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446 College of Engineering and Computing Graduate Catalog 2010-2011

Electrical and ComputerEngineeringKang Yen, Chairperson and ProfessorMalek Adjouadi, ProfessorJean Andrian, Associate ProfessorWilmer Arellano, InstructorArmando Barreto, Associate Professor

Amaury Caballero, Lecturer and UndergraduateProgram Advisor

Chen Liu,Assistant ProfessorJeffrey Fan, Assistant ProfessorStavros Georgakopoulos, Assistant ProfessorGrover Larkins, ProfessorKia Makki, Lucent Technology ProfessorWalter Maldonado, Undergraduate Program AdvisorBehrooz Mirafzai,Assistant ProfessorOsama Mohammed, ProfessorDeng Pan, Assistant ProfessorNezih Pala,Assistant ProfessorRoberto Panepucci, Assistant ProfessorNiki Pissinou, Professor and Director,

Telecommunications and Information Technology

InstituteGustavo Roig, Professor and Director, Center for

Diversity in Engineering and ComputingPierre Schmidt, Undergraduate Program Director,

Visiting ProfessorFrank Urban, Associate ProfessorHao Zhu, Graduate Program Director, Assistant

Professor

Master of Science in ElectricalEngineering

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineeringoffers both thesis and non-thesis options for the Masters

Degree. The program provides a broad andmultidisciplinary education, followed by in-depth studies ofareas of interest.

All work counted for the Masters degree must becompleted during the 5 years immediately following the

ate of admission.dAdmission Requirements

The following is in addition to the University GraduateSchool admission requirements:1. A student seeking admission into the program must

have a bachelors degree in engineering, physicalsciences, computer science or mathematics from anaccredited institution, or, in the case of foreignstudents, from an institution recognized in its own

country as preparing students for further study at thegraduate level.

2. An applicant must have a GPA score of 3.0 or higherin upper level undergraduate work.

3. Applicants who have not satisfied the above scoremay be evaluated for conditional admission.

4. International students whose native language is notEnglish, must take the Test of English as a ForeignLanguage (TOEFL) or the International EnglishLanguage Testing System Test (IELTS). Minimumrequired score is: 550 on the paper-based test (PBTTOEFL), or 213 on the computer-based test (CBT

TOEFL), or 80 on the iBT TOEFL, or 6.5 overall onthe IELTS test.

5. Applicants from science areas other than electrical orcomputer engineering will be expected to completesufficient background material at the undergraduatelevel prior to unconditional acceptance into thegraduate program.

Graduation Requirements

The degree will be conferred when the following conditionshave been met:1. Recommendation of the advisor and faculty of the

Department.2. Certification by the Dean of the School that all

requirements of the degree being sought have beencompleted.

3. A GPA of at least 3.0 has been earned for certaincourses required by the program.

4. Met the undergraduate deficiencies, if any existed inthe students graduate program, as additional coursestoward the degree.

5. Completed the required semester hours of graduatelevel credit (not more than 6 graduate semester hourswith a grade of B or higher can be transferred fromother accredited institutions).

6. Successful defense of an acceptable graduate thesisif required by the program.

7. Students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0. Nograde below C will be accepted in a graduateprogram. In the event that a student is placed on aprobationary status, he or she must obtain a directedprogram from his or her advisor and approved by theDean prior to continuing further course work towardthe degree. The student must satisfy the directedcourse of action within the prescribed time limit;otherwise he or she will be academically dismissed.

8. Complied with all University policies and regulations.

T hesis OptionA student must complete 24 semester credit hours oftechnical course work plus 6 semester credit hours of EEL6971 - Masters Thesis. The candidates supervisorycommittee shall approve an appropriate thesis topic.

The course requirements include a minimum of 12hours of 6000 level course credit and a minimum of 9hours at the 5000-6000 level in Electrical Engineering.

Upon the successful completion of all course work,including thesis work, and after the determination by thestudents advisor that he or she has completed theobjectives of the thesis research, the student must pass afinal oral examination which is primarily a defense of thehesis research.t

Non-Thesis OptionStudents may choose the non-thesis option for theirmasters degree. The degree requirements differ from thethesis option in two respects. First, the student mustcomplete 27 credits of coursework approved by hisadvisor. Secondly, the student must successfully finish

EL 6916 Graduate Project with at least a 'B'.EMath ElectivesSelect 2 courses with advisor approval.EEL 5171 Advanced System Theory 3EEL 5543 Random Signal Principles 3


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EEL 6020 Numerical Analysis of Electrical Devices 3MAA 4211 Advanced Calculus 3MAA 4402 Complex Variables 3MAD 3401 Numerical Analysis 3MAP 4401 Advanced Differential Equations 3MAP 5117 Mathematics and Statistics Modeling 3STA 5446 Probability Theory I 3STA 5447 Probability Theory II 3S

TA 5800 Stochastic Processes for Engineering 3

The above list may be changed or expanded by thecommittee.

Remaining course work will be selected by the studentand his advisor based on the students career objectives.

Any course taken without the proper prerequisites andcorequisites will be dropped automatically before the endof the term, resulting in a grade of DR or DF.

Students who are dismissed from the University due tolow grades, may appeal to the Dean for reinstatement. Asecond dismissal results in no possibility of reinstatement.

