ECE 5141: Laboratory for ECE 5343 Simulation, fabrication, and testing of MOS technology. Includes silicon oxidation, lithography, etching, thin film desposition, diffusion, and process integration.

1 Credit Hour
3 Total Contact Hours
3 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 3344 w/C or better)

Special Topics Lab in ECE Laboratory study of a selected topic in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

1 Credit Hour
3 Total Contact Hours
3 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EE, EECE, ELCE

Individual Studies (0-0-1) Individual variable-credit research, design or analysis on advanced phases of electrical engineering problems conducted under the direct supervision of a faculty member. A maximum of 3 credit hours may be applied towards the M.S. degree.

1 Credit Hour
1 Total Contact Hour
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
1 Other Hour

Major Restrictions:
Excluded Majors: EE, EECE

Individual variable-credit research, design or analysis on advanced phases of electrical engineering problems conducted under the direct supervision of a faculty member. A maximum of three credit hours may be applied towards the M.S. degree.

2 Credit Hours
2 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
2 Other Hours

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Probablility and Random Processes (3-0) Random process fundamentals, including spectral analysis, special classes of random processes, linear systems response to random processes, and applications.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CS, EE, EECE

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 3332 w/C or better ) OR (STAT 3330 w/C or better)

Computational Methods for Electrical Engineers (3-0) A broad coverage of the field of numerical methods emphasizing computer techniques as they apply to Electrical Engineering. Topics generally include numerical integration and differentiation, boundary-value and eigenvalue-value problems, finite-difference and finite-elements methods, and solutions to partial, parabolic and hyperbolic differential equations.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CS, EE, EECE

Prerequisite(s): (MATH 2326 w/C or better)

The course will provide a perspective on today's modern power system structure and train the students to look at technical issues of power system operations simultaneously with the economic aspects. Starting with a background sketch of the power industry and power system basics, this course will focus on topics related to power system deregulation, wholesale energy markets, power market structure and operations, power system economics, short-term planning issues, forecasting techniques in electric energy system including wind & solar energy issues as well as scheduling and risk management.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 3310 w/C or better)

The aim of this course is to provide basic concepts and principles of Smart Grid. This course will provide the working definition, the functions, the design criteria and techniques and technology needed for building Smart Grid. The focus will be on the motivation for the Smart Grid development and analytical tools for Smart Grid design and developmental strategies based on various community constraints and energy needs.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 3310 w/C or better)

This course will provide understanding of conventional and sustainable energy production and utilization that will serve as a foundation for Renewable Energy Systems in the context of the current energy infrastructure. In this course, the various alternative energy sources available, including renewable energy (hydroelectric, solar, wind, nuclear, biomass, and geothermal) will be analyzed. Each energy source's pros and cons based on our needs, availability, and environmental impact aspects will be discussed.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 3310 w/C or better)

This course introduces the students to advanced power system optimization techniques at the transmission level, including optimal transmission switching and the optimization of flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS). Students will also learn to develop software tools to solve these problems in this course.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 4312 w/C or better)

Applied Photovoltaics Semiconductors have emerged as the most promising material class of materials that can convert sunlight directly into electrical energy. This course presents the fundamental principles of the solar energy conversion process and the most common cell technologies are discussed. This course will also cover a range of fundamental problems and the relationship between the physics, material science, and technology aspects of solar cell development.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EE, EECE, ELCE

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Antenna Theory (3-0) Fundamental theory of point sources; the antenna as an aperture; methods of analyzing and calculating characteristics of various types of antennas; self and mutual impedances of antennas; array of linear antennas; antenna measurement techniques.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Excluded Majors: CEPH, EE, EECE

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 3320 w/C or better)

Advanced Fiber Optic Communications (3-0) In depth study of dispersion and attenuation in optical fibers, non-linear propagation effects, optical amplifiers, sources and detectors, wavelength division multiplexing, coherent systems, performance evaluation of fiber optic systems, and system design considerations.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Radar Signal Processing (3-0) Modern signal processing techniques for high range-resolution radar systems. One-and two-dimensional signals, high resolution radar, synthetic aperture radar, inverse synthetic aperture radar, radar tomography, ultrawideband radar.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 4323)

