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UAB’s School of Engineering is the place to establish your foundation for a career in engineering—or whatever path you choose. Our faculty, research, degree programs and internships will give you the tools you need to succeed. Build your future with us.

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Skyelar Kim working in ECE Lab of Dr. Mohammad Haider.

ECE student Skyelar Kim working in a laboratory. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) conducts a diverse variety of research spanning microelectronics and embedded systems, signal and image processing, biotechnology, and nanotechnology.

Some examples of research conducted by the department include:

Power Systems

The focus of electric power research is in the area of resilient power systems, especially research related to power system protection and control. The Electric Power System Innovation and Demonstration Lab performs research, development and demonstration of innovative, practical technology to improve electric power system resiliency.

Software

With a unique blend of research projects and services provided, the software-focused elements of ECE drive the future of software engineering and advance current projects across many application domains. Research areas include:

  • Big Data Research and Analytics
  • Self-Evolving Software Ecosystems
  • Biomedical and Clinical Informatics

Hardware

The department plays a lead role in UAB's research and development of electrical and electronic devices. We work on both analog and digital devices that are used in a variety of applications ranging from sensors to computers. Our labs include:

  • Bio-inspired Integrated Circuits Lab
  • Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits Design Lab
  • Signal Processing and Embedded Systems Lab

Healthcare Engineering

With a diverse variety of specialization areas that spans microelectronics and embedded systems, signal and image processing, biotechnology, and nanotechnology, the department plays a critical role in developing novel solutions for health-care problems to benefit our society.