Combined BS/MS in ElectricalEngineering

Students who pursue a BS degree and are in their junioryear, with at least a 3.3 GPA on both overall and upperdivision courses may apply to the department to enroll inthe combined BS/MS program. To be considered foradmission to the combined bachelors/masters degreeprogram, students must have completed at least 75-90credits in the bachelors degree program at FIU and meetthe admissions criteria for the graduate degree program towhich they are applying. Students need only apply once tothe combined degree program, but the application must besubmitted to Graduate Admissions before the studentstarts the last 30 credits of the bachelors degree program.A student admitted to the combined degree program willbe considered to have undergraduate status until thestudent applies for graduation from their bachelors degree

program. Upon conferral of the bachelors degree, thestudent will be granted graduate status and be eligible forgraduate assistantships. Only 5000-level or highercourses, and no more than the number of credits specifiedby the program catalog, may be applied toward bothdegrees. In addition to the admission requirements of thecombined BS/MS program, students must meet all theadmission requirements of the University GraduateSchool.

Students enrolled in the program may count up to sixhours of ECE graduate courses as credits for both the BSand MS degrees. The combined BS/MS program hasbeen designed to be a continuous program. During thiscombined BS/MS program, upon completion of all therequirements of the undergraduate program, students willreceive their BS degree. Students in this program have upto one year to complete the masters degree after receiptof the bachelors degree. Students who fail to meet thisone year post BS requirement or who elect to leave thecombined program at any time and earn only the BSdegree will have the same access requirements to regulargraduate programs as any other students, but will not beable to use the six credits in both the bachelors andmasters degrees.

For each of the graduate courses counted as credits forboth BS and MS degree, a minimum grade of B isrequired. Students enrolled in the program may count up

to six credit hours of EE graduate courses toward theelective engineering BSEE requirements as well as towardthe MSEE degree. Only graduate courses with formallectures can be counted for both degrees. The studentsare responsible for confirming the eligibility of each coursewith the undergraduate advisor.

Students interested in the program should consult withthe undergraduate advisor on their eligibility to theprogram. The students should also meet the graduate

advisor to learn about the graduate program and availablecourses before completing the application form andsubmitting it to the undergraduate advisor. Applicants willbe notified by the department and the University GraduateSchool of the decision on their applications.

Master of Science in ComputerEngineering

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineeringoffers both thesis and non-thesis options for the MastersDegree.

All work counted for the Masters degree must becompleted during the 5 years immediately following thedate of admission.

The program provides a broad and multidisciplinaryeducation, followed by in-depth studies of areas of

terest.inA

dmission Requirements

The following is in addition to the University GraduateSchool admission requirements:1. A student seeking admission into the program must

have a bachelors degree in engineering, physicalsciences, computer science or mathematics from anaccredited institution, or, in the case of foreignstudents, from an institution recognized in its owncountry as preparing students for further study at thegraduate level.

2. An applicant must have a GPA score of 3.0 or higherin upper level undergraduate work.3. Applicants who have not satisfied the above score

may be evaluated for conditional admission.4. International students whose native language is not

English, must take the Test of English as a ForeignLanguage (TOEFL) or the International EnglishLanguage Testing System Test (IELTS). Minimumrequired score is: 550 on the paper-based test (PBTTOEFL), or 213 on the computer-based test (CBTTOEFL), or 80 on the iBT TOEFL, or 6.5 overall onthe IELTS test.

5. Applicants from science areas other than electrical orcomputer engineering will be expected to completesufficient background material at the undergraduate

level prior to unconditional acceptance into thegraduate program.

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raduation Requirements

The degree will be conferred when the following conditionshave been met:1. Recommendation of the advisor and faculty of the

Department.2. Certification by the Dean of the School that all

requirements of the degree being sought have beencompleted.


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3. A GPA of at least 3.0 has been earned for certaincourses required by the program.

4. Met the undergraduate deficiencies, if any existed inthe students graduate program, as additional coursestoward the degree.

5. Completed the required semester hours of graduatelevel credit (not more than 6 graduate semester hourswith a grade of B or higher can be transferred fromother accredited institutions).

6. Successful defense of an acceptable graduate thesisif required by the program.

7. Students must maintain an overall GPA of 3.0. Nograde below C will be accepted in a graduateprogram. In the event that a student is placed on aprobationary status, he or she must obtain a directedprogram from his or her advisor and approved by theDean prior to continuing further course work towardthe degree. The student must satisfy the directedcourse of action within the prescribed time limit,otherwise he or she will be academically dismissed.

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. Complied with all University policies and regulations.

Thesis Option

A student must complete 24 semester credit hours of

technical course work plus 6 semester credit hours of EEL6971 - Masters Thesis. The candidates supervisorycommittee shall approve an appropriate thesis topic.

The course requirements include a minimum of 12hours of 6000 level course credit and a minimum of 9hours at the 5000-6000 level in Computer Engineering.

Upon the successful completion of all course work,including thesis work, and after the determination by thestudents advisor that he or she has completed theobjectives of the thesis research, the student must pass afinal oral examination which is primarily a defense of thehesis research.t

Non-Thesis OptionStudents may choose the non-thesis option for their

masters degree. The degree requirements differ from thethesis option in two respects. First, the student mustcomplete 27 credits of coursework approved by hisadvisor. Secondly, the student must successfully finishEEL 6916 Graduate Project with at least a 'B'.

