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Emrah Akyol

Associate Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering
ES 2330

Research Interests

  • Game theory
  • Communications
  • Control
  • Networks
  • Information processing
  • Socio-cyber-physical systems
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Seokheun (Sean) Choi

Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering
ES 2323

Research Interests

  • Bioelectronics and Microsystems
  • BioMEMS/NEMS
  • Microfluidics
  • Semiconductors
  • Biosensors and Biofuel cells
  • Bioenergy
  • Nanotechnology
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Scott A. Craver

Associate Professor; Undergraduate Director

Electrical and Computer Engineering
ES 2310

Research Interests

  • Information security
  • Cryptology
  • Steganography
  • Watermarking and DRM systems
  • Security engineering
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Pritam Das

Associate Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering
ES 2308

Research Interests

  • Wide-band gap devices-based integrated power converter topologies and printable high-frequency magnetic components for solid state transformer
  • Energy storage integration in smart grid
  • Reliable and high efficiency high-power LED drives for smart commercial lighting
  • Electrified transportation
  • Single high-frequency stage, high slew rate 48 volts to sub-1 volt point-of-load converters
  • Data centers
  • Modeling and control of flow batteries
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Tara Dhakal

Associate Professor; Director

Electrical and Computer Engineering; Center for Autonomous Solar Power (CASP)
ES 2307

Research Interests

  • Renewable energy (photovoltaics)
  • Energy storage
  • Thin film semiconductor devices
  • Atomic layer deposition
  • Transparent conductors
  • Spintronics (complex magnetic oxides and dilute magnetic semiconductors
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Weiping Diao

Assistant Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering
ES 2322

Research Interests

  • Reliability testing and modeling
  • Battery management algorithms
  • Degradation/failure mechanisms analysis
  • Machine learning of battery patterns
  • Battery safety evaluation
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Mark L. Fowler

Distinguished Teaching Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering
ES 2315

Research Interests

  • Emitter location
  • Estimation theory
  • Data compression
  • Sensor networks
  • Electronic warfare systems
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Jessica J. Fridrich

Distinguished Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering
ES 2326

Research Interests

  • Steganography and steganalysis of digital images
  • Digital forensics
  • Signal estimation and detection
  • Machine learning
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David J. Klotzkin

Associate Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering
ES 2319

Research Interests

  • High-speed telecommunications lasers
  • Free space modulating retroreflectors
  • Integrated opto-electronic devices
  • Quantum dot lasers and laser dynamics
  • Photonic-band-gap based devices
  • Organic luminescent devices
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Xiaohua (Edward) Li

Associate Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering
ES 2321

Research Interests

  • ​Signal processing in communications and wireless networks
  • Cognitive radio networks
  • Wireless information assurance
  • Blind equalization​
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Zixiao Ma

Assistant Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering
ES 2316

Research Interests

  • Power and energy systems 
  • Microgrid 
  • Inverter-based resources 
  • Safety-critical control 
  • Load modeling
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Vladimir V. Nikulin

Associate Professor; Director of Graduate Programs

Electrical and Computer Engineering
ES 2320

Research Interests

  • Free-space laser communication
  • Quantum communication
  • Optical sensors
  • Holographic analysis and measurements
  • Electric drives
  • Energy systems
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Jungwook (Jay) Paek

Assistant Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering
ES 2318

Research Interests

  • Human organ-on-a-chip and organoid
  • BioMEMs and soft robotics
  • Microfabrication and biofabrication
  • Bio-optics and optofluidics
  • Bio-inspired engineering
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Mengen Wang

Assistant Professor

Electrical and Computer Engineering
ES 2309

Research Interests

  • Density functional theory computation

  • Quantum defects

  • Energy conversion

  • Wide-bandgap semiconductors

  • Quantum materials

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Ning Zhou

Associate Professor; Director of Graduate Admissions

Electrical and Computer Engineering
ES 2327

Research Interests

  • Power system dynamic performance
  • Phasor measurement unit (PMU) application
  • Signal processing/system identification/control system and their application in power systems
  • Smart grid
  • Integration of renewable generation
  • Smart appliances
  • Real-time voltage security analysis
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Contributing Service Instructors

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Arthur Law

Contributing Services Instructor

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Emeritus Faculty

James Constable

James Constable

Professor Emeritus
Electrical and Computer Engineering
skormin

Victor Skormin

Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus

Electrical and Computer Engineering
zahorian

Stephen A. Zahorian

Professor Emeritus
Electrical and Computer Engineering

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