Research Labs

Advanced Power Electronics and Electric Drives Laboratory,
FacultyA.Bazzi
This laboratory performs research on power electronics applications in electric motor drives, renewable energy systems (especially solar photovoltaics), and micro-grids.

Cyber-Physical Intelligence for Smart Grid Resiliency Lab
FacultyJ.Zhao
Cyber-Physical Intelligence for Smart Grid Resiliency Lab (CISGRL) is a part of the Eversource Energy Center and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Our missions are to develop the next generation of cyber-physical intelligence for grid digitalization, electrification, and decarbonization via collaborations with partner universities, the power industry, and national labs. Our research interests include cyber-physical power system modeling, monitoring, renewable energy integration, uncertainty quantification, learning, dynamics, stability control, and cyber security with DERs. CISGRL is currently funded by a multitude of projects from the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, National Laboratories, and Eversource Energy.

Electrical Insulation Research Center,
FacultyYang Cao
EIRC adds value to the electrical industry through its ability to conduct, originate, and/or manage projects in a manner which is meaningful to both academics and the industry. EIRC combines the interdisciplinary skills of faculty members supported by staff research assistants, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students. The Center undertakes investigation of limited problems as well as long-range research. Recent research has been concentrated in the areas of: High field study, Rational design of advanced polymeric capacitor films, Space charge & HVDC, Partial discharge detection, Dielectric measurements such as characterization of nonlinear grading materials, Nonlinear finite element analysis with coupled electric and thermal fields, Plasma surface interaction, etc.

Estimation and Signal Processing Laboratory,
FacultyY.Bar-Shalom
The ESP laboratory deals with signal and information processing for remote sensing and data fusion from multiple moving targets (as in air traffic control) using heterogeneous sensors (radar, sonar and electrooptical).

High-Speed Network and Device Laboratory,
FacultyE. Donkor
This laboratory focuses on the research of optical network architectures and enabling components for high speed digital and terahertz RF signal transmission over optical fibers.

Laboratory of Intelligent Networks and Knowledge-Perception Systems (LINKS),
FacultyS. Gupta
 This laboratory is focused on areas of cyber-physical systems, networked-control systems, robotics and machine learning.

Manufacturing Systems Laboratory,
FacultyPeter B. Luh
This Laboratory has been dedicated to manufacturing systems research.  It works extensively with industry, and is well known for the planning and scheduling of manufacturing facilities to maximize on-time delivery of products while reducing work-in-process inventory.  The facilities within the Laboratory include an Ethernet cluster of nine SunSparc workstations, up-to-date PCs, and two Power Macintoshes.  The facilities extend to manufacturing plants of Cannondale, Toshiba, Sikorsky, Delta, J. M. Products, Pratt & Whitney,etc., as testbeds for developing advanced planning and scheduling methodologies. The Laboratory also works with Northeast Utilities to develop advanced power system scheduling and transaction methodologies to minimize the total generation costs.  The methods developed for manufacturing and power systems are in production use by many companies on a daily basis. The Laboratory is part of UConn's Taylor L. Booth Center for Computer Applications and Research.

Micro/Optoelectronics Research Laboratory,
FacultyF.C. Jain
This laboratory is equipped with CVD reactors for Ge and Si growth; MOCVD reactors for ZnS, ZnMgSSe, ZnZnCdSe growth (including a quantum dot growth setup) and PL and X-Ray setups for characterization; a photolithographic clean room to process lasers, transistors and integrated circuits; measurement setups to characterize lasers, modulators, and filters; and dedicated workstations for computer-aided design (Cadence) and simulation. Current research is focused on 1.55 micron MQW optical modulators, tunable lasers, SiGe FETs, terahertz MODFETs and quatum interference transistors, quantum dot-based nanophosphors and lasers.

Nanoelectronics Laboratory,
FacultyH. Silva and A. Gokirmak
This laboratory focuses on electron transport in small scale devices (MOSFETS, microwires) and thermoelectricity.

Noise Lab,
FacultyA.F. M. Anwar
This laboratory focuses on modeling and measurement of noise in quantum size effect electronic/photonic devices.

Optical Image Sensing, Communication, and Visualization Laboratory,
FacultyB.Javidi
This laboratory is dedicated to research and education on information systems,signal and image processing, neural computing, real-time image recognition, information security, data encryption, optical signal processing systems, three dimensional display, three-dimensional signal processing, ultrafast communication systems, ultrafast signal processing and computing, and optical data storage.The activities include both algorithms development, system design, and hardware implementation. The facilities include advanced computers,PCs, MACs, SUN workstations, extensive software packages, state of the art spatial light modulators, high definition display devices, high definition detector arrays, lasers, stable tables, optical benches, optical accessories,and holographic systems.

Physiological Acoustics Laboratory,
FacultyM.A.Escabi
The functions of the laboratory deal with auditory signal processing and human perception of speech. The laboratory is equipped to record brain activity in the mammalian brain in response to acoustic stimuli. Brain regions of interest include the inferior colliculus, auditory thalamus and cortex. Equipment is also available for human psycho-acoustics. A number of approaches are employed including information theoretic, systems identification, and modeling techniques.

Robotics and Controls Laboratory,
Faculty: A. Dani
Robotics and Controls group in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at UCONN works on various estimation and control problems for applications in robotics and other engineering domains.

Secure Computation Laboratory,
FacultyM. van Dijk
SCL’s overarching focus is on making outsourced computation and storage safe for its users and on establishing privacy, integrity, and correctness of computation in strong adversarial models.

Storage and Network Systems Laboratory,
FacultyJ.A.Chandy
The SNSL laboratory engages in a wide range of experimental and theoretical research. Projects span from distributed file systems, object-based storage systems, fault-tolerant systems, optimization algorithms, active storage networks to VLSI designs, FPGA architectures.

System Optimization Laboratory,
FacultyK.R. Pattipati
This laboratory is dedicated to research on systems theory and optimization techniques to solve industrial and national defense problems. Current research is focused on model-based and data-driven fault diagnosis & prognosis, graphical models, combinatorial optimization problems in automated testing, adaptive organizations for dynamic and uncertain environments, decision support systems for information-based maintenance, and fast near-optimal algorithms for multi-user detection in wireless communications. The laboratory is equipped with more than 20 high-speed computers, advanced software packages and enjoys a close relationship with local industries.

Systems Medicine and BioRobotics Lab,
Faculty: A. Dutta
The Dutta Lab’s current research lies in systems epidemiology, network medicine and biological robotics. Our high-risk, impactful research addresses disease control at the population and host levels by optimized interventions, novel drug discovery by dynamic graphs over disease pathways, neuromuscular control of insect robots and point of care healthcare devices.