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CE Research Activities
Activities & faculty include but are not limited to:
- Bio & Physics‑Inspired Computing
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Computing paradigms inspired by biological processes and physical systems for efficient, adaptive information processing. — Faculty
- Computer Architecture & Systems
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Design and analysis of processors, memory hierarchies, and system-level platforms for performance and efficiency. — Faculty
- Circuits, VLSI & EDA (Design, Verification & Test)
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Integrated circuit design and electronic design automation methods for implementation, validation, and testing. — Faculty
- Emerging Devices & Nano Systems
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Novel nanoscale devices and systems enabling next-generation computing, sensing, and communication technologies. — Faculty
- Edge, Cloud & Distributed Computing
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Architectures and algorithms for scalable computation across edge devices, cloud platforms, and networks. — Faculty
- Trustworthy, Secure & Reliable Computing
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Methods for ensuring security, privacy, robustness, and dependability in computing systems. — Faculty
- Theoretical Foundations of AI
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Mathematical principles underlying learning, optimization, generalization, and decision-making in AI systems. — Faculty
- Hardware and Algorithms for AI
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Co-design of specialized hardware and algorithms to accelerate machine learning and AI workloads. — Faculty
- Edge AI
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Deployment of AI models on resource-constrained edge devices for real-time, low-latency intelligence and for novel sensing applications. — Faculty
- AI for Scientific Discovery
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AI methods for hypothesis generation, model identification, and data-driven discovery and design in scientific and engineering systems. — Faculty
CE Research Overview
Computer engineering research at UCSB spans a wide spectrum of topics, from devices and integrated circuits to software systems and applications. Computer architecture, which is central to the efforts aimed at improving the performance, cost-effectiveness, and energy efficiency of computing systems, is a key focal point.
The computer engineering faculty at UCSB conduct collaborative, multidisciplinary projects that allow students and other participants to engage in practically motivated, state-of-the-art research problems. There is an intense focus on industrial relevance and on the impact of emerging technologies on computing.
For more detailed descriptions of faculty research and activities, please visit the CE Research Activities accordions in the box.
