Univeristy of Colorado at Boulder

The University of Colorado at Boulder
Graduate Study in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Welcome from the Department Chair
his brochure highlights the students, faculty, and research programs of the Electrical and
Computer Engineering Department at the
University of Colorado at Boulder. Our
first-rate programs prepare our graduates
to contribute to the workplace of the 21st
century.
Students with diverse career interests find a vibrant, stimulating program
here, where we help them build a solid
foundation of knowledge and experience
in electrical and information technology.
Our faculty represent a broad range of
research interests, and actively pursue
interdisciplinary research in which many of our students participate. Our
200-plus graduate students and over 450 undergraduate majors come
from across the United States and around the world.
Our department was founded in the 1890s, in the earliest days of the
university and the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Today its
faculty includes 37 tenured and tenure-track professors and more than 30
other faculty10 professors with secondary appointments in this department, three research professors, and over 20 adjunct professors, instructors
and lecturers.
Among our nationally recognized faculty are two members of the

National Academy of Engineering, 14 Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers Fellows, three Optical Society of America
Fellows and eight members of Eta Kappa Nu, the national Electrical
and Computer Engineering Honor Society.
Our faculty are active in research, with research expenditures
totaling over $5 million annually. Our research is concentrated in 10
different areas, from biomedical engineering to VLSI/CAD. Three
research centers pursue interdisciplinary and industrially-sponsored
research.
Detailed information on our graduate degree program is available
in the academics section of our web site, http://ece.colorado.edu.
Please browse this brochure and our web site, and contact us if you
need additional information.
Robert W. Erickson, Professor and Chair
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
425 UCB
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO 80309-0425
Phone: 303-492-7327
Fax: 303-492-2758
E-mail: ece@colorado.edu
Web: http://ece.colorado.edu
Research Areas in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Biomedical Engineering
Professors Frank Barnes, Franois G. Meyer, Bart Van Zeghbroeck,
and Howard Wachtel;
Professor Jon Sauer (Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Department);
Adjunct Professors David Beeman and Richard Mihran;
Research Professors W. Thomas Cathey and Carol Cogswell
Communications and Signal Processing

Professors Timothy X. Brown, Youjian (Eugene) Liu, Peter Mathys,
Franois G. Meyer, Olgica Milenkovic, C. Thomas Mullis, and
Mahesh K. Varanasi;
Professor John. H.L. Hansen (Departments of Speech, Language, &
Hearing Sciences and Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Although the discipline of biomedical engineering generally

involves many facets of electrical and computer engineering, our
current research focuses on six areas:
Communication engineering and information theory are concerned

with the efficient representation and reliable transmission and/or
storage and/or networking of information. Current research focuses on

bioelectromagnetics, which involves the use of electromagnetic

fields to probe biological function as well as to develop useful
diagnostics and therapeutic instruments;
neurobiological engineering, in which we endeavor to explore
brain function using bioelectrical concepts and techniques as
well as aiding the development of advanced computer and
synthetically intelligent systems;
biomedical instrumentation;
functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI);
optics and holography;
specialized semiconductor devices.
Bioelectromagnetic facilities include a shielded room, microelectrode fabrication instruments, stimulators, physiological data
acquisition systems, high-power microwave sources and measuring
equipment in the neural bioengineering laboratory. Optical facilities include a general optical lab with optical table, lasers, and
optoelectronic instrumentation. There are additional extensive laboratory facilities within the Bioserve Space Technologies Center.
Our group also has access to extensive computer and solid state
fabrication facilities, and the Walter Eidoloth Laboratory with its
large excimer laser.

single and multiuser information and communication theory,

error-control coding,
information storage systems,
cryptography,
source coding,
resource allocation in communication networks.
Both theoretical and practical questions are investigated. The

theoretical area is concerned with the ultimate bounds on what can
be achieved with a communication system under given constraints.
Our practical interest is the question of how closely the theoretical
bounds can be approached with modern circuit design and implementation methods and protocols. Communication engineering
and information theory are also closely related to digital signal
processing and systems theory.
The Communications-DSP Laboratory serves the research
group in communication engineering and signal processing
(http://dsp.colorado.edu). Students have access to state-of-the-art
dual processor workstations, running Debian GNU/Linux as the
operating system and Matlab as the major application for research.
The Pervasive Communication Laboratory contains radio frequency
test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and
cellular drive-test tools, wireless-system design software (Planet),
and a table-top ad hoc wireless test bed, with nine laptop nodes
and eight Sun workstations.
Graduate student Sitthipong Angkititrakul, Multi-Level Matrix Converter for

Wind Power Applications, Power Electronics Laboratory
This converter promises to improve efficiency and energy capture of
variable-speed wind power generators operating over a wide range of
wind speeds. The new converter is controlled by a microprocessor and
programmable logic devices, to synthesize sinusoidal voltages of variable
frequency and magnitude. The project is sponsored by the National
Renewable Energy Laboratory.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dynamics and Controls

Professors Robert Erickson, John Hauser, David Meyer, and Lucy Pao;
Professor Dale Lawrence (Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department)
Computer Engineering
Professors James Avery, Daniel Connors, Vincent Heuring, Michael
Lightner, Andrew Pleszkun, and William Waite;
Professors John Bennett, Elizabeth Bradley, and Dirk Grunwald
(Departments of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer
Engineering)
The research program in computer engineering encompasses the
modeling, analysis, and evaluation of next-generation computer
systems. Our research activities explore computer systems at all
design levels, including VLSI, circuit, logic, microarchitecture,
system, information storage, and network architectures. In particular, the research addresses aspects of high performance, low power,
mobility, security, and reliability in computer systems, including
parallel processing, multiprocessing, embedded systems, and distributed network processing architectures. Hardware-software
tradeoffs play a central role in the work, specifically in the study of
the interaction of computer hardware and optimizing/parallelizing
compilers. The computer engineering group interacts with the
digital signal processing, VLSI, and remote sensing groups to
develop interdisciplinary solutions to research problems. Research
activities also include collaboration with faculty in the Department
of Computer Science.
Current research topics in the area of computer engineering
include

microarchitecture design,
multithreaded architectures,
multiprocessor models,
advanced compiler technology,
run-time optimization systems.
The computer architecture research group has a network of 20

Itanium and Itanium-2 workstations. In addition, a microprocessor
development laboratory has over 40 Linux-based development stations. CAD software for computer design and simulation is available on Sun Microsystem and Hewlett-Packard workstations.
Support for data storage research is provided through the Colorado
Center for Information Storage.
Control is used whenever some quantity, such as speed, temperature, or force must be made to behave in a desirable way.
Technological demands today impose extremely challenging and
widely varying control problems. In the ECE dynamics and controls group, research opportunities include developing controllers
for aircraft, spacecraft, information storage systems, humanmachine interfaces, manufacturing processes, and renewable power
systems. The studies include

linear and non-linear modeling of dynamic systems,

analyses of dynamic behaviors,
design of controllers for assuring satisfactory and optimal
performance.
Jointly advised projects within or across departments are common, allowing students to tailor the theoretical and/or applications
foci of their work to their interests. Several collaborations with
local industry and government laboratories also enable student
access to state-of-the-art research equipment in a number of areas.
Facilities include the Control Systems, Sensor Fusion, and
Robotics Laboratory. Research in multisensor data fusion and control of disk drives, tape drives, wind turbines, and robotic hands is
conducted here. Computing facilities include a network of Unix
workstations, PCs, and laptops, with software such as Matlab and
Mathematica. This laboratory also houses a Utah/MIT dextrous
robotic hand having 16 degrees-of-freedom (four fingers of four
joints each).
Research on haptic interfaces and vibration isolation systems is
performed in the Orbital Systems Laboratory. The haptic interface
is a six degree-of-freedom (three translations and three rotations)
interface that was designed and built in-house to enable scientific
studies of the limits of interface technology and human sensory
perception.
Roman Novoselov (left) with graduate student Christopher Lee, Professor Dale
Lawrence (Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department) and Professor Lucy
Pao, exploring the stress tensor field of a mirror flexure structure, Visual/Haptic
Interface Testbed, Orbital Systems Laboratory (AES)
This visual/haptic interface testbed allows users to see, feel, and interact
with multi-dimensional data sets.
We are trying to find ways to take data and turn it into sensations that will
be natural for people to understand. The challenge is to merge hearing, vision,
and haptics [touch] in a way that is easily interpreted. The interface consists of
a hand-held electromechanical stylus connected to a computer. The stylus exerts
forces and torques on a users hand, reflecting the data being rendered by the
computer, and allows a user to explore data that would be difficult to see on a
two-dimensional computer screen. For example, a user can determine the direction of a single stream-line in a complex vector field by holding the stylus and
feeling the mechanism align itself with the image.
I began working for the Haptic Interface project as an undergraduate and
stayed with this research through two years of graduate school. The project
appealed to me greatly because of its originality, broadness of potential applications, and truly multi-disciplinary nature. It allowed me to explore my combined
interests in control theory, embedded software, and computer architecture.
Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves

Professors Dejan S. Filipovic, K.C. Gupta, Edward F. Kuester,
Melinda Piket-May, and Zoya B. Popovic
The research program in applied electromagnetics covers a variety
of topics that address current commercial and military needs.
Specifically, our interests include active circuits and antennas for
communications and radar, theoretical and numerical techniques
for analysis of high-frequency circuits and antennas, radio frequency (RF) photonics, and artificial electromagnetic materials. Our
applications cover a broad frequency range, from DC to light.
Current research topics include:

smart (adaptive) antenna arrays,

RF optical techniques for processing and control,
radio frequency micro electro-mechanical systems (RF MEMS),
artificial electromagnetic materials,
analytical and numerical techniques for modeling highfrequency and high-speed circuits and antennas,
ultrabroadband and reconfigurable antennas and arrays,
high-efficiency intelligent microwave front ends,
quasi-optical techniques for the microwave and millimeterwave range,
micro-electromechanical antennas (MEM-tennas) and
nano-antennas.
Facilities include the Microwave/RF/EM Teaching Laboratory.

