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Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Labs

Interdisciplinary Research

The Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering facilities include networking, computational, teaching and undergraduate laboratories, plus additional research-focused laboratories. Research spans the state, with the main campus housing state-of-the-art real-time simulation facilities for research in intelligent control of the electric grid, a modern power-electronics laboratory, and a thriving undergraduate and graduate emphasis in power systems.

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FCTL

The Future Computing Technologies Lab (FCTL) is a research group dedicated to investigating key problems in computer architecture, high-performance computing, and machine learning. The work spans a wide variety of domains, including computer vision, speech recognition, and bioinformatics.

FTHPC Laboratory

Future Technologies in Heterogeneous and Parallel Computing (FTHPC) Laboratory research interests include fault tolerance issues related to high-performance computing systems, such as improving checkpoint-restart and understanding the impact of silent data corruption in HPC applications.

IS-WiN Laboratory

Intelligent Systems and Wireless Networking (IS-WiN) Laboratory at Clemson University is an interdisciplinary research and education center targeted to address the recent challenges in communication networks and signal processing.

Microwave Lab-on-Chip

Microwave engineering, nanoscale science, nanotechnology, and semiconductor electronics are the basic science and technical areas of the Microwave Lab-on-Chip research.

Optoelectronics

The Optoelectronics Group focuses its main research interests on high power, high beam quality diode laser arrays, beam combining, optomechanics, and plasmonic devices.

OMD Group

The goal of the Optoelectronics Materials and Devices (OMD) group research (Zhao Lab) is to develop the next generation of optoelectronic devices and systems that can offer game-changing technologies in lighting, display, communication, computing, sensing, and renewable energy.

PTL

The Photonics Technology Laboratory (PTL) conducts fundamental and applied research on the design, modeling, manufacturing and demonstration of novel photonic and microwave sensors and instrumentation for affordable energy, environmental, infrastructure, aerospace, security, industrial, and biomedical applications.

RTCOOL

Real Time COntrols and Optimization Laboratory (RTCOOL) focuses on applying advanced controls and optimization concepts in conjunction with power electronic enablers to smart systems: maritime, terrestrial, and vehicular with the ultimate goal of validating high-fidelity models of systems and control in real-time via Controller Hardware in the Loop.

RTPIS

The Real-Time Power and Intelligent Systems Laboratory (RTPIS) is a world-class facility at Clemson University. Cyber resilience aims to protect the grid using established cybersecurity techniques while acknowledging that protection can never be perfect and will require intelligent monitoring, detection, and response to provide continuous delivery of electricity.

Graduate Studies

The Holcombe Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, one of the largest and most active departments at Clemson University, offers high-quality graduate-level programs: M.S. Thesis, M.S. Non-Thesis, and Ph.D. The department has significant strengths in innovative technology solutions for challenges related to energy, communications, health care, global warming, and national security.

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