College of EngineeringElectrical and Computer EngineeringElectrical and Computer Engineering Research

Electrical and Computer Engineering Research

The Auburn University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has been heavily involved in research for approximately five decades. This research has supported numerous government agencies: for example, entities within the U. S. Department of Defense, such as the Army, Navy, Air Force and DARPA have been supported as well as NIH, NSF, DOE, USDA and Sandia National Laboratories. The faculty of the department has also provided research support to a host of industries, such as Diamler/Chrysler, IBM, Motorola, Northrup/Grumman, Semiconductor Research Corporation, Southern Company, Texas Instruments and the Whirlpool Corporation. Some of the department's laboratories have also provided needed and up-to-date technology to numerous companies within the state of Alabama, some of which were in their startup mode.

The department is also home to three of the College of Engineering's research centers: the Alabama Micro/Nano Science and Technology Center (AMNSTC), the Center for Advanced Vehicle Electronics (CAVE) and the Wireless Engineering Research and Education Center (WEREC). The faculty continually track the new and advancing technology and adjust their programs to meet these ever-changing needs. At present, the research focus areas being addressed by the faculty are communication networks, electric power engineering, electronic packaging, embedded systems, high-performance computing, information security, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), mine detection, nanotechnology, signal processing, silicon-germanium electronics, smart antennas, telecommunications, transceiver design and very large scale integration (VLSI) design and test.

Recent Research News


With dedicated radiofrequency sodium imaging coils and parallel transmit technology, the Terra.X 7 Tesla scanner offers expanded imaging capabilities.
Clinically-approved 7T MRI scanner now resides at Auburn
Certified by the Food and Drug Administration for use on clinical patients, the $9 million Siemens MAGNETOM 7T — centerpiece of the newly named Samuel Ginn College of Engineering's Neuroimaging Center — provides superior images compared to the university’s previous 7T research device.
3/26/24 8:20 AM
Shiwen Mao is director of the Wireless Engineering Research and Education Center.
Wireless Center finds solutions to everyday communications problems
Established in 2001 and housed within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the center draws upon the expertise of more than 20 faculty members.
3/18/24 3:15 PM
Adil Bashir will examine brain MRI of 120 subjects with schizophrenia spectrum disorders between the ages of 35-65 years and compare those images to healthy individuals.
Associate professor part of $5.3 million NIH study
Adil Bashir, associate professor in electrical and computer engineering, will use MRI to gather evidence that indicates age-related changes might be abnormal in psychotic disorders and that bioenergetics are negatively affected by aging.
2/2/24 1:10 PM
Anton Schindler, the Mountain Spirit Professor of Civil and Environmental engineering and director of the Auburn University Highway Research Center, speaks at the 66th Alabama Transportation Conference in 2023.
Auburn prepares to host 67th Annual Alabama Transportation Conference
As a leader in transportation research and workforce development, Auburn University's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is once again at the forefront, with eight faculty members serving on the 67th Annual Alabama Transportation Conference (ATC) Program Committee. The ATC Program Committee is chaired by Anton Schindler, the Mountain Spirit Professor of Civil and Environmental engineering and director of the Auburn University Highway Research Center.
1/29/24 12:00 PM
Entrants must record a video presentation using animation, simulation, diagrams, pictures, or even demonstrations explaining an overview of their respective study, but at a level where general audiences can understand. Each video must not exceed 60 seconds.
Registration under way for AUSome Science in 60 Seconds
Last spring’s AUsome Science in 60 Seconds research pitch competition was so successful, Auburn Engineering is hosting it again.
1/19/24 2:30 PM