I-CPIE is developing and promoting a community of successful interdisciplinary research teams working in the area of cyber physical infrastructure and energy systems, which are the interdependent and increasingly adaptive systems that underpin all aspects of our society and economy.
I-CPIE in the News
August 24, 2026
Lehigh University’s Energy Research Center Commissions On-Campus Pilot-Scale Gasifier for Research and Testing
The Energy Research Center (ERC) is building a gasification facility at Lehigh University’s Mountaintop campus. As part of this facility, a pilot-scale gasifier was commissioned in early July 2026. “The unit processes 100 kilowatts of thermal energy and can generate 40 kilowatts of electricity,” says Carlos Romero, Director of the ERC, co-Associate Director of Lehigh’s Institute for Cyber Physical Infrastructure and Energy (I-CPIE), and Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics at Lehigh. The commissioning process...
August 12, 2026
Profiles in Research: Students in Lehigh University Summer Research Programs Are Contributing to Advances in Neonatal Health, Efficiencies in Data Center Power Consumption, Prediction Models to Remove Plastics from the Ocean–And More
Intro The 10-week summer research program for undergraduates, STEM-SI, concluded on Thursday, July 30, with the annual undergraduate researcher Summer Research Expo. STEM-SI students joined other summer research program participants in presenting posters outlining their topics, methodologies, and conclusions, and honing their oral presentation skills by talking to judges who scored them on various rubrics. The day concluded with awards and ice cream. Here’s a glimpse of a few Research Day projects–and a list of...
July 28, 2026
National Science Foundation Award Focusing on Electricity Loads Is A Funding First for Lehigh University's ACES Research Center
In July 2026, the Lehigh University research team of Javad Khazaei, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Shalinee Kishore, Iacocca Chair Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the Center for Advancing Community Electrification Solutions; and Farrah Moazeni, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering was awarded $518,000 for a three-year research project by the National Science Foundation’s Division of Electrical, Communications, and Cyber Systems (NSF ECCS). The proposal, titled “Stability at the Edge: Cyber-Physical...