Research Areas

The following chart highlights our key research areas within Computational Systems and Technology, outlining priorities for research, development, and deployment across our platforms.

Next-Gen RF & Microelectronics

  • Analog Compound Semiconductor
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Workforce Development
  • Advanced Foundry Access: TSMC, Intel, Samsung
MOSIS 2.0 California DREAMS Super Hub
Materials & Manufacturing Devices

Novel Processing Hardware

  • Edge Computing
  • Heterogeneous and Reconfigurable Computing
  • Transformational Computing
  • Hardware Assurance
  • Custom EDA Tools
Secure and Robust Electronics Center
Devices Hardware Architecture

More than Moore, Beyond CMOS

  • Alternate physical state variable hardware
  • Photonics
  • 3D integration
Materials & Manufacturing Devices

Advanced Software

  • Science Automation Technology
  • Decision systems
  • Compilers & DSLs
  • Run-time frameworks
Hardware Architecture Software

Quantum

  • Sensing
  • Communication
  • Computing
  • Integration
Quantum Computing Center
Materials & Manufacturing Devices Hardware Architecture Software

Space Systems

  • Systems Engineering
  • Nanosatellites
  • Cellularized Spacecraft
  • Lunar Landers
  • Satellite Communications
  • Spacecraft Technologies
  • Fault Tolerance & Radiation Mitigation
Space Engineering Research Center
Materials & Manufacturing Devices Hardware Architecture Software

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70+
Full-time Research Staff

1
Service Center -
MOSIS Advanced Foundry Access

8
Generations of NanoSats

1
Gravitation Wave Observation (Black Hole)

Matthew French
Matthew FrenchDirector of Computational Systems and Technology

Computational Systems and Technology (CS&T) is a world leader in computing technologies, from basic to applied, investigating a wide range of hardware and software technologies. Our research addresses all levels of computing, from emerging quantum devices to large deployed heterogeneous cloud systems, and includes the software and tools to enable end users to harness these systems in a highly productive fashion. This research also includes providing reliable computing in challenging domains such as space, mobile, security, and low-power.