38 faculty and 40 courses in Electrical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
- Michael Shur, Patricia W. and C. Sheldon Roberts Professor h-index 106
Notable: “Shallow water analogy for a ballistic field effect transistor: New mechanism of plasma wave generation by dc current” (1993) · 1,175 citations
- Meng Wang, Professor h-index 105
Involve machine learning and artificial intelligence, high-dimensional data analytics, power system monitoring, signal processing, and optimization methods. She is a recipient of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Inv
Notable: “LightGCN” (2020) · 4,082 citations
- Boon Ooi, Professor and Constellation Chair in Future Chips h-index 67
Es on optoelectronic devices and systems for optical communications and sensing applications. He has successfully trained 46 PhDs and successfully placed them in top institutions all over the world. He holds 46 issued U.S. patents and is th
Notable: “A polydimethylsiloxane-coated metal structure for all-day radiative cooling” (2019) · 659 citations
- Qiang Ji, Professor h-index 65
Notable: “In the Eye of the Beholder: A Survey of Models for Eyes and Gaze” (2009) · 1,545 citations
- Liu Liu, Assistant Professor h-index 57
Computer Architecture, Machine Learning Systems, AI Hardware Research Groups Efficient, Parallel, and Intelligent Computing ( EPIC ) Lab Research Centers Institute for Data Exploration and Applications (IDEA) Center for Materials, Devices
Notable: “Genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for polycystic ovary syndrome on chromosome 2p16.3, 2p21 and 9q33.3” (2010) · 856 citations
- John Wen, Russell Sage Professor h-index 53
Lies in the modeling and control of dynamical systems with applications to precision motion, robot manipulation, thermal management, lighting systems and materials processing. Education & Training Ph.D. Computer and Systems Engineering
Notable: “The attitude control problem” (1991) · 1,053 citations
- Tong Zhang, Professor h-index 46
Computer systems with the focus on memory and data storage across software and hardware stacks. Being highly inter-disciplinary in nature, his research has been always driven by real-life applications, and his current and past research
Notable: “Phase-shifting digital holography” (1997) · 2,051 citations
- Zheyu Zhang, Associate Professor h-index 42
Wide bandgap-based power electronics characterization and applications. Dr. Zhang is currently the Standard Vice-Chair of IEEE IAS Power Electronics Devices and Components Committee, Associate Editors for IEEE Transactions on Power
Notable: “Methodology for Wide Band-Gap Device Dynamic Characterization” (2017) · 273 citations
- Rich Radke, Professor h-index 34
Involve computer vision problems related to human-scale, occupant-aware environments, such as person tracking and re-identification with cameras and range sensors. Dr. Radke is affiliated with the NSF Engineering Research Center for Lightin
Notable: “Image change detection algorithms: a systematic survey” (2005) · 1,857 citations
- Luigi Vanfretti, Professor h-index 34
Power grid, power systems, electrified systems, electric aircraft, integrated energy systems, modeling and simulation, Modelica, renewable energy (PV, Wind), HVdc transmission systems, synchrophasor technology, PMU Applications Other Focus
Notable: “Identification of Electromechanical Modes in Power Systems” (2012) · 190 citations
- James Lu, Professor and Curriculum Chair h-index 34
3D Heterogeneous Integration (HI) and Advanced Packaging (AP) Other Focus Areas Semiconductor Technologies: 3D-ICs, Smart System Hyper-Integration; Hybrid Bonding, Reliability; Modeling/Simulation, Power & Signal Integrity; Nano-Micro-e
Notable: “p-Multigrid solution of high-order discontinuous Galerkin discretizations of the compressible Navier–Stokes equations” (2005) · 380 citations
- Koushik Kar, Professor h-index 32
In control and optimization of networked systems , with special focus on data communication networks and more recently on energy flow networks that include heating and power networks. Most recently, I have started working on design and a
Notable: “Construction of an efficient overlay multicast infrastructure for real-time applications” (2003) · 376 citations
- Jian Sun, Professor and Director h-index 31
Has been on power electronics for renewable energy, high-voltage dc (HVDC) transmission and other power system applications. He is credited with developing the small-signal sequence impedance theory and solving real-world stability problems
Notable: “Image super-resolution using gradient profile prior” (2008) · 935 citations
- Robert Karlicek, Director and Professor h-index 30
Intelligent sensing platforms for building controls Other Focus Areas Advanced lighting systems, Advanced display technologies, Lighting and biological applications, Advanced sensor technology, Internet of Things, Optoelectronics Research C
Notable: “Toward Smart and Ultra‐efficient Solid‐State Lighting” (2014) · 372 citations
- Birsen Yazici, Professor h-index 28
Span the areas of statistical signal processing, inverse problems in imaging, applied mathematics, remote sensing, biomedical optics, and radar. Specifically, her current projects involve synthetic aperture imaging, passive imaging, imaging
Notable: “Diffuse optical tomography with a priori anatomical information” (2005) · 144 citations
- Alhussein Abouzeid, Professor and Department Head h-index 26
