Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering

1. Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering Computer and Systems Engineering Electric Power Engineering Electrical Engineering

2. Research Highlights

3. ECSE

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5. ECSE

6. EMPAC

7. Research and Teaching Areas

8. (TCP/IP) Control Systems Research Theory • Robust multivariable • Nonlinear and adaptive • Discrete event systems Faculty Murat Arcak Joe Chow Alan Desrochers John Wen Funded Projects: NSF, EPRI, NYPA, ESI, UTRC, NYSTAR Applications Design Tools Power systems, motion control, robotics, fuel cells, network congestion, microsystems, factory automation ... Simulation and design toolboxes, real-time DSP control, network based control For further information: www.ecse.rpi.edu/~control

9. Control, Robotics and Automation • Murat Arcak • Joe Chow • Alan Desrochers • Wes Huang • Art Sanderson (On leave) • John Wen

10. Microelectronics & Photonics Technology Group • Design, modeling, processing and characterization of electronic and photonic devices in Si, narrow (GaSb) and/or wide bandgap semiconductors (SiC, GaN) • IC interconnect technology and design, including 3D integration, Cu/low-k and optical • VLSI design and IC-CAD tool algorithms • Bulk and epi growth of narrow and wide bandgap semiconductors

11. Microelectronics and Photonics Technology • Ishwara Bhat • Paul Chow • Partha Dutta • Thomas Gessmann • Ron Gutmann • Rena Huang • Yannick Le Coz • James Lu • Fred Schubert • Michael Shur • X-C Zhang

12. Computer Hardware, Architecture, VLSI and Mixed-Signal Design Group • Ultra-high-speed SiGe HBT digital circuits design: • Gigahertz SiGe FPGA, High speed adder • SiGe high speed processor core • Wideband high frequency mixed-signal circuits design: • Serial/Deserial (SERDES) data link, A/D converter, Field Programmable Analog Array (FPAA), Wideband amplifier • VLSI architecture design for communication and DSP systems: • VLSI architectures for channel coding, equalization, signal detection, image/video compression algorithms

13. Computer Hardware, Architecture, VLSI and Mixed-Signal Design Group • Mona Hella • Russ Kraft • Jack McDonald • Ken Rose • Tong Zhang

14. Image Analysis and Computer Vision Real-time face tracking Biomedical computer vision Handwriting recognition Large-scale camera networks

15. Image Analysis, Computer Vision, Digital Media and Computational Geometry • Randolph Franklin • Qiang Ji • George Nagy • Rich Radke • Badri Roysam • Ning Xiang • Birsen Yazici

16. Networks • Internet • Wireless • Ad Hoc • Free Space Optical • LAN • Protocols • Routing • Congestion Control • Medium Access • Multicast • Traffic Engineering • Network Management core core N/w 2 edge edge N/w 3 N/w 1 End-to-end Apps Networks Grouphttp://networks.ecse.rpi.edu/ • Faculty • Ken Vastola • Shiv Kalyanaraman • Biplab Sikdar • Alhussein Abouzeid • Koushik Kar • Techniques • Queuing Theory • Random Processes • Optimization • Search Methods • Simulation • Implementation • Applications/Services • Audio/Video • Distributed Sensors • Community Access • Overlay QoS

17. Computer Networks • Hussein Abouzeid • Koushik Kar • Shiv Kalyanaraman • Biplab Sikdar • Ken Vastola • Murat Yuksel

18. MACHINES Noise and vibration in motors Condition monitoring of large utility generators Modeling of generators with a superconducting rotor Analytical tools for large machines SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND CONTROL Load shedding in islanded power distribution networks Optimal control of a Microgrid with overlaid communications Controls for governor action on a Pelton turbine Protective relaying for islanding in distributed power systems POWER ELECTRONICS Power Quality Power Electronic Circuitry TRANSFORMER TECHNOLOGIES Evolution of gas-in-oil in power transformers Transient modeling of transformer structures PERIPHERAL ACTIVITIES The development of nanodielectric insulating materials Application of magnetic fields to cells Medical applications of piezo-electric motors  Transient quenching of superconductors DIAGNOSTICS FOR FUSION PLASMAS Heavy Ion Beam Probe on MST (Wisconsin) Heavy Ion Beam Probe on W7X (Germany) Spectroscopic Imaging Beam Diagnostic  Electric Power, Power Electronics, Plasma Engineering and Electromagnetics • S.J. Salon • J.K. Nelson • K.A. Connor • P.M. Schoch • R.C. Degeneff • M.V.K. Chari • J. Sun • J. Chow • D.M. Demers

19. Electric Power, Power Electronics, Plasma Engineering and Electromagnetics • MVK Chari • Joe Chow • Ken Connor • Bob Degeneff • Diane Demers • Keith Nelson • Shep Salon • Paul Schoch • Jian Sun

20. Digital Signal Processing Modulation & Coding Information Theory Detection & Estimation Theory Waveform Coding Communications, Image and Signal Processing W. A. Pearlman J. W. Woods B. Yazici G. Nagy B. Azimi-Sadjadi L. A. Gerhardt N. Xiang G. J. Saulnier Q. Ji A. V. Mercado R. J. Radke Wireless Networks Secure Communications Adaptive Modulation & Coding Image Compression Video Compression Data Compression Adaptive Pattern Recognition 3D Image Segmentation & Reconstruction Watermarking & Data Hiding Acoustic and Audio Processing

21. Communications, Image and Signal Processing • Babak Azimi-Sadjadi • Qiang Ji • Les Gerhardt • Alejandra Mercado • George Nagy • Bill Pearlman • Rich Radke • Gary Saulnier • John Woods • Ning Xiang • Birsen Yazici

22. New Educational Materials, Curricula & Practices • Interactive learning materials, Technologies, & Pedagogy • Courses/Curricula • Outreach programs • Student activities, & Workshops • Assessment &Dissemination Core Curriculum Overview EducationResearch ECSEResearch StudioPedagogy Next Generation Engineering Learning Environments Innovative Interactive Engaging

23. Core Curriculum • Ken Connor • Bill Jennings • Junichi Kanai • Don Millard • Syed Murtuza • Paul Schoch • Mike Wozny