Several social scientists affiliated with EPP also have interests in this area. Dr. Miller's facility produces high- speed optical transmission systems, multiplexes, and digital loop carriers for the North American market, and cellular telephones for both the domestic and export markets.
Several faculty have interests related to the engineering work force.
Professor Nair's work on education spans precollege and undergraduate education, and focuses on curriculum development and educational evaluation. This approach and the cases are used in several schools in the Pittsburgh region. Work is also in progress on developing a scheme for evaluating undergraduate engineering education.