Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

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We have built a team of internationally recognized experts in artificial intelligence and machine learning—in fact, Duke ECE is said to be among the world’s top universities in AI/ML research. Our engineers urge computer hardware to higher levels of performance by efficiently allocating the computing resources that machine learning applications require, allowing us to harness the power of data to improve health care, enhance security and automation, and advance computer vision.

Industry partners have included Samsung, Qualcomm, Microsoft, Cadence, Semiconductor Research Corporation, Lenovo, Samsung, Intel, Facebook, HP and many others.

Research Areas

  • Autonomous systems
  • Intelligent computing systems
  • Neuromorphic computing
  • Secure, robust and explainable machine learning
  • Federated machine learning and Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT)
  • Performance modeling
  • Data modeling
  • Interpretable predictive models
  • Computer vision
  • Biomedical imaging
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Centers & Partners

Athena

NSF AI Institute for Edge Computing Leveraging Next-Generation Networks

ASIC

NSF IUCRC for Alternative Sustainable and Intelligent Computing

iiD

Rhodes Information Initiative at Duke

Duke AI Health

Ethical and Equitable Data Science​

Applications Faculty

Lawrence Carin, Ph.D. Profile Photo
Lawrence Carin, Ph.D. Profile Photo

Lawrence Carin, Ph.D.

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Leslie M Collins, Ph.D. Profile Photo
Leslie M Collins, Ph.D. Profile Photo

Leslie M Collins, Ph.D.

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Shaundra Daily Profile Photo

Shaundra Daily

Cue Family Professor of the Practice

Jeffrey Krolik, Ph.D. Profile Photo
Jeffrey Krolik, Ph.D. Profile Photo

Jeffrey Krolik, Ph.D.

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Xin Li Profile Photo
Xin Li Profile Photo

Xin Li

Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Miroslav Pajic, Ph.D. Profile Photo
Miroslav Pajic, Ph.D. Profile Photo

Miroslav Pajic, Ph.D.

Director of Master’s Studies, Professor in the Department of ECE

Jian Pei Profile Photo
Jian Pei Profile Photo

Jian Pei

Arthur S. Pearse Distinguished Professor of Computer Science

Christ D Richmond, Ph.D. Profile Photo
Christ D Richmond, Ph.D. Profile Photo

Christ D Richmond, Ph.D.

Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Cynthia D. Rudin Profile Photo
Cynthia D. Rudin Profile Photo

Cynthia D. Rudin

Gilbert, Louis, and Edward Lehrman Distinguished Professor

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Guillermo Sapiro Profile Photo

Guillermo Sapiro

James B. Duke Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Vahid Tarokh, Ph.D. Profile Photo
Vahid Tarokh, Ph.D. Profile Photo

Vahid Tarokh, Ph.D.

Rhodes Family Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Hardware & Software Faculty

Yiran Chen, Ph.D. Profile Photo
Yiran Chen, Ph.D. Profile Photo

Yiran Chen, Ph.D.

John Cocke Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Hai Li, Ph.D. Profile Photo
Hai Li, Ph.D. Profile Photo

Hai Li, Ph.D.

Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Marie Foote Reel E’46 Distinguished Professor

Christ D Richmond, Ph.D. Profile Photo
Christ D Richmond, Ph.D. Profile Photo

Christ D Richmond, Ph.D.

Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Theory Faculty

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Robert Calderbank Profile Photo

Robert Calderbank

Charles S. Sydnor Distinguished Professor of Computer Science

Henry Pfister Profile Photo
Henry Pfister Profile Photo

Henry Pfister

Jeffrey N. Vinik Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Galen Reeves Profile Photo

Galen Reeves

Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Christ D Richmond, Ph.D. Profile Photo
Christ D Richmond, Ph.D. Profile Photo

Christ D Richmond, Ph.D.

Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Vahid Tarokh, Ph.D. Profile Photo
Vahid Tarokh, Ph.D. Profile Photo

Vahid Tarokh, Ph.D.

Rhodes Family Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Other Research Specialties

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