Graduate Programs: ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

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Head of the Department: T.N. Trick

Correspondence and Information: Graduate Programs, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 155 Everitt Laboratory , 1406 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801; (217) 333-0207

GRADUATE FACULTY

Professors: I. Adesida, N. Ahuja, P. Banerjee, M. T. Basar, J. W. Beauchamp, S. Bishop, R. E. Blahut, W. C. Chew, S. L. Chuang, J. J. Coleman, T. A. DeTemple, F. Dunn, J. G. Eden, M. Feng, S. J. Franke, L. A. Frizzell, W. K. Fuchs, C. S. Gardner, G. Gross, B. Hajek, I. N. Hajj, K. Hess, N. Holonyak, Jr., T. S. Huang, B. J. Hunsinger, R. Iyer, W. K. Jenkins, S. M. Kang, K. Kim, E. Kudeki, P. R. Kumar, M. J. Kushner, J. P. Leburton, S. W. Lee, M. C. Loui, J. W. Lyding, R. L. Magin, R. Mittra, D. C. Munson, Jr., W. D. O'Brien, Jr., B. Oakley II, M. A. Pai, J. H. Patel, W. R. Perkins, P. L. Ransom, N. N. Rao, D. V. Sarwate, P. W. Sauer, C. F. Sechrist, Jr., G. E. Stillman, T. N. Trick, J. R. Tucker, R. J. Turnbull, P. Van Dooren, B. W. Wah

Associate Professors: Y. Bresler, D. J. Brown, K. Y. Cheng, K. Gallivan, K. C. Hsieh, W. M. Hwu, D. L. Jones, P.T. Krein, H. Merkelo, H. Morkoc, C. Polychronopoulos, U. Ravaioli, R. Saleh, B. S. Song, B. C. Wheeler, P. C. Yew

Assistant Professors: B. Bamieh, D. J. Brady, S. E. Hutchinson, J. Jin, Z. P. Liang, U. Madhow, S. Meyn, E. Michielsson, F. Najm, M. T. Orchard, T. Overbye, G. Papen, K. Ramachandran, E. Rosenbaum, D. G. Saab, J. E. Schutt-Aine, A. Vardy, A. Webb, K. Zeger

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

The department offers graduate study and research in electrical and computer engineering leading to the degrees of master of science and doctor of philosophy. Courses and research opportunities are offered in four general areas: computer engineering and computational science, which includes computer architecture, VLSI design and CAD tools, hardware, software and applications, fault tolerance, testing, performance evaluation, computer vision, robotics, and algorithms and complexity; fields and waves, which include electromagnetics, antennas, millimeter wave-integrated circuits, radar scattering, propagation, atmospheric and ionospheric studies, and remote sensing; physical and quantum electronics, which includes solid-state theory and devices, compound-semiconductor epitaxial growth techniques, microwave and high-speed devices, electrophysics, optical electronics, plasmas, gaseous electronics, and charged particles; and systems, which includes integrated circuits, computer-aided design, signal and image processing, communication systems, coding and information theory, communication networks, control systems, optimization, power and energy systems, and power electronics. In addition, the department cosponsors or participates in interdisciplinary areas of specialization in bioengineering, nuclear engineering, radio astronomy, biomedical instrumentation, ultrasonics, electronic music, radiation oncology, and nutritional sciences.

ADMISSION

Applicants must have completed an electrical engineering curriculum or a computer engineering curriculum substantially equivalent to those of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. A minimum GPA of 4.0 (A = 5.0) on the last sixty hours is required. However, because of space limitations, applicants with GPAs below 4.5 are rarely admitted. All applicants must submit scores from the general test of the Graduate Record Examination. Applicants with master's degrees are admitted only if a faculty member is willing to serve as the Ph.D. thesis adviser. Accordingly, such applicants should write or call prospective Ph.D. advisers and discuss their research interests and potential Ph.D. thesis topics well in advance of application deadlines.

Graduates of curricula in the physical sciences, mathematics, and computer science may be admitted with limited standing if they are judged to have the necessary background to profit from graduate work in electrical and computer engineering. Such students are admitted to full standing after completing course work to remove deficiencies.

MASTER OF SCIENCE

The M.S. degree requires 8 units of credit and a thesis. At least 5 units must be at the 400 level in electrical and computer engineering. A master's thesis requiring 2 units of credit must be submitted by all candidates. Thesis credit is included in the required 8 units and may be applied to the 400-level course requirement. There is no final examination for the M.S. degree.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Admission to Ph.D. candidacy is based on the faculty's evaluation of the student's research potential, scholastic competence as evidenced by grades and class ranks, and satisfactory performance on the Ph.D. qualifying examination. Students admitted with bachelor's degrees take this examination after completing 6 units of course work, including at least three 400-level courses with at least two of them in electrical and computer engineering. Students admitted with master's degrees take the examination after completing 2 units of course work, including at least one 400-level course in electrical and computer engineering. A minimum graduate GPA of 4.25, as well as a minimum GPA of 4.25 on 400-level course work, is required in order to be considered for admission to Ph.D. candidacy.

The minimum requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy are 8 units of course credit beyond the master's degree (or the equivalent), successful completion of the preliminary examination, 8 units of thesis research, a satisfactory thesis, and satisfactory defense of the thesis in a final examination. No foreign language proficiency is required.

JOINT DEGREE PROGRAMS

A joint degree program leading to the degrees of master of science in electrical engineering and master of business administration is offered in cooperation with the Department of Business Administration. Separately, the two degrees require a total of 24 units of credit; the joint degree program reduces the required credit to 19 units through an exchange of credits between the departments. Applicants must meet the admissions standards for both departments and be accepted by both departments. The degrees are awarded simultaneously after the requirements for both degrees have been met.

The department participates in the Medical Scholars Program, which allows students to pursue simultaneously the degrees of doctor of philosophy in electrical engineering and doctor of medicine. A separate application to the College of Medicine is required. Applicants must be accepted by the College of Medicine and by the department in order to participate in this program. For information, write to the coordinator, Medical Scholars Program, College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign, 190 Medical Sciences Building , 506 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801.

EXTRAMURAL STUDY

Off-campus students who wish to pursue graduate degree programs from UIUC must apply and be accepted for admission as degree candidates in the Graduate College. It is recommended that students apply for admission before or during the semester in which they take their first off-campus courses. Students who are admitted as degree candidates after having completed one or more extramural courses without being admitted to the Graduate College may petition the Graduate College to apply a maximum of 3 units of such course work toward the degree requirements. For further information, write to the Office of Continuing Engineering Education, 422 Engineering Hall , 1308 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801.

FINANCIAL AID

Fellowships, research assistantships, and teaching assistantships (all of which include tuition and fee waivers) are available for the majority of students who are admitted. International applicants generally are not awarded teaching assistantships but are eligible for the other forms of financial aid.

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