Faculty

A

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

Analysis of algorithms, machine learning, random structures

Information technology and systems, management of technology, new product introduction and development, enterprise and knowledge management, supply chain management and e-business,and financial engineering

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

B

Artificial intelligence, pattern recognition, computational complexity, analysis of algorithms

Computer architecture, VLSI, FPGA, embedded systems, and system architecture

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

Semiconductor materials and devices related to optics and thermoelectric-energy conversion

Operating systems, storage systems, real-time systems

Computer architecture, performance modeling, queuing network models of computer systems and operating systems

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

C

Database languages and systems, document processing

Placement and routing algorithms, field-programmable gate arrays, spectral-based partitioning, circuit theory, computer arithmetic.

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

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

D

Computer graphics and computer vision, methods for acquiring digital representations of the real world, information technology targeted at world social issues

Formal methods, game theory, embedded systems, software engineering

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

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, air traffic control, nanopore sensors, dynamics and control of biomolecules.

E

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

F

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

Programming languages, type systems, specification and verification methods, software engineering, concurrency

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

Computer programming teaching methodology, web-based development techniques, office automation, and paperless document management

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

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

G

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

Computer communication, wireless networks, internet, performance analysis, distributed algorithms

Protein to protein interactions, protein function prediction, functional genomics, protein structure prediction

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

Software Engineering

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, system-on-chip, 3D IC, system-in-package

H

Molecular evolution, neurodevelopment, genomics, bioinformatics, computational molecular biology, statistical models, machine learning , neural networks

Machine learning, computational learning theory, analysis of algorithms

Computer architecture, parallel processing, computational biology

I

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

J

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

K

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

Protein structure prediction, protein design

Number theory

Adobe technology, digital publishing, program verification

Physics and chemistry of complex functional materials (e.g., coupled organic-inorganic materials, hybrid crystalline-amorphous materials); Group III-V compound semiconductor nanometer-scale structures and related optoelectronic devices; mixed oxide nanometer-scale structures and related electronic devices; tailored nanometer-scale semiconductor structures for energy conversion applications (NECTAR: Nanostructured Energy Conversion Technology and Research)

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

Bayesian nonparametric modeling, analysis of computer model experiments, mixture models, quantile regression, spatial statistics, survival analysis, applications in ecology and engineering.

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

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

L

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

HF radar sensing of ocean surface phenomena, autonomous ocean surface vehicles and passive microwave measurements of ocean surface vehicles

Bayesian statistics, computational statistics, spatial statistics, inverse problems, model selection and model averaging, nonparametric regression, neural networks, classification and clustering

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

Retinal prosthesis, biomimetic systems, integrated neuro-electronics, molecular electronics, CMOS and SOI transveiver design, current mode band limited signaling, microelectronic sensor, timing/clock recovery and optimization, noise characterization and modeling, and computer vision/image processing

Visualization, vision, innovation, 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, ncRNA gene finders, DNA microarrays to study the biology of Archaea.

M

Scalable file system data and metadata management, very long-term digital preservation, network intermediaries, machine learning, 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 the evolutionary ecology of growth, aging, and longevity; quantitative issues in fishery management; mathematical and computational aspects of disease

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; Computer Vision; Modeling and Inverse Problems in Imaging; Detection and Estimation Theory.

Archival storage systems, metadata management and information retrieval, non-volatile memory file systems, file and storage systems, distributed systems, computer security, reliability and fault tolerance

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

O

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

P

Uncertainty visualization, tensor visualization, scientific 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 ll optical networking and imaging

Embedded controller systems, RF wireless systems, modulation and spectrum reuse, digital signal processing, circuit theory

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

Synopses for XML data, visual query interfaces, query processing, and optimization

Biosensors, microarray, nanotechnology, pathogens, sequencing, genotyping, DNA fingerprinting

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

R

Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs), both in semiconductors and polymer materials

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.

His research focuses on 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, public health, financial econometrics, structural proteomics

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; queuing theory; networks

S

Wireless communication systems, coding and information theory, ad hoc and sensor networks

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

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

Hollow-core waveguide photonics, optofluidics, integrated optics for biomedicine and quantum optics, waveguide-based atomic spectroscopy and quantum optics, nano-magneto-optics, ultrafast optics.

Reliability and security in storage systems

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

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

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

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

T

Database systems: data provenance, information integration

Graph theory, combinatorics, optimization, algorithms

Image and video processing, computer vision, vision-based graphics, and human-computer interaction

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

V

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

W

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

Molecular modeling and biophysics, numerical analysis, fluid mechanics, computer animation, partial differential equations, parallel computing, statistical physics, data structures, fast algorithms

Digital media, computer games, electronic literature, software studies

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

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

Software engineering, software evolution, software bug prediction, automated software construction, video game level design

Research interests are control systems, Kalman filtering, system parameter estimation, adaptive optics for large telescopes, and biomedical system modeling

Z

Information retrieval, knowledge management, natural language processing, machine learning