The EE Department is a high profile member of the University research community. The most recently published Annual Report of Sponsored Program Activities shows the College of Engineering and Computing to be among the largest research entities at the University, with awards of $19.899 Million. Of this, the EE Department received $5.054 Million, accounting for 25% of the College's research awards.

EE research falls within 3 major areas of focus: Communications, Energy and Control Systems, and Photonics and Microelectronics.