Computer Engineering CoursesEEL 5718 Computer Communication Network

EngineeringEEL 5725 Digital Systems Engineering IEEL 5741 Advanced Microprocessor SystemsEEL 6167 VLSI DesignEEL 6726 Advanced VLSI DesignEEL 6575 Data Communications EngineeringEEL 6444 Optical Fiber Communications SystemsEEL 6505 Digital Signal ProcessingEEL 6509 Digital Communications by SatelliteEEL 6253 Computer Analysis of Power SystemsEEL 6681 Fuzzy System DesignEEL 6758 Engineering Design of Microprocessor

Based Operating SystemsEEL 6821 Computer VisionEEL 5757 Real-Time DSP ImplementationsEEL 6812 Advances in Neural NetworksEEL 6870 Intelligent Computer DesignEEL 6751 Wavelet Theory Applied to Signal

Processing

Electives Computer Science: (3)Courses may be selected by student and advisor from4000, 5000, and 6000 level Computer Science coursestings.li

The above lists may be changed or expanded by thesupervisory committee.

Combined BS/MS in Computer

EngineeringStudents, who pursue a Bachelor of Science degree inComputer Engineering and are in their junior year, with atleast a 3.3 GPA on both overall and upper divisioncourses may, upon recommendation from three ECEfaculty members, apply to enroll in the combined BS/MSprogram. To be considered for admission to the combinedbachelors/masters degree program, students must havecompleted at least 75-90 credits in the bachelors degreeprogram at FIU and meet the admissions criteria for thegraduate degree program to which they are applying.Students need only apply once to the combined degreeprogram, but the application must be submitted toGraduate Admissions before the student starts the last 30

credits of the bachelors degree program. A studentadmitted to the combined degree program will beconsidered to have undergraduate status until the studentapplies for graduation from their bachelors degreeprogram. Upon conferral of the bachelors degree, thestudent will be granted graduate status and be eligible forgraduate assistantships. Only 5000-level or highercourses, and no more than the number of credits specifiedby the program catalog, may be applied toward bothdegrees. In addition to the admission requirements of thecombined program, students must meet all the admissionrequirements of the University Graduate School. Studentsenrolled in the program may count up to six hours of ECEgraduate courses as credits for both the BS and MSdegrees. The BS/MS combined program has been

designed to be a continuous program. Students in thisprogram have one year to complete the masters degreeafter receipt of the bachelors degree. Students who fail tomeet this one year post B.S. requirement or who elect toleave the combined program at any time and earn only theBS degree will have the same access requirements toregular graduate programs as any other students, but willnot be able to use the six credits in both the bachelorsand masters degrees.

For each of the graduate courses counted as credits forboth BS and MS degree, a minimum grade of B isrequired. Students enrolled in the program may count upto six credit hours of CpE graduate courses toward theelective engineering BSCpE requirements as well astoward the MSCpE degree. Only graduate courses withformal lectures can be counted for both degrees. Thestudents are responsible for confirming the eligibility ofeach course with the undergraduate advisor.

Students interested in the program should consult withthe undergraduate advisor on their eligibility to theprogram. The students should also meet the graduatecoordinator to learn about the graduate program andavailable courses before completing the application fromand submitting it to the undergraduate advisor. Applicantswill be notified by the department and the UniversityGraduate School of the decision on their applications.


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Doctor of Philosophy in ElectricalEngineering

Admission Requirements

The requirements for admission to the doctoral program inElectrical Engineering are:1. Applicants having a Masters degree in Electrical

Engineering from an accredited institution must satisfy

the following requirements for admission to thedoctoral program:

GPA of at least 3.3/4.0 in the masters program

GRE verbal plus quantitative of at least 1120points

Three letters of recommendation in the formsprovided by the department

International graduate student applicants whosenative language is not English are required tosubmit a score for the Test of English as aForeign Language (TOEFL) or for theInternational English Language Testing System(IELTS). A total score of 80 on the iBT TOEFL or6.5 overall on the IELTS is required.

2. Credentials of all other applicants will be examined bythe Graduate Admission Committee on a case bycase basis.

In addition to the departmental requirements, all studentsmust satisfy the Universitys Graduate Policies and

rocedures.PIdentification of Research Area

Within 12 months upon acceptance into the Ph.D.program, the student has to identify an area of research ofhis or her interest by contacting and being accepted by aprofessor willing to guide the dissertation research. If nosuch professor can be found, the student will be dismissedfrom the Ph.D. program. Contact the Department for a listof the graduate faculty members and their research

terests.inC

ourse Requirements

At least 78 credit hours beyond the bachelors degree,including a maximum of 30 credit hours of course work,with a minimum grade of B in each course, earned in aMasters degree in Electrical Engineering received at FIUor another accredited institution. The credit hours earnedtowards the Ph.D. program have the followingrequirements and restrictions:1. At least 12 credits of Ph.D. Course Breadth

Requirements.2. At least 12 credits of course work at 6000 level of

major field of interest.

3. Registration for Advanced Research is allowed onlyafter successfully having passed the writtencomprehensive examination.

4. Registration for EEL 7980 (Research for DoctoralDissertation) is allowed only after the student isadmitted to candidacy. At least twenty-fourdissertation hours are required.

5. At least 24 credit hours of 5000 or 6000 levelelectrical engineering courses are required. EEL5935, 6905, 6916, 6932, 6971, 6977, and 7980 arenot considered course work for the purpose of this 24credit hours requirement.

