Angelopoulos) |
Bahk, Je-Hyeong |
Thermoelectrics Energy Harvesting Energy Conversion Nanomaterials Electron/Thermal Transport Physics Semiconductor Devices. |
Cahay, Marc |
Spintronics Vacuum Nanoelectronics Bolometers Light-weight Motors Plasmonics |
Chiou, Fred |
Integration of Renewable Energy and Microgrid Distributed Power Systems Solar Sharging Stations for Electric Vehicles Solar PV Systems for Sustainability Embedded Systems Digital Circuits Industrial Automation. |
Dai, April |
Multimedia Communications and Networking Wireless Sensor Networks Internet of Things Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Networks Sensor Systems for Healthcare. |
Debnath, Jayanta |
Power Systems Modeling and Simulation Parallel and Distributed Computing Electromagnetic Transient Simulation HVDC Modeling Power Electronics Modeling Power Transmission and Distribution Modeling and Analysis Electric Machines Transmission Lines Distribution Networks Embedded Systems Design GPU-Based General Purpose Computing |
Emmert, Marty |
Computer Hardware: Integrated Circuit (ICs) Design, Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) Assurance, Security, and Trust for Hardware Hardware Fault Tolerance Asynchronous Circuit Design Embedded Systems Automated Computer Aided Design (CAD) Algorithm and Tool Development for IC Hardware Circuits, Systems, and Sensors for Electronic Warfare Integration of Global Positioning System (GPS) Algorithms and Methods. |
Esfandiari, Leyla |
Electrokinetics-Based Micro/Nano-Scale Devices for Biomedical Applications BioMEMS and Biomedical Microfluidics Bioconjugation and Surface Chemistry for Development of Bioassays Liquid Biopsy Devices for Cancer DiagnosticsElectro-Conductive Biocompatible Scaffolds for Regenerative Medicine |
Fan, Howard |
Digital and Wireless Communications Digital Signal Processing Adaptive Signal Processing and Applications Interference Mitigation GPS and GPS-denied Geolocation |
Ferendeci, Altan |
Microwaves and Millimeter Wave Devices, Circuits and Systems Microwave Applications of High Tc Superconductivity Electro-Optics Modulators and Associated Devices Electron Beam Devices (gyrotrons) Medical Wireless Sensing and Diagnostics |
Franco, John |
Satisfiability Algorithms and Provers (especially considering performance) Higher Order Theorem Provers Formal Methods Propositional and Higher Order Logics for Formal Reasoning Formal Verification Cyber Operations Cybersecurity |
Fuchs, Zach |
Autonomous Systems Game-Theoretic Control and Adversarial Systems Deception Modeling and Robust Sensing Biologically Inspired Control Optimal Control Microcontrollers and Embedded Systems Robotics |
Han, C. Y. |
Computer Graphics Computer Games and Scientific Visualization Digital Image Processing Machine Vision and Computer Vision Artificial Intelligence Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management Systems Intelligent Building Systems Building Automation Control Human-Computer Interaction Collaborative Science |
Heikenfeld, Jason |
Electronic Devices Microfluidic Devices Biochemical Devices |
| Helmicki, Art and Hunt, Victor | Systems/Controls with an emphasis on damage identification, system identification and parameter estimation, condition assessment, health monitoring, and remote monitoring/sensing. Structural testing and monitoring of highway bridges. Environmental monitoring and alerting, with specific application to icing and snow accumulation (and shedding) on highway features. Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) flights and applications for the DOT, with particular results in photogrammetic models, surveying, structural and facility inspection, video monitoring and processing of traffic parameters, event documentation and social networking and planning, etc. |
Hu, Yiming |
Peer-to-peer Computing Information Searching and Retrieving High Performance I/O Systems Memory Architectures File Systems Virtual Memory Parallel and Distributed Computing |
Jha, Rashmi |
Advanced Logic and Memory Devices Resistive RAM, STTRAM, FeFET Memristors Neuromorphic Computing Hardware Security Micro/Nanofabrication Process Integration Advanced CMOS Technology Device Characterization Device Modeling Circuit Design and Simulations Artificial Intelligence Modeling Bio-inspired Paradigms of Learning and Self-Immunity, Cybersecurity Neuroelectronics and Neuro-sensors Wearable and Flexible Electronics Energy Harvesting. |
Jone, Wen-Ben |
VLSI Design for Testability and Low Power Dissipation Error Resilient VLSI Circuit Design and Test Deep Neural Network Accelerator VLSI Design Approximate Circuit Synthesis for Deep Neural Networks |
| Kim, Yeongin | Stretchable and wearable sensors Implantable devices Low-power wireless systems Electrically small antenna, magnetoelectric coupling Piezoelectric transducers, ultrasonic devices THz and long-wavelength infrared detectors Ceramic printing 3D printing Heterogeneous integration Selective laser annealing, area selective chemical vapor deposition Sol-gel process |
Kosel, Peter |
Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors Chalcopyrite Semiconductors Optical Systems and Devices Optical Waveguides Soliton Interactions High Temperature MEMS in Polycrystalline Diamond and Aluminum Nitride Pressure Sensors and Accelerometers Bolometric Devices Small Electron Accelerators |
Li, Tao |
MEMS, Microsensors/Microactuators and their System Integration Autonomous Microsystems Microfabrication and Micromachining Technologies Packaging for Microsensors, Actuators, and Microsystems Analog and Digital Electronic Interface for MEMS Devices Embedded Systems Power Sources for Microsystems Biomedical Devices (e.g., wearable or implantable devices, smart surgical / biopsy tools, ingestible wireless devices, etc.) Environmental Monitoring Device (e.g., harsh environment applications in downhole, deep sea, etc.) Sensors for Internet of Things (IoT) and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) |
Lorenz, Tamara |
Human Joint Action Human-Robot Interaction Human-Machine Interaction Human Movement Coordination including Synchronization and Adaptation Human Behavior Modeling Cognition-Perception-Action Cycle Embodied Cognition Cognitive Psychology Nonlinear Methods and Dynamical Systems including Dynamical Neuroscience Human Factors and Ergonomics |
Minai, Ali |
Neural Networks and Deep Learning Complex Adaptive Systems (Self-Organizing Systems, Multi-Agent Systems, Robot/UAV Swarms, Emergent Design) Complex Networks Text Analysis and Language Models Computational Models of Cognition and Behavior Computational Neuroscience AI Applications in Medicine and Biology Models of Social Networks and Human Systems Bio-Inspired and Biomorphic Systems Evolutionary and Developmental Robotics Digital Humanities. |
Niu, Nan |
Software Engineering Requirements Engineering Software Testing End-User Programming Software Security Mining Software Repositories Information Foraging Human-Centric Computing |
Nitin |
Parallel, Distributed and Grid Computing Supercomputers Social Networks Theory of Computation High Performance Computin gInterconnection Networks |
Purdy, Carla |
Embedded Systems and VLSI Intelligent Embedded Systems Trustworthy Embedded Systems Software and Systems Engineering Computational Biology and Synthetic Biology Agent Based Modeling and Simulation Mentoring Diversity in Science and Engineering |
Rabiee, Max |
Performance Analysis and Digital Control of Electric Machines and Drives Use of Programmable Logic Controllers Programmable Automation Controllers in Robotics and Automation Systems |
Ralescu, Anca |
Advanced Machine Learning (including Kernel Methods, Fuzzy Methods, Deep Learning, Learning with Less Labeled data) Artificial Intelligence (including Human Aware AI, Bayesian Causal Networks, Uncertainty in AI) Brain Computer Interface (Language Understanding, Assistive Devices) Cyber-Security (Recognition, Detection and Disabling of Malware Attacks, Biologically Inspired Approaches Image Understanding (including biomedical images) Joint Cognitive Systems Smart Cities (IoT). |
Steckl, Andrew |
Microelectronics/Microfabrication (Bio/Organic Electronics; Microfluidic Devices) Health Related Materials/Devices (Paper-based Point-of-Care Devices, Human Biomarker Detection, Nanofiber Electrospinning and Applications to Drug Release) |
Vanderelst, Dieter |
Sensory Biology, Behavior, and Evolution Sensory Ecology Models of Bat Echolocation and Flight Control Robotic and Computational Models of Animal Behavior and Perception Models of Human Cognition. |
Vellambi, Badri |
Information Theory (Data Compression, Coding Theory and Channel Coding), Communication Theory, Wireless Communications, and Fundamental Limits of Statistical/Machine Learning, Communication Systems and Signal Processing) Theoretical Computer Science Computation and Complexity Theory Reinforcement Learning and Artificial Intelligence. |
Vemuri, Ranga |
Hardware Trust Correctness and Security VLSI Design and Architectures Embedded Systems Cyber-Physical Systems and Applications Formal Methods and Formal Verification Electronic Design Automation, Logic and Physical Synthesis Reconfigurable Computing and FPGAs Approximate Computing Sensor Networks. |
Wang, Boyang |
Data Security and Privacy Applied Cryptography Network Security Privacy-Enhancing Technologies Blockchain |
Wee, William |
Non-destructive Evaluation and Inspection Jet Engine Inspection AI & Deep Learning for Image and Video Processing. |
White, Ryan |
Electrochemical Biosensors at the Micro and Nanoscale for understanding Biological Systems (the work combines themes in electrochemistry, sensor development, analytical chemistry, biomolecular engineering, and nanoscience.) |
Wilsey, Philip A. |
High Performance Computing High Performance Data Analysis Privacy Preserving Data Mining Parallel and Distributed Simulation Embedded Systems. |
Zhou, Frank |
Wireless Communications and Networking Biomedical Signal Processing Cross-Layer Design and Optimization for Wireless Networks Digital Image and Video Processing Smart and Connected Health |