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BIOENGINEERING
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Dana Brooks

Biomedical imaging and image processing, inverse problems, regularization and optimization for biomedical imaging, electrocardiography, diffuse optical tomography, fluoresence molecular tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and functional MRI, microscopy imaging and image processing, imaging for neuroscience, defibrillation simulation, software for biomedical imaging

Charles DiMarzio


Optics, microscopy, coherent detection, interaction of light and sound waves, hyperspectral imaging, and multi-model imaging. Activities include computer modeling, designing, building, and testing of hardware, and processing the resulting data
Mehmet Dokmeci
BioMEMS, microfluidics, biosensors, micropumps, Parylene-C stencils, implantable devices and nanotube based senors
Deniz Erdogmus
Brain computer interfaces, cognitive and interactive systems, nonlinear and statistical signal processing, information theory, machine learning
Yong-Bin Kim
Bio-chip, bio senor, bio senor interface circuit design, electronic neuron circuit design, low power adaptive robot controller circuit design
David Kaeli
Biocomputing, computer architecture, branch prediction studies, I/O workload characterization, memory hierachy design, object-oriented code execution performance, 3-D vlsi design, and back-end compiler design
Miriam Leeser
Biocomputing, reconfigurable hardware, hardware design tools, hardware description languages, hardware implementation of image and digital processing algorithms
Edwin Marengo
Wave inverse problems, scattering theory, compressive sensing
Hossein Mosallaei
Biomaterials, molecular device engineering and modeling
Mark Niedre
Development of instrumentation and signal processing algorithms related to: Small animal fluorescence molecular imaging, time-domain imaging, optical tomography, hyperspectral imaging of fluorescent molecules, tracking and enumerating rare circulating cells in vivo, photodynamic therapy of cancer, multi-modality imaging
Purnima Ratilal
Remote Sensing, Underwater Acoustics, Acoustical Oceanograpy, Bioacoustics, Ultrasound Imaging, Nonlinear Scattering, Wave Propagation in Random Media, Signal, Image and Array Processing, Statistical Inference Theory
Dagmar Sternad
Human movement control, motor learning and adaptation, rehabilitation, dynamic modeling, stability, noise and control, rhythmic movements and coupled oscillator models
Milica Stojanovic
Wireless communications and networks, underwater acoustic tranmission, statistical system characterization, adaptive signal processing
Mario Sznaier
Robust control, reduced order models, video-based control, applications to dynamics in imaging and video processing, information extraction from high volume data streams
Gilead Tadmor
Applications of dynamics in imaging, robust and nonlinear control, reduced order models, fluid flow control
Mehdi Tahoori
Nano and molecular computing, digital testing, fault tolerance, computer-aid design, reconfigurable computing
COMMUNICATIONS and SIGNAL PROCESSING
David Brady

Multipath communications, detection, estimation

Dana Brooks

Biomedical signal processing, medical imaging, statistical signal processing, inverse problems, multiresolution signal processing, electrocardiography, diffuse optical tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, regularization, optimization

Anthony Devaney

Electromagnetic wave propagation, inverse scattering tomography
Deniz Erdogmus
Brain computer interfaces, cognitive and interactive systems, nonlinear and statistical signal processing, information theory, machine learning
Vinay Ingle

Multidimensional signal processing and image processing
Hanoch Lev-Ari

Adaptive filtering, statistical signal processing, spectrum analysis and estimation, subspace-based sensing for antenna arrays
John Proakis

Digital communications, digital signal processing
Purnima Ratilal

Remote Sensing, Underwater Acoustics, Acoustical Oceanograpy, Bioacoustics, Ultrasound Imaging, Nonlinear Scattering, Wave Propagation in Random Media, Signal, Image and Array Processing, Statistical Inference Theory

Masoud Salehi


Error correcting codes, information theory, digital communications, source coding, and data compression
Martin Schetzen

Nonlinear systems theory, system identification and modelling
Bahram Shafai

Control systems, digital signal processing, robust control
COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Stefano Basagni

Wireless networks, ad hoc,
mesh and sensor networking, and protocol design and testing
Kaushik Chowdhury
Wireless cognitive radio networks, ad hoc and sensor
networks, experimentation and protocol design for communication systems,
applications of wireless technology in multimedia delivery and healthcare
Jennifer Dy

Machine learning, data mining, statistical pattern recognition, content-based image retrieval computer vision and image processing
David Kaeli

Computer architecture, branch prediction studies, I/O workload characterization, memory hierachy design, object-oriented code execution performance, 3-D vlsi design, and back-end compiler design
Yong-Bin Kim