A variety of undergraduate and graduate courses share this laboratory, with over 100 students per year. The lab is equipped with
several automatic vector network analyzers, a dozen microwave/RF
sources, power meters and sensors, oscilloscopes and standard electronics equipment, as well as time-domain reflectometers. A small
computer-controlled anechoic chamber dedicated to teaching occupies one part of the lab. Circuits can be fabricated in the lab using
etching technology.
The Active Circuits and Antennas Laboratory is equipped with
state-of-the art measurement equipment covering up to 110 GHz.
This includes an HP8510C network analyzer, a Cascade Summit
9000 probe station, an HP4194 gain/impedance meter, several
HP8593A spectrum analyzers, several HP83650A synthesized
sweepers, a HP8565E spectrum analyzer with accompanying mixers for V- and W bands, an HP71500A transition analyzer, a
HP11759C RF channel simulator, an in-house made computercontrolled anechoic chamber for 1-40GHz and a variety of standard smaller equipment. In terms of fabrication facilities, we have
a LPKF milling machine for pc-board prototyping, a clean room
for standard photolithography and RF MEMS assembly, wafer dicing and polishing machines and a thermo-sonic bonding machine.
The Numerical EM and CAD Laboratory features a cluster of
computers with all standard commercial software (Agilent ADS,
Zeland IE3D, Ansoft HFSS, Serenade and Ensemble). In addition,
some in-house developed software is available to graduate students
(in particular, FDTD, FEM, and MOM codes).
Optics and Photonics

Professors Frank S. Barnes, Arnoldo Majerfeld, Alan R. Mickelson,
Garret Moddel, Wounjhang Park, Rafael Piestun, Bart Van
Zeghbroeck, and Kelvin Wagner;
The research program in optics and photonics deals with the
design, fabrication, and characterization of materials, devices and
systems for the generation, transmission, amplification, detection,
and processing of light signals. These are enabling and pervasive
technologies applied in fields such as communications, sensing,
bio-medical instrumentation, consumer electronics, and defense.
The group focuses on:

optical and quantum computing,

RF signal processing,
unconventional imaging systems,
optical sensors,
integrated optics,
nanophotonics,
optical interconnects,
ultrafast micromachining,
the design and fabrication of semiconductor lasers,
III-V semiconductor materials and devices.
Laboratory facilities include a metal organic chemical vapor

deposition system where ultrathin layers of material for optical
devices are fabricated; a facility for micro-fabrication and testing of
optoelectronic devices; a facility for material characterization; and a
facility for fabrication and testing of LiNbO3 devices. There are
eight laser laboratories for investigating electro-optic, ultrafast,
and nonlinear optical phenomena along with facilities for optoelectronic system design. Extensive computing facilities are used for
modeling optical signal processors, optoelectronic devices, nanostructured materials, and light-matter interaction.
Greg Kriehn, Adaptive Optical

Processor for RF Phased-Array
Antenna Signal Processing, RF
Photonics Systems Laboratory
Over the past five years I have
been involved in research that
involves adaptively processing
radio-frequency (RF) signals from
a large-element, phased-array
antenna using coherent, optical
signal-processing techniques. This
research, under the guidance of
Dr. Kelvin Wagner, has presented
me with an exciting opportunity
to merge the fields of optical,
microwave, and electrical engineering, and our technique has allowed me to perform a task
that is not possible when using conventional RF or digital-signal
processing techniques. The work is funded by the Office of Naval
Research, through its RF Photonics Systems Multi-Disciplinary
University Research Initiative (MURI), and by an NDSEG
Fellowship.
Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Systems

Professors Robert W. Erickson, Ewald F. Fuchs, Dragan Maksimovic,
and Regan Zane
The research program in power electronics and renewable energy
systems makes use of new developments in machine and power
converter analysis, digital control techniques, and mixed-signal
integrated circuits to improve power management and energy utilization in a wide range of electronic systems including batterypowered mobile electronics, high-frequency switching power supplies, and renewable-energy systems.
The department hosts the industry-supported Colorado Power
Electronics Center (CoPEC), which conducts research in high-frequency, high-efficiency power converter technology, advanced analog and digital control techniques, and mixed-signal integrated
circuit design for power management and other applications.
Additional information is available at http://ece.colorado.edu/
~pwrelect.
Current research topics include development of advanced digital and analog control techniques and integrated-circuit implementation of controllers for high-efficiency, high-frequency DC
power supplies and high-performance low-harmonic rectifiers;
study of adaptive power management techniques for digital VLSI
and RF electronics; mixed-signal integrated circuit design for lowpower sensors; analysis, modeling and mixed-signal control of electronic ballasts for high-efficiency lighting applications; synthesis
and design of microprocessor-controlled multi-level matrix converters for variable-speed wind power systems; study of voltage and
current harmonics in utility systems and components, and design
of a novel generator and converter system for wind power.
Facilities include the Power Electronics and Renewable Energy
Systems Research Laboratory, which contains up-to-date facilities
for construction and testing of switching converters and their control circuitry, at power levels ranging from milliwatts to tens of
kilowatts. Network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes are available for device characterization, design and testing
of high-frequency switching power converter control systems, and
for studies of machine, wind, and solar energy systems. Supported
by industry-standard design and simulation tools on personal computers, the laboratory is equipped for printed-circuit through-hole
and surface-mount prototyping of experimental electronic systems
that combine power stages with DSP, FPGA or ASIC-based controllers. State-of-the-art CAD tools are available for design of
mixed-signal integrated circuits.
The Power Electronics Teaching Laboratory includes facilities
for construction, testing and simulation of switching converters
and stand-alone solar power systems. Access to magnetics fabrication, printed circuit board fabrication, and control system testing
facilities is available.
Remote Sensing
Professors James Avery and Susan Avery;
Professors Scott Palo and Jeff Forbes (Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Department);
Adjunct Professor Ben Balsley
The remote sensing research group focuses on the measurement
and interpretation of atmospheric properties from the troposphere
through the mesosphere. The primary instrumental systems are
ground-based radars operating at frequencies from 2 MHz through
900 MHz and beyond. The program also works with the verification of satellite-based measurement systems. Sites are operated
worldwidefrom the South Pole to Greenlandwith a primary
research site at Platteville, Colorado. Students cover all aspects of
remote sensing systems, from radio frequency design through data
acquisition, signal and data processing, and interpretation of the
physical phenomena. In general, a systems engineering approach
is used to solve problems, which requires students to be adept in
more than one narrow area of expertise. Additional information is
available at http://grison.colorado.edu/group/. Students are also
encouraged to participate in the campus-wide certificate program
in remote sensing (http://paos.colorado/edu/program/rscertif.html).
ECE faculty in the group work extensively with Adjunct
Professor Ben Balsley, who specializes in unusual platforms such as
large-scale kites and powered parachutes, and Professors Scott Palo
and Jeff Forbes of the aerospace engineering sciences department.
Collaboration occurs with members of the local laboratories of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
(http://cires.colorado.edu).
The remote sensing group does experimental and developmental work at the Platteville Atmospheric Observatory, which
is operated by the University of Colorado in collaboration with
NOAA. The group has carried out experimental campaigns using
radars at Piura and Jicamarca, Peru; Poker Flat, Alaska; Arecibo,
Puerto Rico; and at various installations in the Pacific. Additional
sites include Sondrestrom, Greenland; Resolute Bay, Canada; and
the South Pole. The faculty and students of the group conduct
fieldwork at these sites. Facilities are available on campus for computation and hardware development.
Solid State Materials and Devices

