Funded Research
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
An Artificial Intelligence Engineering System Analysis Assistant (Aiesaa) for Auto-Creation of Integrated Transmission-Distribution Grid Models
Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF)Ning Lu
Project runs from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026
SATC: CORE: SMALL: An Automated Framework for Mitigating Single-Trace Side-Channel Leakage
Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF)Aydin Aysu
Project runs from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026
Metastable Phase Synthesis via Electromagnetic Field Interactions
Sponsored by US Air Force - Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)Daryoosh Vashaee
Project runs from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026
Exploring Surface and Bulk Defect States for High-Power Vertical GaN Diodes with Mg Implantation
Sponsored by US Navy-Office Of Naval ResearchSpyridon Pavlidis
Project runs from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2028
Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Tools (ArtIT) for Cyber Hardening of Power Grids
Sponsored by Florida International University Iqbal Husain
Aranya Chakrabortty
Project runs from February 23, 2023 to September 30, 2025
Using Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality to Enhance Learning in Electromagnetics
Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF)David Ricketts
Project runs from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025
BREEDING NEW BLUEBERRIES FOR MECHANICAL HARVEST
Sponsored by NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Jessica Adrienne Spencer
Hamid Ashrafi
Jason A. Osborne
William O. Cline
Edgar J Lobaton
Project runs from January 1, 2023 to June 1, 2025
Event Horizon: Hardware Security Emulators for Next-Generation Edge AI/ML
Sponsored by US Navy-Office Of Naval ResearchAydin Aysu
Project runs from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2025
Collaborative Research: Facilitating Supply Chain Trust via Micro-Surface Sensing and Vision-Enabled Authentication
Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF)Chau-Wai Wong
Project runs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025
NSF-AoF: SOLID: System-wide Operation via Learning In-device Dissimilarities
Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF)Robert Wendell Heath Jr
Project runs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025
Microgrid Control/Coordination Co-Design (MicroC3)
Sponsored by US Dept. of Energy (DOE) - Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) Srdjan Miodrag Lukic
Iqbal Husain
Wenyuan Tang
Aranya Chakrabortty
Project runs from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2025
MRI: Acquisition of a Versatile Pico-second Laser and Electroplating System for Advanced Device Manufacturing and Materials Processing
Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) Amay Jairaj Bandodkar
John F. Muth
Michael D. Dickey
Philip Thomas Barletta
Project runs from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025
Murine Cardiac Vector-Flow Imaging with High-Frequency 2D Row-Column CMUT Arrays
Sponsored by Cornell University Omer Oralkan
Feysel Yalcin Yamaner
Project runs from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2026
Empowering Wireless Networks with Collective Wisdom
Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF)Tianfu Wu
Project runs from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025
Assisting Stroke Survivors with Engineering Technology – ASSET
Sponsored by National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) Derek Gary Kamper
Michael Daniele
He Huang
Nitin Sharma
Jonathan W Stallings
Project runs from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2027
Collaborative Research: NeTS: JUNO3: End-to-End Network Slicing and Orchestration in Future Programmable Converged Wireless-Optical Networks
Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF)Shih-Chun Lin
Project runs from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025
ASCENT: Reconfigurable Metal-Free Microsystems with Alternative Power Sources
Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) Michael Daniele
Alper Yusuf Bozkurt
Koji Sode
Project runs from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2026
Metrics and Scaling Principles for Energy Synchronous Direct Antenna Modulation Transmitters
Sponsored by Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) Jacob James Adams
Brian Allan Floyd
Subhashish Bhattacharya
Project runs from August 22, 2022 to May 21, 2026
High Precision Measurements of Beta Decay Using Neutron Beams and Ultracold Neutrons
Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) Albert R. Young
Paul R. Huffman
Daniel D Stancil
Project runs from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025
RINGS: WISECOM – Wireless Integrated Sensing, Learning and Communication Networks
Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) Nuria Gonzalez Prelci
Robert Wendell Heath Jr
Brian Allan Floyd
Project runs from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025