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Eric Cheng

Eric Cheng

Professor

ericcheng@ucmerced.edu

(209) 228-0346

SE2 379

  • Power electronics
  • Electric vehicles, vessels, aircraft, and Hydrogen and Ammonia power conversion
  • Motor, Drive and Robotic and actuation systems
  • Electromagnetics, High frequency magnetics and Wireless power transfer
  • Autonomous vehicle and Smart mobility
  • Aerospace power electronics
Sarah Kurtz

Sarah Kurtz

Professor, Dept Chair (EE), and Graduate Program Chair (MBSE)

skurtz@ucmerced.edu

SE2 384

  • Trends of growth of renewable energy and research issues that need to be tackled to support continued improvements
  • Latest research challenges as the solar industry is growing rapidly
  • Performance of PV systems and how the performance of the system and the grid it feeds into can be improved
  • Reliability issues with PV systems
Changqing Li

Changqing Li

Professor

cli32@ucmerced.edu

BSP 369

  • Biomedical imaging instrumentation
  • Reconstruction algorithms
  • X-ray imaging
  • X-ray luminescence computed tomography (XLCT)
  • Fluorescence molecular tomography (FMT)
Ayush Pandey

Ayush Pandey

Assistant Teaching Professor

ayushpandey@ucmerced.edu

  • Control theory for robustness and safety quantification in AI models 
  • Engaged classroom learning using interactive computational tools, hands-on instruction, and open-ended assessment designs
  • Impact of AI on engineering education at minority-serving institutions
  • Computational modeling tools for large-scale design of synthetic biological systems
Mukesh Singhal

Mukesh Singhal

Professor

msinghal@ucmerced.edu

(209) 228-4344

SE2 207

  • Cloud computing and Distributed Computing Systems.
  • Cybersecurity, Crypto currency, Blockchain, Consensus algorithms.
  • Intelligent systems, Distributed AI, Machine learning, optimization.
  • Wireless and Vehicular Networks, Ad-hoc Networks, Mobile Computing, Networks Security, IoT
Qian Wang

Qian Wang

Assistant Professor

qianwang@ucmerced.edu

  • Post-quantum Cryptos and hardware-intrinsic security primitives (i.e., PUF, NTT and FHE)
  • Quantum computer emulation and simulation system
  • Machine learning systems and security analysis
  • Cyber-physical system and autonomous driving systems