This division spans a wide range of research involving emerging solid-state devices, integrated micro/nanosystems, advanced materials, nanotechnology, electromagnetic fields and waves, and their applications.
The division includes the following active topics and themes:
- Electromagnetic (EM) fields – from fundamentals to applications
- Electrical power generation, distribution/transmission, and utilization
- EM waves – wave guiding, propagation, and interactions
- Optical fibers and applications
- Photonics – materials, devices, and photonic integrated circuits
- Optoelectronics (lasers, solar cells, detectors)
- Transistors (SiGe, MIS, III-V) and beyond-CMOS devices
- Micro/nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS & NEMS) – mechanical, electrical, magnetic, optical, thermal, and biological transducers
- RF/microwave devices and systems
- Sensors and actuators, sensors for Internet of Things (IoT)
- Nanotechnology
- Biotechnology – BioMEMS, biomedical materials, devices, and microsystems, wearable and implantable devices
- Advanced materials – wide-bandgap semiconductors, ferroelectric, piezoelectric materials, metamaterials
- Quantum devices and quantum technologies
FACULTY
Area Chair: Navid Asadi
Farimah Farahmandi
Walden C. Rhines Endowed Professor for Hardware Security
Biography
Primary Research Area
Electronics
Research Interests
Formal Verification, Post-silicon Validation, and Design Automation
Honors and Awards
HWCOE Khargonekar Award, 2025
HWCOE Excellence Award for Assistant Professors, 2024
NSF CAREER Award, 2024
ECE Service Excellence Award, 2023
ECE Research Excellence Award, 2022
Young Faculty Award, Semiconductor Research Corporation, September 2022
Education
Ph.D. Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), University of Florida (2018)
M.S. Department of Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran (2013)
B.S. Department of Computer Engineering, University of Tehran, Iran (2010)