Our Research Projects
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering boasts an active and agile research community comprised of our nationally recognized staff, students, and collaborating colleagues. This cadre of scientists is bolstered by grants, both private and public, to further explore our field's unknown horizons.Our department is filled with knowledgeable, astute individuals dedicated to uncovering new ideas and technology in the areas of Bioelectriconics, Communications, Computer Architecture, Nanoelectronics, and Power Systems. Our department encourages these efforts by providing a number of cutting-edge facilities and services to cultivate scientific progress.
Our research team is world recognized and funded by top names in both the public and private sectors. Government organization such as The National Science Foundation, The Army Research Office, and the U.S. Department of Energy, as well as corporations such as Cisco Systems, Qualcomm, Hewlett-Packard, and Red Hat have all allocated resources to further our research and development.
Research in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering covers the gamut from basic to applied. Specific topics include not only those under our eight research areas, but themes such as novel ways to teach fundamental concepts, engineering as a life-long discipline, and the engineering education community.
The following list represents the projects currently active. Unfunded research is conducted continuously as the scientific curiosity of our faculty lead them to new areas of inquiry. Although we list only the principal investigators from each project, research is typically carried out through
In-Network Processing for Timely Federated Multi-Task Learning over Wireless Edges
Sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. Shih-Chun Lin
Project runs from 08/01/2021 to 07/31/2022
Enabling Secure and Efficient Sharing of Accelerators in Expeditionary Systems
Sponsored by US Navy-Office Of Naval Research Amro Awad
Aydin Aysu
Aydin Aysu
Project runs from 07/26/2021 to 07/25/2024
Saliva Sensor for Potential, At-Home Monitoring of COVID-19 Patients and Inflammation, ASSIST Core Research
Sponsored by NCSU Advanced Self Powered Systems of Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) Center Amay Jairaj Bandodkar
Project runs from 01/01/2021 to 12/31/2021
FSA — Fabrication of a High Power Capacitor Tester (HPCT) for Advanced Capacitor Testing
Sponsored by Kemet Electronics Corporation Douglas C Hopkins
Wensong Yu
Wensong Yu
Project runs from 01/15/2020 to 09/30/2021
3D Volumetric Reconfigurable Metamaterials (VRaMM)
Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) David Ricketts
Project runs from 07/15/2021 to 06/30/2024
FLUX HYBRIDS Innovative and Cost Effective Vehicle Hybrid-Electric Conversion Technology (Micah Ulricht)
Sponsored by VentureWell (formerly know as National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance) Marshall D. Brain II
Project runs from 06/30/2021 to 03/31/2022
Multimodal Non-Destructive Microfluidic Sorting of Microbes for Elemental Analysis
Sponsored by Brimrose Technology Corporation Michael Kudenov
Qingshan Wei
Colleen J. Doherty
Qingshan Wei
Colleen J. Doherty
Project runs from 06/15/2021 to 06/14/2022
Membership in Broadband Wireless Access and Applications Center (BWAC) – NCSU Research Site
Sponsored by SEKISUI CHEMICAL Co., Ltd. Ismail Guvenc
Project runs from 10/01/2021 to 09/30/2023
Physiological Monitoring Devices for Small Animal Health Monitoring
Sponsored by Zoetis, LLC Alper Yusuf Bozkurt
Yaoyao Jia
Yaoyao Jia
Project runs from 08/15/2021 to 08/14/2023
Goali: From Heat to Spin to Electricity: Fundamental Understanding and Development of High-Performance Spin-Driven Thermoelectric Heterostructures
Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) Daryoosh Vashaee
Ki Wook Kim
Ki Wook Kim
Project runs from 09/01/2021 to 08/30/2024
Advancing High-Power Diamond Devices Toward Commercialization
Sponsored by Advent Diamond, Inc. Subhashish Bhattacharya
Project runs from 07/15/2021 to 04/30/2022
Very High Output Power GaAs-Based HBTs with a Heterogeneously Integrated AlGaN Ultra-Wide Bandgap Collector
Sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Spyridon Pavlidis
Frederick Anthony Kish
Zlatko Sitar
Frederick Anthony Kish
Zlatko Sitar
Project runs from 06/25/2021 to 12/24/2022
Comparative Power Flow Analysis and Power Flow Quality Criteria – Phase 1, CAPER Core Project PU-01
Sponsored by UNC - UNC Charlotte Mesut E. Baran
Project runs from 08/15/2020 to 08/15/2021
Indoor Base Station/Reflector Placement and Sleep Mode Optimization for mmWave Networks, BWAC Core Project
Sponsored by Broadband Wireless Access and Applications Center (BWAC) - Research Site at NCSU Ismail Guvenc
Project runs from 10/01/2020 to 09/30/2021
Membership in Broadband Wireless Access and Applications Center (BWAC) – NCSU Research Site
Sponsored by Hughes Network Systems, LLC Ismail Guvenc
Project runs from 10/01/2020 to 09/30/2022
CNS Core: Small: Towards Secure-By-Design Integration of Emerging Non-Volatile Memory in Future Systems
Sponsored by University of Central Florida Amro Awad
Project runs from 10/01/2020 to 09/30/2023
WBG Gate Driver for GaN on Power Overlay (POL) Synchronous Rectifier Power Module
Sponsored by Astute Electronics, Ltd Subhashish Bhattacharya
Project runs from 09/16/2020 to 08/16/2021
NSIN ECE Senior Design I and II Fall 2020 – Spring 2021
Sponsored by Eccalon, LLC Rachana Gupta
Project runs from 08/10/2020 to 05/31/2021
Systems-level Measurements of Biophysical Parameters in the Dorsal/NF-κajppaB Pathway
Sponsored by Texas A&M University Cranos Williams
Project runs from 07/01/2020 to 06/30/2022
Framatome Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Project
Sponsored by Framatome Rachana Gupta
Project runs from 08/10/2020 to 05/31/2021