Computer Networks, Networked Systems, IoT, Smart Grid, Vehicular Networks Research Centers Center for Materials, Devices, and Integrated Systems (CMDIS) Publications The following is a selection of recent publications in Scopus. Alhussein A
Notable: “Coverage by directional sensors in randomly deployed wireless sensor networks” (2006) · 402 citations
- Agung Julius, Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies h-index 26
Notable: “Approximations of Stochastic Hybrid Systems” (2009) · 155 citations
- Kanad Basu, Associate Professor h-index 26
Improving the reliability and security of modern hardware -- ranging from System-on-Chips (SoCs) to AI Hardware to Quantum Computing Systems. Primary Research Focus Hardware Security, AI Hardware, Quantum Computing, Functional Saf
Notable: “Analyzing and mitigating the impact of permanent faults on a systolic array based neural network accelerator” (2018) · 171 citations
- Ali Tajer, Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs h-index 23
Machine Learning, Information Theory, Statistical Signal Processing Research Centers Center for Future Energy Systems (CFES) Center for Materials, Devices, and Integrated Systems (CMDIS) Teaching Graduate-level courses: Introduction to Stoc
Notable: “Coordinated Data-Injection Attack and Detection in the Smart Grid: A Detailed Look at Enriching Detection Solutions” (2012) · 230 citations
- Ishwara Bhat, Professor h-index 19
Type II-VI Semiconductors, CdTe, ZnTe, hBN and other , Epitaxial Films Research Centers Center for Future Energy Systems (CFES) Center for Materials, Devices, and Integrated Systems (CMDIS) Publications The following is a selection of recen
Notable: “Electro-chemical mechanical polishing of silicon carbide” (2004) · 107 citations
- Muhammad Marwali, Adjunct Professor h-index 14
Notable: “Integrated generation and transmission maintenance scheduling with network constraints” (1998) · 151 citations
- Santiago Paternain, Assistant Professor h-index 13
Lie at the intersection of machine learning and control of dynamical systems. Dr. Paternain was the recipient of the 2017 CDC Best Student Paper Award and the 2019 Joseph and Rosaline Wolfe Best Doctoral Dissertation Award from the Electric
Notable: “Safe Policies for Reinforcement Learning via Primal-Dual Methods” (2022) · 85 citations
- Junichi Kanai, Professor of Practice h-index 12
Engineering Education, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering Publications The following is a selection of recent publications in Scopus. Junichi Kanai has 28 indexed publications in the subjects of Engineering, Engineering, Computer Sci
Notable: “Automated evaluation of OCR zoning” (1995) · 82 citations
- Kyle Wilt, Sr. Lecturer h-index 12
Digital communication, Embedded systems, Ultrasonics Other Focus Areas Wireless ultrasonic power transmission and digital communication , Piezoelectric transducer theory and design, Acoustic and ultrasonic wave theory, Embedded systems Publ
Notable: “A high-performance ultrasonic system for the simultaneous transmission of data and power through solid metal barriers” (2013) · 74 citations
- Rena Huang, Associate Professor h-index 11
Notable: “Experimental Demonstration of an IFFT/FFT Size Efficient DFT-Spread OFDM for Short Reach Optical Transmission Systems” (2016) · 65 citations
- Ish Jain, Assistant Professor h-index 7
Es on advancing next-generation networks by optimizing spectrum resources to achieve high data rates, reliability, scalability, and practical deployments. I have particularly contributed in three areas: Communication : Develop innovat
Notable: “Driven by Capacity or Blockage? A Millimeter Wave Blockage Analysis” (2018) · 56 citations
- Alex Patterson, Lecturer
Focus on bridging the gap between theory and experiment in the realm of nanoelectronic and photonic devices via developing new models and employing them as tools to better understand device behavior. He was the recipient of the National Sci
- Esen Yel, Assistant Professor
- Fred Schubert, Professor and Constellation Chair
In the field of compound semiconductor materials and devices. His studies include epitaxial growth, materials characterization, device processing and fabrication, device design, and device characterization. Devices include heterobipolar
- Kimberly Oakes, Lecturer
Control of robotic manipulators for large load manipulation in space applications and human-robot interaction. She received a dual Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering and Physics with Honors from Clarkson University in the US
- Lauren Kelly, Adjunct Professor
- Martin A. Schmidt, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Muhsin Celik, Professor of Practice
- Paul Chow, Professor
- Prabhakar Neti, Professor of Practice
- Steve Han, Lecturer
Imaging optics for advanced microlithography at EUV wavelength. Back to top Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 110 Eighth Street Troy, NY USA
- Tianyi Chen, Associate Professor
Machine learning, optimization, statistical signal processing, wireless networks Research Centers Institute for Data Exploration and Applications (IDEA) Lighting Enabled Systems and Applications (LESA) Recognition Awards & Honors IEEE S
- Wenwen Zhao, Assistant Professor
Es on ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor electronics, with particular emphasis on the monolithic integration of multifunctional devices, such as BAWFET which is a monolithic integrated device including electronic and acoustic components. Her
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.