Undergraduate Research Opportunities

 

►Getting Involved in Undergraduate Research at Rutgers ECE

 
 
 

Current Research Opportunities:

 
1. Prof. Dario Pompili
Project:  
Cyber-Physical Systems Laboratory, directed by Prof. Dario Pompili is looking for students proficient in C++ programming for projects in the area of distributed computing.   
 
 
This position will be paid hourly. Interested students should send their updated CV to cpslab.rutgers@gmail.com along with any information about the projects executed so far (e.g., via GitHub repository).
Status:  Available
 
 
 
2. Prof. Dario Pompili
Project:
The focus of this project is to implement an Android application for mobile grid computing. The expected role of candidates is to collect real-time data from different Android devices, and process and visualize them. A picture below is the sample application for the final product.

Cellphone-pic

Please find the link below for more information about the mobile grid applications.
http://nsfcac.rutgers.edu/cps/projects/uncertainty-aware-resource-provisioning-mobile-computing-grids-real-time-situ-data
Requirements:
Good Android programming skills (e.g., UI, network). Good understanding of real-time systems
GPA above 3.0, or interviewed by the faculty
Compensation: $13/hour
Start Date/ Hours per Week:
Status: Available

 

 

3. Prof. Dario Pompili 
Project:
The project focus is to create a team of underwater vehicles that will swarm and take measurements for water quality monitoring. Some work has already been done on this project by former students who have graduated. A picture of the vehicle we are working on (the BlueROV) can be found below.

Neptune

Requirements:
1. Some skills that might come in handy are familiarity with Linux, Arduino, and Python. Knowledge of circuitry and basic hobby-type hardware is also a plus.
2. GPA above 3.5, or interviewed by the faculty
Compensation: $13/hour
Start Date/ Hours per Week:
Status: Available
 
 
4. Prof. Athina Petropulu
Project:
Using blind source separation ideas to separate the vibration signatures of trucks passing over a bridge based on recordings of sensors placed on the bridge.
Requirements:
Knowledge of Matlab and a good math background
 
 
5. Prof. Yicheng Lu
Project:
  1. ZnO materials characterization
  2. ZnO devices fabrication and testing
  3. Biosensors and biochips
Requirements:
  1. Completed the Electronic Devices and Electronic Devices Lab
  2. GPA above 3.5, or interviewed the faculty