Computational Electromagnetics A course covering many of the most popular methods used in modern computational electromagnetics. Methods include transfer matrix method, finite-difference, frequency-domain, finite-difference, time-domain, beam propagation method, plane wave expansion method, rigorous coupled-wave analysis, method of lines, slice absorption method, finite element method, and optimization.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Prerequisite(s): (MATH 2313 w/C or better AND MATH 2326 w/C or better ) AND (ECE 3320 w/C or better)

A course on the finite-difference time-domain method for rigorous analysis of electromagnetic devices. The course covers the detailed formulation and how to implement the method in MATLAB. Topics include MATLAB, data visualization, finite-differences, Yee algorithm, perfectly matched layer absorbing boundary condition, sources, Fourier transforms, and modeling of electromagnetic devices.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (MATH 2313 w/C or better AND MATH 2326 w/C or better ) AND (ECE 3320 w/C or better)

A comprehensive study of the most advanced concepts in modern electromagnetics. Topics include dispersive and anisotropic materials, transmission lines, coupled-mode theory, periodic electromagnetic structures, gratings, guided-mode resonance, metamaterials, photonic crystals, transformation optics, spatially variant lattices, frequency selective surfaces, surfaces waves, and slow waves. Problems associated with interfacing CAD and MATLAB are also covered.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 5343 w/B or better)

Digital Signal Processing (3-0) A course emphasizing the theory behind the following: The Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) and its role in the representation, analysis, and processing of periodic and finite-duration signals; Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithms for efficient computation of the DFT; sample rate change and other basic multirate signal processing systems; FIR and IIR digital filter design procedures.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 4330 w/C or better)

Image Processing (3-0) A course covering the following topics: point, algebraic, and geometric operations on digital images; two-dimensional digital filtering and Fourier transforms; image enhancement, segmentation, restoration, and compression techniques.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 5330 w/C or better)

Principles, methods, and algorithms for processing biomedical signals. Application of advanced DSP techniques to a number of problems in biomedical research and clinical medicine. Topics include biomedical data acquisition, filtering, feature extraction, modeling, and imaging, with examples from cardiology, neuro- physiology, muscular-physiology, and medical imaging.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EE, EECE

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 4330 w/C or better)

Introduction to imaging principles and system performance parameters for optical systems used in multi/hyperspectral remote sensing. Study and evaluation of existing and proposed gound-based, airborne, and satellite remote sensing platforms. Introduction to the end-to-end information processing chain including algorithms, methodologies and tools for information extraction and management in multi/hyperspectral remote sensing. Discussion of research trends in the area.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Advanced Digital Communications (3-0) Source coding, generation, transmission, and detection of digital baseband and bandpass signals, optimum receivers, block and convolutional channel coding, adaptive equalization, encryption and decryption, and introduction to spread spectrum.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 3332 w/C or better)

Statistical Inference for Signal Analytics: Graduate-level introduction to the principles of statistical inference using probabilistic models in signal and information processing. The material in this course constitutes a common foundation for work in signal processing, statistical learning, pattern recognition, computer vision, control, and communication. Examples from these areas and current research trends will be discussed.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 5300 w/B or better)

Semiconductor Device Physics (3-0) Advanced semiconductor principles and device building blocks, and their application to electronic devices. Topics include energy bands and gap, carrier statistics and transport, junctions and interfaces, and electronic devices.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 3344 w/C or better)

EE 5318: Electronic Materials Processing (3-0) The science and technology of integrated device/circuit fabrication including the effect of defects. Includes silicon oxidation, lithography, etching, thin film deposition, diffusion, and ion implantation.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 3344 w/C or better)

Study of modern electronic devices that exploit functional properties of matter and advances in modern technologies. Devices covered include transistors, diodes and other modern devices.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 5340 w/C or better)

Review of quantum mechanics of free and confined electrons including quantum wells, wires and dots. Study of modern electronic devices that possess dimensions at which the quantum mechanical behavior of matter is manifested including devices with single-, few- and many-electron phenomena.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 5340 w/B or better)

Advanced Opteolectronic Device (3-0) Theory and application of advanced photonic device including injection lasers, photodiodes, infra-red detectors, solar cells, electroluminescent displays.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 5340 w/C or better)

Operating Systems (3-0) Fundamental concepts as they apply to multiprogrammed, multi-user operating systems within distributed computer systems. Topics include an overview of the kernel, file systems, process control and scheduling, interprocess communication, memory management, and I/O. The internal algorithms of a contemporary operating systems are examined.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Prerequisite(s): (CS 4375 w/C or better ) OR (ECE 3352 w/C or better)

