The Engineering Research Institute (ERI) is capable of conducting research in the following areas:
Artificial intelligence:
Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic and genetic algorithms
Faculty: Dr. Mohammad Bodruzzaman, Dr. Saleh Zein-Sabatto
Design Methodologies:
Probabilistic, Deterministic, and Axiomatic Design Methodologies, Optimization, Simulation-based design
Faculty: Dr. Landon Onyebueke
Environmental Remediation:
Bioremediation, karst aquifers, and impact statements
Faculty: Dr. Tom By, Dr Roger Painter
Information Technologies:
Distributed computing, wireless communication test beds, RFID test bed, and cybersecurity
Faculty: Dr. Ali Sekmen
Intelligent Control Systems:
Distributed control, helicopter control, and control for complex systems
Faculty: Dr. Ali Sekmen
Intelligent Health Monitoring:
Predictive maintenance, fault diagnosis and accommodation
Intelligent Manufacturing:
Computer integrated manufacturing, CAD/CAM, and machine vision
Faculty: Dr. Amir Shirkhodaie
Modeling, Simulation and Integration:
Simulation based on probabilistic design methodologies, raid prototyping, and fabricating
Faculty: Dr. Landon Onyebueke
Robotics:
Cooperative robots, semi-autonomous navigation, human-robot interaction, mobile robots, social robots, heterogeneous robots, wireless communication, learning from environment, and speaker identification
Faculty: Dr. Ali Sekmen, Dr. Tamara Rogers, Dr. Fenghui Yao, Dr. Liang Hong, Dr. Saleh Zein-Sabatto, Dr. Amir Shirkhodaie
Sensors:
Sensors fusion, ad-hoc network communication, data mining
Faculty: Dr. Amir Shirkhodaie, Dr. Saleh Zein-Sabatto
Signal/Image Processing:
Time-frequency domain, chaos systems, and bioinformatics
Faculty: Dr. Mohammad Bodruzzaman, Dr. Guifeng Shao, Dr. Fenghui Yao, Dr. Liang Hong