He and his research group performs research on formal methods for SOC design of embedded applications. Of particular interest are fast methods for power and performance analysis that can guide the design process of portable information devices. Currently, the group develops probabilistic models for exploiting concurrency and communication aspects in the design and optimization of complex heterogeneous applications.
Radu was awarded the National Science Foundation's Career Award for the "System-Level Power/Performance Analysis for Embedded Systems Design" in 2001. He has recently received three best paper awards in the area of systems design methodologies at the 2001 and 2003 editions of the Design and Test Conference in Europe (DATE), and 2003 edition of the Asia & South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC). He was also awarded the 2002 Ladd Research Award from Carnegie Institute of Technology.