Professors Frank S. Barnes, Arnoldo Majerfeld, Garret Moddel,
Wounjhang Park and Bart VanZeghbroeck
Solid state devices form the basis of integrated circuits that have
a variety of electronic, optoelectronic, and magnetic applications.
The research in this field concerns design, fabrication and characterization of novel materials and devices with sub-micron feature
sizes. Their potential applications include very high-speed devices,
optical sources and detectors, optoelectronic components and
all-optical devices. The design and fabrication of devices and integrated circuits are inextricably related to device physics, solid state
materials, and sophisticated processing techniques. Our program
is designed to provide hands-on training in both experimental and
theoretical aspects of cutting-edge technology and also to develop
knowledge of a broad range of devices and materials.
Facilities include the Integrated Circuits Laboratory, which has
computer-aided facilities for design and layout, mask making and
exposure, oxidation, diffusion, ion implantation, metallization,
plasma deposition and etching.
The III-V Semiconductor Laboratory, which is housed in a class
1000 clean room, has an MOVPE reactor for epitaxial growth of
InxGa1-xAs, GaAs, AlxGa1-xAs, quantum-well structures and
equipment for fabrication of optoelectronic devices.
The Crystal Structure Laboratory has several x-ray generators,
an automatic diffractometer, a Mossbauer facility, and highpressure equipment.
The Thin Film Laboratory includes plasma and CVD deposition systems to deposit thin films for optoelectronics, evaporators,
liquid crystal device fabrication facilities, and an electron-beam
lithography facility.
The Nano-Photonic Device Laboratory includes facilities
for synthesis of nano-particles and luminescent materials, selfassembly of nano-particles, laser spectroscopy, and numerical
modeling of nano-photonic devices.
Characterization facilities include SEM, x-ray fluorescence and
microprobe, cathodoluminescence, photoluminescence, deep-level
trap spectroscopy, electrolytic profiler, automated mobility and
carrier density, ellipsometry, FTIR, and a resistivity mapper.
VLSI/CAD
Professors Sunil Khatri and Fabio Somenzi
Research in VLSI/CAD (very large-scale integration/computeraided design) is directed towards developing new algorithms and
design methodologies to efficiently design VLSI ICs (integrated
circuits). VLSI researchers leverage knowledge of VLSI circuits and
algorithms to devise VLSI design methodologies that allow the
VLSI industry to design correct, faster, smaller and more powerefficient IC designs. Research in VLSI/CAD has proved to be one
of the important reasons for the VLSI boom in recent years.
Applications of such research abound in current industrial practice.
The VLSI/CAD program at the University of Colorado has
three main focuses: formal verification of digital systems; VLSI
design, specifically the design of deep sub-micron VLSI circuits;
and VLSI design automation, emphasizing CAD algorithms.
The VLSI/CAD Laboratory is well equipped with VLSI and
CAD software for computer design and simulation, including VIS,
SIS, SPICE, SPACE 3D, MAGIC, and Cadence.
Benjamin Patella, Professor Dragan Maksimovic, Buffalo Switcher, Power Electronics Laboratory
This is a high-frequency, digital pulse width modulation controller chip designed to regulate the
output voltage of a buck dc-dc converter. The novel integrated circuit that I designed and built in
collaboration with Professor Maksimovic uses digital technology to regulate the power supply
voltage of an electronic device, helping to set the stage for longer-running wireless equipment.
The project was sponsored by the National Semiconductor Corporation, which fabricated the
integrated circuit and verified the circuit design through independent testing. One thing I really
enjoyed about my experience at CU was the opportunity to get my hands dirty working on realworld projects and research.
Centers
Colorado Center for Information Storage (CCIS)
http://ccis.colorado.edu, 303-492-0598
Professors Frank Barnes, Dan Connors, Peter Mathys, Lucy Pao,
Andrew Pleszkun, and Mahesh Varanasi (Electrical and Computer
Engineering); Renjeng Su (Adjunct, Electrical and Computer
Engineering); Brian Argrow and Dale Lawrence (Aerospace
Engineering Sciences); Dirk Grunwald (Computer Science and
Electrical and Computer Engineering); Dana Anderson and Charles
Rogers (Engineering Physics); Thomas Geers, Y.C. Lee, and Jack Zable
(Mechanical Engineering)
Information storage goes beyond disk drivesthe explosive
growth of storage has led to technologies that increase reliability,
improve performance, and reduce management complexity. The
main costs of large storage systems are now management and failure due to human faults. Computer and storage systems are critical
to modern society, and the CCIS is working to develop tools that
make storage easier to manage and more reliable.
Modern storage devices operate at the scale of microns and provide gigabytes of storage; future storage technologies use nanotechnologies and new materials that span all branches of engineering.
Advances in magnetic RAM and atomic resolution storage will
change the way we listen to music and watch movies, and will revolutionize information storage for medical images and other large
databases.
The research and education at the Colorado Center for
Information Storage is improving existing storage devices, exploring the storage systems of the future, and inventing software to
make that storage more useful.
Established in 1998, the CCIS is an interdisciplinary academic
center for education and research in all aspects of information storage. Faculty and student members span many departments in
engineering, from electrical and computer engineering to computer science, mechanical engineering, engineering physics and aerospace engineering. The goal of this educational and research center
is to unite graduate students with faculty, undergraduate students,
and practicing engineers to advance the state of the art of information storage.
Colorado Power Electronics Center (CoPEC)
http://ece.colorado.edu/~pwrelect, 303-492-7327
Professors Robert W. Erickson, Dragan Maksimovic, and Regan Zane
Since it was founded in 1983, the power electronics group at the
University of Colorado has maintained a tradition of innovative
design-oriented and application-driven research. Colorado Power
Electronics Center (CoPEC) activities now span the range of applications from high-efficiency milliwatt converters for portable
battery-operated systems, to hundreds or thousands of watts for
computer, aerospace, telecommunications, medical, and automotive power conversion, to hundreds of kilowatts for wind generation systems.
Our current research activities include projects in high-efficiency,

high-power converter technology, power electronics for portable,
battery-operated systems, converter modeling and computer-aided
analysis, low harmonic rectifier technology for single-phase and
three-phase applications, and advanced control techniques and
their mixed-signal ASIC implementation. We collaborate with
other research groups at the University of Colorado, including
those in machines and power systems, microelectronics packaging,
EMI, control, and semiconductor devices.
Optoelectronics Computing Systems Center (OCSC)
http://www-ocs.colorado.edu, 303-492-5069
Professors Frank Barnes, Alan Mickelson, Garret Moddel, Wounjhang
Park, Rafael Piestun, Bart VanZeghbroeck, and Kelvin Wagner;
Professor Jon Sauer (Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Department);
The OCSC was founded in 1986 as a National Science Foundation
engineering research center to exploit the advantages of optics and
optoelectronics for computing and signal processing. It continues
today as an interdisciplinary research center blending engineering,
physics, and chemistry.
The OCSC integrates teaching and research in optics, optoelectronics, and photonics as they apply to nanotechnology, multidimensional signal processing, bioengineering, and telecommunications. Education is a primary focus within the center. The OCSC
participates in the Optical Science and Engineering Program
(OSEP) created by a National Science Foundation IGERT grant.
This five year, $2.5 million program is a graduate training regimen designed to train a future workforce in the field of optics. Indepth technical knowledge, laboratory problem solving skills, and
teamwork are all stressed in this interdisciplinary PhD degree program. Innovative undergraduate education is also emphasized. The
NSF currently sponsors a team of OCS researchers to develop novel
multimedia educational modules for undergraduate education.
These modules are intended to compliment an already existing
core optics curriculum.
The centers research has also resulted in numerous industrial
interactions. The Rocky Mountain region has become internationally known for photonics and the OCSC has spawned many of
these companies from its ranks. Faculty members work with
industrial partners on joint research and development projects
creating a synergy that often results in the advancement of optics
technology. The OCSC founded the Center for Advanced
Photonics Technology through a $4.4 million state legislature
appropriation and helped establish the Colorado Photonics
Industry Association.
Nils Hoivik and Patrick Bell, RF-MEMS Project, RF Circuits and Antennas
Laboratory
Paul Smith and Edeline Fotheringham, An Optically Smart Antenna

Array for Blind Source Separation (the Suitcase Experiment), in
Professor Dana Andersons JILA Laboratory (a collaboration with
Professor Zoya Popovics RF Circuits and Antennas Laboratory)
Have you ever wondered how the human brain follows one conversation out of many at a party? Can we build an electronic brain to
accomplish the same task? This is the question that inspired us to
design a self-organizing optical processor capable of solving this
problem of blind source separation for radio frequency signals. Our
processor, based on dynamic holography, is able to identify
unknown mixed radio frequency signals, such as those used in
wireless communications. These signals may even share the same
frequencies! We deal with high bandwidth signals of up to 3 GHz, a
number yet unrivaled by digital signal processors performing similar tasks. We also focus on making our systems reasonably robust
and practical in size. The photograph shows an entire RF-photonics
processor packaged in a suitcase that consumes less power than a
light bulb.
We are PhD students collaborating on an RF-MEMS (radio frequency

