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Wireless Engineering Research

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The past decades have witnessed tremendous advances in wireless communications and networks, leading to a plethora of wireless devices, systems, infrastructures, and services. Wireless access has become indispensable in our society for water and power supplies. The wide use of wireless devices, such as smartphones, has not only greatly increased the volume but also changed the composition of wireless data, from voice to multimedia. Consequently, there has been a compelling need for new wireless technologies to enable high capacity, low delay, Quality of Service (QoS)/Quality of Experience (QoE) aware future generations of wireless systems. On the other hand, the ubiquitous wireless infrastructure and mobile computing devices also provide the basis for great innovations in wireless services and applications. 

Since its inception in 2001, the Wireless Engineering Research and Education Center has been dedicated to address the challenges in wireless engineering and has contributed to advancing wireless systems and applications. The center's faculty consists of faculty members from the departments of electrical and computer engineering, computer science and software engineering, and mathematics and statistics, with a rich research program ranging from RFIC and low power IC design, wireless systems and networks, and wireless security and privacy, to RF sensing, wireless multimedia, and robotic applications. The center's research can be roughly categorized into the following five areas:

  1. Wireless Device, IC Design and Testing;
  2. Wireless Communications and Networks;
  3. Wireless and cyber security and privacy;
  4. Wireless applications;
  5. Statistics and machine learning for wireless.

The center's research program has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, and private industry. In addition to fundamental wireless research, our faculty work closely with the industry and defense agencies/contractors on industry-sponsored projects and technology transfer.  The center has access to many state-of-the-art facilities, which are indispensable for successful completion of various wireless research projects. Please see the "research areas" and "affiliate labs" pages for more information. 

Recent Research News


Taylor Lindley, left, and Hunter Burch with transmitting antennas for the ionosphere research instrument, world’s most powerful and flexible ionospheric heater.
ECE researchers study upper atmospheric behavior in Alaska
Assistant professor Hunter Burch and Taylor Lindley, a senior in wireless engineering, spent two weeks in Alaska conducting experiments with a focus on the auroral electro jet current.
9/28/23 2:15 PM
Emmanuel Winful, right, is the college's health and safety manager.
Auburn Engineering named Green Cross Award semifinalist
College recognized for advocating transformational research that doesn't push the boundaries of safety.
9/25/23 8:20 AM
Shiwen Mao said it was important to create research that positively impacts people's lives.
Professor in wireless engineering earns three NSF grants
Shiwen Mao's collaborative research uses RFID to capture posture, identify smart health applications, and create data analysis-aided learning methods for robust wireless measurements.
9/19/23 7:00 AM
Auburn Engineering professors Fa Foster Dai, J. David Irwin and Bruce Tatarchuk have been recognized as NAI fellows, while professor Jin Wang is an NAI senior member.
AU ranked by National Academy of Inventors among Top 100 U.S. universities granted utility patents
Auburn innovators earned 12 new patents in 2022
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Ujjwal Guin
Professor part of $1.8 million study to semiconductor security
Ujjwal Guin, assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering, said tracking of thousands of electronic devices becomes crucial for enabling supply chain integrity, managing data processing, and communications.
6/14/23 11:00 AM