Computer and network security, principles of programming languages, specification and verification methods

Analysis of algorithms, machine learning, random structures

- Data Analytics: Machine Learning, Informational Retrieval (Search), Data, Text, Image and Video Mining, Social Networks and Recommender Systems.- Business Analytics: Business and Management of Technology: Intelligent Services and Knowledge Management,IT, Product Design, Delivery and Portfolios, Financial Engineering and Management, Process Learning, Supply Chain Management, Automation.

DNA structure and dynamics, single molecule biophysics, bioethics, nanopore technology

Statistical methods in fisheries management and ecology, parentage inference, inference of species hybrids, genetic stock identification

Ethnography, strategic innovation, user experience design and evaluation, personal information management, context-aware computing, persuasive computing.

Drug development, vaccines, AIDS, monoclonal antibody therapeutics, immunology, molecular cell/biology, recombinant protein production (commercial scale)

Semiconductor materials and devices for optoelectronics and thermoelectrics, thermal management of microelectronics, renewable energy

Operating systems, storage systems, real-time systems

Performance modeling, queueing network models of computer systems and operating systems, computer architecture

Fluid dynamics; magnetohydrodynamics, numerical simulations of geophysical and astrophysical dynamics, especially solar interior physics, supercomputing.

Database languages and systems, document processing

Synthesis and characterizations of semiconductor and metal nanostructure materials and hybrid composites; novel materials applications and multifunctional devices for energy harvesting, conversions and storage, and ultra sensitive imaging and detection techniques

Regulation of innate and adaptive immunity, systems biology of human immune responses, development of novel vaccines and oligonucleotide-based drugs.

Control and optimization with special attention to aviation; air-traffic control; and collision-avoidance system design and analysis

ICTD, technology for global social issues, human computation, computational photography, computer vision, computer graphics

Reputation systems, crowdsourcing, game theory, formal methods.

Membrane biophysics, nanopore analysis, DNA sequencing, biomolecular self-assembly.

Product development, supply chain management, management of technology, system dynamics and control

Parallel computer architectures, parallel applications and programming models, combinatorial optimization

RF communications, radar, and signal and image processing

Bayesian statistics, hierarchical modeling, Bayesian nonparametric methods, model specification and model uncertainty, quality assessment, risk assessment, statistical applications in the environmental, medical, and social sciences

Theory and application of feedback control, single molecule biophysics, nanopore sensors, dynamics and control of biomolecules

Embedded systems; robust software architectures for real-time reactive systems; sensor fusion; guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) system identification; robust and advanced control schemes; feedback control systems; robotics; unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs) and cooperative control

Fault diagnosis, failure analysis, logic fault modeling, digital test pattern generation, design-for-test of digital circuits and systems

Programming languages, computer security, web programming, concurrency, verification, type systems, dynamic analysis.

statistical signal processing, information theory, computational neuroscience

Hematopoietic stem cells, transcriptional regulation; chromatin; blood cell development; cell surface receptors; genomics

Digital communications, wireless communication system, array processing, adaptive signal processing

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Artificial Intelligence (AI); game AI; computer games; machine learning; knowledge representation and democratic methods

Astrophysical and Geophysical fluid dynamics, magnetohydrodynamics. Analytical and numerical solutions of partial differential equations related to these phenomena.

Computer communication, wireless networks, Internet, network science, mobile computing

Computational methods for real-time control systems, trajectory optimization and motion planning, nonlinear filtering and observer design, robust and adaptive control of nonlinear systems, industry applications of control theory

Genomics, computational molecular biology, genome assembly, human evolutionary genetics, ancient DNA, high-throughput sequencing, mRNA-processing and alternative splicing

Fiber sensors for bio-applications, optical fiber communications, volume holographic data storage, liquid crystal displays, nonlinear optics, optical information processing

VLSI, CAD, design for reliability and variability, resonant clocking, sub-threshold circuits

Integrated Water Management, Regional Water Management, Water and Energy Policy Political Economy Renewable Energy

Cancer genomics, immunogenomics, molecular evolution, neurodevelopment, comparative genomics, bioinformatics, computational molecular biology, statistical models, machine learning , neural networks

Machine learning, computational learning theory, analysis of algorithms

Bioinformatics, Hidden Markov Models, Computer Architecture, Parallel Computation

Nano- and microfabrication technology and applications to biomedical and diagnostic devices, nanocharacterization of materials with emphasis on the development of microscopy tools, novel modes of imaging, electron and light optics. Renewable energy systems, STEM education, sustainability.

Artificial Intelligence: storytelling in games, intelligent machinima generation, smart graphics, and intelligent user interfaces

Symmetry constraints on the structure and properties of crystalline defects; phase transformations and microstructural evolution. Atomistic computer simulation techniques applied to materials. Innovations in science and engineering education. New models for multinational collaboration in research and education.

