www.csuchico.edu/eece O’Connell Technology Center, Room 313 530-898-5343/ eece@csuchico.edu

Our Students 99 BS Computer Engineering majors

180 BS Electrical/Electronic Engineering majors Students from across the US and 10 countries

Both programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET

Scholarships and Awards o Mr. Jackson Ryan received the ECC College

Outstanding Student Leader award in Spring 2018. o 52 EECE students (18.6%) on Dean’s List in Fall 2018 o Our students were awarded 5 College scholarships

for the 2018-2019 academic year.

April 6, 2019 - Choose Chico Day

EECE Department Room 313 O’Connell Technology Center 400 1st Street Chico, CA 95929-0888

www.csuchico.edu/eece O’Connell Technology Center, Room 313 530-898-5343/ eece@csuchico.edu

Our Students 99 BS Computer Engineering majors

180 BS Electrical/Electronic Engineering majors Students from across the US and 10 countries

Both programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET

Scholarships and Awards o Mr. Jackson Ryan received the ECC College

Outstanding Student Leader award in Spring 2018. o 52 EECE students (18.6%) on Dean’s List in Fall 2018 o Our students were awarded 5 College scholarships

for the 2018-2019 academic year.

April 6, 2019 - Choose Chico Day

EECE Department Room 313 O’Connell Technology Center 400 1st Street Chico, CA 95929-0888

Students on the CSU Chico IEEE Student Chapter are engaged in IEEE Xtreme Coding Competition, the Micromouse Competition, constructing a drone that will be entered for the first time in a competition later this year, and are designing a solar energy system for a clinic in Nigeria, opened by the CSU Chico School of Nursing.

Collaboration between the Society of Women Engineerings, Latinos in Technical Careers and the IEEE

• Fall BBQ• Spring Gaming Night and other joint activities.

Volunteers from the IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) Honor Society are assisting in EECE 144 laboratory sessions and serve as lab monitors so our students can work on-campus during the weekends.

“The CSUC IEEE student chapter allowed me to connect with other students who had similar interests and work on projects that reinforced what I was learning in my classes.”

- Robert Goldansky (Junior EECE Student)

“The reason that I chose to attend Chico State for Electrical Engineering, was because of the personable nature of the professors that I met and the ratio of students to instructor in each of the courses. Many of the other schools I toured had large class sizes, and I felt that I would not receive the direct instruction that the EECE department offered. The EECE department enables students to explore their own path through electrical or computer engineering, encouraged by the approachable nature of the students and faculty.”

- Brinley Owen (May 2018 Graduate)

STUDENT AC TIVITES

ALUMNI IN AC TION

DEPARTMENT UPDATES

• Our students are in high demand and obtain jobs during the school year and summer internship positions. • Our graduates are employed at engineering firms locally and across the country: Intel, Disney, Rockwell

Collins, Helix Electric, and AJA Video. Several Alums have gone on to start their own companies.• Two of our recent graduates, Mr. David Silveira and Mr. John-Mark Mamalakis, have joined CSU, Chico and are

teaching our EECE students, making positive impacts on student learning and receiving rave reviews.

The Electrical and Computer Department (EECE) is growing and looks forward to serving our students by offering a wide gamut of hands-on instruction, extracurricular activities,and exciting research opportunities.

• The EECE Department, along with the MMEM Department, looks forward to the opening of the Omron Mechatronic Co-Lab, which will include workspace for class projects and senior design projects on robotics and controls. The lab is made possible by a generous grant from Omron Corporation, a leader in automation, electronics, and healthcare.

• A redesign of our computer engineering courses means that our students are learning about the Internet of Things, high-performance computing, and real-time embedded programming and applying their knowledge in state-of-the-art system design. Students are introduced to advanced field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) early in our curricula. This and other hands-on design opportunities throughout our Computer Engineering and Electrical/Electronic Engineering programs makes our programs standout and have been highlighted by many of the companies that recruit our students.

• With the hiring of Drs. Zahrasadat Alavi and Hassan Salehi, the EECE Department has considerable expertise in biomedical imaging and instrumentation. Senior electives have been developed and lower division courses are planned that will engage students from multiple disciplines. This foundation opens many opportunities -particularly in California, which leads the US in the employment of biomedical engineers. Furthermore, image and signal processing techniques are applied in many areas of engineering beyond biomedical engineering with the most news-worthy being autonomous navigation for driverless cars and humanoid robotics.

