Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering

Computer and Systems Engineering

Electric Power Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Research Highlights

ECSE

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ECSE

EMPAC

Research and Teaching Areas

M ic roe le c tro n ics a n d P h o ton ics T e ch no lo gy C o m p ute r N e tw o rk ing

C o m m u n ica tion s , In fo rm a tiona n d S ig na l P ro c ess ing

C o m pu te r H a rd w a re , A rc h ite c tu re a n d M ix ed S ign a l D e sg in

C o m p u te r V isio n , Im a ge P ro ce ss in g , D ig ita l M ed ia an d C o m pu ta tio n a l G e om e try

C o n tro l, R o bo tic s a nd A u to m a tion

E le c tric P o w e r, P o w e r E lec tro n ics,P la sm a E n g in e e rin g a n d E le ctro m a g ne tics

C o re C u rricu lum

E C S E D e p artm e n t

Applications

Control Systems Research

Theory

Design Tools

(TCP/IP)

Faculty Murat Arcak

Joe Chow

Alan Desrochers

John Wen

Funded Projects:NSF, EPRI, NYPA, ESI, UTRC, NYSTAR

• Robust multivariable• Nonlinear and adaptive• Discrete event systems

For further information: www.ecse.rpi.edu/~control

Power systems, motion control, robotics, fuel cells, network congestion, microsystems, factory automation ...

Simulation and design toolboxes, real-time DSP control, network based control

Control, Robotics and Automation

• Murat Arcak

• Joe Chow

• Alan Desrochers

• Wes Huang

• Art Sanderson (On leave)

• John Wen

Microelectronics & Microelectronics & Photonics Technology Photonics Technology

GroupGroup• Design, modeling, processing and Design, modeling, processing and

characterization of electronic and photonic characterization of electronic and photonic devices in Si, narrow (GaSb) and/or wide devices in Si, narrow (GaSb) and/or wide bandgap semiconductors (SiC, GaN)bandgap semiconductors (SiC, GaN)

• IC interconnect technology and design, IC interconnect technology and design, including 3D integration, Cu/low-k and opticalincluding 3D integration, Cu/low-k and optical

• VLSI design and IC-CAD tool algorithmsVLSI design and IC-CAD tool algorithms

• Bulk and epi growth of narrow and wide Bulk and epi growth of narrow and wide bandgap semiconductors bandgap semiconductors

Microelectronics and Photonics Technology

• Ishwara Bhat

• Paul Chow

• Partha Dutta

• Thomas Gessmann

• Ron Gutmann

• Rena Huang• Yannick Le Coz• James Lu• Fred Schubert• Michael Shur• X-C Zhang

Ultra-high-speed SiGe HBT digital circuits design:

Gigahertz SiGe FPGA, High speed adder

SiGe high speed processor core

Wideband high frequency mixed-signal circuits design:

Serial/Deserial (SERDES) data link, A/D converter, Field

Programmable Analog Array (FPAA), Wideband

amplifier

VLSI architecture design for communication and DSP

systems:

VLSI architectures for channel coding, equalization,

signal detection, image/video compression algorithms

Computer Hardware, Architecture, VLSI Computer Hardware, Architecture, VLSI and Mixed-Signal Design Group and Mixed-Signal Design Group

Computer Hardware, Computer Hardware, Architecture, VLSI and Mixed-Architecture, VLSI and Mixed-

Signal Design GroupSignal Design Group

• Mona Hella

• Russ Kraft

• Jack McDonald

• Ken Rose

• Tong Zhang

Image Analysis and Computer Vision

Biomedical computer vision

Large-scale camera networks

Real-time face tracking

Handwriting recognition

Image Analysis, Computer Vision, Digital Media and Computational Geometry

• Randolph Franklin• Qiang Ji• George Nagy• Rich Radke• Badri Roysam• Ning Xiang• Birsen Yazici

Faculty• Ken Vastola• Shiv Kalyanaraman• Biplab Sikdar• Alhussein Abouzeid • Koushik Kar

Networks• Internet• Wireless• Ad Hoc• Free Space Optical• LAN

Applications/Services• Audio/Video• Distributed Sensors• Community Access• Overlay QoS

Protocols• Routing• Congestion Control• Medium Access• Multicast• Traffic Engineering• Network Management

Techniques• Queuing Theory• Random Processes• Optimization• Search Methods• Simulation• Implementation