High performance and low power VLSI design, system-on-chip (soc), innovative VLSI circuit and system application, and Physical VLSI CAD
Mieczyslaw Kokar

Software engineering, information fusion, intelligent control, artificial intelligence/machine learning
Miriam Leeser

Reconfigurable hardware, hardware design tools, hardware description languages, hardware implementation of image and digital processing algorithms
Fabrizio Lombardi

Fault-tolerant computing, VLSI CAD, testing, configurable computing, distributed systems
Waleed Meleis

Compilers, computer architecture, scheduling
Ningfang Mi
Storage systems, multi-tier enterprise systems, performance evaluation, energy/power management, simulation, data analysis, system modeling, and scheduling/load balancing
Gunar Schirner
Embedded computer systems, electronic system-level design and
methodologies, modeling and analysis of embedded systems, synthesis of
embedded software and hardware
Medhi Tahoori

Digital testing, fault tolerance, computer-aided design, reconfigurable computing, nano and molecular computing.
ELECTROMAGNETICS
Charles DiMarzio


Optics, diffusive optical tomography and ultrasound, coherent detection, hyperspectral imaging, multi-modal imaging, landmine detection, magneto-optic sensors
Vincent Harris

The design and processing of advance magnetic materials with emphasis on materials for high frequency applications;understanding the struction, processing and magnetism relationship of materials; synchrotron radiation characterization of materials with emphasis on extended x-ray absorption fine structure.
Edwin Marengo

Physics-based signal processing and imaging,inverse problems in remote sensing and antenna theory, and electromagnetic theory
Hossein Mosallaei

Physics and Modeling of Engineered Metamaterials, Smart Wireless Antennas and Sensors, Microwave/Millimeter-Wave Electronics and RF Integrated Circuits, Micro-Electromagnetics Front-Ends, Nano-Scale Devices and Systems, Theory and Simulation of Nano-Optics, Photonic Band Gap Crystals, Bio-Engineering, and Computational/Optimization Techniques
Mark Niedre
Biomedical optics, diffuse fluorescence tomography, time-domain imaging and photodynamic therapy
Carey Rappaport

Antennas, electromagnetic computation, bioelectromagnetics
Purnima Ratilal
Remote Sensing, Underwater Acoustics, Acoustical Oceanograpy, Bioacoustics, Ultrasound Imaging, Nonlinear Scattering, Wave Propagation in Random Media, Signal, Image and Array Processing, Statistical Inference Theory
Philip Serafim

Electromagnetics, microwaves, remote sensing
Michael Silevitch

Electron devices, plasma theory, upper -atmospheric phenomena
Nian X. Sun

Magnetic, ferroelectric and magnetoelectric materials; RF/microwave magnetic and magnetoelectric devices design, fabrication and testing; materials properties at RF/microwave frequency range; self-assembly of magnetic nanostructures.
 MICROSYSTEMS AND ELECTRON DEVICES
Mehmet Dokmeci

BioMems (scaffolds, reactors, ...)
Microactuators for optical telecommunications
Micro/nano fabrication for interdisciplinary applications
Packaging for MEMS
Reliability and accelerated testing for micro devices
Wireless Humidity Sensing
Amir Farhat

Integrated Circuits, and Solid State Devices
Arvin Grabel

Active networks, gallium arsenide circuits, integrated circuits
Nicol McGruer

MEMS, MOEMS, microfabrication,
microsystems, microrelay, microspectrometer, optical switching, optical MEMS
Steve McKnight

Research and submillimeter devices and materials, optical and infrared materials and systems
Carmine Vittoria

Elemagnetic wave propagation in anisotropic media, physics of magnetism, high tc superconductors and weak link devices, and ferrites and composites magnetic metal alloys and magnetic superlattices miniature microwave circuits
POWER ELECTRONICS/POWER SYSTEMS/MOTION CONTROL
Ali Abur

Power system state estimation, visualization of
power system operation and fault identification in transmission and distribution networks
Bradley Lehman

Power electronics, dc-dc converters, pulse width modulation, motion control, electric motor drives, analog circuits, control theory, differential equations, time delays, nonlinear systems and control, industrial control
Sarma Mulukutla

Power systems, electrical machinery, electromagnetic fields in electrical devices
Bahram Shafai

Control systems digital processing, robust control
Alexandar Stankovic

Power electronics control, power systems
Gilead Tadmor

Robust & Nonlinear Control, Reduced Order Models, Fluid
Flow Control, Applications of Dynamics in Imaging

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