W&T7

The scope of the expert panel W&T7 is fundamental engineering research targeting in content and/or methodology electrical-, electronic-, and mechanical systems and processes. The final outcome of the research is fundamental and innovative knowledge with a long term applicability objective.

More specifically:

• Micro-, nano-, quantum, printed electronics (incl. EMC and power management)
• Circuits and systems (incl. CAD): analog, digital, mixed signal electronics
• Electronics with advanced materials, reliability
• Photonics and opto-electronics components
• Communication systems, wireless and high frequency technology
• Computer hardware and reconfigurable architectures
• Bio-engineering: bio-electronics, bio-mechanics, bio-medical engineering, bio-sensors
• Signal processing (speech, image)
• System identification and control (incl. dynamics and modal analysis), engineering and automation
• Power engineering (incl. power electronics and nuclear technology)
• Renewable energy: generation and energy conversion systems
• Robotics, sensors and actuators
• Mechanical and mechatronic design, engineering and optimization, life cycle analysis
• Embedded systems, IoT, sensor networks
• Electromagnetism and acoustics
• Engineering mechanics (structural dynamics, vibro-acoustics, multibody dynamics), reliability
• Micro engineering and precision engineering
• Manufacturing technology and engineering, (incl. computer integrated manufacturing)
• Tribology
• Combustion technology and fire dynamics
• Thermal and fluid engineering
• Technical thermodynamics