• Track Introduction

  Electrical Engineering (EE) is the field of study that deals with everything from solid-state devices and designing integrated circuits to developing information, communication and control systems. Over 22 faculty members are committed to the EE program while actively contributing in various research groups – Image Processing and Computer Vision Research Group, Information & Networks Research Group, Semiconductor Device &Circuit Design Research Group, EM &Wireless Power Transfer Research Group. The EE program is firmly committed to sustaining excellence in traditional areas of strength while venturing into areas of opportunity. Research and education in the EE program includes the area of Communication, Control, Signal Processing; Analog, Digital, RF and Power Circuit Design; Power Electronics and Systems; Electronic Devices and Materials; and Photonics.

  Communication, Control, & Signal Processing

  The Communication, Control, and Signal Processing area focuses on research and development of IT convergence systems that are capable of enriching the future human society with pleasant, secure, convenient, and socially connected living environments. The broad range of IT technologies covered by this track is cohesively merged together to reap the new benefits in the ubiquitous information society driven by the digital convergence. The research areas in Communication, Control, and Signal Processing include cutting-edge future IT technologies and convergence systems such as wireless communications, channel coding for communication systems, wireless and mobile networking, human-friendly intelligent robotic systems, decision and control system, image and video processing, computer vision, 3D visual processing, machine learning, medical image processing, and future smart home systems.

  Analog, Digital, RF & Power Circuit Design

  The Analog, Digital, RF, & Power Circuit Design area focuses on a vital area of electrical engineering represented by the core technology needed in implementing consumer electronics, automotive IT, communication systems and biomedical systems. Research in analog and RF circuit design circuits includes high-speed analog-digital converters, RF and wireless communication ICs, sensor network devices, RFID, antenna design, automotive IT and e-health sensors. Research in VLSI digital circuits includes low-power and high-performance microprocessor and mixed signal circuits including CAD (computer-aided design), physical design, and design for testing and manufacturability, next generation semiconductor devices, packaging, and power/signal integrity. Research in power circuit design includes power converters, power interface systems, and power conditioning for various applications such as renewable energy, EVs, and smart grid.

  Electronic & Photonic Devices

  The Electronic & Photonic Devices area focuses on research and development of next-generation semiconductor electronic devices and photonic/plasmonic devices covering most of the electromagnetic wave spectrum including microwave, THz, mid-/near-infrared and visible light. Research in electronic devices focuses on nanoscale non-planar CMOS devices, multi-level logic/memory devices, flexible devices, neuromorphic devices, and high-performance THz detectors/emitters, which is a part of the cooperative research effort aiming at developing electronic brain and THz sensing systems for security, safety, and medical applications. Research in photonic/plasmonic devices focuses on photonic waveguide devices which constitute photonic integrated-circuits used for optical interconnects and optical sensors, plasmonics in which a variety of peculiar optical phenomena related to light-matter interaction in metal or metal/dielectric interfaces are studied, and metamaterials with novel properties which cannot be observed from materials existing in nature.

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