Faculty
![headshot of Emrah Akyol](/img/hi-res/directory/eakyol.jpg?resolution=200)
Research Interests
- Game theory
- Communications
- Control
- Networks
- Information processing
- Socio-cyber-physical systems
![headshot of Carl Betcher](/img/hi-res/directory/cbetcher.jpg?resolution=200)
Carl Betcher
Contributing Services Instructor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interests
- Digital hardware and digital system design
- VHDL for synthesis and simulation of digital hardware
- Communication systems
- Computer networks
![headshot of Yu Chen](/img/hi-res/directory/ychen.jpg?resolution=200)
Research Interests
- Smart cities
- Intelligent surveillance
- Edge-fog-cloud computing
- Internet of Things
- Security & Privacy
![headshot of Seokheun (Sean) Choi](/img/hi-res/directory/sechoi.jpg?resolution=200)
Research Interests
- Bioelectronics and Microsystems
- BioMEMS/NEMS
- Microfluidics
- Semiconductors
- Biosensors and Biofuel cells
- Bioenergy
- Nanotechnology
![headshot of Scott A. Craver](/img/hi-res/directory/scraver.jpg?resolution=200)
Scott A. Craver
Associate Professor; Undergraduate Director
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interests
- Information security
- Cryptology
- Steganography
- Watermarking and DRM systems
- Security engineering
![headshot of Pritam Das](/img/hi-res/directory/pdas.jpg?resolution=200)
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
![headshot of Tara Dhakal](/img/hi-res/directory/tdhakal.jpg?resolution=200)
Tara Dhakal
Associate Professor; Director
Electrical and Computer Engineering; Center for Autonomous Solar Power (CASP)
Research Interests
- Renewable energy (photovoltaics)
- Energy storage
- Thin film semiconductor devices
- Atomic layer deposition
- Transparent conductors
- Spintronics (complex magnetic oxides and dilute magnetic semiconductors
![headshot of Mark L. Fowler](/img/hi-res/directory/mfowler.jpg?resolution=200)
Mark L. Fowler
Distinguished Teaching Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interests
- Emitter location
- Estimation theory
- Data compression
- Sensor networks
- Electronic warfare systems
![headshot of Jessica J. Fridrich](/img/hi-res/directory/fridrich.jpg?resolution=200)
Jessica J. Fridrich
Distinguished Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interests
- Steganography and steganalysis of digital images
- Digital forensics
- Signal estimation and detection
- Machine learning
![headshot of David J. Klotzkin](/img/hi-res/directory/klotzkin.jpg?resolution=200)
David J. Klotzkin
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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
![headshot of Xiaohua (Edward) Li](/img/hi-res/directory/xli.jpg?resolution=200)
Xiaohua (Edward) Li
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interests
- ​Signal processing in communications and wireless networks
- Cognitive radio networks
- Wireless information assurance
- Blind equalization​
![headshot of Vladimir V. Nikulin](/img/hi-res/directory/vnikulin.jpg?resolution=200)
Vladimir V. Nikulin
Associate Professor; Director of Graduate Programs
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interests
- Free-space laser communication
- Quantum communication
- Optical sensors
- Holographic analysis and measurements
- Electric drives
- Energy systems
![headshot of Jungwook (Jay) Paek](/img/hi-res/directory/jpaek.jpg?resolution=200)
Jungwook (Jay) Paek
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interests
- Human organ-on-a-chip and organoid
- BioMEMs and soft robotics
- Microfabrication and biofabrication
- Bio-optics and optofluidics
- Bio-inspired engineering
![headshot of Douglas H. Summerville](/img/hi-res/directory/dsummer.jpg?resolution=200)
Douglas H. Summerville
Professor; Department Chair
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interests
- Computer engineering
- Network security
- Intrusion detection
- Hardware security
![headshot of Mengen Wang](/img/hi-res/directory/mengenwang.jpg?resolution=200)
Mengen Wang
Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interests
Density functional theory computation
Quantum defects
Energy conversion
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
Quantum materials
![headshot of N. Eva Wu](/img/hi-res/directory/evawu.jpg?resolution=200)
Research Interests
- Fault tolerant control
![headshot of Ziang](/img/hi-res/directory/zhangzia.jpg?resolution=200)
Ziang "John" Zhang
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interests
- Power system operation and control
- Energy storage system operation
- Microgrid
- Distributed control
- Complex network
![headshot of Wenfeng Zhao](/img/hi-res/directory/wzhao.jpg?resolution=200)
Research Interests
- Neural engineering
- Compressed sensing
- Ultra-low power VLSI
- In-memory computing
![headshot of Ning Zhou](/img/hi-res/directory/ningzhou.jpg?resolution=200)
Ning Zhou
Associate Professor; Director of Graduate Admissions
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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
Emeritus Faculty
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James ConstableProfessor EmeritusElectrical and Computer Engineering
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Victor SkorminDistinguished Service Professor EmeritusElectrical and Computer Engineering |
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Stephen A. ZahorianProfessor EmeritusElectrical and Computer Engineering
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Staff
![headshot of Sara Grills](/img/hi-res/directory/sgrills.jpg?resolution=200)
Sara Grills
Assistant to the Chair
Electrical and Computer Engineering
![headshot of Rachel Crisman](/img/hi-res/directory/rcrisman.jpg?resolution=200)
Rachel Crisman
Department Administrative Assistant
Electrical and Computer Engineering
![headshot of Lynn Callahan](/img/hi-res/directory/lcallaha.jpg?resolution=200)
Lynn Callahan
Graduate Administrative Assistant
Electrical and Computer Engineering