Research Groups

Advanced Computer Systems Engineering
Advanced Compiler Optimization
Graphics Hardware for General-Purpose Computation (GPGPU)
LEPS: Laboratory for Embedded and Programmable Systems
Micropower Circuits and Systems Group
Robust & Ubiquitous Networking
VLSI Computation Laboratory

Computer engineering research addresses the design and implementation of computer-based systems for various applications. Computer engineering research at UC Davis is both theoretical and experimental, tackling a wide range of problems in the design of hardware as well as software systems. Specific areas of research include: VLSI design, DSP processor architecture, embedded systems, scalar and parallel computer architecture, parallel computing, reconfigurable computing, compiler optimization, networking, algorithms, and validation of digital systems.