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Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering

José Fortes » Electrophysics

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

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José Fortes

Professor AT&T Eminent Scholar

Affiliations Computer Engineering, Faculty
Office LAR 339A Office Phone: 352-392-9265 Website: https://www.acis.ufl.edu/people/fortes/ Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PfeGL9gAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Biography

Primary Research Area

Computer Engineering

Research Interests

Distributed information processing systems, cloud computing, autonomic computing, software-defined systems, dependable systems, human-machine cooperative intelligence, biodiversity informatics.

Honors and Awards

AAAS Fellow (2012-Present)
IEEE Fellow (1999-Present)
University of Florida Research Foundation Professorship, University of Florida (2017-2020)
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering International Scholar of the Year (2017)
IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Visitor (1991-1995)
UF Teacher/Scholar of the Year (2020)
SEC Faculty Achievement Award for the University of Florida (2021)

Education

Ph.D. Electrical Engineering., University of Southern California, 1984

M.S. Electrical Engineering., Colorado State University, 1981

B.S. Electrical Engineering., Universidade de Angola, 1978