Faculty Research Interests

Volgenau School of Engineering's faculty conduct cutting-edge research in a variety of high-growth areas. They are top-level mentors to graduate students who are serious about immersing themselves in the discovery of knowledge and the development of solutions to modern-day issues.

The information on this page was last updated on March 12, 2020.


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A

Adaptive Signal Processing

Agent-Based Systems

Larry Kerschberg, Computer Science

Air Transportation

  • George Donohue, Systems Engineering and Operations Research
  • Karla HoffmanSystems Engineering and Operations Research
  • Lance Sherry, Systems Engineering and Operations Research
  • John Shortle, Systems Engineering and Operations Research
  • Jie Xu, Systems Engineering and Operations Research

Algorithms and Theory of Computation

Analytic Modeling of Computer Systems

Daniel MenasceComputer Science

Applied Probability

Applied Statistics

Artificial Intelligence

Assistive Technology

Auction Design and Testing

Karla HoffmanSystems Engineering and Operations Research

Automotive Networks

John Otten, Computer Science

Autonomic Computing

Daniel MenasceComputer Science

B

Big Data

Bioinformatics

Biomechanics

Biomedical Imaging

Biometric Identification

Biometrics

Bioremediation

Biostatistics

Blast Impact

  • Girum Urgessa, Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering

C

C4I and Cyber

Capital Budgeting

Categorical Data Analysis

Clay Surface Science and Clay Behavior

  • Laura Kosoglu, Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering

Clinical Trials

Cloud Computing

Daniel Menasce, Computer Science

Cognitive Assistants

Cognitive Radio Networks

Kai Zeng, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Command and Control

Communications

Complex Adaptive Systems

Kenneth De JongComputer Science

Composite Materials

Girum Urgessa, Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering

Computational Biophysics

Amarda Shehu, Computer Science

Computational Statistics

Computer Applications in Music

John OttenComputer Science

Computer Assisted Learning

Charles Snow, Information Sciences and Technology

Computer Forensics

Robert OsgoodElectrical and Computer Engineering

Computer Games Technology

Computer Graphics

Computer Networks

Computer Networks and Architectures

Computer Science Education

Computer Simulation and Modeling

Computer Systems

Computer Vision

Computer and Network Security

Contents-Based Image Retrieval

Harry Wechsler, Computer Science

Crowdsourcing

Cryptography

Cyber Intelligence Studies

Thomas Winston, Information Sciences and Technology

Cyber Security Education

Thomas WinstonInformation Sciences and Technology

Cyber-Physical Systems

Kai Zeng, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Cybersecurity

Kai ZengElectrical and Computer Engineering

D

Data Analytics

Data Mining

Databases

Decision Analysis

Decisionmaking Support

Y. Diana WangInformation Sciences and Technology

Decision Support Systems

Detection, Estimation and Tracking

Digital Forensics

Digital Signal Processing

Distance Education

Distributed Systems

Sushil Jajodia, Information Sciences and Technology

E

E-Commerce

Educational Data Mining

Electrokinetics

Laura Kosoglu, Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering

Electronics

Energy Systems

John ShortleSystems Engineering and Operations Research

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Environmental Engineering

Environmental Geotechnics

  • Laura Kosoglu, Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering

Evaluation

Leonard Adelman, Systems Engineering and Operations Research

Evidence-Based Reasoning

Mihai BoicuInformation Sciences and Technology

Evolutionary Computation

Kenneth De Jong, Computer Science

Expert Systems

F

Fault Tolerance

Hakan Aydin, Computer Science

Fluid Mechanics

Colin Reagle, Mechanical Engineering

Foundations

Laura Kosoglu, Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering

Foundations of Mathematics

Ilhan Izmirli, Statistics

G

GSM and Cellular Technology

John Otten, Computer Science

Geotechnical Engineering

  • Deborah Goodings, Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering
  • Laura Kosoglu, Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering
  • Burak TanyuDepartment: Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering

H

Health Information Technologies

Ioulia Rytikova, Information Sciences and Technology

Heat Transfer

Colin ReagleMechanical Engineering

History of Mathematics

Ilhan Izmirli, Statistics

History of Statistics

Ilhan Izmirli, Statistics

Human-Computer Interaction

Human-Centered Design

Hydrology

Viviana Maggioni, Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering

I

IT Education

Y. Diana Wang, Information Sciences and Technology

Image and Video Processing

Zoran Duric, Computer Science

Information Hiding

Zoran DuricComputer Science

Information Retrieval Evaluation

Information Security and Assurance

Information Systems

Information Theory and Error Control Coding

Yariv Ephraim, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Information Warfare

