Research Activities by Discipline

SEAS faculty and graduate students conduct basic and applied research in nearly 30 fields. To learn more about the research we're conducting in these fields, please click on any of the links below.

Aerospace Engineering


Algorithms and Theory


Bioinformatics and Biomedical Computing


Biomedical Engineering

Communications and Networks

Computer Architecture and Networking

Computer Security and Information Assurance

Crisis, Emergency and Risk Management

Design and Manufacturing of Mechanical and Aerospace Systems

Digital Media

Economics, Finance and Cost Engineering

Electromagnetics

Engineering and Technology Management

Environmental and Energy Management

Environmental Engineering

Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Science, and Energy

Knowledge and Information Management

Machine Learning

Microelectronics, VLSI Systems, and MEMS

Multimedia Processing

Networking and Mobile Computing

Operations Research

Pervasive Computing and Embedded Systems

Search and Data Mining

Signal Processing, Systems, and Controls

Software Engineering and Systems

Solid Mechanics and Materials Science

Structural/Geotechnical/Earthquake Engineering

Transportation Safety Engineering