Research

Faculty Research Interests

Faculty	Research Interest	Websites	Email
Abdelhakim, Mai	Cybersecurity, Cyber-Physical Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Communication networks, Resilient Systems, Internet of Things	Dr. Mai Abdelhakim Website	maia@pitt.edu
Bayoumy, Mohamed	Engineering education research, Optics, Experimental Physics		mab433@pitt.edu
Bocan, Kara	Engineering education, Software engineering		knb12@pitt.edu
Chen, Wei	Computational Medicine, Statistical Genomics, AI and Multiomics	Chen Lab	wei.chen@pitt.edu
Cunningham, Robert	Computer Security; Network Security; Space; Artificial Intelligence	Research Profile	robertkcunningham@pitt.edu
Dickerson, Samuel	Cyber-Physical and Embedded Systems, Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits, VLSI Design, Design Automation and CAD algorithms, Engineering Education		dickerson@pitt.edu
Gao, Wei	Computer Engineering
George, Alan	Computer Engineering, Space Engineering
Hu, Jingtong	Computer Engineering
Kahrs, Mark	Domain Specific systems: Hardware implementation of Architecture, Language design and implementation. Audio systems: DSP algorithms and hardware, electroacoustic design and modeling. Computer-Aided Design: Hardware description Languages. Microwave and RF instrumentation: Design, implementation and modeling. History of computing: pre-Personal Computer.	Kahrs Website	kahrs@pitt.edu
Chinnakonda Kubendran, Rajkumar	Edge AI hardware, Neuromorphic sensing and computing, Bio-inspired robotics and Biomedical devices	Enigma Lab	rajkumar.ece@pitt.edu
Kwasinski, Alexis	Resilience engineering and planning, security and reliability, lifeline dependencies modeling, microgrids, energy systems, ICT supporting infrastructure, smart grids, cyber-physical design, power electronics, controls.	Kwasinski Website	akwasins@pitt.edu
Lee, Inhee	Energy-efficient & Low-power Integrated Circuit Design (Analog, Mixed, and Digital); Miniature Embedded System Design; Low-power Sensing System Design	Pitt Circuit Lab	inhee.lee@pitt.edu
Mahmoud, Amr	Engineering Education, Green Computing, Sustainable Software Development, AI in Education,Algorithms for Big Data.	Google Scholar Profile	Amm418@pitt.edu
Miskov-Zivanov, Natasa	Complex Systems Modeling; Knowledge Representation; Information Retrieval; Foundation Models; Computational and Systems Biology; Synthetic Biology	Mechanisms and Logic of Dynamics (MeLoDy) lab	nmzivanov@pitt.edu
El Nokali, Mahmoud	Semiconductor device modeling, engineering education		men@pitt.edu
Rutenbar, Rob A.	Electronic Design Automation, AI, custom hardware, homomorphic encryption	Rutenbar Website	rutenbar@pitt.edu
Yang, Jun	Computer Engineering
Youngblood, Nathan	Integrated photonics, optical information processing, nonvolatile optical materials, reconfigurable optoelectronic systems	Youngblood Photonics Lab at Pitt	nay32@pitt.edu
Zhan, Liang	AI and machine learning, Graph Learning, Biomedical data mining, Bioinformatics	Integrative Biomedical Computing Lab	LIANG.ZHAN@PITT.EDU
Chen, Kevin P.	Devices
Chen, Jun	Devices
Kim, Hong-Koo	Devices
Li, Guangyong	robotics, medical devices, solar cells, nanofabrication, and nanocharacterization	NanoRobotics & Scanning Probe Laboratory	gul6@pitt.edu
Li, YuAnn (Yuan)	Power electronics circuit/topology/control, DC grid, inverter-based resources, flexible AC transmission system		yuann.li@pitt.edu
Mao, Zhi-Hong	Networked control systems, neural dynamics and control, human-machine systems, and machine learning	Website	zhm4@pitt.edu
Tan, Susheng	Devices
Xiong, Feng	Devices
Yun, Minhee	Devices
Akcakaya, Murat	Signals and Systems
Dallal, Ahmed	Signals and Systems
El-Jaroudi, Amro	Signals and Systems
Jacobs, Steven	Signals and Systems
Barati, Masoud	Power system planning, operation and control, Power system resiliency, Data center and digital load modeling, Quantum computing, Deep learning, Generative AI, and LLM in energy systems, Convex and Nonconvex optimization, Mathematical Formalism
Grainger, Brandon	Power
Kerestes, Robert	Power

Centers and Initiatives

Many of the current projects have a strong application component, in areas such as biomedical engineering and power. We also have collaborative research activities with faculty in the medical school, computer science, physics, and other engineering departments.