Michael Lyons, Information Sciences and Technology

Infrastructure Systems

Intelligence Analysis

Mihai Boicu, Information Sciences and Technology

Intelligence Studies

Thomas Winston, Information Sciences and Technology

Intelligent Agents

International Relations and Technology Challenges

Thomas Winston, Information Sciences and Technology

K

Knowledge Acquisition

Gheorghe Tecuci, Computer Science

Knowledge Engineering

Gheorghe Tecuci, Computer Science

L

Land Data Assimilation Systems

Viviana MaggioniCivil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering

Land Surface Modeling

Viviana MaggioniCivil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering

Learning Analytics

M

Machine Learning

Mathematics Education

Ilhan Izmirli, Statistics

Mechanical Engineering

Military Operations Research

Mobile Computing

Molecular Modeling

Amarda ShehuComputer Science

Musculoskeletal Modeling

N

Network Forensics

Kai Zeng, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Networked Multimedia Systems for Education and Training

J. Mark Pullen, Computer Science

Neuroengineering

Siddhartha Sikdar, Bioengineering

Neuroprosthetics

Siddhartha Sikdar, Bioengineering

Nonparametric Statistics

O

Optimal Control Theory

Optimization

P

Parallel and Distributed Systems

Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning

Personalized Learning

Petri Nets

Alexander Levis, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Physical Layer Security

Kai Zeng, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Power-Aware Computing

Hakan Aydin, Computer Science

Predictive Analytics

Privacy

Sushil Jajodia, Information Sciences and Technology

Probabilistic Modeling

  • Kuo-Chu Chang, Systems Engineering and Operations Research
  • Kathryn Laskey, Systems Engineering and Operations Research
  • Jie Xu, Systems Engineering and Operations Research

Q

Queuing Theory

John ShortleSystems Engineering and Operations Research

R

Rapid Prototyping

Mihai Boicu, Information Sciences and Technology

Real-Time and Embedded Systems

Hakan AydinComputer Science

Rehabilitation Engineering

Remote Sensing

Viviana Maggioni, Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering

Robotics

S

STEM Education

Ioulia Rytikova, Information Sciences and Technology

Science of Evidence

Gheorghe Tecuci, Computer Science

Security

Sushil JajodiaInformation Sciences and Technology

Semantic Web

Gheorghe Tecuci, Computer Science

Sensorimotor Integration

Simulation

  • Chun-Hung Chen, Systems Engineering and Operations Research
  • Rajesh Ganesan, Systems Engineering and Operations Research
  • John Shortle, Systems Engineering and Operations Research
  • Jie Xu, Systems Engineering and Operations Research

Socio-Technical Systems

Thomas Winston, Information Sciences and Technology

Software Engineering

Software Optimization

John Otten, Computer Science

Soil-Structure Interaction

Laura Kosoglu, Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering

Sonar and Array Signal Processing

Kathleen Wage, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Stability of Temporary Structures

Girum Urgessa, Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering

Statistical Inference

William RosenbergerStatistics

Statistical Learning

Statistical Signal Processing

Statistics Education

Stochastic Processes

John ShortleSystems Engineering and Operations Research

Structural Engineering

Sustainable Energy Systems

Colin Reagle, Mechanical Engineering

Systems Architecture

Systems Requirements

  • John Bono, Information Sciences and Technology
  • Peggy BrouseSystems Engineering and Operations Research

T

Transportation Engineering

Mohan Venigalla, Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering

U

Ultrasound

Siddhartha Sikdar, Bioengineering

Uncertainty Analysis

Viviana Maggioni, Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering

Underwater Acoustics

Kathleen Wage, Electrical and Computer Engineering

V

VLSI and Embedded Systems

W

Water Resources Engineering

  • Celso Ferreira, Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering
  • Mark Houck, Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering
  • Viviana Maggioni, Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering

Web Application Development

John Bono, Information Sciences and Technology

Web Design

Web Usability

John Bono, Information Sciences and Technology

Wireless and Optical Communications