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Electronic Circuits and Systems

This program involves the study and design of microwave, radio frequency (RF), analog, mixed-signal (combined analog and digital), and digital electronic circuits and systems. Emphasis is on the development, analysis, and implementation of integrated circuits for applications such as wireless and wireline communication systems, microwave and millimeterwave communication and radar systems, and interfaces between computers and sensors. A large effort on RF MEMS (micro-electro-mechnical-systems) emphasizes RF tunable filters and reconfigurable antennas, ultra-fast and very high reliability RF MEMS devices.

Electronic Devices and Materials

Focus on the fundamental physics and device applications of advanced electronic and optoelectronic devices, MEMS, as well as on the science and engineering of new materials and device structures at the micro-, nano-, and atomic scales. The program also explores broader applications in revolutionizing electronics, optoelectronics, and medicines.

Photonics

Programs encompass interdisciplinary activities in optical science and engineering, optical materials and device technology, optical communications, computer engineering, and photonic systems.

Communication Theory and Systems

Emphasis ranges from abstract theory and performance analysis to system design and implementation. A broad range of issues in communication systems is studied:

Computer Engineering

Program encompasses study of systems both from a hardware and software perspective. It promotes the knowledge and skills in the areas of hardware and software that the modern-day computer engineer requires in order to make optimum system tradeoffs in design. This approach also enables engineers to consider all paths towards the resolution of outstanding research issues. One focus is embedded system design, which has grown into far more than the study of pure microprocessors. Due to advances in technology and miniaturization, exciting new devices incorporate wireless communications and myriads of embedded sensors together with processing and storage capabilities. Areas of interest include:

Intelligent Systems, Robotics, and Control

This highly interdisciplinary field focuses on the application of advanced mathematical, statistical, and information-theoretic computer science and algorithmic methods to the problem of analysis and modeling of complex non-deterministic and uncertain human-interactive systems and environments. Opportunities exist for cross-disciplinary interactions with other departments and research units at UC San Diego. Areas of interest include:

Nanoscale Devices and Systems

Program ranges from fundamental science at the atomic to nanometer scale to the integration of nanoscale structures into systems for electronic, photonic, and biological applications. Areas of interest include:

Signal and Image Processing

 

Program encompasses issues related to the modeling of signals, starting from the relevant physics, developing and evaluating algorithms for extracting information from the signal, and implementing these algorithms in both software and hardware. Theoretical areas include:

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ECE News Briefs

Touch Goes Digital

Researchers at UCSD report a breakthrough in technology that could pave the way for digital systems to record, store, edit and replay information in a dimension that goes beyond what we can see or hear: touch. Prof. Deli Wang is the senior author on a paper appearing in Nature Publishing Group’s Scientific Reports, published online Aug. 28. Co-authors include 11 researchers at UC San Diego, including fellow ECE professor Truong Nguyen, and UCLA professor Qibing Pei, whose team contributed to the sections on using polymer actuators for analog reproduction of recorded touch.

To read more go to: http://www.calit2.net/newsroom/release.php?id=2222

 

Professor Eric Fullerton delivers Plenary Lecture at the XXII International Materials Research Congress (IMRC)

Professor Fullerton gave the Fourth Plenary Lecture, titled "Materials Challenges for Advanced Magnetic Storage and Memory Applications," at the 2013 IMRC.  Visit 2013 IMRC website for summary of the lecture: http://www.mrs.org/imrc2013/

 

ECE Alumnus Yichao Huang and ECE Professor Bhaskar D. Rao awarded Best Paper at the IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference

Alumnus Yichao Huang and Professor Bhaskar D. Rao received the best paper award at the Fall 2013 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference held Sept. 3rd-5th, 2013, for their paper entitled, "Multicell Random Beamforming with CDF-based Scheduling: Exact Rate and Scaling Laws" 

Link to VTC2013-Fall Conference Best Papers: http://www.ieeevtc.org/vtc2013fall/bestpapers.php

Professor Gert Lanckriet Invited to NAE Exclusive Symposium for ‘Creative Young Engineers’

Associate Professor Gert Lanckriet is among 81 of the nation’s most “creative young engineers” selected to attend this year’s U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium by the National Academy of Engineering.  NAE selected engineers across the nation between the ages of 35-40 who have “demonstrated accomplishment in engineering research and technical work with recognizable contributions to advancing the frontiers of engineering,” to participate in this event. NAE Announcement.

Appointment of Prof. Alexander Vardy to the Jack Keil Wolf Endowed Chair in Electrical Engineering

 

Professor Alexander Vardy has been appointed as an inaugural holder of the Jack Keil Wolf Endowed Chair in Electrical Engineering. This distinguished appointment is a direct reflection of Professor Vardy's high standing in the field and regards by the UC San Diego academic community.

Prof. Zhaowei Liu Receives Young Investigator Award

SPIE Member Prof. Zhaowei Liu is one of five photonics researchers receiving a Young Investigator award from the U.S. Office of Naval Research.
The award will fund his research in ultrafast blue and green LEDs for underwater optical wireless communication.

The Young Investigator Program seeks to identify and support academic scientists and engineers who are in their first or second full-time tenure-track or tenure-track-equivalent academic appointment and who show exceptional promise for doing creative research. The program aims to attract outstanding university faculty members to the Department of Navy's research program, support their research, and encourage their teaching and research careers.

 

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