Computer Architecture I (3-0) Processor Design, microprogramming, memory architecture including memory hierarchy, cache and virtual memory, and pipelines. An introduction to multiprocessor configurations.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 2304 w/C or better AND ECE 4353 w/C or better)

Advanced Digital System Design I (3-0) Modern logic design methodologies of large digital systems with standard SSI, MSI and LSI, including PLD's and microprocessors. Emphasis is placed on the use of multilevel digital simulation and hardware language description.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 4353 w/C or better)

Advanced VLSI Design (3-0) Important issues related to design of CAD tools for VLSI chip layout, testing and simulation. Topics include area-time optimization, floor-plan and functional block placement, routing and functional testing for large systems.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 4355 w/C or better)

Underlying philosophy of the theory of fuzzy sets and its applications in engineering. Fuzzy logic, fuzzy reasoning and rules, and fuzzy systems. Decision-making in the realm of vague qualitative and imprecise data. Current models, simulation tools, hardware implementations and their applications will also be covered.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EE

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Computer Vision (3-0) Fundamental concepts associated with the construction of meaningful descriptions of physical objects from images; including image segmentation, two-dimensional and three-dimensional representations, knowledge representation, matching and inference.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Introduction to advanced real-time cyber security techniques and methods in various applications such as cloud computing, internet of things (IoT), smart grids, and other generation systems. Focus on system impact under interception of control signals, attacks on system components, and manipulation of monitoring data. Gain in-depth understanding of current trends in cybersecurity. Become familiar with risks and vulnerabilities inherent in cyber-physical systems (CPS) architectures and have the opportunity to work on realistic CPS projects. Keywords: electric power, power systems, power flow

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EE, EECE, ELCE

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 4310 w/C or better)

Data Communications (3-0) Study of modern telecommunication and data networks; packet and circuit switched networks; ATM; congestion control; mathematical modeling of networks; economics.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Classification Restrictions:
Restricted to class of DR

Network Protocols (3-0) The theory and application of protocols such as TCP, IP, Sockets, and RPCs that are employed in computer network communications. Concentrates on network protocols that are employed from the network, transport, and process layers of the simplified 4-layer model for computer communications.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 5350 w/C or better)

Linear Systems Analysis (3-0) The analysis of generalized linear systems through a state space approach. Relationships with frequency domain design. Modeling of physical systems. Controllability, observability, pole placement, and design of controllers and observers. Eigenstructures.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CE, CEPH, EE

Students will learn key concepts, processes, and key process activities to be carried out by systems engineers.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Special Topics in Electrical Engineering (3-0) Advanced topics of contemporary interest in electrical or computer engineering. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EE, EECE

Individual Studies (0-0-3) Individual variable-credit research, design or analysis on advanced phases of electrical or computer engineering problems conducted under the direct supervision of a faculty member. A maximum of three credit hours may faculty member. A maximum of three credit hours may

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
3 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EE, EECE

Techniques, tools, and skills needed to conduct, evaluate, document, and disseminate research in Electrical Engineering. Students will produce and defend a written research proposal in a specific area of interest.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Practicum in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering Internship experience in electrical or computer engineering under the supervision of an ECE faculty member and a technical supervisor. The practicum is designed to provide ECE students with the opportunity to integrate the knowledge and skills developed during their academic program in a structured, supervised, real world professional setting. Requires a project proposal approved by the faculty member before enrolling in the course and a final report.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
Lecture Hours
3 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EE, EECE, ELCE

Classification Restrictions:
Restricted to class of DR

Graduate Projects (0-0-3) Individual research, design or analysis on advanced phases of electrical or computer engineering problems conducted under the direct supervision of a faculty member.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
3 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EE, EECE

Graduate Projects (0-0-3) Individual research, design or analysis on advanced phases of electrical or computer engineering problems conducted under the direct supervision of a faculty member.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
3 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EE, EECE

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 5396 w/P or better)

Thesis (0-0-3)

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
3 Other Hours

Thesis (0-0-3)

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
3 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EE, EECE

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 5398 w/P or better)

Graduate Research (0-0-4) Individual variable credit research in electrical or computer engineering. Cannot be used to satisfy minimum degree requirements.

4 Credit Hours
4 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
4 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EE, EECE

Simulation, fabrication, and testing of MOS technology. Includes silicon oxidation, lithography, etching, thin film desposition, diffusion, and process integration.

