Research Overview
The research areas pursued by faculty members of the Department of Electrical Engineering can be broadly categorized as follows. Please click on the respective groups to know about their research and associated labs.
If you wish to browse Research Areas mapped to the Technology Tracks of the Department, please click on the respective Tracks below to view the research themes, associated research groups, labs and faculty members for each technology track.
Additionally, faculty members from the Department are engaged in challenging interdisciplinary research in collaboration with faculty members across various departments and discplines through the Institute's Interdisciplinary Research Platforms (IDRPs).
(1) 5G & Beyond Communication
Research Themes
- Rate, reliability and complexity limits in MIMO communications
- Performance improvement and security of Optical Wireless Communications
- Millimeterwave antennas and circuits for 5G application
(2) Signal Processing & Interpretation
Research Themes
- Sociodigital Reality (AR, VR, Haptics, Speech and Language Analysis)
- Visual Computing (Computer Vision, Visual Forensics, Machine Learning)
- Signal Processing for IoT (Predictive Maintenance, Digital Twin, Communication)
(3) Cyber-Physical Systems
Research Themes
- Multi-agent system
- Mechatronics & cyber-physical systems
- Robust & optimal control
- Adaptive control & robotics
- Electric vehicles
(4) Nanoelectronics & Integrated Circuits
Research Themes
- Multi-agent system
- Oxide metal semiconductors by sputtering for sensor applications
- 2D materials: MoS2, AlGaN/GaN HEMTs
- Bandgap engineering and surface studies of semiconductors
- Micro and Nano device fabrications
- Organic and Flexible Electronics: Field-effect transistors (FETs), Circuits, and Sensors
- Electrical characterization, Parameter extraction, Interface characterization
- Device Simulation: New and Unconventional Devices
- Compact Modeling for Circuit Simulations
- CMOS image sensors
- Analog and mixed-signal circuits
(5) Smart Grid
Research Themes
- Control of micro-grid & uncertain system
- Demand-side management
- Microgrid Control and dynamics of distributed generation
- Condition monitoring
(6) Embedded Computing & SoC
Research Themes
- High-speed VLSI Systems and EDA tools
- Signal Integrity
- Neuromorphic Computing
(7) Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT)
Research Themes
- Communication protocols for RF energy harvesting-based systems
- Chipless RFID
- Signal Processing for IoT (Predictive Maintenance, Digital Twin, Communication)
- Visual Computing (Computer Vision, Visual Forensics, Machine Learning)
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