ECE Research

Research Areas


ECE Research Groups and Laboratories

The department of Electrical and Computer Engineering runs many research groups and laboratories which students are encouraged to become involved with. Each discipline of study within the department offers a variety of groups and labs located conveniently on Centennial Campus and lead by our esteemed faculty members. Below, you will find a list of all of our research groups and laboratories, along with the faculty who lead them. Most have their own websites where you can learn more details about the work they do.

Advanced Diagnosis, Automation and Control Laboratory (ADAC)
Lead Faculty: Mo-Yuen Chow
Analog Alliance (AA)
Lead Faculty: Paul D Franzon
Architecture Research for Performance, Reliability, and Security (ARPERS)
Lead Faculty: Yan Solihin
Bioelectromagnetics Laboratory (BEML)
Lead Faculty: Gianluca Lazzi
Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory (BMIL)
Lead Faculty: H Troy Nagle
Biomedical Microsensors Laboratory (BMMSL)
Lead Faculty: H Troy Nagle
Electronics Research Lab (ERL)
Lead Faculty: Michael B Steer, Paul D Franzon
High Performance Digital Signal Processing Laboratory (HiPer DSP)
Lead Faculty: William W Edmonson
Image Analysis Laboratory (IMAGING)
Lead Faculty: Wesley E Snyder
Methodologies for User-friendly System-on-a-Chip Experimentation (MUSE)
Lead Faculty: W. Rhett Davis
Microelectronics Systems Laboratory (MSL)
Lead Faculty: Paul D Franzon
Nano and Molecular Electronics Group (NAME)
Lead Faculty: Veena Misra
Nanoscale Quantum Engineering Group (NANO)
Lead Faculty: Ki Wook Kim
NCSU Nanofabrication Facility (NNF)
Lead Faculty: Mehmet C Ozturk
Network Performance Research Group (NPRG)
Lead Faculty: Michael Devetsikiotis
Networking of Wireless Information Systems (NetWIS)
Lead Faculty: Wenye Wang
Optical Characterization Laboratory (OCL)
Lead Faculty: Salah M Bedair
Optimum Power Integrated Electronics (OPE)
Lead Faculty: Doug Barlage
Opto-Electronics and Lightwave Engineering (OLEG)
Lead Faculty: Michael Escuti
Photonics Laboratory (PHOTONICS)
Lead Faculty: Jan Schetzina
Quantum Engineering (QUANTENG)
Lead Faculty: Gerald J Iafrate
Quantum Optoelectronic Laboratory (QUANTUM)
Lead Faculty: Robert M Kolbas
Solid State Electronics Laboratory (SSEL)
Lead Faculty: Robert M Kolbas
Triangle National Lithography Center (TNLC)
Lead Faculty: Carlton Osburn
Vision Information and Statistical Signal Theories and Applications (VISSTA)
Lead Faculty: Hamid Krim
Wireless Ad-Hoc and Local Area Networks Research Lab (WIRELESS)
Lead Faculty: Mihail Sichitiu
Wireless Systems Engineering Lab (WISE)
Lead Faculty: Brian L Hughes