1 Credit Hour
3 Total Contact Hours
3 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 3344 w/C or better)

Special Topics Lab in ECE Laboratory study of a selected topic in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

1 Credit Hour
3 Total Contact Hours
3 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EE, EECE, ELCE

Individual Studies (0-0-1) Individual variable-credit research, design or analysis on advanced phases of electrical engineering problems conducted under the direct supervision of a faculty member. A maximum of 3 credit hours may be applied towards the M.S. degree.

1 Credit Hour
1 Total Contact Hour
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
1 Other Hour

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EE, EECE

Individual variable credit research in electronical and computer engineering.

1 Credit Hour
1 Total Contact Hour
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
1 Other Hour

Doctoral Seminar (1-0) Conferences and discussions of various topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering by faculty, graduate students, and speakers from industry and other institutions. Required once of all Doctoral students prior to graduation. Students are required to attend a certain number of University professionally related lectures, as specified by the instructor.

1 Credit Hour
1 Total Contact Hour
0 Lab Hours
1 Lecture Hour
0 Other Hours

Individual variable-credit research, design or analysis on advanced phases of electrical engineering problems conducted under the direct supervision of a faculty member. A maximum of three credit hours may be applied towards the M.S. degree.

2 Credit Hours
2 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
2 Other Hours

Individual variable credit research in electronical and computer engineering.

2 Credit Hours
2 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
2 Other Hours

Probability and Random Processes (3-0) Random process fundamentals, including spectral analysis, special classes of random processes, linear systems response to random processes, and applications.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CS, EE, EECE

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 3332 w/C or better ) OR (STAT 3330 w/C or better)

Computational Methods for Electrical Engineers (3-0) A broad coverage of the field of numerical methods emphasizing computer techniques as they apply to Electrical Engineering. Topics generally include numerical integration and differentiation, boundary-value and eigenvalue-value problems, finite-difference and finite-elements methods, and solutions to partial, parabolic and hyperbolic differential equations.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CS, EE, EECE

Prerequisite(s): (MATH 2326 w/C or better)

The course will provide a perspective on today's modern power system structure and train the students to look at technical issues of power system operations simultaneously with the economic aspects. Starting with a background sketch of the power industry and power system basics, this course will focus on topics related to power system deregulation, wholesale energy markets, power market structure and operations, power system economics, short-term planning issues, forecasting techniques in electric energy system including wind & solar energy issues as well as scheduling and risk management.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 3310 w/C or better)

The aim of this course is to provide basic concepts and principles of Smart Grid. This course will provide the working definition, the functions, the design criteria and techniques and technology needed for building Smart Grid. The focus will be on the motivation for the Smart Grid development and analytical tools for Smart Grid design and developmental strategies based on various community constraints and energy needs.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 3310 w/C or better)

This course will provide understanding of conventional and sustainable energy production and utilization that will serve as a foundation for Renewable Energy Systems in the context of the current energy infrastructure. In this course, the various alternative energy sources available, including renewable energy (hydroelectric, solar, wind, nuclear, biomass, and geothermal) will be analyzed. Each energy source's pros and cons based on our needs, availability, and environmental impact aspects will be discussed.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 3310 w/C or better)

This course introduces the students to advanced power system optimization techniques at the transmission level, including optimal transmission switching and the optimization of flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS). Students will also learn to develop software tools to solve these problems in this course.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 4312 w/C or better)

Applied Photovoltaics Semiconductors have emerged as the most promising material class of materials that can convert sunlight directly into electrical energy. This course presents the fundamental principles of the solar energy conversion process and the most common cell technologies are discussed. This course will also cover a range of fundamental problems and the relationship between the physics, material science, and technology aspects of solar cell development.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EE, EECE, ELCE

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Antenna Theory (3-0) Fundamental theory of point sources; the antenna as an aperture; methods of analyzing and calculating characteristics of various types of antennas; self and mutual impedances of antennas; array of linear antennas; antenna measurement techniques.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 3320 w/C or better)

Advanced Fiber Optic Communications (3-0) In depth study of dispersion and attenuation in optical fibers, non-linear propagation effects, optical amplifiers, sources and detectors, wavelength division multiplexing, coherent systems, performance evaluation of fiber optic systems, and system design considerations.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Radar Signal Processing (3-0) Modern signal processing techniques for high range-resolution radar systems. One-and two-dimensional signals, high resolution radar, synthetic aperture radar, inverse synthetic aperture radar, radar tomography, ultrawide radar.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 4323)

