Computer Science and Engineering

Research Labs

Research in Algorithms and Computational Biology and Architecture and Embedded Systems is supported by an SGI Altix 4700 supercomputer with 64 Itanium processors and a RASC blade containing Xilinx FPGA for offloading computation.

• Algorithms and Computational Biology Lab
  The Algorithms and Computational Biology Lab is interested in all aspects of the design and analysis of combinatorial algorithms. Ongoing research includes approximation algorithms, on-line algorithms, computational geometry, graph drawing, information retrieval, average-case analysis of algorithms, and computational complexity. We are especially interested in algorithmic problems arising from computational molecular biology, such as (multiple) sequence alignment, reconstruction of evolutionary trees, physical mapping, DNA microarray analysis, and genome-level gene dynamics.
• Computer ARchitecture and Embedded System (CARES) Lab
  The Computer Architecture and Embedded System group at UCR has six faculty members from the CSE and EE departmenst and is active in the areas of system architecture, microarchitecture, embedded systems, reconfigurable computing, and CAD for VLSI integrated circuits. The CARES group receives substantial external funding and produces quality publications in top conferences and journals every year. Its PhD graduates are employed in prestigious research institutions and research labs such as UC Irvine and Intel.
• Database Lab
  The Database Lab has several ongoing projects in the area of databases, including evolving databases, temporal databases, and spatiotemporal databases.
• Distributed Systems Lab
  The Distributed Systems Lab focuses on distributed systems and mobile code security.
• Logic and Stochastic Verification Lab
  The Logic and Stochastic Verification Lab explores explicit and symbolic (i.e., implicit) data structures and algorithms for the analysis of the temporal logic and probabilistic timing behavior of large and complex discrete-state systems.
• Networks and Communications Lab
  The Networks and Communications Lab works on a large spectrum of issues spanning Internet technology, mobile computing, and sensor networks. Topics investigated include: secure and robust routing, Internet measurements, BGP routing analysis and modeling, P2P network measurements, and intrusion detection.
• Riverside Graphics Lab (RGL)
  The Riverside Graphics Lab facilitates leading-edge research in the areas of graphics, animation, and media. Current topics focus on physically based modeling and human animation based on motion examples.
• Systems and Security Research Lab (SSRL)
  The Systems and Security Research Lab carries on research in the practical and theoretical aspects of systems design and implementation, with a special focus on security. Personnel from the SSRL play a central role in both the DARPA-funded SWiFT project on Secure Wireless Fault-Tolerant Tunable networks, as well as in an on-going research collaboration with the Tata Consultancy Services Research Laboratory established for this purpose. Current research projects cover a variety of areas, including computer security, spatial and moving-object databases, wireless and wireline networks, data dissemination, and web caching.