Research Projects

Many of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering’s research projects are housed under our two esteemed research centers: the Center for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications and Distributed Information Systems (CATT) and the Wireless Internet Center of Advanced Technology (WICAT).

Projects generally fall under these categories:

• Fields and Waves
• Systems, Control and Signal Processing
• Telecommunications and Wireless
• VLSI, Electronics and Power

CATT

Director: Shivendra Panwar
Web Site: http://catt.poly.edu/index.html

The Center for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications and Distributed Information Systems (CATT) is a research and education group long-recognized as one of the best engineering schools in the country. Its researchers are leaders in the fields of electrical engineering and computer science. The Center also draws on the expertise of key researchers at Columbia University. Companies that partner with CATT in joint research gain access to state-of-the-art facilities and a team of experts who understand how to turn technological breakthroughs into commercially viable products and services.

WICAT

Polytechnic Institute of NYU

Shivendra Panwar (Acting Center Director)

University Of Virginia

Barry Horowitz (Site Director)

Auburn University

Prathima Agrawal (Site Director)

Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University

Tamal Bose (Site Director)

Web Site: http://www.poly.edu/wicat/

The Wireless Internet Center of Advanced Technology (WICAT) is a joint research center created by Columbia University and Polytechnic Institute of NYU. As a future Industry/University Cooperative Research Center member, WICAT is partnered with companies and organizations from across the industry, from telecommunications and manufacturing giants to wireless customers and small start-up firms.

The I/UCRC program helps industry and academia come together to overcome practical research challenges. For WICAT, this means that companies who become our partners help to direct future areas of wireless study and gain first access to new research. This research is aimed at anticipating not only their needs, but also the needs of their clients, suppliers and the industry as a whole.

WICAT’s goal is to be a catalyst for wireless innovation, and to help foster an ecosystem that partners vendors, service providers, government agencies, research initiatives, end-users, and small companies and start-ups. Our mission is both to facilitate communication between these partners and to provide them with a pool of research that can be applied to practical problems in the wireless industry.