Computational Electromagnetics A course covering many of the most popular methods used in modern computational electromagnetics. Methods include transfer matrix method, finite-difference, frequency-domain, finite-difference, time-domain, beam propagation method, plane wave expansion method, rigorous coupled-wave analysis, method of lines, slice absorption method, finite element method, and optimization.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

A course on the finite-difference time-domain method for rigorous analysis of electromagnetic devices. The course covers the detailed formulation and how to implement the method in MATLAB. Topics include MATLAB, data visualization, finite-differences, Yee algorithm, perfectly matched layer absorbing boundary condition, sources, Fourier transforms, and modeling of electromagnetic devices.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

A comprehensive study of the most advanced concepts in modern electromagnetics. Topics include dispersive and anisotropic materials, transmission lines, coupled-mode theory, periodic electromagnetic structures, gratings, guided-mode resonance, metamaterials, photonic crystals, transformation optics, spatially variant lattices, frequency selective surfaces, surfaces waves, and slow waves. Problems associated with interfacing CAD and MATLAB are also covered.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Digital Signal Processing (3-0) A course emphasizing the theory behind the following: The Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) and its role in the representation, analysis, and processing of periodic and finite-duration signals; Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithms for efficient computation of the DFT; sample rate change and other basic multirate signal processing systems; FIR and IIR digital filter design procedures.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 4330 w/C or better)

Image Processing (3-0) A course covering the following topics: point, algebraic, and geometric operations on digital images; two-dimensional digital filtering and Fourier transforms; image enhancement, segmentation, restoration, and compression techniques.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 5330 w/C or better)

Principles, methods, and algorithms for processing biomedical signals. Application of advanced DSP techniques to a number of problems in biomedical research and clinical medicine. Topics include biomedical data acquisition, filtering, feature extraction, modeling, and imaging, with examples from cardiology, neuro- physiology, muscular-physiology, and medical imaging.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EE, EECE

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 4330 w/C or better)

Introduction to imaging principles and system performance parameters for optical systems used in multi/hyperspectral remote sensing. Study and evaluation of existing and proposed gound-based, airborne, and satellite remote sensing platforms. Introduction to the end-to-end information processing chain including algorithms, methodologies and tools for information extraction and management in multi/hyperspectral remote sensing. Discussion of research trends in the area.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Advanced Digital Communications (3-0) Source coding, generation, transmission, and detection of digital baseband and bandpass signals, optimum receivers, block and convolutional channel coding, adaptive equalization, encryption and decryption, and introduction to spread spectrum.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 3332 w/C or better)

Statistical Inference for Signal Analytics: Graduate-level introduction to the principles of statistical inference using probabilistic models in signal and information processing. The material in this course constitutes a common foundation for work in signal processing, statistical learning, pattern recognition, computer vision, control, and communication. Examples from these areas and current research trends will be discussed.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 5300 w/B or better)

Advanced semiconductor principles and device building blocks, and their application to electronic devices. Topics include energy bands and gap, carrier statistics and transport, junctions and interfaces, and electronic devices.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 3344 w/C or better)

The science and technology of integrated device/circuit fabrication including the effect of defects. Includes silicon oxidation, lithography, etching, thin film deposition, diffusion, and ion implantation.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 3344 w/C or better)

Study of modern electronic devices that exploit functional properties of matter and advances in modern technologies. Devices covered include transistors, diodes and other modern devices.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 6340 w/C or better)

Review of quantum mechanics of free and confined electrons including quantum wells, wires and dots. Study of modern electronic devices that possess dimensions at which the quantum mechanical behavior of matter is manifested including devices with single-, few- and many-electron phenomena.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 5340 w/B or better)

Advanced Opteolectronic Device (3-0) Theory and application of advanced photonic device including injection lasers, photodiodes, infra-red detectors, solar cells, electroluminescent displays.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 5340 w/C or better)

Operating Systems (3-0) Fundamental concepts as they apply to multiprogrammed, multi-user operating systems within distributed computer systems. Topics include an overview of the kernel, file systems, process control and scheduling, interprocess communication, memory management, and I/O. The internal algorithms of a contemporary operating systems are examined.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Prerequisite(s): (CS 4375 w/C or better ) OR (ECE 3352 w/C or better)