6. Fifty percent of the hours accumulated have to be atthe 6000 and 7000 level (including EEL 7980).

Residency Requirements

The Ph.D. student must spend at least one academic yearin full-time residency. Usually, this will be after beingadmitted to candidacy. To satisfy the residencyrequirement for a Ph.D. E.E. degree, the candidate mustcomplete a minimum of 18 credit hours within a period of

2 months in residency at the University.1Graduate Supervisory and Research Committee

The students Ph.D. Graduate Supervisory and ResearchCommittee should be appointed as soon as possible andnot later than 15 months after being admitted to the Ph.D.program. Consult the Graduate Guidelines in theDepartment for more details on how to select theommittee members.c

Ph.D. Course Breadth Requirements

All potential Ph.D. candidates are required to take twotwo-course sequences for a total of 12 credits in additionto 12 credits in their major area and receive a grade of B

or better in each course. The appropriate areas of studyare determined by the dissertation advisor. The studentmust submit to the Graduate Coordinator the sequencesselected when he or she signs up for the Ph.D. E.E.

ualifying Examination.QQ

ualifying Examination

To be eligible for the written qualifying examination, thestudent must have satisfied the Ph.D. course breadthrequirements in his or her area of specialization and in twoother areas. The students can take the candidacyexamination no earlier than the semester in which all therequired coursework for the degree is completed. Failureto do this is causation for dismissal from the Ph.D.program.

The student must pass all three areas of theexamination. Failing one area implies failure of the entireexamination. The exam must be retaken the next time it isoffered. Failing a second time is causation for dismissalfrom the Ph.D. program.

Consult the Graduate Guidelines available in thedepartment for details on examination procedures, dates,

uration, application and grading criteria.dProposal Defense

Proposal defense must be taken within one semester afterhe satisfactory completion of the qualifying examination.t

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dmission to Candidacy

Candidacy status indicates that a doctoral student is readyto commence working the dissertation. A student isadmitted to candidacy upon successfully completing allrequired course work and passing the qualifying

xamination and proposal defense.eOral Defense and Submission of DoctoralDissertation

A dissertation is required of all candidates for the doctoraldegree. A proposal must be submitted to the studentsResearch Committee for approval, following the generalguidelines in the Regulations for Thesis and DissertationPreparation. A student must enroll for dissertation credits


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in the semester in which he or she expects to be admittedto candidacy, and must maintain continuous enrollment fornot less than 3 credits of EEL 7980 every semester,including Summers, until the semester in which thedoctoral degree is awarded. Upon completion of thedissertation, the degree candidate will submit to the Deanof the Graduate School an application for dissertationdefense signed by the students Advisory Committee withsufficient time to allow for publishing a notice in the

monthly calendar of dissertation and theses defenses toinvite members of the university community to observe thedefense.

Following the successful defense of the dissertation, asdetermined by a majority vote of the students researchcommittee, the dissertation must be forwarded to the Deanof the College of Engineering and the Dean of theGraduate School for their approval.

All dissertations submitted in fulfillment of requirementsfor graduate degrees must conform to Universityguidelines (see Regulations for Thesis and DissertationPreparation). One final, approved copy of the dissertationmust be delivered to the Chairperson of the Department ofElectrical & Computer Engineering. Library copies mustconform to University guidelines, also published in

Regulations for Thesis and Dissertation Preparation.F

inancial Aid

Consult the Department for information on research andteaching assistantships available for doctoral students.

Graduate Certificate in Electric PowerEngineering and Management (EPEM)

This graduate certificate program is open to all studentswith a Bachelors Degree in electrical engineering,computer engineering, and other closely related fields ofstudy from an accredited institution. The EPEM programplans to develop managerial talents for a technological

environment in the electrical energy industry. The programblends a mix of electrical engineering and managementcourses. The EPEM program is designed to providespecialization opportunities in Electrical Energy area andManagement. The skills, concepts and techniques learnedwill be related to, but not dependent upon, knowledge ofpower engineering. The emphasis will be on managementand organizational skills appropriate for the electricalenergy industry.

To earn a graduate certificate in EPEM, the studentsmust successfully complete the programs core andelective courses.

The EPEM curriculum consists of 18 credit hours 6courses. These courses cover functional areas ofelectrical power engineering, management and

pecialized technical and engineering functions.sCoursesEIN 5322 Engineering ManagementESI 6455 Advanced Engineering Project

ManagementEIN 5346 Logistics EngineeringEEL 5270 Electrical Transients in Power SystemsEEL 6261 Power Systems EngineeringE

EL 6273 Power Systems Stability and Control

Additional information about this program can be found at:URL: www.eng.fiu.edu/ece

E-mail: [email protected]: (305) 348-3040Fax: (303) 348-3707

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cademic Standard

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineeringrequires that students receive no grade less than a C,with an overall GPA of 3.0 in order to be awarded the

raduate certificate.g

Course DescriptionsDefinition of PrefixesEEE-Engineering: Electrical and Electronic; EEL-Engineering: Electrical; TCN-Telecommunications/Networkings

EEE 5261 Bioelectrical Models (3). Engineering modelsfor electrical behavior of nerve and muscle cells,electrode-tissue junctions, volume conductions in tissueand the nervous system as an electrical network.Prerequisites: EEE 4202C or permission of the instructor.F)(

EEE 5275 Bioradiation Engineering: Detection andMeasurement (3). Spectrum of radiation sources, types offields, properties of living tissue, mechanisms of fieldpropagation in tissue. Application in imaging and therapy,hazards and safety. Prerequisites: EEL 4410 or

ermission of the instructor. (S)pEEE 5348 Digital Electronics (3). Analysis and design oflogic gates using saturated and non-saturating elements,transmission gates, interfacing of logic families, bistablecircuits, A/D and D/A converters. Prerequisites: EEE 4304

r permission of the instructor.oEEE 5352 Bipolar Junction Transistors (3). Bipolar

junction transistor physics. Semiconductor bulk propertiesat equilibrium and nonequilibrium. PN junction theory.