Networks Networks GroupGroup

http://networks.ecse.rpi.edu/http://networks.ecse.rpi.edu/

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End-to-end Apps

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Computer Networks

• Hussein Abouzeid

• Koushik Kar

• Shiv Kalyanaraman

• Biplab Sikdar

• Ken Vastola

• Murat Yuksel

Electric Power, Power Electronics, Plasma Engineering and Electromagnetics

• MACHINES• Noise and vibration in motors• Condition monitoring of large utility

generators• Modeling of generators with a

superconducting rotor• Analytical tools for large machines

• SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND CONTROL • Load shedding in islanded power

distribution networks• Optimal control of a Microgrid with

overlaid communications• Controls for governor action on a

Pelton turbine• Protective relaying for islanding in

distributed power systems

• POWER ELECTRONICS • Power Quality• Power Electronic Circuitry

• TRANSFORMER TECHNOLOGIES • Evolution of gas-in-oil in power

transformers• Transient modeling of transformer

structures

• PERIPHERAL ACTIVITIES• The development of nanodielectric

insulating materials• Application of magnetic fields to cells• Medical applications of piezo-electric

motors • Transient quenching of

superconductors

• DIAGNOSTICS FOR FUSION PLASMAS

• Heavy Ion Beam Probe on MST (Wisconsin)

• Heavy Ion Beam Probe on W7X (Germany)

• Spectroscopic Imaging Beam Diagnostic 

• M.V.K. Chari• J. Sun

• K.A. Connor• P.M. Schoch

• R.C. Degeneff• S.J. Salon• J.K. Nelson

• J. Chow• D.M. Demers

Electric Power, Power Electronics, Plasma Engineering and

Electromagnetics

• MVK Chari

• Joe Chow

• Ken Connor

• Bob Degeneff

• Diane Demers

• Keith Nelson• Shep Salon• Paul Schoch• Jian Sun

Communications, Image and Signal ProcessingCommunications, Image and Signal Processing

Digital Signal ProcessingDigital Signal ProcessingModulation & CodingModulation & CodingInformation TheoryInformation Theory

Detection & Estimation TheoryDetection & Estimation TheoryWaveform CodingWaveform Coding

Wireless NetworksWireless NetworksSecure CommunicationsSecure Communications

Adaptive Modulation & CodingAdaptive Modulation & Coding

Watermarking & Data HidingWatermarking & Data HidingAcoustic and Audio ProcessingAcoustic and Audio Processing

Image CompressionImage CompressionVideo CompressionVideo CompressionData CompressionData Compression

Adaptive Pattern RecognitionAdaptive Pattern Recognition3D Image Segmentation3D Image Segmentation

& Reconstruction& Reconstruction

B. YaziciB. YaziciG. NagyG. Nagy

W. A. PearlmanW. A. PearlmanJ. W. WoodsJ. W. Woods

G. J. Saulnier G. J. Saulnier Q. JiQ. Ji

A. V. Mercado A. V. Mercado R. J. RadkeR. J. Radke

B. Azimi-SadjadiB. Azimi-SadjadiL. A. GerhardtL. A. Gerhardt

N. XiangN. Xiang

Communications, Image and Communications, Image and Signal ProcessingSignal Processing

• Babak Azimi-Sadjadi

• Qiang Ji

• Les Gerhardt

• Alejandra Mercado

• George Nagy

• Bill Pearlman• Rich Radke• Gary Saulnier• John Woods• Ning Xiang• Birsen Yazici

Core Curriculum Overview

Interactive learning materials, Technologies, & Pedagogy

Courses/Curricula Outreach programs Student activities, &

Workshops Assessment &

Dissemination

Next Generation Engineering Next Generation Engineering Learning EnvironmentsLearning Environments

New Educational Materials, Curricula & Practices

EducationEducationResearchResearchEducationEducationResearchResearch

ECSEECSEResearchResearch

ECSEECSEResearchResearch

StudioStudioPedagogyPedagogy

StudioStudioPedagogyPedagogy

InnovativeInnovativeInnovativeInnovative InteractiveInteractiveInteractiveInteractive EngagingEngagingEngagingEngaging

Core Curriculum

• Ken Connor

• Bill Jennings

• Junichi Kanai

• Don Millard

• Syed Murtuza

• Paul Schoch

• Mike Wozny