Research Areas and Topics

There are numerous research areas that students can pursue in the department. The three broad areas of research include the areas of communications, systems and control; computer engineering; and physical electronics. Specific areas include:

1. COMMUNICATIONS: Detection and Estimation Theory, Digital Communications, Spread Spectrum, Cellular Communications, Coding/Encryption, Optical Communications, Source Compression, Communications Networks. Faculty. J. Butler, Chen, Dunham, Gibson, Gupta, Orsak, and Srinath.
2. DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING: Digital Filter Design, Digital Image Processing, Digital Speech Processing, VLSI Signal Processing, Adaptive Filtering, Spectral Estimation, Pattern Recognition and Artificial Neural Networks. Faculty: Davila, Douglas, Gibson, Gupta, Khotanzad, Orsak, Peikari, and Srinath.
3. LASERS, OPTOELECTRONICS, ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY AND MICROWAVE ELECTRONICS: Classical optics, fiber optics, laser recording, integrated optics, dielectric waveguides, antennas, transmission lines, laser diodes, optoelectronic devices, microwave optoelectronic devices, infrared detection and microwave electronics. Faculty: D. Butler, J. Butler, Celik-Butler, Lee and Evans.
4. COMPUTER ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER NETWORKS: High level language microprocessor architectures, Multiple microprocessor systems, Computer graphics and Computer vision. Faculty: J. Butler, Chen, Davila, Dunham and Khotanzad.
5. CIRCUITS: Computer Aided Circuit Design, Linear and Nonlinear Systems. Faculty: Gupta, Khotanzad, Peikari, and Srinath.
6. CONTROL SYSTEMS: Analysis and design of automatic control and servo systems. Faculty: Gupta, Khotanzad, Peikari, and Srinath.
7. ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AND SOLID STATE DEVICES: Fabrication and Characterization of devices and materials, Device Physics, Noise in Solid State Devices, Infrared Detectors, AlGaAs and GaAs materials and devices, Thin Films, Superconductivity, Superconductive Devices and Electronics, Hybrid Superconductor-Semiconductor Devices, Uncooled Infrared Detectors and applications of the Scanning Tunneling Microscope. Faculty: D. Butler, Celik-Butler, Gosney, Evans and Lee.
8. TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Overview of modern Telecommunications components and systems. Data Communications. Digital Telephony. Digital Switching. Telecommunications Network Design, Telecommunications Software Design, Mobile and Personal Telecommunications, and Fiber Optic Telecommunications. Faculty: Baker, J. Butler, Dunham, Evans, Gibson, Gupta, Ku, Levine and Srinath.
9. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING: Biomedical signal processing, Biomedical Instrumentation, design and characterization of neural electrode arrays. Faculty: Davila, Dunham, Gosney and Howard.