College of Engineering

Research

Data Science and Engineering Catch up on the Big Data Revolution

High-performance Computing Learn how to use Supercomputers

Interdisciplinary Research in Complex Systems Use Computations to Understand and Change the World

Research in the Department of Computational Data Science and Engineering (CDSE) is centered on the integration of computation, data, modeling, and interdisciplinary innovation. Faculty and students develop advanced computational methods and apply them to important challenges in science, engineering, health, infrastructure, and emerging technologies.

Foundational Research Strengths

CDSE faculty and students conduct research in core computational areas, including:

Data Science, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence.
High-Performance Computing and Simulation.
Image Analysis, Data Mining, and Data Visualization.
3D Visualization, Virtual Reality, and Augmented Reality.
Text Mining and Computational Linguistics.
Computational Graph and Network Models.
Operations Research, Industrial Process Modeling, and Simulation.

Applied Research and Interdisciplinary Impact

CDSE researchers apply computational methods to a wide range of real-world domains, including:

Smart Cities and Intelligent Transportation Systems.
Computational Biology, including bioinformatics, genomics, epidemiology, biostatistics, protein modeling, and drug design.
Critical Infrastructure Systems, including optimization, management, and reliability of energy and power systems.
Geosystems and Remote Sensing.
E-commerce, Supply Chain Systems, Computational Finance, and Econometric Modeling.
Energy and Power Network Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation.
Physics-Based, Transport, and Computational Modeling.
Computational Chemistry, including molecular dynamics, atomistic modeling and simulation, and quantum modeling.
Computer-Aided Modeling, Design, Grid Generation, and Computational Geometry.
Computational Physics, including electromagnetics, acoustics, fluid dynamics, and multiscale and multiphysics modeling.

Research Impact

By combining foundational computational research with high-impact applications, CDSE fosters a dynamic research environment that strengthens interdisciplinary collaboration, expands research opportunities, and contributes to advances that benefit both academia and society.