micro-electro-mechanical systems) project. Nils makes high-Q MEMS
variable capacitors and inductors in his research and Patrick is using
these devices to make novel tunable RF circuits for use in space-based
radar and high-efficiency wireless applications. RF-MEMS have tremendous potential as next-generation microwave components and a lot of
research has been devoted to these devices. What makes our research
fascinating is that the MEMS group and the RF group are now working
together and focusing on applications that previously would have been
considered impossible, but may now be viable because of these devices.
Were taking a careful look at integration with current microwave technologies so we can bring MEMS technology into state-of-the-art electronics.
Faculty
James Avery
james.avery@colorado.edu,
303-492-6310
Associate Professor
BS, Michigan State University (1972)
PhD, University of Illinois (1978)
Associate Dean, College of
Engineering (2000-02)
Research Interests
Atmospheric Remote Sensing; Data Acquisition; Radar
Development; Radar Operation and Installation; Assistive
Technology
As a member of the remote sensing group, I am responsible for the
development and implementation of radar remote sensing systems
for use in atmospheric measurements. At the Platteville, Colorado,
field site, and at other sites including Greenland and the South
Pole, we operate a variety of radar systems that measure atmospheric winds and temperatures in regions from the troposphere to
the mesosphere. The development encompasses RF and antenna
design, data acquisition, computer software development, and networking issues.
I am also working on the development of a program in assistive
technology. The goal is to use the resources of the College of
Engineering and Applied Science to provide interesting projects
for students while producing useful devices for people with disabilities.
Susan Avery
savery@colorado.edu, 303-492-8773
Professor
MS, PhD, University of Illinois (1974,
1978)
Director, CIRES, University of Colorado
(1994-)
Associate Dean, College of Engineering
and Applied Science (1989-92)
National Academy of Sciences, Charter
Member of the National Associates
Program (2001)
Robert L. Stearns Award, University of Colorado (1999)
Elizabeth Gee Memorial Lectureship Award, University of
Colorado (1998)
IEEE Fellow (1998)
American Meteorological Society, Fellow (1994)
NCAR Outstanding Publication Award (1990)
Research Interests
Remote Sensing; Radar; Atmospheric Dynamics; Precipitation;
Signal Processing; Climate; Water; Interdisciplinary Research
My research program utilizes ground-based Doppler radar techniques for observing physical processes in the atmosphere. Current
and specific science research topics include studies of the impact of
wind profiler data on numerical weather products; upper atmosphere tides and gravity waves; tropical wave propagation; and precipitation structure using multi-frequency radar measurements.
Engineering research projects include the development and testing
of new ground-based Doppler radar techniques, the development
and use of new signal processing algorithms for radar data analysis,
and the design of new experiments using atmosphere radars.
As director of the Cooperative Institute for Research in
Environmental Sciences (CIRES), I have explored other areas of
scholarship including the role of science in decision-making
processes and public communication of science and technology. I
am also currently engaged in a regional assessment program that
examines the impacts of climate variability on water in the interior
west. This program involves an interdisciplinary team of natural
scientists, social scientists, and policy researchers.
Frank S. Barnes
frank.barnes@colorado.edu,
303-492-8225
Professor
BS, Princeton University (1954)
MS, Engineer Degree, PhD, Stanford
University (1955, 1956, 1958)
ECE Distinguished Educator Award,
ASEE (2002)
IEEE Millennium Medal (2000)
National Academy of Engineering
(2000)
University of Colorado Distinguished Professor (1997)
Acting Dean, College of Engineering (1980-81)
IEEE Fellow (1970)
Research Interests
Electron Devices, Optics, Bioelectromagnetics
My research interests cover a wide range of topics. These include
electron and optical devices, lasers, and their applications to optical
communications. Current projects include work on optically driven optical switches, a low loss hollow optical wave-guide, and nonlinear dielectric materials for voltage tunable delay lines. I am also
interested in the effect of electric and magnetic fields on biology.
This line of inquiry has included work on possible effects of fields
from power lines and cell phones on the incidence of cancer.
Timothy X. Brown
timxb@colorado.edu,
303-492-1630
Associate Professor
BS, Pennsylvania State University
(1986)
MS, PhD, California Institute of
Technology (1987, 1991)
NSF CAREER Award (1996)
Research Interests
Networking, Wireless Systems, Ad Hoc Networks, Machine
Learning, Neural Networks, Communications
My research is at the nexus of networking, wireless systems, and
machine learning. The main idea is to understand how adaptive
algorithms can improve the performance of communication systems. Specific areas I have addressed include quality of service in
broadband networks, packet processing in switches and routers,
random deployments in wireless cellular, and energy aware protocols for ad hoc wireless networks. The work is both theoretical
based on algorithmic and statistical approachesand experimentalbased on extensive networking and wireless lab equipment.
Daniel A. Connors
daniel.connors@colorado.edu,
303-735-7199
Assistant Professor
BS, Purdue (1994)
MS, PhD, University of Illinois
(1997, 2000)
Research Interests
Computer Architecture, Microarchitecture, Compiler
Optimization and Code Generation, Run-time Optimization,
Speculative Multithreading, High-Performance Computing,
Power-Aware Computing, and Computer Design
My primary research interest is computer architecture with
emphasis on optimizing compilers and run-time optimization
frameworks that support modern hardware. I am associated with
the Computer Architecture Research Lab, the Colorado Center for
Information Storage, and the Computer Science Department at the
University of Colorado.
My research groups current focus is on developing innovative
optimization techniques for control speculation, data speculation,
and predicated execution in Explicitly Parallel Instruction
Computing (EPIC) architectures. This work relates to the area of
study of run-time optimization, in which computer systems

dynamically adapt system resources to improve application performance. We are investigating run-time optimization technologies for future generation high-performance systems and multithreaded architectures. Our vision is to develop a system that
dynamically activates and optimizes speculative threads in a multithreaded architecture. The nature of this research is to explore
computer architectures that deliver high performance at low power
and operate in a highly reliable manner. This work is funded by
Intel, Hewlett-Packard, and the National Science Foundation.
Robert W. Erickson
robert.erickson@colorado.edu,
303-492-7003
Professor
BS, MS, PhD, California Institute of
Technology (1978, 1980, 1982)
Department Chair (2002-)
IEEE Fellow (2001)
Prize Paper Award, IEEE Transactions
on Power Electronics (1996)
Research Interests
Modeling and Control of Switched-Mode dc-dc, ac-dc, and ac-ac
Converters; Power Electronics Technology for Wind Power; LowHarmonic Rectifier Control and Topologies; Design-Oriented
Analysis Methods
My research is concerned with the modeling, control, and topological structure of time-varying electronic circuits for the conversion
and conditioning of electrical power, to meet the well-recognized
needs of diverse applications ranging from low-power electronics
for handheld battery-powered systems, to low-voltage high-current
microprocessor systems, to aerospace power systems, to renewable
energy generation including wind power.
Specific research centers on utilizing advances in semiconductor
technology to increase the sophistication of control in these distributed systems. We are attempting to demonstrate a new multilevel matrix converter for wind power applications that is reconfigurable to achieve improved efficiency over a wide range of wind
speeds. We are also applying new soft-switching and digital control techniques to improve the performance of ac-dc converters.
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Dejan S. Filipovic
dejan.filipovic@colorado.edu,
303-735-6319
Assistant Professor
DiplEng, University of Nis,
Yugoslavia (1994)
MS, PhD, University of Michigan
(1999, 2002)
First Place Student Paper, IEEE APURSI Symposium (2002)
Nikola Tesla Award, Nikola Tesla
Foundation (1994)
Research Interests
Antenna Theory and Design, Infinite and Finite Arrays,
Numerical Electromagnetics, Finite Element Method, Applied
Electromagnetics, Biomedical Telemetry, Artificial Materials
Our main research effort is in the analysis, design, and fabrication
of novel antennas for various applications. These include broadband airborne sensors, multi-functional broad/multi/narrow-band
terrestrial and satellite radio, ground penetration radar,
implantable medical devices, and reconfigurable wireless networks.
Complex antenna configurationsincluding not only the radiating structure, but also the material composition and effects of the
surroundingsoften require utilization of a specific numerical
apparatus for proper boundary value analysis. Thus, our work
focuses on numerical techniques particularly developed for specific
applications. We pay particular attention to the challenges of propagation in inhomogeneous media, and the design of artificial materials, which is sometimes of crucial importance for achieving
miniature device size while retaining an appropriate electrical
performance.
Ewald F. Fuchs
ewald.fuchs@colorado.edu,
303-492-7010
Professor
DiplIng, Technical University of
Stuttgart (1967)
PhD, University of Colorado (1970)
IEEE Fellow (1990)
IEEE Power System Relaying
Committee Award (1989)
IEEE IAS Best Paper Award (1989)
German Association of Electrical
Engineers Best Paper Award (1972)
Research Interests
Improved Performance of Power System Components, Efficiency
Increase of Drives via Optimization and Power Electronic
Converters, Assessment of Power Quality Indices, Renewable
Energy Sources
My recent research has focused on the improvement of performance of power system components under the aspect of renewable
energies, such as the design and construction of variable-speed

wind power plants, constrained optimal placement and sizing of
capacitors and filters under non-sinusoidal voltage/current conditions, and the assembly of microprocessor-controlled maximum
power trackers for photovoltaic plants. These efforts include transformer models valid for non-sinusoidal operation accommodating
ever-increasing power electronic loads; they resulted in a publication advocating more flexible IEC and IEEE guidelines to ease the
transition from linear to nonlinear loads. I have undertaken corollary research to promote energy conservation through efficiency
increase based on constrained optimization and the use of solidstate controllers for electrical drives. This thrust has resulted in
new techniques for the direct-loss measurement of high-efficiency
power converters.
K.C. Gupta
gupta@colorado.edu, 303-492-7498
Professor
BSc, Punjab University (1958)
BE, ME, Indian Institute of Science
(1961, 1962)
PhD, Birla Institute of Technology
(1969)
IEEE-MTTS Distinguished Educator
Award (2001)
IEEE Fellow (1988)
Research Interests
RF MEMS, MICROWAVE CAD, Microstrip Antennas, ANN
Modeling, Nonlinear Models, Flexible-Circuit MEMS, Web-Based
Education
RF MEMS are micro-electro-mechanical systems designed for
radio-frequency applications and fabricated mostly by semiconductor technology processes. We are researching two classes of RF
MEMS with projects sponsored by DARPA and NASA. In the
first group, polysilicon based RF MEMS are designed and laid out
at CU and the wafer fabrication is carried out at a commercial
foundry. Devices on wafer are diced, assembled, integrated with
RF circuits, released, characterized and RF tested. This research
includes design of new types of switches and variable capacitors.
We have used our variable capacitors to design phase-shifters that
have been integrated with NASAs antennas. The other class of RF
MEMS, developed for the first time by our group, are polyimide
RF MEMS using flexible-circuit technology. This novel approach
has been used for developing switches for printed reconfigurable
antennas.
Another unique area of research at CU is the applications of
artificial neural network techniques for RF and microwave design.
The group at CU is a pioneer in this area and has published the
first book on this topic (Zhang and Gupta, Neural Networks for
RF and Microwave Design, Artech House, 2000). Currently we
are collaborating with the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) in Boulder on measurement-based nonlinear
models for RF devices and circuits using a neural network
approach.
John Hauser
john.hauser@colorado.edu
303-492-6496
Associate Professor
BS, United States Air Force Academy
(1980)
MS, PhD, University of California,
Berkeley (1986, 1989)
NSF Presidential Young Investigator
Award (1991)
Research Interests
Control Theory and Control of Mechanical Systems
Vincent Heuring
vincent.heuring@colorado.edu
303-492-8751
Associate Professor
BS, University of Cincinnati (1966)
PhD, University of Florida (1969)
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My research is in the area of deep sub-micron VLSI design and

