Research Centers and Degree Programs From laser optics to robotics to systems engineering, disciplines critical to advancing security and defense systems are a major focus of several College of Engineering and Boston University-wide research organizations, and of the curriculum in all College of Engineering degree programs. Primary Research Organizations Center for Information and Systems Engineering (CISE) bu.edu/systems CISE convenes researchers from across BU to investigate the design, analysis and management of complex systems. CISE faculty members and the students they advise come predominantly from the College of Engineering, but also from the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Management. Founded in 2002, CISE now represents 31 faculty members and more than 100 graduate students pursuing projects funded by the National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, Department of Energy and other major federal agencies. CISE members have made seminal contributions in control systems, optimization and decision theory; applied probability and simulation; networking; information sciences; computational biology; and production systems. Major accomplishments to date include innovative techniques for assessing network and server performance and pricing Internet services, novel image processing techniques with applications in radar and biomedical imaging, new algorithms for machine learning and pattern recognition with applications in explosives detection, new computer simulation methodologies that have been adopted by leading software companies, and advanced computational methods in structural biology. ECE Department Information Sciences and Systems (ISS) Research Group bu.edu/iss The ISS group’s mission is research, education and technology transfer in all areas related to the sensing, communication and processing of information, encompassing an extensive range of natural and man-made phenomena, as well as the design and synthesis of secure networked systems for optimum decision-making and control. Comprising a third of the ECE department, ISS is home to 14 dynamic faculty of international renown, several post-doctoral researchers, more than 50 doctoral candidates, scores of master’s students and a number of undergraduates exploring state-of-the-art research outside their regular curriculum. ISS members have a broad range of research interests but share a common approach to problemsolving, the pursuit of foundational research, and the development and utilization of sophisticated analytic and algorithmic tools from mathematics, statistics, computer science and physics. Photonics Center bu.edu/photonics The Boston University Photonics Center (BUPC) builds strong academic programs in the science and engineering of light, and develops advanced photonic device prototypes for commercial and military applications. Groundbreaking research conducted at the center includes work on science and technology for solid-state source and detector materials, quantum cryptography, subsurface imaging, adaptive optics, micro-opto-electromechanical systems, high-speed modulation and sensing, bioorganic chemistry, nanophotonic devices and biomedical applications of photonics. Occupying 235,000 square feet on ten floors, the BUPC houses more than 25 faculty research laboratories; three shared laboratories focused on optoelectronic processing, integrated optics and precision measurement; a business incubator; and instructional and seminar facilities specifically designed for photonics research and education.
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