Welcome to MERL

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

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.

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Featured Research

Multi-Physical Modeling: Optimal design & robust control through multi-physical modeling.

Our work involves the development of state-of-art modeling and simulation tools for complex, heterogeneous systems. We apply these models for the optimal design and robust control of a variety of systems including HVAC systems, zero-energy buildings, automobiles, and robotic systems. [learn more]

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MERL Seminar Series

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News & Events

  • NEWS  MERL Presents Set-Based Reachability Research for Spacecraft Guidance at NASA Johnson Space CenterReleased: Jun 3, 2026

    MERL researchers Avishai Weiss and Abraham Vinod visited NASA Johnson Space Center to present recent advances in set-based reachability analysis for spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control, with an emphasis on powered descent guidance for lunar . . . [read more]

  • NEWS  MERL Presents 7 Papers and 2 Workshops at CVPR 2026Released: Jun 1, 2026

    MERL researchers are proud to present 7 papers, including two highlight papers (top 3.6% of submissions), and 2 workshops at CVPR 2026. CVPR, taking place from June 3-7 in Denver, CO, USA, is a premier international conference in computer vision.
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  • EVENT  MERL Contributes to ICASSP 2026Date of EVENT: Monday, May 4, 2026

    MERL has made numerous contributions to both the organization and technical program of ICASSP 2026, which is being held in Barcelona, Spain from May 4-8, 2026.

    Sponsorship

    MERL is proud to be a Silver Patron of the . . . [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 Research 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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