electronic design automation (EDA). My work generally involves
devising specialized circuit design styles to address problems faced
in current-day VLSI implementations, and then typically involves
the designing of EDA tools to incorporate these ideas in an automated environment.
Specific current areas of work include data-path circuit design
automation using hierarchical techniques for routing; timing
analysis and logic synthesis; cross-talk avoidance in on-chip bus
designs using automatically synthesized CODECs; exploiting
cross-talk to speed up a design; extreme low-power VLSI circuit
design and design automation, leakage power reduction methodologies for VLSI; wave pipelined VLSI design to improve circuit
delay; design of ternary CAM structures for IP routing; VLSI circuit placement to minimize thermal gradients on a die; and efficient techniques to perform automatic test pattern generation for
digital and analog circuits.
Edward F. Kuester
edward.kuester@colorado.edu
303-492-5173
Professor
MS, PhD, University of Colorado
(1974, 1976)
IEEE Fellow (1998)
Research Interests
Computer Architecture, Simulators, Assemblers, Java, Translators
My current research activities focus on the automatic and manual
generation of assemblers and simulators for computer architectures. The research is aimed toward translating formal machine
specifications into assemblers that generate machine language that
can then be input to functional simulators.
Sunil P. Khatri
spkhatri@colorado.edu
303-735-1962
Assistant Professor
BS, Indian Institute of Technology
(1987)
MS, University of Texas (1989)
PhD, University of California at
Berkeley (1999)
Research Interests
VLSI, VLSI Design, Electronic Design Automation (EDA), VLSI
CAD, Deep Sub-Micron VLSI Design, Cross-Talk, Data-Path
Design Automation, Hierarchical Logic Synthesis, Low-Power
Design, Leakage Power Minimization, Wave-Pipelining,
Automatic Test Pattern Generation (ATPG)
Research Interests
Electromagnetics, Microwave Theory, Antennas and Wave Guides,
Applied Mathematics, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC),
Computational Methods
My general research interests are in theoretical and applied areas of
electromagnetic engineering including both guided and unguided
waves; antennas, waveguides, scattering, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC); applied mathematics; and computational methods.
My current research interests are in the area formerly called
artificial dielectrics, and now known as metamaterials. Joint work
with NIST (the National Institute of Standards and Technology)
has produced advances in the theoretical modeling of so-called
backward-wave materials, in which phase and group velocities
are of opposite sign. Proposals for the practical realization of such
materials have also been made. These materials have very unusual
properties that should allow their application in many areas of
communication technology. We are also studying metafilmssurfaces whose electromagnetic behavior is different from ordinary
dielectric interfaces and can be controlled by external lowfrequency fields.
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Michael Lightner
michael.lightner@colorado.edu,
303-492-5180
Professor
Youjian (Eugene) Liu

eugeneliu@schof.colorado.edu,
303-735-6307
Assistant Professor
BS, MS, University of Florida (1972,

1974)
PhD, Carnegie-Mellon University
(1979)
Associate Dean, College of
Engineering (1997-02)
IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
Golden Jubilee Medal (2000)
BE, Beijing University of Aeronautics

and Astronautics (1993)
MS, Beijing University (1996)
MS, PhD, Ohio State University
(1998, 2000)
IEEE Fellow (1997)

Max Peters Award for Outstanding Service, College of Engineering
(1997)
Peebles Innovation in Teaching Award, College of Engineering
(1996)
Hutchinson Award for Outstanding Teaching, College of
Engineering (1995)
Research Interests
Learning Technologies, Cognitive Assistance, Assistive Technology
I am establishing a multidisciplinary research program focused on
producing next generation computer supported learning technologies for two different application areascognitive disabilities, and
university and professional education. The research involves the
intersection of cognitive science, cognitive neuroscience, learning
science, and computer engineering (including multimedia, humancomputer interaction, and techniques from theorem proving and AI).
Our research takes the best available information from many
different disciplines and generates and delivers cognitive assistance
(cognitive prosthesis) to individuals and groups. There are 50 million people in the U.S. alone with some form of cognitive disability or deficit. Our research in this area focuses on providing cognitive and learning tools for this community. In the area of university and professional education, the rapid change of technology and
generation of information is requiring a working style that
involves constant learning. The question of how to support this
effortin content generation, delivery, assessment, integration
with work flow, and so onis our second major research challenge.
Research Interests
Communications, Error Control Coding, Information Theory,
Signal Processing
My research interests are in the area of communication system
design, error control coding, and information theory, with emphasis on wireless communications. Error control coding and information theory are the main guidelines to design reliable and efficient
communication systems. Probability theory is extensively used in
this area. Building on my past research experience in CDMA cellular phone system performance analysis and algorithm design at
Bell Labs, I am interested in exploring topics that will generate
impact in both practice and theory. My current projects include
coding for multiple antenna systems, system resource allocation
and coding with finite rate feedback, and low complexity algorithm design. I enjoy helping students build a solid theoretical
background and independent research ability in advanced communications and signal processing, so that they can be well prepared
for future challenges in both industrial and academic careers.
Arnoldo Majerfeld
arnoldo.majerfeld@colorado.edu,
303-492-7164
Professor
EE, University of Buenos Aires,
Argentina (1963)
PhD, Stanford University (1971)
Research Interests
III-V Semiconductors, Nanotechnology, Strained-piezoelectric,
Quantum Wells, MOVPE Epitaxy, Lasers
The research work in my group is based on III-V semiconductor
nanometric structures and their application to optoelectronic
devices. Our research involves the physics, fabrication, and characterization of quantum well (QW) structures and novel optoelectronic devices. The QW structures are fabricated by metalorganic
vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) in a clean room facility. At the present time our research is focused on strained piezoelectric [111]Aoriented InGaAs/GaAs QW structures and their application to
double confinement laser devices for operation in the 1.0-1.3
micron wavelength range.
Dragan Maksimovic
dragan.maksimovic@colorado.edu
303-492-4863
Associate Professor
BS, MS, University of Belgrade,
Yugoslavia (1984, 1986)
PhD, California Institute of
Technology (1989)
National Science Foundation CAREER
Award (1997)
Prize Paper Award, IEEE Transactions
on Power Electronics (1997)
Research Interests
Power Electronics, Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit Design
As co-director of the industry-supported Colorado Power
Electronics Center (CoPEC), I direct research in the areas of modeling and control of high-frequency switching power converters. In
particular, my research interests include digital control techniques
and mixed-signal integrated circuit design for power electronics
applications. We have recently shown that complete, high-performance controllers for switching power converters can be realized
in digital VLSI, which has opened new possibilities for further
advances in the power electronics area. For example, in batterypowered communication and computing devices, efficient energy
utilization is very important because the trend of ever-increasing
processing and communication capabilities of portable electronics
puts severe constraints on the battery life. In our research projects
we are addressing adaptive power management techniques with a
potential of significant improvements in energy utilization and
battery life. This is just one of many application areas where smart
power processing based on compact, efficient, high-frequency
switching power converters and advanced control techniques is a
key enabling technology.
Peter Mathys
peter.mathys@colorado.edu
303-492-7733
Associate Professor
DiplElIng, PhD, Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology, Zurich
(1976, 1985)
NSF Presidential Young Investigator
(1990)
Research Interests
Error-Control Codes, Block Codes, Convolutional Codes,
Cryptography, Security, Authentication, Modulation, Partial
Response Signaling, Magnetic Recording, Analysis of Algorithms,
Multi-User Communications, Data Networks, Distance Learning,
Computer-Aided Instruction
Looking at the grand scheme of things, we are interested in the
connections between theory on one hand and real-world applications
on the other hand, in the areas of communication engineering,
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information theory, coding theory, cryptography, and data networking. At a more detailed level, we are interested in the tradeoffs between the theoretical performance limits predicted by information theory and the practical limitations imposed on system
complexity due to cost, size, and power budget constraints. As an
example, embedded controllers for a particular process might need
to exchange encrypted and/or authenticated messages over an insecure network such as the Internet. But military-grade security
using the embedded controller environment may be too expensive
or too slow, and is often not even necessary. Thus, compromise
solutions need to be evaluated using a mixture of theoretical
research and practical implementation considerations; this is one
focus of our work.
David G. Meyer
dgm2r@wonko.colorado.edu
303-492-7158
Associate Professor
BS, University of Wyoming (1982)
MS, PhD, Stanford University
(1987)
Research Interests
Intelligent Materials Processing, Nonlinear Control
My recent research projects have looked at control of the growth of
advanced III-V and II-VI semiconductors via molecular beam epitaxy; control of near-net-shape forming processing for advanced
intermetallic materials and titanium-matrix/ceramic-fiber composites; control of high-rate physical vapor deposition for coatings and
thin-films; and advanced deposition/morphology modeling and
control for epitaxial growth on both matched and mismatched
substrates. My current research interests are mostly theoretical
avenues suggested by some of the above projects, including a stability and control theory for directionally constrained dynamic systems, trajectory morphing (dynamic trajectory exploration from
simpler models), and local optimization with special constraints to
achieve global optimals, especially as pertains to receding horizon
control of complex nonlinear systems.
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Franois G. Meyer
francois.meyer@colorado.edu
303-492-5470
Assistant Professor
MS, ENSIMAG, Grenoble, France
(1987)
PhD, INRIA, Rennes, France (1993)
Editor, Wavelets in Signal and Image
Analysis (2001)
Postdoctoral Associate, Diagnostic
Radiology and Mathematics
Departments, Yale University
(1993-95)
Research Interests
Signal and Image Processing, Wavelets, Medical Imaging, Brain
Functional Imaging, Image Coding
Our research interests are in the area of multiscale and time frequency representations of images and multi-dimensional signals,
with applications to biomedical signal and image analysis, and
image coding. Our work involves the development of new mathematical and computational algorithms, as well as the development
of software packages.
A new area of research involves the development of methods for
the analysis of functional magnetic resonance images (fMRI) of
brain activity. Functional MRI can detect and quantify hemodynamic changes induced by brain activation and neuronal activity.
This research is funded by a Biomedical Engineering Research
Grant from the Whitaker Foundation.
A second area of research involves the development of new
methods for the representation and analysis of images. This
research involves the construction of new waveform representations
for images using methods from applied and computational harmonic analysis, that go beyond wavelet and Fourier transforms.
Alan Mickelson
alan.mickelson@colorado.edu
303-492-7539
Associate Professor
BS, University of Texas at El Paso
(1973)
Research Interests
Optics, Integrated Optics, Microwaves, High Speed Metrology,
Electromagnetics, Semiconductor Lasers
My research area, integrated optics, is broad and its boundaries are
permeable. The applications of integrated optics that interest me
involve processing of signals, primarily ones whose frequency spectrum lies at higher frequency than those that can be processed
with digital electronics. Because the integrated optical devices and