Theory of the bipolar junction transistor. Prerequisites:EE 3396 or permission of the instructor. (S)EEEE 5353 Field Effect Transistors (3). Field effectdevice physics and technology. MOS capacitor. DC andAC characteristics of the MOS transistor. The MOStransistor in dynamic operation. Prerequisites: EEE 3396

r permission of the instructor. (F)oEEE 5366 Industrial Electronics (3). A study of solidstate devices for the control of power, their applicationsand limitations in power switching circuits and in thecontrol of physical transducer. Prerequisites: EEL 4213,EEE 4304 or permission of the instructor. (F, every thirdear)y

EEE 5371 High Frequency Amplifiers (3). Analysis anddesign of high frequency amplifiers and oscillators:stability, scattering parameters, use of the Smith chart andother practical design tools, noise. Prerequisites: EEE4304, EEL 4410 or permission of the instructor. (F, everyhird year)tEEE 5425 Introduction to Nanotechnology (3). Nanoscale electrical, optical and magnetic deviceoperation. Overview of new devices enabled bynanotechnology, methods for fabrication andcharacterization of nanoscale and devices. Prerequisite:EEE 3396.
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EEE 6285 Biosignal Processing I (3). Characterizingbiosignals by application of time and frequency domainanalytic methods. Comparison of analog and digitalprocessing. Engineering design for VLSI implementationsin implantable devices. Prerequisites: EEL 6505 orpermission of the instructor. (F)

EEE 6286 Biosignal Processing II (3). Engineeringdesign of advanced systems for processing biosignals.Methods for signal compression. Adaptive systems forautomatic recognition. Application of artificial intelligencefor signal classification. Prerequisites: EEE 6285 or

ermission of the instructor. (S)pEEE 6311 Advanced Electronic Systems I (3).Principles of analog and digital electronics network.Advanced analysis, modeling and computer simulation ofop amps. Analog design techniques and practicalexamples are covered. Prerequisites: EEE 4314 or

ermission of the instructor. (F, alternating years)pEEE 6312 Advanced Electronic Systems II (3). Study oflinear properties of electronic systems and design of faulttolerant systems using A/D and D/A and controlalgorithms. Prerequisites: EEE 6311 or permission of the

structor. (S, alternating years)inEEE 6315 Advanced Solid State Electronics (3). ICtechnologies, properties and fabrication concepts. Bipolar,MOS, I2L, CCD, bubble technologies. Ion implantationcharacteristics. Lithography techniques. Prerequisites:EEE 3396, EEE 4304 or permission of the instructor. (SS,

very third year)eEEE 6332 Thin Film Engineering (3). Thin films used inmicroelectronics and optoelectronics; deposition methods;evolution of film microstructure; film growth modeling;introduction to film analysis. Prerequisite: EEE 3396. (SS,

lternating years)aEEE 6335 Electrical Transport in Semiconductors I (3).This course focuses on carrier transport fundamentals,beginning at the microscopic level and progressing to themacroscopic effects relevant to semiconductor devices.

rerequisite: EEE 5352. (F, alternating years)PEEE 6337 Electrical Transport in Semiconductors II(3). This course focuses on quantum phenomenaoccurring in carrier transport in modern small-sizeemiconductor devices. Prerequisite: EEE 6335.s

EEE 6395 Applied Superconductivity (3). Covers thebasic physical properties of superconductors.Superconducting devices: squids, memory & logicelements. Emphasis is placed on applications ofsuperconductors. Prerequisites: EEE 3396 and EEL 4410.

orequisite: Permission of the instructor. (S)C

EEE 6397 Semiconductor Device Theory (3). Devicephysics and modeling of GaAs FETS. GaAs analog anddigital integrated circuits. Modulation doped field effecttransistors. Heterojunction bipolar transistor theory.

rerequisite: EEE 3396. (S)PEEE 6399C Electronic Properties of Materials (3).Properties of materials from which electronic componentsand structures are fabricated; electrical conduction inmetals, semiconductors and insulators; thermal; magnetic;

ptical. Prerequisite: EEE 3396. (F, alternating years)o

EEL 5145 Advanced Filter Design (3). Graduate coursein the design and advance analysis of passive and activehigh order circuits. Use of computer as a design tool.Prerequisites: EEL 4140 or permission of the instructor.S, alternating years).(

EEL 5171 Advanced Systems Theory (3). State-spacerepresentations for continuous and discrete-time systems,controllability and observability, pole-zero allocation,Lyapunov stability theorem, state observers. Prerequisites:

EL 3657 or permission of the instructor. (S)EEEL 5270 Electrical Transients in Power Systems (3).Traveling waves on transmission and multi-conductorsystems, successive reflections, distributed parametersystems, transients on integrated power systems.

rerequisites: EEL 4213 or permission of the instructor.PEEL 5275 Power Systems Protection (3). Analysis ofpower systems under faulted conditions using lineartransformation. The study of surge, transient and waveson power lines. Computer-aided analysis and designemphasizing protection of equipment. Prerequisites: EEL

215 or permission of the instructor. (F)4EEL 5437 Microwave Engineering (3). Microwave

guides. Microwave tubes. Microwave solid state devices.Microwave integrated circuits, Microwave enclosures.Prerequisites: EEL 4410 or permission of the instructor.S, every third year)(

EEL 5482 Fields and Waves Engineering (3). Conceptsand theorems in fields and waves, analytic techniques forguided waves, radiation and scattering, numericaltechniques for analysis of electrical devices. Prerequisites:

EL 4410 or permission of the instructor. (S)EEEL 5500 Digital Communication Systems I (3). Thiscourse will consider the most important aspects of digitalcommunication systems such as noise related subjects,random signals, linear systems, and baseband digitalmodulation and multiplexing. Prerequisites: EEL 3514 orpermission of the instructor. (SS)

EEL 5501 Digital Communication Systems II (3). Thiscourse will consider more important aspects of digitalcommunication systems such as matched filters, digitalbase and modulation, multiplexing, carrier digitalmodulation and error correction coding. Prerequisites: EEL

500 or permission of the instructor. (F)5EEL 5543 Random Signal Principles (3). Noise, randomprocesses, correlation, spectral analysis in the analysisand design of communication systems. Optimizationtechniques; minimum mean square error. Prerequisite:

EL 3514. (SS, alternating years)EEEL 5563 Introduction to Optical Fibers (3). Use of fiber

optics as a communication medium. Principles of fiberoptics; mode theory; transmitters, modulators, sensors,detectors and demodulators; fiber data links.Prerequisites: EEL 3514, EEE 4314 and EEL 4410 or

ermission of the instructor. (F, alternating years)pEEL 5653 Digital Control Systems (3). Analysis anddesign of digital control systems. Z-transforms, analysisand control of discrete-time systems, digital control ofanalog systems. Several digital controller design methods.Computer simulation and microprocessor implementation.

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EEL 5718 Computer-Communication NetworkEngineering (3). System engineering synthesis, analysis,and evaluation of computer-communication networks.Network design, routing and flow control,telecommunication traffic engineering, transmission,switching, etc. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.SS)(

EEL 5719 Digital Filters (3). Analysis, design andimplementation of digital filters. Hardware and softwareapproach to design. Prerequisite: Permission of theinstructor. (F)

EEL 5725 Digital Systems Engineering I (3). Thiscourse involves systematic studies of Fault Tolerant DigitalSystems, VHDL and VERILOG based dynamic digitalsystem designs, and system implementations withCPLDS, FPGAS, ASICS. Prerequisite: EEE 4304, EEL

746 or Permission of the instructor. (F)4EEL 5741 Advanced Microprocessor Systems (3).Interfacing of various microprocessors together. Conceptsof master-slave systems, virtual memory and I/O controltechniques. Digital system evaluation and optimization.Prerequisites: EEL 4746 or permission of the instructor.

SS, alternating years)(EEL 5757 Real-Time Digital Signal ProcessingImplementations (3). Techniques for the implementationof Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms in dedicatedprocessors, for assessing real-time performance of audio,control, and communication systems. Prerequisites: EEL

510 or permission of the instructor.4EEL 5813 Neural Networks-Algorithms andApplications (3). Various artificial neural networks andtheir training algorithms will be introduced. Theirapplications to electrical and computer engineering fieldswill be also covered. Prerequisite: Permission of the

structor. (SS)inEEL 5820 Digital Image Processing (3). ImageFundamentals, Image Transforms, Image Enhancement,Edge Detection, Image Segmentation, Texture Analysis,Image Restoration, and Image Compression. Prerequisite:EEL 3135 and knowledge of any programming languageFORTRAN, Pascal, C). (F)(

EEL 5935 Advanced Special Topics (1-3). A coursedesigned to give groups of students an opportunity topursue special studies in an advanced topic of ElectricalEngineering not otherwise offered. Prerequisite: Consent

f instructor.oEEL 5941 Graduate Electrical and ComputerEngineering Internship (1-3). Graduate students acquirepractical experience through supervised internship in

industry. The student prepares an internship proposal, andthe work performed is documented in a report andpresented. Prerequisite: Permission of the student'sadvisor.