Low-power. High-speed VLSI circuit design and synthesis, RF circuits, biological circuits, mixed technology, mixed signal CAD

Genome assembly from next-generation sequence data. (Formerly protein structure prediction)

Number theory

Statistical modeling of multidimensional datasets, creating data-driven models for personalized medicine

Physics and chemistry of complex functional materials; Group III-V compound semiconductor nanometer-scale structures and devices; mixed oxide nanometer-scale structures and devices; tailored nano-micrometer-scale hybrid semiconductor structures for energy conversion devices and advanced electronics. (Science Director of Advanced Studies Laboratories, UCSC and NASA Ames Research Center)

Principles of database systems, logic in computer science, and computational complexity.

Bayesian nonparametrics, analysis of computer model experiments, mixture models, modeling and inference for point processes, nonparametric regression, survival analysis, applications in biometrics, ecology and the environmental sciences.

Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS), adaptive optics (AO), optical-MEMS, bio-MEMS, bio-imaging, AO microscopy, AO astronomy

Human-computer interaction, human factors and ergonomics, accessibility, assistive technology, usability, empirical studies, human-centered design

Test pattern simulation and generation, fault modeling, fault diagnosis, design verification, technical writing, logic simulation.

HF radar sensing of ocean surface currents, HF radar detection of ships, other applications of radar remote sensing, development of autonomous ocean surface vehicles for coastal marine sensing, and development of renewable energy sources

Bayesian statistics, computer simulation experiments, spatial statistics, optimization, inverse problems, nonparametric regression, classification and clustering

Artificial intelligence, machine learning, heuristic search, associative pattern retrieval, hierarchical reinforcement learning, semantic networks

Data Curation and Visualization Computer Vision Technology, Innovation, Pedagogy, and Entrepreneurship

Storage systems, distributed computing systems, operating systems, mobile computing, performance evaluation, fault tolerance, computer security, multimedia, and video-on-demand systems.

Experimental and computational genomics, non-coding RNA gene finders, high-throughput small RNA sequencing, small RNA roles in cancer, evolution of RNA-based gene regulation

Scalable file system data and metadata management, storage QoS, data management games, network intermediaries, information retrieval, and cooperation dynamics.

Computer vision and sensor processing, with application to assistive technology for the visually impaired.

Mathematical modeling of biological phenomena, especially quantitative issues in fishery management; mathematical and computational aspects of aging and disease; impact of technology on biological systems

Multimedia systems, digital signal processing, sensor systems and networks, real-time monitoring and control, image systems, image processing, visualization, geographic information systems, decision support systems

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for art and entertainment, game AI, AI and creativity, AI-based interactive storytelling, autonomous characters

Programming languages, parallel computing, and computer science education

Parameter and model uncertainty in geophysics and groundwater contamination modeling, Bayesian statistics, parallel computation

Statistical Signal, Image, and Video Processing; Computational Vision and Photography; Modeling and Inverse Problems in Imaging; Detection and Estimation Theory

Archival storage systems, non-hierarchical file systems and metadata management, non-volatile memory and next-generation storage, scalable file systems, reliable and secure storage, distributed systems, information retrieval, computer security.

Stochastic dynamical systems and statistical signal processing, multi-agent systems/robotics, systems biology/immune system, optimal control, hybrid and discrete event systems

Thermal and electronic transport, nanomaterials, nanotechnology, surface science, computational physics

Ethics,Philosophy of Technology,Philosophy of Engineering,Systems Theory,Control Systems

Bayesian analysis of scientific data, with applications in Earth remote sensing, particle and astroparticle physics, signal processing and engineering.

Technical writing, professional communications

Control, analysis, and pricing of communications networks; applications of game theory in networking; wireless ad-hoc networks; and management of technology

High performance computing, computer systems architecture, parallel processing, programming languages, computer networks, operating systems, distributed systems, personal computers, history of computing.

Computer networks, distributed systems, operating systems, Internet information systems, mobile computing, wireless networks

Current research interests involve Nanotechnology-based materials and devices for applications involving Solar, Piezoelectric, Graphene, Lighting, and Chemical Sensors. Courses: EE 293-02 EE 293-50

Uncertainty visualization, tensor visualization, scientific visualization, comparative visualization, collaboration software, virtual reality interfaces

File systems, operating systems, storage, programming languages

Integrated circuit design for communications, analog electronics, radio frequency integrated circuits, low-phase-noise oscillators, frequency synthesis, VLSI clock distribution, optical communications, high-speed electronics for lightwave systems, devices for all optical networking and imaging

Artificial intelligence, programming languages, heuristic methods, educational and social issues, combinatorial algorithms

Databases, Online Database Tuning, Crowdsourcing, Scientific Data Management.

Bioelectronics, Biosensors, chemosensors, nanotechnology, single cell characterization, sequencing, genotyping, pathogen detection, DNA fingerprinting

Bayesian non-stationary time series modeling, multivariate time series, biomedical signal processing and statistical genetics.

