Electrical & Computer Engineering Research

The research of the ECE department has been supported by federal and state agencies, including National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, National Security Agency, Army, Air Force, Navy, Defense Advanced Research and Projects Agency, US Department of Commerce, and the State of Ohio, as well as international, national, and local industries, including Intel, Alcatel-Lucent, Texas Instruments, Procter and Gamble, General Electric, Motorola, EDAptive Computing, and Northrop Grumman. The annual research funding of ECE department exceeds $7 million.

• Dr. Yiming Hu: Peer-to-peer Computing, High Performance I/O Systems, Parallel and Distributed Computing, Memory Architectures
• Dr. Ali Minai: Neural Networks and Deep Learning, Complex Adaptive Systems, Text Analysis and Language Models, Computational Neuroscience
• Dr. Philip Wilsey: High Performance Computing, Privacy Preserving Data Mining, Parallel and Distributed Simulation, Embedded Systems.

• Dr. Zach Fuchs: Control Theory, AI, Control Systems, Sensing
• Dr. John Gallagher: UAV Detection, Machine Learning
• Dr. Ali Minai: Neural Networks and Deep Learning, Complex Adaptive Systems, Text Analysis and Language Models, Computational Neuroscience
• Dr. Rashmi Jha: Hardware Security, System on Chip, Neuromorphic Devices and Computing, Emerging Nanoelectronic Devices, Emerging Logic and Memory Devices beyond CMOS
• Dr. Boyang Wang: Data Security and Privacy, Side-Channel Attacks, Machine Learning, Network Security

• Dr. John M. Emmert: Hardware Security, Assurance, and Trust, VLSI Design and Architectures, ASICs, FPGAs, Embedded Systems
• Dr. John Franco: Cybersecurity, Formal Verification, Formal Methods, Satisfiability Algorithms and Provers
• Dr. Rashmi Jha: Hardware Security, System on Chip, Neuromorphic Devices and Computing, Emerging Nanoelectronic Devices, Emerging Logic and Memory Devices beyond CMOS
• Dr. Ranga Vemuri: Hardware Trust, Correctness and Security, Formal Methods and Formal Verification, Reconfigurable Computing and FPGAs, Cyber-Physical Systems
• Dr. Boyang Wang: Data Security and Privacy, Side-Channel Attacks, Machine Learning, Network Security

• Dr. Chong Ahn: MEMS and BioMEMS Devices, Biosensor and Bioelectronics, Lab-on-a-chip, Brain Monitoring and Health Care Systems
• Dr. Marc Cahay: Nanoelectronics, Spintronics, Vacuum Microelectronics
• Dr. Wen-Ben Jone: VLSI System Design, Many-core Micro-processor Design, Parallel Computing
• Dr. Rashmi Jha: Hardware Security, System on Chip, Neuromorphic Devices and Computing, Emerging Nanoelectronic Devices, Emerging Logic and Memory Devices beyond CMOS
• Dr. Yeongin Kim: Additive Manufacturing, Growth Techniques, Mechanical Metamaterials and 3D Cellular Structures
• Dr. Tao Li: MEMS and Microsystems, Micromachined Sensors and Actuators, Microfluidic Devices, Microsystem Packaging and Integration
• Dr. Andrew Steckl: Electronic and Photonic Materials and Devices, Nano-materials, Electrofluidics, Biopolymers
• Dr. Ranga Vemuri: Hardware Trust, Correctness and Security, Formal Methods and Formal Verification, Reconfigurable Computing and FPGAs, Cyber-Physical Systems

• Dr. Zach Fuchs: Control Theory, AI, Control Systems, Sensing
• Dr. Arthur Helmicki: Systems Theory, Control Systems, Condition Assessment and Health Monitoring
• Dr. John Gallagher: UAV Detection, Machine Learning
• Dr. Vesna Novak: Rehabilitation Robotics, Wearable Robotics, Virtual Reality, Affective Computing, Human Activity Recognition
• Dr. Massoud Rabiee: Digital Electronics and Logic Design, Robotics and Electric Vehicle Systems, Microprocessor Programming and Interfacing, Programmable Logic Controllers,

• Dr. Nan Niu: Software Engineering, Information Seeking, and Human-Centered Computing

• Dr. Rui (April) Dai: Multimedia Networking, Wireless Sensor Networks, Sensor Systems for Healthcare, Cyber-Physical Systems
• Dr. Badri Vellambi: Information Theory, Wireless Networks, Machine Learning
• Dr. Xuefu (Frank) Zhou: Wireless Communications and Networks, Signal Processing, Smart and Connected Health, Digital Video/Image Processing