Research Areas


The CIE department hosts faculty members specialized in various research areas of automation, control and instrumentation engineering disciplines. Our faculty members publish their scientific contributions in prestigious ISI journals and participate annually in highly ranked automation and control conferences. The CIE department currently focus on the following research directions:

Systems and Control

  • Systems Identification
  • Sensing and Estimation
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Modeling and control of stochastic systems
  • Linear and Nonlinear Control Systems
  • Adaptive Control
  • Robust Control
  • Fault Tolerant Control
  • Fuzzy Logic Control
  • Process control and control loop performance monitoring
  • Control of Autonomous Systems
  • Control of Time Delay Systems
  • Strong and Simultaneous Stabilization
  • Wired and Wireless Network Control
  • Multi-agent Networks
  • Condition monitoring, and condition-based maintenance

AI and Robotics

  • Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Control
  • Mobile Robotics
  • Bio-Robotics,
  • Micromanipulation
  • Evolutionary algorithms and machine learning

Energy Systems

  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy
  • Energy systems and efficiency
  • Load Forecasting Techniques
  • Load Frequency Control
  • Power System Planning
  • Power System Control
  • Electric Vehicles

If you are a prospective or current MS/PhD student and looking for a thesis advisor, we suggest that you browse our faculty profiles to find a matching profile. Contact the respective faculty member to discuss your potential thesis topic.