Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories

Applied Physics

From first-principles modeling to device designs.
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Artificial Intelligence

Making machines smarter for improved safety, efficiency and comfort.
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Communications

Wireless and optical communications.
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Computational Sensing

Utilizing computation to improve sensing capabilities.
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Computer Vision

Extracting meaning and building representations of visual objects and events in the world.
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Control

If it moves, we control it.
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Data Analytics

Learning from data for optimal decisions.
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Dynamical Systems

Exploiting nonlinearity and shaping dynamics in creative and deeply mathematical ways.
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Electric Systems

Modeling & optimization of power systems and electromagnetic machines.
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Electronic and Photonic Devices

Pursuing theoretical and experimental research for next generation devices.
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Machine Learning

Data-driven approaches to design intelligent algorithms.
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Multi-Physical Modeling

Optimal design & robust control through multi-physical modeling.
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Optimization

Efficient solutions to large-scale problems.
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Robotics

Where hardware, software and machine intelligence come together.
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Signal Processing

Acquisition and processing of information.
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Speech & Audio

Audio source separation, recognition, and understanding.
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Welcome to MERL

Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL) is Mitsubishi Electric Corporation's North American research organization.

Set Your Own Path - MERL Culture & Mission

MERL does application-motivated basic and applied research and advanced development in physical simulation & modeling, optimization, control, signal processing and Artificial Intelligence. We are an open lab, publishing our results, collaborating with the world-wide research community, and measuring our performance by the impact we have on Mitsubishi Electric and the world.

More detail about MERL is available in our most recent annual report: MERL Annual Report 2022

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Featured Research

Electric Systems: Modeling & optimization of power systems and electromagnetic machines.

Our research in this area includes flexible and resilient power system design and operational optimization; modeling and analysis of electric machines for applications such as fault detection of motors, power efficiency improvement and design complexity reduction. [learn more]

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MERL Seminar Series

TALK [MERL Seminar Series 2022] William M. Sisson presents talk titled Sustainability, Innovation and TechnologyDate of TALK: Tuesday, Dec 20, 2022
Speaker: William M. Sisson, WBCSD North America

Sustainability today encompasses three interconnected imperatives that all businesses must face and help to address: the increasing impact of climate change, the degradation of natural systems, and the growth of inequality. Business leaders today . . . [read more]
TALK [MERL Seminar Series 2022] Dr Mathew Hampshire-Waugh presents talk titled Climate Change and the road to Net-ZeroDate of TALK: Tuesday, Nov 29, 2022
Speaker: Mathew Hampshire-Waugh, Net-Zero Consulting Services LTD

A seminar based upon the Author’s bestselling book, CLIMATE CHANGE and the road to NET-ZERO. The session shall explore how humanity has broken free from the shackles of poverty, suffering, and war and for the first time in human history grown both . . . [read more]

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News & Events

NEWS Anthony Vetro participates in CES panel on renewable energyReleased: Jan 27, 2023
Sustainability took center stage at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas from Jan 5-8. Anthony Vetro, VP & Director at MERL, participated in a panel on "Renewable Energy, Renewable World" at CES 2023, where he spoke on renewable . . . [read more]
AWARD MERL paper wins major award from IEEE Computer SocietyReleased: Jan 13, 2023

The MERL paper entitled, "Example-Based Super-Resolution" by William T. Freeman, Thouis R. Jones, and Egon C. Pasztor, published in a 2002 issue of IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, has been awarded a 2021 Test of Time Award by the IEEE . . . [read more]
NEWS Jianlin Guo recently delivered an invited talk at 2022 6th International Conference on Intelligent Manufacturing and Automation EngineeringReleased: Dec 19, 2022

The performance of manufacturing systems is heavily affected by downtime – the time period that the system halts production due to system failure, anomalous operation, or intrusion. Therefore, it is crucial to detect and diagnose anomalies to . . . [read more]

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Internship Openings

Year-round openings for graduate students interned in a research internship.

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Employment Openings

We are always on the lookout for exceptional scientists and engineers to join MERL.

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Postdoctoral Reseearch Fellow

Unique opportunity for early career scientists to pursue their own research agenda.

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Visiting Faculty

University faculty members are invited to spend part or all of their sabbaticals at MERL.

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Applied Physics

From first-principles modeling to device designs.

Artificial Intelligence

Making machines smarter for improved safety, efficiency and comfort.

Communications

Wireless and optical communications.

Computational Sensing

Utilizing computation to improve sensing capabilities.

Computer Vision

Extracting meaning and building representations of visual objects and events in the world.

Control

If it moves, we control it.

Data Analytics

Learning from data for optimal decisions.

Dynamical Systems

Exploiting nonlinearity and shaping dynamics in creative and deeply mathematical ways.

Electric Systems

Modeling & optimization of power systems and electromagnetic machines.

Electronic and Photonic Devices

Pursuing theoretical and experimental research for next generation devices.

Machine Learning

Data-driven approaches to design intelligent algorithms.

Multi-Physical Modeling

Optimal design & robust control through multi-physical modeling.

Optimization

Efficient solutions to large-scale problems.

Robotics

Where hardware, software and machine intelligence come together.

Signal Processing

Acquisition and processing of information.

Speech & Audio

Audio source separation, recognition, and understanding.