Focus Areas

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning; Data Mining and Data Science; Applications of AI and ML to Energy (microgrids, power systems), Health, and other domains

Advanced script programming; Advanced Unix administration; Advanced Windows administration; Directory services/green computing; Web server administration; Senior design

Modeling and control of hybrid electric vehicles; EV-smart grid integration; Distributed monitoring and control; Battery control for HEV and energy storage systems; IC engine management systems; Sensor information fusion

Software Engineering; Automated Analysis of Fault-Tolerance; Formal Methods

Inverse problems in partial differential equations; Numerical optimization; Mathematical software

Biomechanics; Automated control of ultrasound scanning including the use of 3D printing technology; Image and signal processing; Non-invasive assessment of biomechanical properties of soft tissues; Computer aided analyses of cardiovascular flow

Planning and decision making in infrastructure system management; Develop models and implements simulations that can aid decision makers assess design alternatives and explore what-if scenarios

Gamma-ray bursts; Gravitational lensing; Smartphones as science sensors; Cosmology; Gravitation

VLSI information and multimedia processing; SoC design; Complex embedded electronic systems; Very Large Scale Intergradations (VLSI); Digital architectures; Computer engineering

Computational Mechanics; Computational Materials Science; Computational Chemistry

Computer Architecture; Programming Languages; Simulation

Scientific computing; Numerical PDEs; Parallel Computing; Plasma modeling and simulation; Dimension Reduction

Theoretical atomic physics; Electrophysics

Social simulation; Agent-based modeling; Land-use modeling; Norm evolution; Survey design; International relations

Algorithms that can be parallelized on GPUs; Applications of differential equations to science and engineering

Computer networking; Advanced programming; Medical information system; Medical image analysis

Computational fluid dynamics, especially the modeling of sprays and multiphase flows

Seismic source mechanisms of tectonic and volcanic earthquakes; Mantle and crustal-scale seismic tomography; The relationship of seismic anisotropy to fluids and strain; Active-source investigations of magmatic systems; Triggering of earthquakes by magmatic and hydrous fluid migration; Relationship between shallow syneruptive volcanic earthquakes and degassing

Software Requirements; Human-Centered Computing; Communication in Software Development; Formal Methods; Software Engineering Education; Agile Development Methods; Cyberlearning

Optimizing Compilers; High Performance Architectures; Cloud Computing

Identification of genes regulating complex traits via systems biology approaches; Gene expression data analysis; Gene network construction and decomposition; Developing software for mining large-scale biological data; Genomics of wood formation

Pavements and transportation materials; Nano materials; Modified asphalt; Bio asphalt; Recycled materials for civil engineering application; Mechanical testing and constitutive modeling of asphalt binders and mixtures; Micromechanics; Finite element analysis; Discrete element analysis

Interfacial and Multiphase Flows; Fluid-Structure Interaction; Mechanics of Soft Matter; Biological and Bio-Inspired Fluid Mechanics; Flow Through Porous Media; Micro and Nano Fluidics