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
Mark Tehranipoor
Sachio Semmoto ECE Department Chair Intel Charles E. Young Endowed Chair Professor in Cybersecurity
Biography
Primary Research Area
Computer Engineering
Research Interests
Hardware security and trust, IoT security, electronics supply chain security, and reliable and testable VLSI design
Honors and Awards
SRC Aristotle Award, 2023
Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, 2022
Fellow, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2021
Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018
TTTC Most Successful Event Award for HOST Symposium, 2016
Best Paper Award, IEEE Symposium on Hardware-Oriented Security and Trust, 2016
Best Paper Award, IEEE Hardware-Oriented Security and Trust, 2015
ECE Research Excellence Award, University of Connecticut, 2014
Best Paper Award, IEEE North Atlantic Test Workshop, 2013
Outstanding Contribution Award, IEEE Computer Society, 2012
SOE Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award, 2012
Distinguished Speaker, IEEE Computer Society, 2010-date
Distinguished Speaker, ACM, 2010-date
National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2009
Certificate of Appreciation, IEEE Computer Society, 2009
Meritorious Service Award, IEEE Computer Society, 2008
Best Paper Award, IEEE North Atlantic Test Workshop, 2008
Education
PhD, Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, 2004
MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Tehran, 2000
BS, Electrical Engineering, Tehran Polytechnic University, 1997