Electrical Engineering at Rice University

21 faculty and 27 courses in Electrical Engineering at Rice University.

Faculty

• Richard G. Baraniuk, C. Sidney Burrus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering h-index 99
  Notable: “Compressive Sensing [Lecture Notes]” (2007) · 4,151 citations
• Edward W. Knightly, Sheafor-Lindsay Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Professor, Computer Science h-index 65
  Design and in-the-field demonstration of new mobile and wireless networks and systems, including mission-driven autonomous drone networks, wireless security, and networked spectrum access in UHF, 60 GHz, THz, and visible light. He leads the Rice Networks G
  Notable: “Opportunistic media access for multirate ad hoc networks” (2002) · 695 citations
• Ashok Veeraraghavan, Department Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Professor, Computer Science h-index 58
  Computational imaging, compressive sensing for imaging, signal processing and computer vision. Data Science, neuroengineering, systems Education 2008 Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maryland 2004 M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineerin
  Notable: “Recovering three-dimensional shape around a corner using ultrafast time-of-flight imaging” (2012) · 756 citations
• Ashutosh Sabharwal, Ernest D. Butcher Professor of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science h-index 54
  . His first area of research is wireless, where his research spans fundamental theory and experimental systems. He is the founder of WARP project , an open-source project which is now in use at more than 125 research groups w
  Notable: “In-Band Full-Duplex Wireless: Challenges and Opportunities” (2014) · 2,316 citations
• Behnaam Aazhang, J.S. Abercrombie Professor h-index 51
  Notable: “User cooperation diversity-part I: system description” (2003) · 6,337 citations
• Joseph Cavallaro, Professor; Director, Center for Multimedia Communications h-index 44
  VLSI Signal Processing, Wireless Communication Systems Architectures, VLSI Systems Design and Prototyping, Computer Engineering Systems Education 1988 Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Cornell University 1982 M.S. Electrical Engineering, Princeton University 1981
  Notable: “Large-Scale MIMO Detection for 3GPP LTE: Algorithms and FPGA Implementations” (2014) · 410 citations
• Joseph R. Cavallaro, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Professor, Computer Science; Director, Center for Multimedia Communications h-index 44
  VLSI Signal Processing, Wireless Communication Systems Architectures, VLSI Systems Design and Prototyping, Computer Engineering Systems Education 1988 Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, Cornell University 1982 M.S. Electrical Engineering, Princeton University 1981
  Notable: “Large-Scale MIMO Detection for 3GPP LTE: Algorithms and FPGA Implementations” (2014) · 410 citations
• Akane Sano, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering h-index 29
  Dr. Sano's research focuses on machine learning, digital health, mobile health, affective computing, ubiquitous computing, behavioral science, adaptive systems, artificial intelligence, human/computer interaction, intelligent systems, biomedical health informa
  Notable: “Irregular sleep/wake patterns are associated with poorer academic performance and delayed circadian and sleep/wake timing” (2017) · 625 citations
• Santiago Segarra, W. M. Rice Trustee Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering h-index 29
  Network theory, data analysis, machine learning, and graph signal processing. Research Areas Data Science for Networks. Modeling, analysis, and design of networked systems. Signal processing, machine learning, optimization, and algebraic topology appli
  Notable: “Connecting the Dots: Identifying Network Structure via Graph Signal Processing” (2019) · 377 citations
• Valentin Dragoi, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering h-index 29
  Notable: “Adaptation-Induced Plasticity of Orientation Tuning in Adult Visual Cortex” (2000) · 523 citations
• Taiyun Chi, Associate Professor h-index 29
  Notable: “Recent Advances in Electrical Neural Interface Engineering: Minimal Invasiveness, Longevity, and Scalability” (2020) · 145 citations
• Genevera Allen, Adjunct Professor h-index 28
  Notable: “TCGA2STAT: simple TCGA data access for integrated statistical analysis in R” (2015) · 143 citations
• Ankit Patel, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine; Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering h-index 27
  That are essential for understanding and building truly intelligent systems, with a focus on learning abstractions. Ankit returned to academia recently, after spending six years in industry, building real-time inference systems trained on large-scale data for
  Notable: “The emergence of geometric order in proliferating metazoan epithelia” (2006) · 450 citations
• Peter J. Varman, Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Professor, Computer Science h-index 23
  Computer Systems, Storage and Memory Systems, Virtualization and Resource Management, Cloud Computing Education 1983 Ph.D. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin 1980 M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at
  Notable: “[TNF blockade in rheumatoid arthritis can cause severe fibrosing alveolitis. Six case reports].” (2006) · 204 citations
• Athanasios Antoulas, Professor h-index 19
  Notable: “A Survey of Model Reduction by Balanced Truncation and Some New Results” (2004) · 822 citations
• Guha Balakrishnan, Assistant Professor h-index 16
  Notable: “VoxelMorph: A Learning Framework for Deformable Medical Image Registration” (2019) · 780 citations
• Songtao Chen, Assistant Professor h-index 13
  Notable: “A Photonic Crystal Laser from Solution Based Organo-Lead Iodide Perovskite Thin Films” (2016) · 265 citations
• Rahman Doost-Mohammady, Associate Research Professor h-index 10
  Notable: “Smart Radios for Smart Vehicles: Cognitive Vehicular Networks” (2012) · 115 citations
• Nakul Garg, Assistant Professor; Ken Kennedy Institute Member h-index 7
  Notable: “Owlet” (2021) · 34 citations
• Gene Frantz, Professor in the Practice h-index 1
  Notable: “Ultra-Low Power Signal Processing [DSP Forum” (2010) · 6 citations
• Tony Geng, Assistant Professor; Ken Kennedy Institute Member

Courses

• Fundamentals of Computer Engineering ELEC 220
• Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I Laboratory ELEC 240
• Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I ELEC 241
• Signals, Systems, and Transforms ELEC 242
• Introduction to Physical Electronics I ELEC 261
• Introduction to Waves and Photonics ELEC 262
• Signals, Systems, and Learning ELEC 301
• Random Signals in Electrical Engineering Systems ELEC 303
• Introduction to Physical Electronics II ELEC 305
• Digital Logic Design ELEC 326
• Implementation of Digital Systems ELEC 327
• Quantum Mechanics for Engineers ELEC 361
• Machine Learning: Concepts and Techniques ELEC 378
• Introduction to Neuroengineering ELEC 380
• Linear Algebra for Data Science ELEC 406
• Secure and Cloud Computing ELEC 410
• Microwave Engineering ELEC 411
• Wireless Integrated Circuits and Systems ELEC 414
• RISC-V System-on-Chip Design ELEC 420
• Operating Systems and Concurrent Programming ELEC 421
• VLSI Systems Design ELEC 422
• Digital Integrated Circuits ELEC 423
• Mobile and Embedded System Design and Application ELEC 424
• Computer Systems Architecture ELEC 425
• Processor Microarchitecture Design and Implementation ELEC 428
• Introduction to Computer Networks ELEC 429
• Modern Communication Theory and Practice ELEC 430

Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.