Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology

The research portfolio of the Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology (MXET) program advances the design, development and integration of intelligent systems that combine mechanical and electrical systems, control engineering, and artificial intelligence, among others. Mechatronics engineers design and optimize systems such as autonomous robots, industrial automation equipment, smart devices, and intelligent machine technologies. The following are MXET's major research clusters:

• Control and Automation for aerospace, oil & gas, etc.
• Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
• Autonomous Vehicles and Swarm Intelligence
• Robotics and Human-Robot Interactions
• Cyber-physical Systems and Cybersecurity
• Tangible Serious Games and Sensor Fusion
• Dynamic systems
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Mapping and Localization
• STEM education

Labs

• Adaptive Robotics and Technology (ART) Lab - Dr. Kiju Lee - This research lab focuses on theories and technologies for adaptive robots and human-robot/technology interfaces.
• Collaborative Robots & Intelligent Control Systems (Cobotics) Lab - Dr. Mohamed Gharib - The Cobotics lab was established to support state-of-the-art research in the field of Cooperative Robotics & Smart Manufacturing. The Cobotics lab also hosts the Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology capstone projects sponsored by the program's industry partners.
• Computer Vision and Robotics Lab - Dr. Gaurav Pandey - Research in this lab involves solving problems related to the autonomous navigation of robots with a focus on sensing, perception, planning, and decision making. 
• Controls and Mechatronics Research Lab - Dr. Xingyong Song - Major research interests in this lab include machine intelligence and control, autonomous and connected vehicles control and optimization, dynamics modeling, machine learning and reinforcement learning, automation and control for oil and gas applications, control and optimization for energy systems, and mechatronic system design, fabrication and prototyping.
• Digital and Circuits Lab
• Electronics Fabrication Lab
• Embedded Systems Lab
• Emerging Networks and Security (ENaS) Lab - Dr. Garth V. Crosby - The ENaS lab is dedicated to advancing the frontiers of cybersecurity and resilience in an increasingly interconnected world. The lab's aim is to develop innovative security frameworks, protocols, and technologies that protect critical systems across emerging network domains while training the next generation of security engineers and researchers.
• Engineering, Networking, and Security (ENaS) Lab
• Instrumentation and Power Systems Lab
• Mechatronics Lab
• Metallic Materials Lab
• Metrology Lab
• Nonmetallic Materials Lab
• Product Innovation Center
• Robotics and Mechanisms Lab
• Strength of Materials Lab
• Thermodynamics Lab

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