Faculty Research Directory

1. Energy conversion/ energy harvesting – piezoelectric/triboelectric nanogenerators, photovoltaics
2. Electronic and optoelectronic devices based on nanomaterials and structures)
3. Nanomaterials synthesis and functionalization for advanced device applications

1. Cloud/edge computing
2. Multimedia networks
3. Network economics
4. Distributed machine learning systems
5. Internet-of-Things

1. Develop analytical methods for single cell multi-omics.
2. Design novel algorithms for DNA read mapping and read assembly
3. Apply machine learning (esp. deep learning) methods in single cell analysis.
4. Perform multi-omics analysis in cancer
5. Design robust and error-proof DNA barcodes for 3rd-gen sequencing technology
6. Design novel methods for hierarchical differential analysis, Develop non-parametric clustering algorithms

1. Advanced multi-functional hybrid composite materials
2. Nanomaterials processing, characterization and applications
3. Nanomaterial-based sensing devices, in-situ damage sensing and structural health monitoring
4. Apply Digital Image Correlation technique to experimental mechanics
5. Additive manufacturing/3D printing of fiber reinforced composites
6. Nanomaterial-innovated fiber composites modeling

1. Multi-scale modeling of low-dimensional materials synthesis and nano-mechanics
2. Machine learning-assisted design and optimization of novel functional materials
3. Advanced computational materials modeling and algorithms
4. Prediction of materials microstructure-property relationship by computational simulations and machine learning
5. Computational materials science for energy applications
6. Property predictions of novel polymeric materials by advanced modeling and simulations