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
Biography
Primary Research Area
Computer Engineering
Research Interests
Hardware and systems security, food and medicine safety, adaptive and energy-efficient computing, wearable and implantable systems
Honors and Awards
UFRF Professorship, 2024
IEEE Fellow, 2024
Excellence in Research Award, EECS, Case Western Reserve University, 2013
IBM Faculty Award, 2013
T. and A. Schroeder Chair Professorship, Computer Science & Engineering, Case Western University, 2013
Best Paper Award, International Conference on Computer Design, 2012
National Science Foundation Career Development Award, 2011
Senior Member, Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers, 2009
Technical Excellence Award, Semiconductor Research Corporation, 2005, 2009
Education
PhD, Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, 2005
MTech, Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology, 1997
BE, Computer Science, Jadvpur University, 1995