Report summary

Boston University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2015-2017 reads as a 26-PI network with 9 internal PI collaborations. The dominant subject mix is Engineering as the leading field (31% of slots across 17 PIs; 17 labels), Biomedical Engineering as the leading subfield (18% of slots across 12 PIs; 12 labels), and Photonic and Optical Devices as the leading topic (4% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). That is of concern for a 26-PI roster; the strongest pairings may be carrying much of the visible collaboration. The leading PI names are Siddharth Ramachandran (15.3 weighted works; Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics). The most visible ties are Alexander V. Sergienko and David S. Simon (6 shared works, weight 5.1). The leading breakdown groups are group 1 with 4 PIs, 3 internal connections, weight 4, around Control and Systems Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, Computational Theory and Mathematics, led by Christos G. Cassandras, Călin Belta, Ioannis Ch. Paschalidis.