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Research

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering ranks among the best in the country. Our research programs are at the forefront of the technologies that have changed the world we live in. Our interdisciplinary approach to education and research allows faculty and student across the university and beyond to collaborate on problems that have a significant impact on the world around us.

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Research thrust areas

While faculty and students are able to conduct limitless research, ECE has identified multiple research focus areas:

Application domains

  • Energy
  • Healthcare & quality of life
  • Mobile systems
  • Smart infrastructure

Systems & technologies

  • Nanotechnology
  • Storage systems
  • Intelligent physical systems
  • Data/network science
  • Secure systems

Theoretical & technological foundations

To innovate at the systems level and have impact in the real world, the discipline of electrical and computer engineering sits on strong technological and theoretical foundations.