Communications - The communications research focus area includes the wireless communications program, applied electromagnetics, computer networks, and digital signal processing.
Communications Faculty - Carl W. Baum, Chalmers M. Butler, John N. Gowdy, Stephen J. Hubbard, Todd Hubing, John J. Komo, Anthony Q. Martin, Daniel L. Noneaker, L. Wilson Pearson, Michael B. Pursley, Harlan B. Russell, Robert W. Snelsire, Kuang-Ching Wang, and Xiao-Bang Xu.

Electronics - The electronics group has active research projects in the areas of nanoelectronic materials processing, solid state device modeling, solar cells, bio chips, power electronics, plasma displays, flexible electronics, nanophotonics, integrated optics, semiconductor lasers, optical systems, microwave circuits and integrated circuit design.
Electronics Faculty - Michael A. Bridgwood, E.R. "Randy" Collins, W. Rod Harrell, James E. Harriss, Todd Hubing, Sung-O Kim, Kelvin F. Poole, Rajendra Singh, Pingshan Wang, and Lin Zhu.

Computer Systems Architecture - Computer systems architecture focus area includes computer architecture, high performance computing, computer security, penetration testing, system audit and monitoring, reconfigurable computing, embedded systems, and software engineering.
Computer Systems Architecture Faculty - Richard R. Brooks, Adam W. Hoover, Walter B. Ligon III, William J. Reid III, Robert J. Schalkoff, Haiying (Helen) Shen, Melissa C. Smith.

Intelligent Systems - The intelligent systems group has active research projects in the areas of computer vision, sensor fusion, sensor networks, robotics, image processing, nonlinear estimation & control, biological modeling, bioprinting, autonomous air, ground and water vehicles, situation and threat assessment, and power systems.
Intelligent Systems Faculty - Stanley T. Birchfield, Richard R. Brooks, Timothy C. Burg, Darren M. Dawson, Adly A. Girgis, Richard E. Groff, Adam W. Hoover, Elham B. Makram, Robert J. Schalkoff, Ian D. Walker, and Guigen Zhang.