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
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
Intergovernmental Personnel Act Agreement for Huaiyu Dai
Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF)Huaiyu Dai
Project runs from August 29, 2022 to August 28, 2023
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
Light Trap Systems for Lepidopteran Pest Monitoring
Sponsored by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Incorporated (IEEE) Rachana Gupta
Jeremy Edmondson
Project runs from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023
Security Analysis of XGBoost Ransomware Detector through Side-Channel Attacks and/or Power Hammering Attacks, CAEML Core Project 6A1
Sponsored by University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign Paul D. Franzon
Aydin Aysu
Project runs from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023
High Dimensional Optimization and Inverse Methods for Electronic Design – Phase 2, CAEML Core Project
Sponsored by University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign Paul D. Franzon
Brian Allan Floyd
Dror Zeev Baron
Project runs from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023
Accurate GAN generated models for SI and thermal Phase 2, Center for Advanced Electronics Through Machine Learning (CAEML) Core Project
Sponsored by University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign Paul D. Franzon
Dror Zeev Baron
Chau-Wai Wong
Tianfu Wu
William R. Davis
Project runs from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023
Low-Cost Compact Medium Voltage Connected DC Charging Infrastructure
Sponsored by Eaton CorporationSubhashish Bhattacharya
Project runs from August 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023
ML-Based Security Analysis and Mitigation of Homomorphic Encryption Side-Channels, CAEML Core Project 5A4
Sponsored by University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign Aydin Aysu
Paul D. Franzon
Project runs from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023
Development of a Weather-based Predictive Modeling and Infield Monitoring for Botrytis Forecasting in Strawberry
Sponsored by Probelte Roger Magarey
Michael Kudenov
Tika B Adhikari
Project runs from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023
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
Multimodal Aircrew State Assessment and Augmentation using Combined Near Infrared Spectroscopy, Electroencephalography, and transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Sponsored by NIRSense LLCAlper Yusuf Bozkurt
Project runs from July 20, 2022 to January 19, 2024
VerIP: Hardware Support for Securely Leveraging Untrusted Intellectual Property Cores for Mission-Critical SoCs
Sponsored by US Navy - Naval Surface Warfare CenterAmro Awad
Project runs from July 11, 2022 to July 10, 2023
Frequency-Selective Near-Field Focusing with True-Time-Delay Beamforming, BWAC Core Project
Sponsored by Broadband Wireless Access and Applications Center (BWAC) - Research Site at NCSURobert Wendell Heath Jr
Project runs from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023
Leveraging Age-Dependent Clotting Mechanism for Hemostatic Material Design
Sponsored by American Heart Association Ashley Brown
Michael Daniele
Project runs from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025
Single-Stage AC SST Development, Design and Implementation, FREEDM Enhancement Project
Sponsored by Meta Platforms Inc. (formerly Facebook Technologies, LLC (formerly Oculus VR, LLC)) Iqbal Husain
Wensong Yu
Srdjan Miodrag Lukic
Project runs from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025
IUCRC Preliminary Proposal Planning Grant North Carolina State University: Center for Interface Sciences for Emerging Devices & Systems (CISEDS)
Sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF) Daryoosh Vashaee
Mehmet C. Ozturk
John Victor Veliadis
Project runs from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023
RIS-Aided Joint Initial Access and Localization at Millimeter Wave, BWAC Core Project
Sponsored by Broadband Wireless Access and Applications Center (BWAC) - Research Site at NCSUNuria Gonzalez Prelci
Project runs from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023
DSFAS-AI: Agricultural DECision Intelligence moDEling System for huMan-AI collaboRative acTion Elicitation and impRovement (DECIDE-SMARTER)
Sponsored by US Dept. of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) David L Roberts
Michael Kudenov
Cranos Williams
Daniela Sofia Jones
Sarah Kathleen Barnhill
Project runs from June 15, 2022 to June 14, 2025