test equipment I would like to use are not commercially available,
a large part of my work is involved in making devices in new
materials with new fabrication techniques, and testing them in
novel ways. The materials that I work with at present are optical
polymers that are doped with other materials that allow these
polymers to perform interesting tasks, which generally involve
modifying the shape and content of the information spectra of
high speed signals.
Olgica Milenkovic
olgica.milenkovic@colorado.edu
303-735-3682
Assistant Professor
BS, MS, University of Nis, Yugoslavia
(1994, 1997)
MS, PhD, University of Michigan
(2001, 2002)
Research Interests
Error-control and Source Coding, Coding for Magnetic and
Optical Recording Channels, Cryptography, Analysis of
Algorithms
The emergence of modern digital systems increased the need for
developing efficient and reliable data description, transmission,
and storage techniques. Mathematical theories played a pivotal role
in this development, and many currently-used information processing schemes are structured around sophisticated results from
the area of combinatorial and number theory, algebra, or functional
analysis. Our research focuses on using existing and developing
new mathematical methods that can be exploited in the design of
low-complexity encoding and decoding algorithms for error correcting and channel constrained coding. The challenges of designing such coding systems include, among others, the analysis of
time and hardware complexity, robustness under different random
input models, and experimental verification of specified characteristics. Of special interest to us are applications of these coding
schemes in high-density, two-dimensional optical and magnetic
recording devices. The results of this research are of practical
importance for the storage and computer industry.
Garret Moddel
garret.moddel@colorado.edu
303-492-1889
Professor
BS, Stanford University (1976)
MS, PhD, Harvard University (1978,
1981)
Inventor of the Year in Physical
Sciences and Engineering, University
of Colorado (2002)
Fellow, Optical Society of America
(1998)
Research Interests
Thin Films, Optoelectronics, Solid State Materials, Optical
Detectors, Infrared Detectors, Liquid Crystals
Advanced optoelectronic devices for optical communications,
image processing, optical and infrared detection, optical interconnects, and solar cells rely on the development of new materials. My
Thin Film Group develops and fabricates advanced thin film materials and uses these materials in new optoelectronic devices. The
lab concentrates on materials that have the potential to be applied
broadly and that can be made through relatively simple processes.
It has developed a new class of high-performance optically
addressed spatial light modulators using amorphous silicon photosensors and ferroelectric liquid crystal modulating layers. Other
work includes materials and devices for solar energy conversion,
and infrared and high-speed detectors. Laboratory facilities include
plasma and thermal deposition systems, a liquid-crystal clean
room, and infrared and high-speed spectral and temporal optical
and electronic measurement apparatuses.
C.T. Mullis
clifford.mullis@colorado.edu
303-492-8718
Professor
BS, MS, PhD, University of Colorado
(1966, 1968, 1971)
Research Interests
Signal Processing, Algorithms
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Lucy Pao
lucy.pao@colorado.edu
303-492-2360
Associate Professor
BS, MS, PhD, Stanford University

(1987, 1988, 1992)
Program Chair, American Control
Conference, Boston, MA (2004)
Special Service Award, American
Automatic Control Council (2002)
Co-author and advisor to winner of
Best Student Paper Award, American
Control Conference (2001)
Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award (1997-2000)
Young Author Prize, International Federation of Automatic
Control Triennial World Congress (1996)
Research Interests
Control of Flexible Structures, Control of Information Storage
Systems (Disk Drives and Tape Drives), Multisensor Data Fusion,
Haptic and Multimodal Visual-Haptic-Audio Interfaces, Control
of Wind Turbines
Our research group carries out research in several areas. In the area
of control of flexible structures, we are developing control methods
to rapidly maneuver flexible structures, with applications to tape
drive and disk drive systems. In the area of multisensor data
fusion, we have been analyzing and developing algorithms that
effectively combine information from multiple sensors to form
accurate estimates for tracking objects (e.g., aircraft), where we are
developing algorithms for both centralized and distributed networks of sensors and processors. In the area of haptic and visualhaptic-audio interfaces, Professor Dale Lawrence of the aerospace
engineering sciences department and I are co-advising students
on projects that explore the use of haptic (touch) interfaces, in concert with conventional audio and visual interfaces, to enhance the
ability to communicate and learn spatial concepts in science and
engineering.
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Wounjhang Park
wounjhang.park@colorado.edu,
303-735-3601
Assistant Professor
Melinda Piket-May
melinda.piket-may@colorado.edu,
303-492-7448
Associate Professor
BS (Physics), Seoul National

University, Korea (1989)
MS (Physics), Dongguk University,
Korea (1991)
PhD (Physics), Georgia Institute of
Technology (1997)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgia Tech
Research Institute (1997-98)
BS, University of Illinois (1988)

MS, PhD, Northwestern University
(1990, 1993)
Research Interests
Nano-Photonics, Photonic Crystals, Nanoscale Device Fabrication,
Photonic Device Simulations, Optical Spectroscopy
Photonic crystal research holds great promise worldwide for new
and innovative nano-photonic devices. Photonic crystals are an
exciting new class of materials that possess periodic dielectric constants and consequently exhibit many novel properties such as
photonic bandgap formation and highly non-linear and/or
anisotropic dispersion. Photonic crystals may also be doped so
that their defects or impurities can act as active optical elements
such as waveguides and micro-cavities. We undertake extensive
theoretical studies to develop new nano-photonic device concepts
exploiting the novel properties of photonic crystals. We also perform experimental research on fabrication and characterization of
nano-photonic devices. We use nanoscale lithography and/or selfassembly of nano-particles to fabricate devices; characterizations
include optical/electron microscopy and laser spectroscopy.
Rafael Piestun
rafael.piestun@colorado.edu
303-735-0894
Assistant Professor
Ingeniero Electricista, Universidad de
la Republica, Uruguay (1990)
MS, PhD, TechnionIsrael Institute
of Technology (1994, 1998)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford
University (1999-2000)
Fulbright Fellow (1998-99)
El-Op Prize for original work in optics
and electro-optics, Israel (1997)
IEEE paper award, Ingelectra Conference (1990)
Research Interests
Nanophotonics, Diffractive Optics, Space-Time Pulse Shaping,
Femtosecond Micromachining, Unconventional Imaging
Our research focuses on how optical fields communicate information, and the ways to control or transform this information. More
specifically, we investigate fundamental properties of optical electromagnetic waves, their interaction with micro- and nanostructures, and the design of photonic devices. We also investigate
applications of these concepts to challenging situations in communications, sensing, and computation.
Research Interests
Computational Electromagnetics
My research focuses on numerical modeling of electromagnetic
phenomena at radio, microwave and optical frequencies. The
potential applications of this research include high-speed digital
circuit simulation and packaging, optical devices and interconnects, antennas, electromagnetic compatibility, electromagnetic
interference, and interactions with human tissue.
I am also involved in assistive technology design, in particular
multidisciplinary design education related to client-based assistive
technology devices.
Andrew Pleszkun
andrew.pleszkun@colorado.edu
303-492-3571
Associate Professor
BS, Illinois Institute of Technology
(1977)
MS, PhD, University of Illinois (1979,
1982)
Research Interests
Computer Architecture, High-Performance Processors, Cache
Memory, Memory Systems, Storage Systems
My primary interest is in the area of computer architecture, in particular the design and implementation of high-performance singlechip processors. This includes not only studying high-performance
processors at a high level, but also understanding design constraints down to the transistor level. A focus of this work is understanding and reducing the performance penalties due to the
processor-memory performance gap. This includes the study of
novel ways to design cache memories for superscalar architectures.
In the past few years, my research interests have expanded to
include the modeling and analysis of high-performance storage systems.
Zoya Popovic
zoya.popovic@colorado.edu
303-492-0374
Professor
DiplIng (BS), University of
Belgrade, Yugoslavia (1985)
IEEE Fellow (2002)
ASEE/HP Terman Award (2001)
Humboldt Research Award, Alexander
von Humboldt Foundation
(Germany) (2000)
Issac Koga Gold Medal, URSI (International Radio Science Union)
(1996)
IEEE MTT Microwave Prize for Best Journal Paper (1993)
NSF Presidential Faculty Fellow (1993)
Research Interests
RF Circuits, Antenna Arrays, Intelligent (Smart, Adaptive)
Microwave Circuits and Antennas, RF Optics, Millimeter-Waves,
Wireless Communication Systems
A group of over 10 PhD students has joined me in working on
design, implementation, and characterization of RF circuits and
antenna arrays. The group has demonstrated record efficiencies in
microwave power amplifiers, oscillators, and doublers using
switched-mode circuits, and is currently extending this work to
linearization and dynamic power control. A large area of our
research is in active antenna arrays, including multibeam arrays for
satellite communications, diversity arrays for wireless communications, power-combining arrays using quasi-optical techniques,
optically controlled transmit-receive arrays, adaptive arrays using
efficient analog optical processing, and broadband receiving arrays
for radioastronomy. The main fundamental approaches that distinguish our work are distributed amplification, low-power adaptivity
using analog techniques, quasi-optical techniques applied to
antenna arrays in the microwave wavelength range, and nonconventional nonlinear circuit design.
Fabio Somenzi
fabio.somenzi@colorado.edu
303-492-3466
Professor
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design of complex digital systems. I teach classes in the areas of