Computer Architecture I (3-0) Processor Design, microprogramming, memory architecture including memory hierarchy, cache and virtual memory, and pipelines. An introduction to multiprocessor configurations.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 2304 w/C or better AND ECE 4353 w/C or better)

Advanced Digital System Design I (3-0) Modern logic design methodologies of large digital systems with standard SSI, MSI and LSI, including PLD's and microprocessors. Emphasis is placed on the use of multilevel digital simulation and hardware language description.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 4353 w/C or better)

Advanced VLSI Design (3-0) Important issues related to design of CAD tools for VLSI chip layout, testing and simulation. Topics include area-time optimization, floor-plan and functional block placement, routing and functional testing for large systems.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 4355 w/C or better)

Underlying philosophy of the theory of fuzzy sets and its applications in engineering. Fuzzy logic, fuzzy reasoning and rules, and fuzzy systems. Decision-making in the realm of vague qualitative and imprecise data. Current models, simulation tools, hardware implementations and their applications will also be covered.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EE

Computer Vision (3-0) Fundamental concepts associated with the construction of meaningful descriptions of physical objects from images; including image segmentation, two-dimensional and three-dimensional representations, knowledge representation, matching and inference.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Introduction to advanced real-time cyber security techniques and methods in various applications such as cloud computing, internet of things (IoT), smart grids, and other generation systems. Focus on system impact under interception of control signals, attacks on system components, and manipulation of monitoring data. Gain in-depth understanding of current trends in cybersecurity. Become familiar with risks and vulnerabilities inherent in cyber-physical systems (CPS) architectures and have the opportunity to work on realistic CPS projects. Keywords: electric power, power systems, power flow

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EE, EECE, ELCE

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 4310 w/C or better)

Data Communications (3-0) Study of modern telecommunication and data networks; packet and circuit switched networks; ATM; congestion control; mathematical modeling of networks; economics.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Network Protocols (3-0) The theory and application of protocols such as TCP, IP, Sockets, and RPCs that are employed in computer network communications. Concentrates on network protocols that are employed from the network, transport, and process layers of the simplified 4-layer model for computer communications.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CEPH, EE, EECE

Prerequisite(s): (ECE 5350 w/C or better)

Linear Systems Analysis (3-0) The analysis of generalized linear systems through a state space approach. Relationships with frequency domain design. Modeling of physical systems. Controllability, observability, pole placement, and design of controllers and observers. Eigenstructures

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of CE, CEPH, EE

Classification Restrictions:
Excluded Class: DR

Students will learn key concepts, processes, and key process activities to be carried out by systems engineers.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Special Topics (3-0) Advanced topics of contemporary interest in computer systems engineering. May be repeated twice for credit when topic varies. Prerequisites: doctoral candidacy and department approval.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Individualized study projects in electrical engineering and/ or related areas under supervision of a member of the faculty. A maximum of three credit hours may be applied towards the Ph.D. degree.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
3 Other Hours

Techniques, tools, and skills needed to conduct, evaluate, document, and disseminate research in Electrical Engineering. Doctoral students will produce and defend a written research proposal in a specific area of interest.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
3 Lecture Hours
0 Other Hours

Individual variable credit research in electrical and computer engineering.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
3 Other Hours

Practicum in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering Internship experience in electrical or computer engineering under the supervision of an ECE faculty member and a technical supervisor. The practicum is designed to provide ECE students with the opportunity to integrate the knowledge and skills developed during their academic program in a structured, supervised, real world professional setting. Requires a project proposal approved by the faculty member before enrolling in the course and a final report.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
3 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EE, EECE, ELCE

Dissertation for doctoral students.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
3 Other Hours

Dissertation for doctoral students.

3 Credit Hours
3 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
3 Other Hours

Graduate Research (0-0-4) Individual variable credit research in electrical or computer engineering. Cannot be used to satisfy minimum degree requirements.

4 Credit Hours
4 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
4 Other Hours

Major Restrictions:
Restricted to majors of EE, EECE

Individual variable credit research in electrical and computer engineering.

5 Credit Hours
5 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
5 Other Hours

Individual variable credit research in electrical and computer engineering.

6 Credit Hours
6 Total Contact Hours
0 Lab Hours
0 Lecture Hours
6 Other Hours