All teaching research faculty (TRF) and some special teaching faculty (STF) engage in pure and/or applied scientific research, apply for grants, attend conferences, and publish their findings in scholarly journals, conference proceedings and other publications. The areas of School research cover a range of topics including:
- Department of Computer Science: Relational and Object-Oriented Databases, CASE Tools, Computer Graphics, Spline Methods, Geometric Modeling, Computer Aided Design, Surfaces with Arbitrary Meshes of Control Points, Subdivision Splines, Data Mining, Galois Connection, Lattice-Based Data Analysis, Formal Concept Analysis, Association Rules, Digital Cultural Heritage, Learning Objects Repositories, Artificial Intelligence, Bayesian Networks, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence Applications on the Web, Computer Architecture, Parallel Processing, Shared Memory Multiprocessor Systems, DSP-Based Parallel Systems, Computer Networks, Spatiotemporal Scheduling in Distributed Systems, Network Security, Trust Management, Cybercrime, Protection of Critical Infrastructures, I.T. in Education, E-Learning, Knowledge Management, Data Mining, Distributed Computing Systems, Grid Computing, Parallel Programming, Non-Linear Partial Equations, Spectral Methods for Solving ODEs, Solitons, Numerical Analysis, Computational Mathematics, Statistical Methods, Applied Mathematics, Medical Statistics, Multivariate Analysis, Survival Analysis, Estimation of Parameters in the Presence of Censored Data, Statistical Modeling, Robust Statistics, Simulation Modeling, Fluid Mechanics and Mathematical Physics, Real and Complex Analysis, Functional Analysis and Operator Theory, Applications to Function Spaces
- Department of Engineering: Numerical Methods in Electromagnetics, Electromagnetic Theory, Antenna Analysis and Design, Finite Element Method, the Method of Moments, Communications, RFID Systems in Healthcare Applications, Communications Management, EMC, Biomedical Engineering, System Automation, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Signal and Image Processing, Texture Analysis, Statistical Pattern Recognition, Computer Vision, Medical Imaging (SPECT,MRI), Image Reconstruction from Projections, Computers in Education, E-Learning and M-Learning, Digital Design CAD Tools Development, Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Design, Verification and Testing, Design for Testability, High Quality Digital Circuit Testing, Self-Testing Architectures, Photothermal Physics & Instrumentation, Semiconductor Characterization, Photothermal Gas Sensors, Photonic Crystals, Non Destructive Techniques in Archaeometry, Vertical Integration and Routing/Signaling mechanisms in IP/WDM Networks, Physical Layer Constraints in Optical Networks, Fault Tolerant Networks, Wireless Backhaul, Access Networks, FTTx Solutions and Architectures, Sensor Networks, Distance Temperature Surveillance, Automated Targeting System, Integrated Inductive-Capacitive Component for Absorbing Harmonic Modulation in the Power Grid, Programming of Integrated Circuits: PICs, PLAs and PLCs, Engineering Education, Automation and Control, System Modeling & Identification, ICT in Education
- Department of Life & Health Sciences: Abnormal Cell Proliferation, Cell Apoptosis, Aging, Cardiovascular Diseases, Anti-oxidants, Chemical Physics, Atmospheric Chemistry, Nutritional Sciences, Women’s Health, Development and Plasticity of the Nervous System, GABAergic System, Degenerative Diseases, Aging, New Materials, Vascular and Renal Complications in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 and Type 2, Involvement of Polycystins in the Regulation of Cell Cycle Control, Anatomical Research, Molecular Biology, Microscopic, Ultrastructural and Surgical Anatomy, Medical Education Research, Environmental and Public Health, Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering for the Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections, Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles for the Detection and Therapy of Cancer, Investigating the Mechanisms of Development and Progression of Liver Cirrhosis and Liver Cancer using Genetic, Cell and Systems Biology Approaches, Brain Monoamine Modulators Responses & Central Fatigue Development during Exercise in Athletes & Disease, Diet Manipulation, Nutritional Supplementation & Exercise Performance, Teaching and Learning/Curricula Design, Cultural Issues Related to Health and Patient Care, Legal/Ethical Issues Related to Health – Patients’ Rights, Informed Consent, Health Education and Health Promotion, Professionalization of Nursing