discrete mathematics, digital design, formal verification, probability,
and hardware description languages.
Bart VanZeghbroeck
bart.vanzeghbroeck@colorado.edu
303-492-2809
Professor
Dipl, Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven,
Belgium (1980)
MS, PhD, University of Colorado
(1981, 1984)
Research Interests
Semiconductors, Silicon, Wide Bandgap Semiconductors, Silicon
Carbide Devices, Bipolar Transistors, Microfabrication,
Optoelectronics, Photodetectors, Nanophotonics, Nanotechnology,
Technology Enhanced Education
Our research is focused on the design, fabrication, and characterization of silicon carbide bipolar junction transistors for high temperature, high power, and high frequency applications. My specific
interests include (1) micro and nano-fabricationthe development
of processes for the fabrication of electronic, optoelectronic devices,
MEMS and nanopores; (2) technology enhanced educationthe
development, assessment and dissemination of web browser-based
educational modules in the area of optoelectronic devices and systems, and (3) wide bandgap semiconductor electronicsa rapidly
growing research area aimed at exploring and exploiting the
unique properties of wide bandgap semiconductors such as gallium
nitride and silicon carbide.
Mahesh Varanasi
mahesh.varanasi@colorado.edu
303-492-0258
Professor
BE, Osmania University, Hyderabad,
India (1984)
MS, PhD, Rice University (1987,
1989)
DrEng, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

(1980)
Research Interests
Formal Verification of Digital Systems, VLSI Logic Synthesis
My research activity is in the field of computer-aided design for
very large-scale integrated circuits, with emphasis on the automatic synthesis, formal verification, simulation, diagnosis, and testable
Research Interests
Single and Multi-user Communication Theory, Multi-user
Detection, Resource Allocation in Communication Networks,
Information Theory, Adaptive Algorithms, Wireless and SpaceTime Communications and Coding
My teaching and research interests include digital communications, information theory, error-control coding, detection and estimation theory, and wireless communications. I strive not only to
effectively communicate the fundamental underpinnings of the
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subject but also to empower students to learn independently and

think creatively. I enjoy working closely with my research students, and together we have made significant contributions to the
theory of single and multi-user communication, including multiuser detection; signal design and multiple-access; optimal CDMA
systems; stochastic algorithms for interference resistant signal
reception and power control in cellular networks; modulation/
detection and coding methods for space-time communications;
and spectrally efficient multi-user, multi-antenna communications.
During a recent two-year period, my group and I published 16
IEEE Transactions articles in these areas. Our research has been
funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, the U.S.
Army Research Office, and the Colorado Center for Information
Storage.
Howard Wachtel
howard.wachtel@colorado.edu
303-492-7713
Professor
BS, Cooper Union (1960)
MS, Drexel Institute (1961)
PhD, New York University (1967)
Research Interests
Biophysics, Physiology, Electrical Engineering
My current Neural Bioegineering research applies electrical
engineering and biophysical approaches to modern issues in
neuroscienceas well as to the diagnosis and treatment of neural
malfunctions. We are particularly interested in the effects of electromagnetic fields on neural function and their applications in
neurology. These include the use of microwaves, or particularly
strong, high gradient, magnetic fields, to alter the behavior of
excitable nerve cell membranes. We are also trying to decipher
why mild brain injuries (e.g. concussions) often lead to very long
term neural dysfunctions. Our research utilizes computer modeling
of nerve cell and neural network function while exploring similarities, as well as differences, between computers and brains.
Kelvin Wagner
kelvin.wagner@colorado.edu
303-492-4661
Professor
BS, MS, PhD, California Institute of
Technology (1981, 1982, 1987)
Optical Society of America Fellow
(2002)
Chair, OSA/ICO Optics in Computing
Steering Committee (1998-2000)
NSF Young Investigator (1992)
Research Interests
Optical Computing and Signal Processing, Optical Neural
Networks, Optical Soliton Interactions for Switching, Ultrafast
and Multi-Spectral Techniques, Numerical Methods, Nonlinear
Optics, Acousto-Optics, RF Photonics and Array Processing
My research concentrates on optics, optical and quantum computing, neural networks, and RF signal processing, with special
emphasis on dynamic holography in photorefractive crystals and
spatial spectral holography, acousto-optic devices, and nonlinear
optics. My research in optical information processing focuses on
utilizing the unique computational properties of optical systems to
produce special purpose signal processing systems with significant
computational advantages over conventional microelectronic digital approaches. We are attempting to harness massive parallelism,
spectral domain representations, ultrafast optical phenomena, and
volume holographic storage and processing, in combination with
the capabilities of state-of-the-art laser, modulator, and detector
technology to experimentally demonstrate the highest performance
optical information processing systems. This research is currently
supported by NSF, DARPA, and ONR.
William Waite
william.waite@colorado.edu
303-492-7204
Professor
AB, Oberlin College (1960)
MS, PhD, Columbia University (1962,
1965)
Editor, Operating Systems Review, ACM
Research Interests
Code Generation, Compilers, Domain Engineering, DomainSpecific Architectures, Reuse Models, Translator Writing Systems
and Compiler Generators
Software development is repetitive, with designers and implementers solving similar problems in many different projects.
Current design and implementation methodologies leverage effort
by reusing solutions. We develop and deploy techniques that
enhance reuse by allowing people to describe their problems
directly, rather than describing how to solve those problems. Such
problem descriptions can be seamlessly composed with normal
programs implementing other components of a design. Wellunderstood tasks in a project can therefore be automated with
little effort and no impact on other tasks. Our methods have been
proven in a variety of applications worldwide; we have fielded
robust, public-domain tools to support these component-based
software development techniques on a number of levels from simple turnkey operation to custom software generation. Our current
research centers on general techniques for packaging domain
knowledge for use by novices: design protocols, automated
wizards, and effective teaching techniques.
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Regan Zane
regan.zane@colorado.edu
303-735-1560
Assistant Professor
BS, MS, PhD, University of Colorado
(1996, 1998, 1999)
Research Interests
Micro-Electronics, Power Electronics, Mixed-Signal IC, Digital
Control, Energy Harvesting/Scavenging, Bio-Medical Electronics,
Lighting Electronics, Sensor Electronics
Three technology trends that are becoming increasingly more
demanding include miniaturization, embedded intelligence, and
wireless operation. All of these trends are driving significant challenges for power management and mixed-signal IC (integrated
circuit) design. As active members of the industry-supported
Colorado Power Electronics Center (CoPEC), our group has a
special focus on electronics and power management techniques
in applications with critical power requirements. We are currently
investigating applications in lighting electronics, bio-medical
implants, distributed sensor arrays, appliances, medical devices,
and military systems. We design custom mixed analog and digital
electronics using commercial CAD design tools, develop test beds
and demonstration prototypes in our power electronics lab facilities, and participate in international conferences, symposiums, and
workshops in areas related to our research. Funding is from industry (through CoPEC) and government agencies.
Graduate student Jongseok Kim (left), Professor Arnoldo Majerfeld,

and Soohaeng Cho in the III-V Semiconductor Nanostructures
Fabrication Clean Room Laboratory
I am working with Professor Arnoldo Majerfeld and Soohaeng Cho,
a post-doctoral research associate who obtained his Ph.D. in
Professor Majerfelds group, on the development and physics of a
novel semiconductor piezoelectric Quantum Well (QW) laser diode
for operation in the 1.0-1.3 (m range. The photo shows the Clean
Room Laboratory and part of the metal organic vapor phase epitaxy (MOVPE) reactor that the group uses to fabricate III-V semiconductor QW laser structures and other optoelectronic devices.
Fabrication of nanostructures using compound semiconductors
is a key technology to develop essential optoelectronic components
for information technology, such as optical communication systems. My research project is centered on the design and fabrication
of device quality nanostructures with unique physical properties
that, hopefully, will extend both our fundamental knowledge and
the technology of optoelectronic materials and devices.
Student of Professor Lucy Pao, Wind Turbine, National Renewable Energy

