Dr. A. Agung Julius joins ECSE Department

A. Agung Julius joined the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as an Assistant Professor in December 2008. He was previously a Postdoctoral Researcher at the GRASP Lab., University of Pennsylvania since June 2005. He received the B.Eng. (cum laude) degree in electrical engineering from Institut Teknologi Bandung in 1998, and the M.Sc. (with distinction) and Ph.D. degrees in applied mathematics from the University of Twente, The Netherlands, in 2001 and 2005, respectively. Dr. Julius' research interests include systems and control, systems biology, stochastic models in systems biology, control of biological systems, hybrid systems, reduction of complex systems, verification and robust testing of hybrid systems, and mathematical systems theory.

Studies in Energy Sources and Systems at Rensselaer

Dr. Kim L. Boyer
Professor and Head of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering

For electrical, computer, and systems engineers, the 21st century will be a time of significant challenge, as well as a time of significant opportunity. In particular, we will be summoned to address key problems in the delivery and use of energy. Energy sources and systems of the future will be diversified, heterogeneous, distributed, and intelligent. It is impossible to say exactly what these systems will become over the next 10-30 years, but it is clear that they will differ from what we have today.

Please read this important statement in its entirety which affects all ECSE Students and Faculty. Read More »»

ECSE student receives Innovation in Optomechatronic Research Award

Linda Rivera, ECSE student who just recently finished her MS thesis with John Wen and currently working with Rich Radke on her doctorate, was awarded the Innovation in Optomechatronic Research Award in the International Symposium on Optomechanics Technologies, held at San Diego, Nov 17-19, 2008, for a joint paper (based on her MS thesis):

L.I. Rivera, B. Potsaid, J.T. Wen, "Multi-worm tracking using superposition of merit functions"
This research has been conducted in the Center for Automation Technologies and Systems (CATS) and supported in part by the New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR). 
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Fern Finger of Biology Department provided the worms and motivation for this work.

NIH Grant Supports Research Into Mapping the Brain With Machine Vision

A multidisciplinary team of researchers led by ECSE Professor Badri Roysam has secured a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a new, open source software toolkit for analyzing 3-D multichannel brain images — a critical step toward the development of a viable brain implant.

For as much as we know about the human body, the inner workings of the brain remain elusive. This lack of understanding has precluded the development of a neuroprosthetic device, or brain implant, that is truly biocompatible with brain tissue. Read More »»

Robert Degeneff Honored by IEEE

Robert Degeneff ’74, emeritus professor of electrical, computer, and systems engineering, this summer received the 2008 Herman Electric Transmission and Distribution Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The award honored Degeneff for his innovative and pioneering contributions to the computation and understanding of electrical systems and transformers. Read More »» and IEEE Here »»