SEECS Department Research
In addition to the Artificial Intelligence Research Center (AIR) and the Center for Cyber Security Research, the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is comprised of faculty with a variety of research interests. Many of these research areas offer students the chance to work on projects that could have a significant impact on the future. Students are encouraged to engage in research and develop specialized skills and a deeper understanding of their fields of study.
Clusters of Faculty Research Interests in SEECS
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Data Science
- Ahmed Abdelhadi – AI & ML, Wireless Communications, Cyber-Physical Systems
- Marina Kim – Computational Intelligence, Evolutionary & Swarm-based Optimization, Machine Learning
- Naima Kaabouch – AI, Cybersecurity, Autonomous Systems, Sensing
- Fatima Kuehn – AI, Data Science, Big Data, Deep Learning, Time Series Forecasting, AR/VR
- Tingjun Lei – Multi-Robot Systems, Applied Machine Learning, Human-Autonomy Teaming, Bio-inspired AI
- Prakash Ranganathan – Cybersecurity, Machine Learning, Forecasting
- Jielun Zhang – Intrusion Detection, Generative AI, Explainable AI (XAI), IoT Distributed Learning
- Sicong Shao – System & Software Security, Digital Forensics, AI
- Diego Fregolent Mendes de Oliveira – AI in Social Computing, Computational Social Science
Cybersecurity, Networks and Embedded Systems
- Ahmed Abdelhadi – Wireless Networks, Cybersecurity
- Naima Kaabouch – Cybersecurity, AI, Autonomous Systems
- Wen-Chen Hu – Mobile Data Security, Web Computing, Data Mining
- Prakash Ranganathan – Cybersecurity, AI, Forecasting
- Hassan Reza – Trustworthiness & Validation of AI Systems, Safety in Cyber-Physical Systems
- Jielun Zhang – Network Analytics, Cybersecurity, IoT Security
- Sicong Shao – System & Software Security, Digital Forensics
Robotics, Control and Autonomous Systems
- Ahmed Abdelhadi – Robotics, UAVs
- Tarek Elderini – Control Systems, Robotics, AI
- Tingjun Lei – Robotics & Autonomous Systems, Human-Robot Interaction, Multi-Robot Systems
- John Nordlie – Robotics, Remote Sensing, Spacecraft Automation
- Mohammad Rasouli: Nonlinear Systems, modeling and control, System Identification
Power Systems, Smart Grid and Renewable Energy
- Hossein Salehfar – Power Systems, Power Electronics, Smart Grids, Renewable Energy, EVs
- Mohammad Rasouli – Power System Analysis and Design, Smart Grid Modeling, Nonlinear System Identification
- Daisy Flora Selvaraj – Electrical Transmission & Distribution, Energy Market Analysis, Power System Protection
Semiconductor Devices, Circuits and Electronics
- Sudhanshu Choudhary – VLSI Design, Nanoelectronics, Spintronics, Optoelectronics
- Bo Liang – Optical Imaging, Neurophotonics, Neural Data Processing
Image Processing, Computer Vision and Sensing
- Ediz Polat – Image Processing, Computer Vision
- John Nordlie – Remote Sensing, Image Processing, Spacecraft Automation
Software Engineering and Development
- Emanuel Grant – Software Methodologies, Model-Driven Development, Ethics in Software Engineering
- Hassan Reza – AI for Software Engineering (AI4SE), Software Engineering for AI (SE4AI)
- Tom Stokke – Computer Science Education, Computing in Education
Wireless Communications
- Ertan Ozturk- Terrestrial and Non-terrestrial Wireless Networks
- Ahmed Abdelhadi-Wireless Communications and Networks