Research

The Department's research foci are the three main areas of Electroscience, Systems Science, and Network Systems and Telecommunications. All three have significant overlap between themselves as well as the research conducted within other departments of the School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Electrosciences includes electromagnetics and photonics, sensors and MEMS, VLSI, and nanotechnology. Systems Science covers signal processing, optimization, simulation, control and cybernetics, complex adaptive systems, stochastic processes, and decision sciences. Network Systems and Telecommunications is concerned with networks, communications, logistics and manufacturing, transportation, and infrastructure engineering.

Research programs focus on the modeling, design, operation, and integration of large-scale complex systems. Their goal is to provide students with a firm theoretical foundation while fostering the interdisciplinary skills needed to deal with today's complex systems.

Students have a high degree of flexibility in designing their programs, and they are encouraged to combine course offerings in ESE with those of other departments in the School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), the Wharton School, and other schools of the University. Formal interdisciplinary degree programs are generally developed in cooperation with two advisors, one in ESE and one from another department.

Areas of Research

Bio-inspired Sensing and Imaging
Faculty: Nader Engheta, Dwight Jaggard, Jan Van der Spiegel

Communication Theory and Signal Processing
Faculty: Saleem A Kassam, Daniel Lee, Santosh S Venkatesh

Controls, Robotics, and Embedded Systems
Faculty: Ali Jadbabaie, Daniel Koditschek, Daniel Lee, George Pappas

Electromagnetic Theory and Optics
Faculty: Joseph Bordogna, Nader Engheta, Dwight Jaggard

Environmental Engineering
Faculty: John D Keenan

Intelligent Information Systems and Informatics
Faculty: Barry G Silverman

Microelectronics and VLSI Design
Faculty: Kenneth R Laker, Jan Van der Spiegel

MEMS and Nanotechnology
Faculty: Gianluca Piazza, Jorge Santiago-Aviles

Networking
Faculty: Roch Guerin, Saleem A Kassam, Saswati Sarkar, Santosh S Venkatesh

Neuromorphic Engineering and Neural Networks
Faculty: Nabil Farhat, Daniel Lee, Santosh S Venkatesh

Urban Transportation and Logistics
Faculty: Tony E Smith, Vukan R Vuchic

Research Facilities

Research Publications

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