Research

Research is a crucial part of what we do in our department. To see the individual research interests of each of our professors head over to our faculty pages. 

Research Areas

Information Assurance & Cyber Security

  • Information Security
  • Network Security
  • Steganography/Steganalysis/Watermarking
  • Multimedia Security/Forensics
  • Information Assurance
  • Physical Electronics/Electrooptics
  • Digital Forensics
  • Cryptology
  • Medical Cyber-Physical Systems

Microsystems and Computers

  • Bioelectronics and Biosensors
  • Embedded Systems
  • Photonics and Optoelectronics
  • Microelectronics
  • VLSI Design
  • Computer Architecture & Microarchitecture
  • Emitter Location
  • Chip Multiprocessors

Power and Energy

  • Solar Power
  • Renewable Energy Technology
  • Smart Grid
  • Energy Storage
  • Large-Scale Distributed/Grid Computer Systems
  • Robust Control of Power Systems
  • Low-Power VLSI
  • Solar Cell Devices & Systems
  • BioMEMS/NEMS, Biosensors and Biofuel Cells

Signal Processing, Communication & Controls

  • Laser Communication
  • Modern Control Theory and Applications
  • Signal Processing and Controls
  • Speech Recognition
  • Computer Architecture & Networks
  • Control Systems
  • DSP and Communications
  • Optoelectronics & Free-Space Laser Communication
  • Fault-Tolerant Control Systems
  • Speech Signal Processing
  • Signal Processing in Sensor Networks
  • Signal Processing for Communications
  • Modern Control Systems

Research centers