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The Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering at UL offers interdisciplinary research and education grounded in the fundamentals of engineering, science, and technology. Faculty, researchers and students make great advances in ECE research in both theoretical and real-world problem application domains including, electronics systems and VLSI, wireless communications, robotics, cybersecurity, renewable energy, electrical engineering, bioinstrumentation, sensor systems, computer technology, Internet of Things (IoT), among others. Within our interconnected world we pursue research to support economic growth, sustainable living, energy and transport, environmental protection, security, improved quality of life, and more. Follow the links below for examples of the exciting, life-changing ECE research.
Research Areas
- Circuits & Systems;
- Intelligent Power Management and Digital Control;
- Hardware Digital Signals & Systems;
- Design for Testability;
- Automotive Systems;
- Mixed Signal ICs;
- Ambient Wireless Assisted Living
- Optical Fibre Sensors
- Automotive and Exhaust Emissions
- Gas sensors
- Biomedical Optics/Sensors
- Food Quality
- Precision Temperature and Pressure
- Optical Marine
- Field Robotics Marine & Airborne Systems
- Biomed and Manufacturing Robotics
- Systems & Controls
- Marine Renewable Energy
- IRM Robotics for Challenging Wave and Tidal Regimes
- Airborne Wind Energy
- Battery Storage and Electric Vehicles
- Demand Side Management
- Intelligent Power Management
- WEEE, Circular Economy
- Sustainable Life Cycle Engineering
- Telecommunications
- Data Communications Security
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Smart Antenna Arrays
- Wireless Next Generation Networks
- Optical Communications
- Sensor Networks Security
- Cyber Security for IT
- Embedded Systems
- Next Generation Operating systems
- OT systems’
- IT Forensics
- Text Analytics & Natural Language Processing (NLP)
- Smart Manufacturing
- Machine Learning
- Vision
- Image Processing