Institute, Golden, Colorado (photo credit: Lee Jay Fingersh, National
Wind Technology Center)
With the support of the National Renewable Energy Laboratorys
National Wind Technology Center (NWTC), I am working on a research
project involving adaptive control of wind turbines. Modern turbines
have come a long way in the past decade in terms of improving reliability, increasing lifespan, and reducing negative side effects such as noise.
However, one area with much room for improvement is the turbine control scheme. For example, with improved control, engineers can design
turbines that will endure less extreme loading, thereby reducing the
required strength of materials and/or increasing lifespan even longer.
Control engineers can also increase energy capture using more
advanced control methods.
My project involves using adaptive control in order to maximize
power capture in the event of changing and/or uncertain turbine parameters. The turbine in the photo is a 36.6 m tall, 600 kW wind turbine called
the Controls Advanced Research Turbine (CART). (For some size perspective, if you look closely you can see a person walking at the base of the
turbine.)
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Admissions and
Financial Aid
Graduate applicants should have a serious interest in research
and a minimum undergraduate grade point average of at least
3.0 on a 4.0 scale (3.5 for those wishing to pursue a PhD).
The Graduate Record Exam, or GRE, is required for all MS
or PhD applicants; the GRE is not necessary for ME applicants. International students must also take the Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Applicants with bachelors or other degrees in related engineering fields (or sometimes in other sciences such as physics)
can be accepted for graduate study in Electrical and Computer
Engineering. A special individualized program of study is prescribed to prepare the applicant for advanced graduate work.
Applicants should submit an application form, available on
the web or upon request from the Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering. A form is not required for financial
aid. Qualified graduate students receive year-round financial
assistance in the form of fellowships, research assistantships,
and teaching assistantships. Students receive continuing support for the duration of their graduate study, subject to satisfactory progress. The financial support pays tuition and a stipend
that is highly competitive with other institutional offers.
Application forms are available on the web:
U.S. citizen and permanent resident with green card
http://www.colorado.edu/prospective/graduate/apply/
application.html
Matthias Brehler (right) and Professor Mahesh Varanasi

Wireless networks for telephony have become an everyday commodity
and relatively high-rate wireless data networks are currently deployed.
Engineers have to find ways to accommodate ever-growing data rates and
subscriber numbers in a wireless spectrum limited by the rules of physics
and the FCC. One way to increase the spectral efficiency (the data rate
divided by the bandwidth necessary for its transmission) is the use of
multiple antennas at the transmitter and the receiver. My thesis explores
the impact of multiple antennas on system performance as measured in
bit or symbol error rate. Based on our analysis we can suggest specific
designs to improve upon current technology. While my focus is on pushing performance to its ultimate bounds by considering optimal systems,
other students in our research group examine performance/complexity
trade-offs. Our vision is to develop the algorithms that will make future
wireless systems so fast and efficient that the Internet is truly turned into
an evernetavailable anywhere, anytime.
International student (non-U.S. citizen, non-permanent

resident)
http://www.colorado.edu/prospective/international/
apply.html
Program and admission information:

http://ece.colorado.edu/academics/grad/index.html
http://www.colorado.edu/GraduateSchool/academics/
electrical-eng.html
For additional information, or for an application

form, contact:
Graduate students Dennis Colarelli and Hong-Jun Jeon, wiring a disk array
with a terabyte of storage based on fire wire connections, Colorado Center
for Information Storage Laboratory, Discovery Learning Center
Graduate Admissions
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
425 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0425
The declining costs of commodity disk drives are rapidly changing the
economics of deploying larges amounts of online or near-line storage.
Conventional mass storage systems use a combination of high performance RAIDs (redundant arrays of independent disks) combined with automated tape libraries. This project looks at replacing this conventional
design with massive arrays of idle disks, or MAID. Our idea is that by
using effective power management on disk drives we can achieve performance close to conventional disk storage, with the power consumption
advantages of tape libraries. Initially, we configured MAID as a block level
device. We are investigating power management techniques, caching and
block migration to assist with power conservation and performance, and
reliability issues. Future work might include incorporating file system
semantics to improve the ability in achieving these design goals.
Conserving power for large application service providers, search engines,
web portals, and data centers can significantly cut operational costs and
demand for precious energy resources.
Phone: 303-492-7327
Fax: 303-492-2758
Email: ecegradinfo@colorado.edu
Web: http://ece.colorado.edu
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t the foot of the Rocky Mountains, on a campus

renowned for its architectural beauty, University of
Colorado at Boulder students have a full and exciting life
both inside and outside the classroom. They pursue exciting
research opportunities and interdisciplinary learning. They take
part in the vibrant cultural and recreational Boulder lifestyle. And
they enjoy over 300 days of brilliant blue skies and sunshine a
year. The Colorado Front Range is a major center for high tech
industry, from local businesses to government laboratories.
Recreation
Mountain parks provide miles of hiking trails just minutes from
campus, and more than 100 miles of bike and pedestrian paths are
woven throughout the city limits. World-class athletes make their
homes in Boulder due to the boundless opportunities for outdoor
activities. Seven ski areas are within a two hour drive from
Boulder, and the closest is just 40 minutes away. On summer days,
Boulder Creek is a popular spot for cooling off in kayaks or inner
tubes.
The Boulder Campus

Offers 124 majors at the bachelors level, 94 at the masters

level, and 58 at the doctoral level to a student enrollment of
approximately 27,000.
Is one of 34 U.S. public research universities invited to join the
prestigious Association of American Universities.
Has nearly 100 research centers, institutes, and laboratories.
Is home to faculty that include three Nobel Prize winners,
seven members of the National Academy of Engineering, 18
members of the National Academy of Sciences, and six
MacArthur Fellowship recipients.
Was ranked fourth in a review of the 50 most architecturally
successful campuses in the country, in The Campus as a Work
of Art by Thomas Gaines.
Entertainment
Restaurants, galleries, film festivals, lectures, and more add to the
quality of life in Boulder. The Colorado Shakespeare Festival
makes its home on the CU-Boulder campus, and local concert venues bring internationally known acts to town. Denver is just 30
minutes away and offers museums, professional sports events, and
other attractions.
Biking year round

Skiing in Colorados mountains
Rock climbing
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival
Graduate student Ethan Schonbrun, holographic lithography for

fabrication of periodic nano-structures, Nanophotonics Laboratory
in the Optoelectronics Computing Systems Center
Light diffracts off a simple grating that I exposed in an optics lab
and developed in the departments clean room. In this project we
are developing a promising new method for parallel fabrication of
three-dimensional sub-wavelength structures that interact with
light as semiconductor crystals interact with electrons. Our goal is
to create a new class of integrated photonic devices.

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The University of Colorado at Boulder

Graduate Study in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Welcome from the Department Chair

Among our nationally recognized faculty are two members of the

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Research Areas in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Communications and Signal Processing

Although the discipline of biomedical engineering generally

Communication engineering and information theory are concerned

bioelectromagnetics, which involves the use of electromagnetic

single and multiuser information and communication theory,

Both theoretical and practical questions are investigated. The

Graduate student Sitthipong Angkititrakul, Multi-Level Matrix Converter for

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dynamics and Controls

The computer architecture research group has a network of 20

linear and non-linear modeling of dynamic systems,

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Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves

smart (adaptive) antenna arrays,

Facilities include the Microwave/RF/EM Teaching Laboratory.

Optics and Photonics

optical and quantum computing,

Laboratory facilities include a metal organic chemical vapor

Greg Kriehn, Adaptive Optical

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Systems

University of Colorado at Boulder

Solid State Materials and Devices

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Our current research activities include projects in high-efficiency,

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Paul Smith and Edeline Fotheringham, An Optically Smart Antenna

We are PhD students collaborating on an RF-MEMS (radio frequency

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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study of run-time optimization, in which computer systems

Electrical and Computer Engineering

energies, such as the design and construction of variable-speed

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My research is in the area of deep sub-micron VLSI design and

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Youjian (Eugene) Liu

BS, MS, University of Florida (1972,

BE, Beijing University of Aeronautics

IEEE Fellow (1997)

University of Colorado at Boulder

Electrical and Computer Engineering

with digital electronics. Because the integrated optical devices and

University of Colorado at Boulder

BS, MS, PhD, Stanford University

Electrical and Computer Engineering

BS (Physics), Seoul National

BS, University of Illinois (1988)

University of Colorado at Boulder

design of complex digital systems. I teach classes in the areas of

DrEng, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Electrical and Computer Engineering

subject but also to empower students to learn independently and

University of Colorado at Boulder

Graduate student Jongseok Kim (left), Professor Arnoldo Majerfeld,

Student of Professor Lucy Pao, Wind Turbine, National Renewable Energy

Electrical and Computer Engineering