Andrew Houck
Professor of Electrical Engineering
Office: B424 E-Quad
Phone: 609-258-2571
Interdisciplinary Research Area: Computing and Network Systems, Data Science, Materials Science and Engineering
Research Area: Quantum computing; non-linear and quantum optics; superconducting microwave electronics; decoherence in quantum systems; transport physics
Areas of Impact
Data Science
Data science accelerates discovery across nearly all areas of science, engineering, and social science. Students and faculty in this area create new data-analysis techniques and harness advanced computing and storage systems to solve problems in biology, the environment, materials science, communications, security, transportation, and many other areas.
Primary affiliation
Electrical Engineering
Princeton’s electrical engineering program, started in 1889 as one of the first in the United States, remains at the forefront of the field, with research aimed at improving human health, energy and environmental systems, computing and communications, and security. Specific areas of research include the physics of semiconductors; electronic and optical devices; the design of computers and networks; materials science and nanotechnologies; algorithms and structures for information; and biological technologies.
