This division focuses on the theoretical and applied research by which next generation, high-performance computing and communications systems are designed, developed, and exploited.
Research fields include:
- high-performance computer architectures and networks
- parallel and distributed computing
- fault-tolerant computing
- real-time systems
- intelligent systems
- microprocessor-based systems
- performance analysis
At the University of Florida, the undergraduate CpE program is jointly administered by the Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
More detailed information about the Computer Engineering major (CpE) is available at the CpE website.
Faculty
Area Chair: Tuba Yavuz
Biography
Primary Research Area
Electronics
Research Interests
Mid-IR Photonics, On-chip Light Sources, Classical & Quantum Sensors, Ising Machine, AI Accelerator, Photonics Integrated Circuits
Selected Honors and Awards
Editorial Contribution Award, EPJ Quantum Technology, Springer Nature, 2026
Author Service Award, EPJ Quantum Technology, Springer Nature, 2026
Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors (NAI), 2026
Teaching Excellence Award, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Florida, 2025
Best Project Collaboration Award, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), 2025
Faculty of the Year, Student Choice, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Florida, 2024–2025
Senior Member, SPIE, 2023
SPIE Community Champion, 2020
Senior Member, IEEE, 2018
Senior Member, Optica, 2018
Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), 2015
Young Scientist Award, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), 2011
Yoshida Foundation Award for Future Leaders, 2009
Education
PD, University of California – Berkeley, 2016
Ph.D., Institute of Science Tokyo, 2014
M.Sc., Institute of Science Tokyo, 2011