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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

Prof. Sujit Dey elevated to IEEE Fellow

Recognizing the achievements of its members is an important part of the mission of the IEEE. Each year, following a rigorous evaluation procedure, the IEEE Fellow Committee recommends a select group of recipients for one of the Association’s most prestigious honors, elevation to IEEE Fellow. The IEEE Board of Directors, at its November 2013 meeting, elevated Prof. Dey to IEEE Fellow, effective, 1 January 2014, with the following citation: for contributions to the design and testing of low-power systems and system-on-chips.

 

Understanding Information: How We Get It, How We Use It, How to Benefit from It

For most computer users, information is only valuable when it serves a context-specific purpose, such as providing the GPS  coordinates for a new restaurant or a list of search results for a query on airline flights to Fiji. But for Professor Tara Javidi, understanding how people acquire and use information in various engineering applications is just as valuable. Her most recent grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) — a $1 million collaborative research award to Javidi, Andrea Goldsmith of Stanford University and Bruno Sinopoli at Carnegie Mellon University — will fund the development of a new theoretical framework for understanding how to best control information flow in large cyber-physical systems such as datacenters or smart energy grids. To read more go to: http://calit2.net/newsroom/article.php?id=2259.

 

Pioneer in Smart Car Revolution Honored by IEEE Society

Professor Mohan Trivedi is the recipient of the 2013 Outstanding Research Award from the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Society. The award is given annually to recognize outstanding contributions to research in intelligent transportation as well as contributions to the ITS community. Professor Trivedi was cited for his “contributions to machine vision and learning for intelligent vehicles, and driver assistance and transportation systems.” To read more go to http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_releases/release.sfe?id=1439

 

Professor Zhaowei Liu receives 2013 DARPA Young Faculty Award

Prof. Zhaowei Liu received the 2013 DARPA Young Faculty Award for "High-speed Nanophotonic LEDs at 100GHz and Beyond".

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

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