Electrical and Computer Engineering

Summary

A wide range of research is carried out within the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. Research areas include: acoustics, communication, computational imaging, nanostructure engineering, networking, electric power engineering, power electronics and power systems. The Department has four specialist research laboratories: Communications, High Voltage, Nanofabrication and Power Electronics.

Researchers

• Alan Ruthven Wood
• Andrew Craig Lapthorn
• Christopher Eric Hann
• Ciaran Patrick Moore
• Desmond Taylor
• Enda Crossin
• Harsha Rajaram Sirisena
• Jeremy Watson
• Joe Pin-Jen Chen
• Le Yang
• Linda Yen-Chien Chen
• Lui Rivers Holder-Pearson
• Maan Alkaisi
• Martin Ward Allen
• Michael Philip Hayes
• Neville Robert Watson
• Pat Bodger
• Paul T Gaynor
• Peter Gough
• Phil Bones
• Philippa Anne Martin
• Richard Darryl Jones
• Richard Michael Clare
• Rick Millane
• Stephen John Weddell
• Volker Michael Nock

• Centre for Bioengineering
• Acoustic Research Group (ARG)
• Algorithm Engineering
• Communications Research Group (UCCRG)
• Computational Design and Adaptation (CDA)
• Computational Imaging Group (CIG)
• Nanostructure Engineering Science and Technology (NEST)
• Natural Materials & Biocomposites Research Group
• Networking Research Group (NRG)
• Power Electronics Research Group (PERG)
• Power Systems Group
• Wood Technology Research Centre
• Māori Research Advisory Group (MRAG)
• Search and Rescue Research Group (SRRG)
• Resilience: Technological Research
• The University of Canterbury Rose Centre for Stroke Recovery and Research at St George’s Medical Centre

• MARS-CT: Medipix All Resolution System - CT
• Navigation Systems for Semi-autonomous Operation of Wheelchairs
• Energy Harvesting for Wireless Instrumentation
• Wireless Sensor Network for Wheelchair Control
• Navigation and Control for Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Nonlinear Adaptive Control for UAV
• Reflection Collection: Digitally capturing Students products from earthquake related course at UC
• UC Rover
• Change detection using multiple-pass InSAS
• Tools for timber stiffness measurement
• Autonomous Forest Pruning and Data Collection of Tree Metrics
• Self-propelling droplets for microfluidic applications
• Flexible microdevices for characterization of the role of bionanomechanics in cancer
• High resolution satellite imaging without artificial beacons (Marsden funded)
• Electrotaxis and protrusive force generation in fungal and oomycete pathogens - Pathways to new biocontrol strategies

• Nanolab Mask Aligner

• Agriculture and Other Applied Biological Sciences: Biotechnology
• Chemistry: Crystallography
• Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Sciences: Computer Vision
• Biology: Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour: Biosecurity/Biosafety
• Education: Educational Psychology; Education Theory; Pedagogy; Diversity; Health Education; Inclusive Education; Secondary School; Social Sciences Education; Teacher Education; Transition to School; Teacher Learning; Curriculum Development; Professional Studies; Childhood Studies; Tertiary Education; Learning Communities
• Engineering and Technology: Acoustics; Applied Mechanics; Bioengineering; Communications; Computer & Software Engineering; Design; Electrical Engineering; Electromagnetics; Energy and Fuels; Engineering Management; Fluids Engineering; Instrumentation & Control; Signal and Image Processing; Manufacturing; Materials; Mechatronics; Microwave and millimetre-waves; Nanotechnology & Solid State Devices; Optical & Laser Engineering; Power Systems & Power Electronics; Resource/Environment Engineering; Simulation, Control and Computer Modelling; Thermophysical Properties; Timber; Transportation; Modelling; Solar power
• Physics: Condensed Matter; Medical Physics; Nanotechnology
• Psychology: Behavioural Science; Cognitive Psychology; Neuroscience; Social Psychology; Forensic Psychology
• Science & Technology: Science & Technology
• Resilience: Technological: Robotics

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