Here are some of the current research activities for ENCS faculty.
Computer Science research
- Artificial intelligence, knowledge-base validation, meta-cognitive agents, agent architectures (Scott Wallace)
- Wireless communication, bio-social inspired cognitive radio networks, dynamic spectrum access, Internet of Things, smart cities, cybersecurity (Anna Wisniewska)
- Parallel and distributed systems, big data analytics, machine learning, energy-efficient computing, cloud computing (Xinghui Zhao)
- Storage systems, operating systems, and parallel and distributed data management systems (Xuechen Zhang)
Electrical Engineering research
- Applied electromagnetics, antenna design and analysis for RF applications, implantable antennas, full-duplex/MIMO systems for compact devices, ultra-wide band antennas, microwave theory (Tutku Karacolak)
- Power systems planning and optimization under uncertainty, electricity markets, grid and market integration of distributed energy resources, renewable energy systems, smart grids, energy policy, cybersecurity (Josue Prado)
- Gas sensors and biosensors targeting environmental pollution, national security and energy security; microfabrication and materials characterization (Praveen Sekhar)
- High Power Converter, Electric Motor Drives, Sustainable Energy, Electric
Vehicles, Energy Storage, Microgrid, Predictive Control (Hang Gao) - SiC and GaN based high voltage/power devices for energy conversion and power management; high frequency devices for radar, avionics and communication; and MEMS/NEMS sensors for biomedical and harsh environment applications (Feng Zhao)
Mechanical Engineering research
- Computational mechanics, finite element and boundary element methods; modeling and characterization of advanced materials; image-based simulation and characterization in biomedical applications; reduced-order modeling and multiphysics simulation of micro-electro-mechanical systems; inverse problems in biomedical imaging, inverse problems in structural acoustics and vibration (Linda Chen)
- Robotics, automation, fuzzy logic, haptic interfaces for virtual reality (Hakan Gurocak)
- Manufacturing of hybrid composite materials, manufacturing and mechanical performance validation of composites for renewable energy systems, fatigue enhancement process development and analysis, solid freeform fabrication of high dense metals, micro EDM of advanced materials (Dave Kim)
- MEMS/nanotechnology for biomedical application, fabrication of micro/nano structures, electric field guided nanowire/nanotube assembly, bio/chemical sensors, and physical sensors/actuators (Jong-Hoon Kim)
- Micro-actuator flow control, micro-channel thermal enhancement, electronics cooling, animal and biological fluid dynamics, micro-fluidics, aerodynamic control, advanced fluid diagnostic methods, volcanic fluid dynamics (Stephen Solovitz)
- Modeling of microfluidic flows, computational fluid dynamics, additive manufacturing (3D printing), manufacturing processes for fiber reinforced composites, porous media flows (Hua Tan)