Faculty Profiles

Politz, Joseph

Computer science education, programming languages, compiler design, web programming, and web security.

Porter, George

Computer networks, data-intensive computing, and computer systems, data center networking.

Porter, Leonard

Multithreading, transactional memory, thread-level parallelism, branch-prediction, cache-design, chip-multiprocessors, simultaneous multithreading, process scheduling, architecture-aware scheduling, and cache coherence, CS1, media computation, clickers, active learning, flipped classroom, program evaluation, concept inventories, and peer instruction.

Poulikakos, Lisa

Nanophotonics, optical materials, nanomaterials, electromagnetism, biophotonics, biomaterials, diagnostics

Poveda, Jorge

Poveda analyzes and designs high-performance and adaptive feedback control algorithms for complex non-smooth and hybrid dynamical systems.

Powell, Alyssa

Proakis, John

Digital communications and digital signal processing, as well as communication systems modeling and simulation.

Qi, Huihui

Project based learning, multi-disciplinary course design, the influence of assessment methods on students’ learning outcomes, freshmen engineering education and retention improvement, promoting diversity in engineering, and sustainable engineering education

Qiao, Yu

Thermodynamics, advanced energy-related materials, high-performance infrastructure materials, in-situ resource utilization, smart materials and structures, failure analysis for engineering materials and structures.

Quest, Kevin

Collisionless shock structure, magnetic reconnection, and plasma waves and instabilities