EEL 6020 Numerical Analysis of Electrical Devices (3). Numerical techniques for the analysis of static anddiffusion eddy current type field problems and associatedphenomena in electrical devices. Emphasis onimplementation and applications to practical problems.Prerequisites: EEL 4213, MAP 3302 or equivalent or

ermission of the instructor. (SS)p

EEL 6141 Advanced Network Analysis (3). Modelingand analysis of networks by t-domain and s-domaintechniques. Topics include topology, formulation of loopeqs and node pair eqs., state space networks, computersolutions. Prerequisites: EEL 3112 or permission of theinstructor. (S, every third year)

EEL 6167 VLSI Design (3). Study of VLSI Designconcepts in MOS/CMOS environment, CAD techniques,VLSI array processors and wavefront array processors,and implementation of array processors. Prerequisites:EEL 5741, EEE 4314. (SS, alternating years)

EEL 6219 Electric Power Quality (3). Modeling ofnetworks under non-sinusoidal conditions, loads whichmay cause power quality problems, analysis of harmonics,flickers, impulses, standards, power quality improvementmethods. Prerequisites: EEL 4213 or permission of the

structor.inEEL 6235 Motor Drives Control (3). Switched, resonantand bidirectional power supplies, DC motors: single, threephase and chopper drives. AC motors: voltage, currentand frequency control. Closed loop control. Prerequisites:

EL 4213, EEE 3303, EEL 3657. (SS, alternating years)E

EEL 6253 Computer Analysis of Power Systems (3). Power systems analysis and designs by computersolutions. Interactive solutions, power flow, optimumsolutions. Dynamic solutions and stability. Prerequisites:EEL 4215 or permission of the instructor. (F, every thirdear)y

EEL 6254 Power Systems Reliability (3). Expansionplanning, load forecasting, reliability and availabilityapplication to generation planning, bulk power supplysystems, generation system operation and productioncosting analysis. Prerequisites: EEL 4215 or permission ofhe instructor. (S)t

EEL 6261 Power Systems Engineering (3). Steady-stateanalysis, fault studies, load flow, dynamic and transientperformance, on-line control, practical applications.Prerequisites: EEL 4215 or permission of the instructor.SS, every third year)(

EEL 6267 Application of Intelligent Systems to PowerSystem Operations (3). Power system securityassessment using intelligence systems techniques suchas pattern recognition, expert systems, and neuralnetworks. Class projects include applying IS to loadforecasting, alarm processing. Prerequisites: EEL 4214,

EL 6273. (SS, alternating years)EEEL 6273 Power System Stability and Control (3). Direct methods for system stability, computer analysis oflarge scale models, Lyapunov stability, longer term

stability, security analysis, MW-frequency control, isolatedand multiple area control. Prerequisites: EEL 4215 orermission of the instructor. (S)p

EEL 6443 Electro-Optical Devices and Systems (3). Introduction to optical devices and systems such as solidstate laser systems, their applications in industry. Alsoholography, linear and non-linear optical modulation anddemodulation concepts. Prerequisites: EEL 4410, EEE4314. Corequisites: EEL 5563 or permission of the

structor. (S, every third year)inEEL 6444 Optical Fiber Communication Systems (3).Course focuses on specification, design and application of


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fiber optic communication systems considering the fiberoptic wave guide, optical device sources, photo-detector,receiver and transmitter designs. Prerequisites: EEL 5501

r permission of the instructor. (S, every third year)oEEL 6463 Antenna Theory and Design (3). Radiationpatterns of dipoles and loops, array analysis andsynthesis, self-impedance and mutual impedance,frequency independent antennas and antennaminiaturization, and reflectors and lens antenna.

rerequisite: EEL 4410. (S, alternating years)PEEL 6505 Digital Signal Processing (3). Treatment ofdigital signal and system characteristics: Z transforms andFFT theory. Real time and correlation functions.Multidimensional signal processing and digital filtering.

rerequisite: Permission of the instructor. (F)PEEL 6509 Digital Communications by Satellite (3). Thiscourse will consider processing and non-processingtransponders, earth terminals, propagation linkcharacteristics, multiple access techniques, and spreadspectrum techniques. Prerequisites: EEL 5501 or

ermission of the instructor. (S)pEEL 6536 Spectral Analysis (3). Methods for the analysis

and estimation of a signal's spectral content. Theseinclude nonparametric, parametric and line spectralestimation, filter bank techniques and array processing.Prerequisites: EEL 5543 or 6505 or permission of the

structor.inEEL 6572 Pictorial Information Systems Design (3).Picture input device design, pictorial information systemshardware, picture processor design, picture storagesystem design, pictorial database system design, picturecommunication interface design, and engineering

pplications. Prerequisites: EEL 4709C or CDA 4400. (SS)aEEL 6575 Data Communications Engineering (3).Digital networks for data communications, CCITT, HDLC,SDLC. Real time switching techniques. Microprocessorbased network topologies. Busing schemes such as VME,MULTIB, RS232. Prerequisites: EEL 4746 and EEE 4314

r permission of the instructor. (F)oEEL 6614 Modern Control Theory I (3). Graduate leveltreatment of modern control systems. Optimal control offeedback systems. Performance measures, Pontryaginsminimum principle, dynamic programming, numericaltechniques. Prerequisites: EEL 5171 or permission of theinstructor. (F, alternating years)

EEL 6615 Modern Control Theory II (3). Graduate levelcourse in stochastic control. Stochastic processes, linearestimation, Kalman filtering techniques in state estimation.Design of feedback control in the presence of noise.

