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The faculty fosters strong multi-disciplinary and collaborative research with other disciplines within NC State such as biomedical engineering, textile engineering, genomics, materials science engineering, mathematics and statistics, other universities, industry, government agencies and laboratories, and other partners in the Research Triangle area.
The Experts List provides a listing of professors in the department who have agreed to discuss their various areas of expertise with representatives of the news media.
The ECE Department has experts in areas such as:
You are welcome to contact these sources directly, or for assistance in identifying additional sources you may call the ECE Administrative Offices, 919-515-2336, or e-mail ecehelp@ncsu.edu.
Communications and signal processing; control, robotics and mechatronics; power electronics and power systems.
Digital integrated circuits and systems constructed of silicon chips for application in communications and signal processing; low-power, embedded system design; high-speed, high-performance computing.
Photonic materials and devices, lasers, light-emitting diodes, opticals detectors, quantum wells and nanostructures; optical communication; fiber optics; nanoelectronics.
Computer architecture; high-performance, low-power, and reliable microprocessors; processor and memory technologies; multi-core processors.
Wireless networking, including local area networks.
Analog circuits, electron devices, high frequency transistors, global optimization, random computer algorithms, machine vision.
Use of distance learning in higher education. Practical considerations of selecting a distance-learning technology or technologies for a given job. Technology and usage trends. Emerging technologies. Computer architecture, hardware/software, networks, UNIX and the Internet.
Nanoelectronics and photonics; nanotechnology; silicon devices and fabrication.
Member of the National Academy of Engineering and director of Power Semiconductor Research Center. Research interests include power semiconductor devices and power integrated circuits. Has earned more than 100 patents.
Communication and signal processing.
Semiconductor materials and devices, microwave optical devices, solar cells, light-emitting diodes, solid state lighting.
Nanotechnology; microsystems constructed of silicon chips, both analog and digital; silicon micromachined components for applications in computing, communications, sensors, signal processing, advanced packaging and chip-to-chip communications.
Electrical power transmission and distribution systems. Electric utility industry restructuring.
Photonic materials and devices, lasers, light-emitting diodes, opticals detectors, quantum wells and nanostructures; optical communication; fiber optics; nanoelectronics.
Semiconductor devices and process technology, materials and processes for deep, submicron, ultra-large scale integration.
Nanoelectronics and photonics; nanotechnology; silicon devices and fabrication.
Image analysis and processing; visual inspection; shape recognition; quality control; computer vision; robot vision.
Radio frequency (RF) and microwave communication; radar and sensor systems; technology integration; global modeling.
Medical instrumentation and sensors; implantable devices; digital control systems and logic. Founding chair of the NC State/UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Biomedical Engineering. Holds doctorates in medicine and engineering.
Member of the National Academy of Engineering and director of Power Semiconductor Research Center. Research interests include power semiconductor devices and power integrated circuits. Has earned more than 100 patents.
Communications and signal processing; control, robotics and mechatronics; power electronics and power systems.
Digital integrated circuits and systems constructed of silicon chips for application in communications and signal processing; low-power, embedded system design; high-speed, high-performance computing.
Semiconductor devices and process technology, materials and processes for deep, submicron, ultra-large scale integration.
Nanoelectronics and photonics; nanotechnology; silicon devices and fabrication.
Networking, including computer communications, computer networking, digital performance evaluation, local-area and wide-area networks; communications and signal processing.
Enterprise networking; data center technologies; service engineering; network control algorithms and design.
Mechatronic robots. Is developing a remote-controlled pipe-crawling robotic device with sensors that can search through earthquake or bomb rubble for survivors.
Image analysis and processing; visual inspection; shape recognition; quality control; computer vision; robot vision.