Research
All laboratories in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering contain state-of-the-art equipment and software to support basic and applied research in hardware and software design, hardware/software interfacing, communications and signal processing, image processing, computer vision and pattern recognition, optoelectronics, power and energy systems, robotics, mechatronic systems, intelligent systems, unmanned systems, among other research areas.
Key Faculty
Sangho Bok
Research Specialties
Bio-medical engineering: biosensors, nanotechnology, and point-of-care systems
Currently taking on new students.
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Rui Fan
Research Specialties
Smart Cities, electric systems, and Al in power grids
Currently taking on new students.
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Wenzhong "David" Gao
Research Specialties
Renewable energy and distributed generation, microgrid, smart grid, power system protection, power electronics applications in power systems, power system modeling and simulation, and hybrid electric propulsion systems
Not taking on new students.
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Amin Khodaei
Research Specialties
Smart grids, quantum computing, blockchain, and Al
Not taking on new students.
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Reza Mahmoodi
Research Specialties
Bio-medical engineering: electrochemical biosensors, microfluids, bioelectronics and organ-on-a-chip
Currently taking on new students.
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Mohammad Matin
Research Specialties
Power electronics and optoelectronics materials, devices and systems, optical and bio-medical signals and image processing
Currently taking on new students.
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Haluk Ogmen
Research Specialties
Reverse-engineering the brain, natural and artificial intelligence, human vision, attention, and memory
Not taking on new students.
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Daniel Paredes
Research Specialties
Bio-medical engineering: early diagnosis of neurodegenerative disease, neuronal networks, brain circuits, and biomarkers
Currently taking on new students.
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Margareta Stefanovic
Dali Sun
Research Specialties
Biosensing, bioinstrumentation, cancer detection, cancer treatment
Currently taking on new students.
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Kimon Valavanis
Research Specialties
Robotics and automation, unmanned systems, intelligent control, and autonomy
Currently taking on new students.
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GRA and GTA Positions
We offer Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) and Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) positions to eligible students.
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Featured Research Publications
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Researcher Uses Engineering Methods to Reveal Promising Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
In the BioSun Lab at the Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science, Dali Sun, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is taking on the twofold challenge, utilizing discoveries made while developing novel detection methods to uncover new, side effect-free amino acid treatment that shows promise as an additional tool to treat pancreatic cancer. -
Q&A: Is the Electrical Grid Prepared for Climate Change?
The DU Newsroom asked Amin Khodaei, director of KLab and professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Denver’s Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science, how new technologies, smart grids and active consumers can prepare the grid for climate change. -
Marketing Meets Science in Grad Student-Researcher Collaboration
For two students in the Professional Master of Business Administration (PMBA) program, that led to working with Mohammad Mahoor, professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science, to help him market a robot he developed to benefit children with autism spectrum disorders.