Prerequisites: EEL 6614 or permission of the instructor.S, alternating years)(EEL 6673 Identification Theory (3). System modeling,off-line methods, on-line methods, order and structuredetermination, diagnostic tests and model validation.

rerequisite: EEL 5171. (F, alternating years)PEEL 6681 Fuzzy Systems Design (3). Applications offuzzy theory to develop design methodologies for variousengineering systems. Emphasis will be on systems forpattern recognition, model identification, and automaticontrol. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.c

EEL 6726 Advanced VLSI Design (3). Advanced designand development of Very Large Scale Integrated Circuit(VLSI) Micro Chip Structures. Mirco Chip routing andthermal optimizations will be emphasized for implementingVLSI units. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. (S,every third year)

EEL 6751 Wavelet Theory Applied to SignalProcessing (3). Application of wavelet theory to transientand non-stationary signal processing; compression andnoise reduction of signals, singularity and edge detection,and time-frequency analysis. Prerequisites: EEL 3135 or

quivalent.eEEL 6758 Engineering Design of MicroprocessorBased Operating Systems (3). Hardware microprocessorbased systems, BIOS (basic input and output), Kernelpartitions, memory, stack organization and physical designof operating systems. Prerequisites: EEL 4709C and EEL

746 or permission of the instructor. (S, every third year)4EEL 6787 Network Security (3). Network SecurityRequirements, Number Theory, Steganography,Encryption Design Principles and Algorithms, MessageAuthentication and Digital Signature Principle and

Designs, Network System Security Design. Prerequisite:ermission of Instructor.PEEL 6812 Advances in Neural Networks (3). Latestconcepts in artificial neural networks research and newlydeveloped applications. Implementation, convergence inlearning algorithms, accuracy refinement, and optimalstructure of neural networks. Engineering applications.

rerequisite: EEL 5810. (F, alternating years)PEEL 6816 Electronic Neural Systems (3). This coursebridges electronics to the understanding ofneurobiologically inspired models. Biological tasks andneural computations are studied in the context of networksand processing elements. Prerequisite: Permission ofnstructor.I

EEL 6821 Computer Vision (3). Image formation andimage properties, Radiance and irradiance, introduction toBrain Topography, Color Vision, visual machinery of thebrain, statistical pattern classification and decisionfunctions, the eigensystem and its computational aspects,stereo vision, motion vision, size and orientationindependence. Prerequisite: EEL 5820. (S)

EEL 6825 Patten Recognition (3). Pattern recognitiontechniques via computer: decision functions, optimumdecision criteria, training algorithms, unsupervisedlearning, feature extraction, data reduction, machineintelligence. Prerequisites: EEL 5543 or permission ofnstructor.I

EEL 6836 Computer Visualization of Brain ElectricalActivity (3). Computer techniques for the visualization ofbrain electrical activity. Analysis of the origin of thisactivity as it relates to its measurement and visualizationthrough computerized systems. Prerequisites: EEL 4510

r permission of instructor.oEEL 6870 Intelligent Computer Design (3). The courseinvolves self testing and correcting type of modularcomputer system development. Also concepts relating toArtificial Intelligence and Expert systems will be integratedinto the computer system design. Prerequisite: EEL

709C. (F, alternating years)4


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EEL 6905 Individual Work (1-4). Special problems orprojects selected by the students and a faculty member.The student conducts the project with a minimum ofsupervision. Consent of Department Chairperson and

aculty Advisor.FEEL 6916 Graduate Project (3). Independent researchwork culminating in a professional practice-oriented reportfor the requirements of the non-thesis option of the M.S.degree project. Prerequisites: Fifteen graduate credits and

pproved project plan.aEEL 6931 Special Topics in Electrical and ComputerEngineering (1-3). Course covers advanced topics not inexisting graduate courses in electrical and computer

ngineering. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.eEEL 6932 Graduate Seminar (1). An examination ofrecent technical findings in selected areas of concern.Emphasis is placed on presentations (oral and written),research activities, readings, and active discussionsamong participants. Prerequisite: Consent of graduate

dvisor.aEEL 6971 Research Masters Thesis (1-6). The student,following the option of the Masters Degree with thesis,

should work for his/her thesis through this course.Prerequisite: Graduate standing.

EEL 6977 Extended Thesis Research (0). For Graduateresearch students who have completed their sequence ofthesis credits, but must register for a course to remain on

raduate student status.gEEL 7910 Advanced Research (1-6). Advanced researchcredits under the supervision of the dissertation advisor.Prerequisite: Completion of the written comprehensivexamination.e

EEL 7980 Ph.D. Dissertation (1-12). Doctoral researchleading to Ph.D. Electrical Engineering Dissertation.Prerequisites: Permission of Major Professor and Doctoral

andidacy.CTCN 5155 Wireless Communications with MultimediaApplications (3). Overview of wireless communicationssystems; interference, blocking, spectral efficiency;performance of digital modulation in presence of fading;diversity techniques; and multimedia applications.Prerequisite: EEL 3514.

TCN 5271 Ubiquitous and Embedded Sensor Network-Centric Telecommunications (3). Techniques impactingubiquitous, embedded sensor network-centrictelecommunications, context-awareness, autonomy, dataquality, uncertainty, privacy, trustworthiness and wearablecomputing. Prerequisites: Graduate standing andermission of the instructor.p

TCN 6276 Antennas for Wireless and Body-CentricCommunications (3). Advanced antenna theory,simulation, and design as applied to wirelesscommunications, advanced state-of-the art antennasystems, and body-centric wireless communications.Prerequisites: EEL 4410 or permission of the instructor.

TPA 5213 Performing Arts Technology (2). Applicationsof structural, mechanical, electrical and electronictechnologies to prepare performing arts students formanagement and production roles. Includes basic circuits

and NEC codes, control systems. Prerequisite: Permissionof graduate advisor.

graduate electrical and computer engineering

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