He also holds an Affiliate Faculty position in the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) department at Penn State. Dr. Tucker is the director of the Design Analysis Technology Advancement (D.A.T.A) Laboratory and his research interests are in formalizing system design processes under the paradigm of knowledge discovery, optimization, data mining, and informatics. He is interested in product portfolio/family design, sustainable system design optimization in the areas of energy generation systems, consumer electronics, environment, healthcare and national security.