Signal Processing and Communications

Research Highlights

A Cloud based hybrid RF-optical network over synchronous links
Dr. Saha, Dr. Dutta and Dr. Elgala are working to develop a large, wireless testbed that expands the capabilities of current Cloud Radio Access Networks.
ACCURACy: Adaptive Calibration of CUbesat RAdiometer Constellations

Mustafa Aksoy is one of nine winners of NASA's Early Career Award, which he will use to improve the agency's nanosatellite capabilities.
Studying Antarctic Snow from Space

Career Award will support Dr. Aksoy in improving NASA's nanosatellite capabilities.

ECE Research Labs

Decision Making for Ambient INtelligence Environments (IMAgINE) Lab: Research in enabling intelligent surroundings by advancing and exploiting tools from machine learning, signal processing, communications and control. We work on a variety of interdisciplinary and innovative applications including but not limited to smart cities, safer online communities, intelligent transportation, e-health and agriculture.

Lighting Enabled Systems and Applications Research Center (LESA): Dedicated to developing autonomous intelligent systems to address modern challenges in the connected environment. LESA research integrates basic science and applied engineering with societal needs transforming how people live and work.

Signals and Networks Lab (SINE): The main research direction is to understand the principles of communication signals, networking and propagation channels to engineer a practical infrastructure for future 6G networks, Internet-of-Things (IoT) deployments and Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) applications.

Microwave Remote Sensing Lab: Develops and tests theories and technologies regarding remote sensing of earth and space at microwave frequencies.

Mobile Emerging Systems and Applications Lab (MESA): Research in MESA Lab is highly interdisciplinary and employs concepts in Wireless Communication, Signal Processing, Machine Learning, Autonomous Systems, Cyber-Physical Systems and Hardware (FPGA and/or Embedded Systems).

ECE Faculty Research Areas

Mustafa Aksoy

Assistant Professor
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Research Interests: Remote geophysical sensing using microwave technology and electromagnetic theory

Aveek Dutta

Assistant Professor
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Research Interests: Vehicular networking, Enforcement methods for Spectrum Policies, Blockchain for networking applications, Hardware architecture for Cloud Radio Access Networks

Hany Elgala

Assistant Professor
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Research Interests: Visible light communications (VLC) technology and LiFi networks, coexistence in wireless heterogeneous networks, localization, Internet-of-Things (IoT) security, backscatter communication, and artificial intelligence in wireless communications

Won Namgoong

Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Interim Chair of Computer Science
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Research Interests: Mixed-signal integrated circuits, signal processing systems, communications

Dola Saha

Assistant Professor
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Research Interests: Cloud RAN, Drone Communication, IoT, 5G and Beyond Wireless Communication, Coexistence of Networks, Localization

Gary Saulnier

Professor and Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Research Interests: Communications, signal processing, electronic instrumentation, impedance tomography systems for medical application, acoustic data and power transmission systems

Daphney-Stavroula Zois

Assistant Professor
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Research Interests: Decision making under uncertainty, machine learning, detection and estimation theory, intelligent systems design, and signal processing