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Affiliation: Computer Science

Research by the Brain Networks Laboratory has the potential to transform modern thought on computation. Research on mouse brain networks may lead to a theory of parallel and distributed information processing that bridges both computer and brain networks.

Potential HS Application: Research could change the entire infrastructure of computers and the way we interact with them. Information would be more readily available in a timely, more organized manner.

Affiliation: Electrical Engineering

Significant progress has been made at the Electro-Magnetics and Microwaves Lab in active antennas and power combining, microwave integrated circuits and antennas, microwave power transmission, magnetic resonance imaging, Green's functions and numerical methods, ground penetration radar, and wavelet techniques.

Potential HS Application: The research involving antennas, imaging techniques, and ground penetration radar could be useful to HS.

Affiliation: Engineering Technologies and Industrial Distribution

The Mobile Integrated Solutions Laboratory specializes in unique solutions for today's mobile world. With the advancement of microcontroller technology, they focus on high-performance, low-cost products which are readily available in the technology industry. They bring these products to bear in multiple facets of mobility that continue to impress their industry partners.

Potential HS Application: Research concerning mobile technology could be applied to an array of HS applications.

Affiliation: Computer Science

The Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Sensor Machines Laboratory research is focused on developing systems that sense, interact with, learn from and adapt to the environment under a number of modalities, including chemical, acoustic, visual, temporal and spatial. They require a cross-disciplinary perspective to integrate concepts from sensors, computer vision, robotics, embedded systems, pattern recognition and biological cybernetics.

Potential HS Application: Research could be applied to HS sensor technology. This would include detecting dangerous chemicals/explosives, as well as security systems for a secured location.

Affiliation: Electrical Engineering

The Power System Control and Protection Laboratory is currently researching power and protection system modeling and evaluation, power quality monitoring, as well as applications of: digital signal processing, fuzzy logic, fault location, automated disturbance monitoring, wide-area measurements, and power system maintenance.

Potential HS Application: Research might be used to protect the nation's (or even a city's) power grid from attack by terrorists or natural disasters. Research might also be beneficial in effectively restoring power.

Affiliation: Electrical Engineering

The Sensing, Imaging and Communications Systems Laboratory is engaged in a wide range of research focusing on: RF, microwave and millimeter-wave hybrid and monolithic integrated circuits and systems, CMOS RF ICs, ultra-wideband components, antennas and systems, wireless communications, and sensors and sensor networks.

Potential HS Application: Wireless technology and sensor research is in high demand for HS applications.

Affiliation: Computer Science

The objective of the Software Process Improvement Lab is to combine research specialties found in Industrial and Systems Engineering with those found in Computer Science to create intelligent systems. They focus on effectively gathering knowledge and building systems to transfer and share that knowledge.

Potential HS Application: Research could be used to create user/computer interfaces to efficiently supply homeland security responders with accurate up to date information.

Affiliation: Chemical Engineering

The Thin Film Nano & Microelectronics Research Laboratory is operated by HS faculty member Yue Kuo of the Chemical Engineering Department. The main interest of this laboratory is to study the thin film related microelectronic or opto-electronic devices. The ultimate goal is to correlate material properties to their process conditions and to the device characteristics.

Potential HS Application: Research could be used to create faster, more efficient semiconductors in computers, sensors, and other electronic devices.

Affiliation: Engineering Technologies and Industrial Distribution

The Virtual Instrumentation and Mixed Signal Test Lab was established to support the development of computer-based instrumentation solutions for real world test and measurement problems. The lab is currently working on applications in a variety of areas including medical imaging, mixed signal integrated circuit testing, and law enforcement.

Potential HS Application: Research could yield better instrumentation for HS responders.

Affiliation: Industrial and Systems Engineering

The Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Laboratory is operated by HS faculty member Amarnath Banerjee. The lab is dedicated to research and development of VR (virtual reality) technology. The focus of research is on simulation of manufacturing applications, modeling of human behavior and tele-collaboration in virtual environment.

Potential HS Application: This lab could be used to create simulations for training Homeland Security responders.

Affiliation: Electrical Engineering

The purpose of the Wireless Communications Laboratory is to pursue research in communications, with emphasis on wireless systems, from the algorithm design to implementation. A software and a hardware laboratory provide an ideal environment for relevant cutting-edge wireless communications research.

Potential HS Application: Research in wireless technology and communications is in high demand for HS applications.