Research
Although administered from Electrical and Computer Engineering, Wireless Engineering Research and Education Center (WEREC) supports the activities of students and faculty from a university-wide range of disciplines and thus provides a focal point for Auburn University's wireless activities. Such interdisciplinary activities of the center enhance the ability of the faculty to attract research funding and provide an unmatched educational experience at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
The center is also home to the NSF supported Wireless Internet Center for Advanced Technology (WICAT) under the Industry University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) Program. The faculty continually create and track advances in wireless technology and adjust their programs to meet the demanding needs from various users of this expansive technology.
Auburn University's College of Engineering is also home for other WEREC related centers like Alabama Microelectronics Science and Technology Center (AMSTC), Innovative Mobile, Pervasive, Agile Computing Technologies (IMPACT), Auburn University MRI Center and The Center for Advanced Vehicle Electronics (CAVE). Together, these centers continue to expand the boundaries of wireless technology.
At present, the research focus areas being addressed by the faculty are: Wireless Applications, Wireless Networks, Wireless Security, Signal processing and analysis, Cross-layer optimization for co-existing systems, Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) circuit design and test, Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC) and mixed signal systems, Low-power design of electronic circuits and systems, Multimedia over wireless networks and Cooperative robotics.
Research conducted in WEREC is supported by numerous government agencies: for example, the National Science Foundation (NSF) the U. S. Department of Defense departments such as the Army, Navy, Air Force and DARPA. In addition, WEREC is supported by funding from industry such as Agilent, IBM, Intel, NEC, Roper Industries, Telcordia, Toshiba, Transwitch, and Texas Instruments (India).