Physical oceanography and geophysical fluid dynamics. Particular subjects include the dynamics of mesoscale jets and vortices, general circulation of the ocean, double diffusive convection, wave motion.

Experimental materials physics encompassing a broad range of systems including semiconductors, superconductors, magnets, thermoelectrics, and dielectrics. Research that connects materials and devices, with a focus on oxides and organics. Many-body physics that arises from geometrical frustration of low energy degrees of freedom. Techniques include ultra-low temperatures and high magnetic fields, thermodynamic and transport measurements, defect spectroscopy, and device characterization.

Computer architecture, including design effort metrics and models, infrared thermal measurements, thermal modeling, process variability, energy efficient data-centers, thread level speculation, and FPGA/ASIC design

Bayesian nonparametrics, Bayesian time series and spatial models, machine learning, document modeling, public health, financial econometrics, structural proteomics, genomics

Biorobotics; Human centered robotics, medical robotics (surgery and rehabilitation), wearable robotics (exoskeleton), teleoperation, haptics and virtual reality, biomechanics, neuromuscular control, and human-machine interfaces

Service engineering and management; resource allocation; operations research; pricing; scheduling; queueing theory; networks

Biotechnology, molecular genetics

Wireless communication systems, network information theory and scaling laws, Interaction between social, communication, and information networks, performance analysis of wireless and social networks, routing and MAC protocol design for wireless networks

Bayesian spatio-temporal modeling, environmental and geostatistical applications, modeling of extreme values, statistical assessment of climate variability.

multi-agent systems, traffic physics, phase transitions, agent-based modeling, airspace management and control

VLSI design tools and algorithms, VLSI theory, field-programmable gate arrays, FPGA-based computing engines

Optofluidics, atom photonics, hollow-core photonics for biomedicine and quantum optics, nano-magnetism, nano-magneto-optics, single-particle spectroscopy, ultrafast optics

Reliability and security in storage systems

Organizational Entrepreneurship

Cloud Computing, Social Media, Financial Inclusion, Entrepreneurship

Quantum electronics, nano and microscale heat and current transport in semiconductor devices, thermoelectric/thermionic energy conversion, renewable energy sources, thermal imaging, micro refrigerators on a chip and optoelectronic integrated circuits

CMOS analog/RF integrated circuits, low-power VLSI and mixed-signal/mixed-technology integrated systems, nanoelectronic memristors and memristive circuits & systems

Computer communications, distributed systems, policy-based routing, routing protocols,security and trust in distributed systems

Computational functional genomics, comparative analysis of gene regulation, cross-species inference of gene networks, probabilistic graphical models, cancer genomics

Physical design, reliability and packaging of micro- and optoelectronic systems, materials engineering, applied probability, predictive modeling, nanoengineering

Database Systems: data provenance, information integration

Dynamics, Vibrations, Contact Mechanics, Biomechanics

Organic aggregates, marine snow, microbial physiology, microenvironments, robust proteins, genetic engineering for nanotechnology

Logic programming algorithms, parallel algorithms, complexity, programming languages, automated theorem proving, scientific visualization

Computer networking, computer architecture, optical networks

HF radar design and construction and observation of ocean surface winds, waves and currents with applications to coastal and deep water ocean processes; project MEDSAT

Dialogue Systems, Natural Language Processing, Computer games, Human-Computer Interaction, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence

Single Molecule Studies and Biophysics, Statistical Physics, Stochastic Processes and Stochastic Differential Equations, Classical Analysis, Numerical Analysis,

Digital media, computer games, electronic literature, software studies

Online learning, machine learning, statistical decision theory, game theory,analysis of algorithms

Software engineering, computer science education, children and computer game creation, testing, increasing diversity in the computer science field, social issues

Internet working and wireless networks, with special attention to analytical modeling

Software engineering, software evolution, software bug prediction, level design in computer games, procedural content generation

Control systems, Kalman filtering, system parameter estimation, adaptive optics for large telescopes, and biomedical system modeling

Nonparametric Bayesian analysis, Bayesian asymptotic, minimum disparity estimator, dynamic system inference, functional data analysis, limit theorems in probability

Modeling of micro/nanoscale electronic materials and devices emphasizing energy-band and equivalent-circuit methods, comparison of modeling and experiments: InP, InSb, ZnO, In2O3, and GaAs semiconducting nanowires; carbon nanotubes/nanofibers devices; Si atomic chain devices; metallic nanoislands; strained Si/SiGe channels; GaAs lateral surface superlattice; Josephson devices, etc.

System optimization of thermoelectric power generation

Classical and quantum information lattice dynamics, nonlinear waves; classical and quantum information theory; engineering, economics, and policy issues to the Internet

Dr. Yi Zhang research interests include large scale information retrieval, recommendation systems, internet advertising, data mining, natural language processing, and applied machine learning.