Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Employees: 100 Students: 800 Master degree Turnover: EUR 9 million 8 research topics

Turnover

Education 20%

Research 80%

CSEE – education Undergraduate education in

- Computer Science and Electronics- Engineering Physics and Electri cal Engineering

Master programmes with a Major in Computer science an engineering

Master programmes with a Major in Electrical engineering ~ 70 courses Post-graduate Education ~55 PhD students Interdisciplinary Program, Arena media music and technology

Automatic Control Computer Communication Computer Engineering Computer Science Industrial Electronics Media Technology Medical Technology Signal Processing

CSEE Research subjects

Process IT Innovation EISLAB, Embedded Internet Systems LAB CDT, Centre for Distance-spanning Technology CDH, Centre for Distance-Spanning Healthcare HLRC, Hjalmar Lundbohm Research Centre CASTT, Centre for automotive system technologies and testing

CSEE industrial co-operation through six centres:

CSEE research profile

Computers in physical systems - mirrors the Departments multidisciplinary research activities in the areas of

Electronic systems sensing. Signal processing. Interaction with physical systems.

CSEE research profile cover a chain from

Modelling and simulation of a physical system to sensing. Sensing physical system. Electronic system development. Signal processing. Computer communications and algorithmic development. Control engineering. Man-machine interaction.

CSEE Biomedical engineering

The scientific research will be in the area of biomedical engineering with focus on application of sensors, signal processing, image processing and biomechanics.

CSEE Computer Science research focus Communication architectures. Resource reservation. Queuing strategies. Routing and wireless networking protocols. Algorithms for knowledge management and alternate architectures. Computational geometry. Information visualization. User interfaces for mixed reality. Usability of mobile device.

CSEE Computer Network research focus

Packet-switched networks including Internet technology. Next generation cellular mobile systems. Mobile ad-hoc networks. Wireless sensor- and delay-/disruption-tolerant- networks.

CSEE EISLAB Embedded Internet System Laboratory

research focus EIS architechture.

Methodologies, tools, and realizations of Embedded Internet Systems Embedded EMC

Simulation and experimental methods for electromagnetic problems Mixed Mode Design.

Analog and mixed signal ASIC design for sensor systems Sensor Systems.

Sensing using ultrasonic and optical methods

EIS Architecture

Hardware that target ambient intelligence; smart sensing and actuating environments Small size (< 1 cm3) and low cost (< 10 USD) Ad-hoc Internet connectivity using standardized protocols

Extreme low-power for battery powered operation

Software for reactive systems - TIMBER Tools and methodologies for system/component characterization

Tools for program analysis towards low-power optimization

Effective use of low-power modes Use resources only when needed – saves power

Electromagnetic modeling Partial Equivalent Electrical Circuit (PEEC) method

Description of electromagnetic behaviour with electrical circuits Allows the combined modeling of electric functionality and electromagnetic effects

Extensive international cooperation IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, NY, USA, University of L’Aquila EMC Laboratory, It.

Applications within microelectronics, antenna analysis, and power distributions systems.

Mixed Mode Design

On-chip analog and digital electronics design Targeting low-power sensor front ends

Application to ultrasound system Excitation, amplification, and A/D conversion

On-chip high voltage generation EISCAT – space radar development

Antenna front end design for array antenna Low noise, high time stability

Sensor design ASIC mounted on ultrasonic transducer Low-power, minimal size

Sensor systems

Density and flow measurement Ultrasonic methods to measure flow and density of materials

Characterization with ultrasound Measurement of gas energy content with ultrasound Detecting cracks, defects, and estimate setting of ceramic materials

Evaluation of paper pulp fiber suspensions with ultrasound

District heating Improving accuracy of district heating terminals

Non-contact measurement of thin lubricant films Optical interferometric method to measure thickness of lubricants

CSEE Media Technology research

focus Mobility (wireless networks and adaptation). Pervasive computing. Context-aware systems. Distributed real-time systems (human real-time communication & networked media applications)

CSEE Automatic Control

research focus

Model-based fault detection. Dynamics and control of electro-mechanical systems. Multivariable process control. Soft sensors. Non-linear state and parameter estimation.

CSEE Signal processing research

focus

Parameter estimation Digital receivers with low complexity Multiresolution communications. Communications systems with graceful degradation. Adaptive algorithms for digital receivers. Transient signals in ultrasound.