1. Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering Computer and Systems Engineering Electric Power Engineering Electrical Engineering

2. Research Highlights

3. Research and Teaching Areas

4. 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

5. Microelectronics & Photonics Technology Group Design, modeling, processing and characterization of electronic and photonic devices in Si, narrow (GaSb) and/or wide bandgap semiconductors (SiC, GaN)Design, modeling, processing and characterization of electronic and photonic devices in Si, narrow (GaSb) and/or wide bandgap semiconductors (SiC, GaN) IC interconnect technology and design, including 3D integration, Cu/low-k and opticalIC interconnect technology and design, including 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 bandgap semiconductorsBulk and epi growth of narrow and wide bandgap semiconductors

6.  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 and Mixed-Signal Design Group

7. Image Analysis and Computer Vision Biomedical computer vision Large-scale camera networks Real-time face tracking Handwriting recognition

8. 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 Group http://networks.ecse.rpi.edu/ N/w 1 N/w 2 N/w 3 edge core edge End-to-end Apps core

9. 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 G.B. Kliman S.J. Salon J.K. Nelson J. Chow D.M. Demers

10. Core Curriculum Overview Interactive learning materials, Technologies, & Pedagogy Courses/Curricula Outreach programs Student activities, & Workshops Assessment & Dissemination Next Generation Engineering Learning Environments New Educational Materials, Curricula & Practices Education Research ECSE Research Studio Pedagogy InnovativeInnovativeInteractiveInteractiveEngagingEngaging

11. Communications, Image and Signal Processing Digital Signal Processing Modulation & Coding Information Theory Detection & Estimation Theory Waveform Coding Wireless Networks Secure Communications Adaptive Modulation & Coding Watermarking & Data Hiding Acoustic and Audio Processing Image Compression Video Compression Data Compression Adaptive Pattern Recognition 3D Image Segmentation & Reconstruction L. A. Gerhardt G. Nagy W. A Pearlman J. W. Woods G. J. Saulnier Q. Ji A. V. Mercado R. J. Radke N. Xiang