CHICO STATEELECTRICAL & COM PUTER ENGINEERING

Select One: EECE 416 or CSCI 430.Take CSCI 446 the other semester.

PHYS 204APhysics for Engineering Mechanics4 Units (FS)C- or higher req’d

California State University, Chico Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering 2018/2019 Curriculum BS in Computer Engineering

ENGL 130WAcademic

Writing3 Units (FS)C- or higher req’d

17 Units

Chem 111General

Chemistry4 Units (FS)

GE AreaC1 or C23 Units

Math 120Analytic

Geometry & Calculus

4 Units (FS)C- or higher req’d

GE AreaD1 or D23 Units

Math 121Analytic

Geometry & Calculus

4 Units (FS)C- or higher req’d

EECE 144Digital LogicFund.

4 Units (FS)

CSCI 111Program. & Algorithms I4 Units (FS)C or higher req’d

HIST 130United States History

3 Units (FS)

PHYS 204BPhysics for Engineering Elec. & Mag.4 Units (FS)

CSCI 217or

MATH 2173 Units (FS)C or higher req’d

16 Units 16 Units17 Units 15 Units17 Units 14 Units 14 Units

Math 260ElementaryDifferential Equations

4 Units (FS)

CMST 131 Speech Comm. Fund.

3 Units (FS)C- or higher req’d

POLS 155American

Government3 Units (FS)

EECE 211 & EECE 211L

Linear Circuits I

4 Units (FS)

EECE 311Linear

Circuits II4 Units (FS)

EECE 315 Electronics I4 Units (FS)

EECE 365Signals,

Systems, & Transforms4 Units (FS)

EECE 343Advanced

Logic Design

4 Units (FS)

EECE 490AWEngineering Profession & Design

4 Units (FA)C- or higher req’d

CSCI 311Algorithms and Data

Structures4 Units (FS)C or higher req’d

GEUD Pathway

3 Units

EECE 490BEngineering Economics/ Implement.4 Units (SP)

MATH 350Intro to

Probability & Statistics3 Units (FA)

GEUD Pathway

3 Units

Freshman YearFall Spring

Sophomore YearFall Spring

Junior YearFall Spring

Senior YearFall Spring

Aug.2018

EECE 237Embedded

System Devel.

3 Units (FS)C or higher req’d

ConcurrentPermitted

PrerequisiteEECE 320 System

Architecture & Perf.

3 Units (FS)

EECE 425 Advanced Computer

Architecture4 Units (SP)

CSCI 446 Introduction to Computer

Networks 3 Units (FS)

EECE 437 Real-Time Embedded Systems

4 Units (FA)

CSCI 430 Software

Engineering3 Units (FS)

CSCI 211Program. & Algorith. II

4 Units (FS)C or higher req’d

Restricted Elective4 Units

EECE 344Digital System Design

4 Units (FS)

EECE 416 Software

Engineering3 Units (FA)EECE 315

EECE 144

PHYS 204APhysics for Engineering Mechanics4 Units (FS)C- or higher req’d

California State University, Chico Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering2019/2020 Curriculum BS in Electrical Engineering

ENGL 130WAcademic

Writing3 Units (FS)C- or higher req’d

17 Units

Chem 111General

Chemistry4 Units (FS)

Math 120Analytic

Geometry & Calculus

4 Units (FS)C- or higher req’d

GE AreaD1 or D23 Units

Math 121Analytic

Geometry & Calculus

4 Units (FS)C- or higher req’d

EECE 144Digital LogicFund.

4 Units (FS)

CSCI 111Program. & Algorithms I4 Units (FS)

HIST 130United States History

3 Units (FS)

PHYS 204BPhysics for Engineering Elec. & Mag.4 Units (FS)

16 Units 18 Units18 Units 14 Units14 Units 16 Units 14 Units

Math 260ElementaryDifferential Equations

4 Units (FS)

CMST 131 Speech Comm. Fund.

3 Units (FS)C- or higher req’d

POLS 155American

Government3 Units (FS)

EECE 211 & EECE 211L

Linear Circuits I

4 Units (FS)

EECE 311Linear

Circuits II4 Units (FS)

EECE 315 Electronics I4 Units (FS)

EECE 344Digital System Design

4 Units (FS)

EECE 365Signals,

Systems, & Transforms4 Units (FS)

EECE 343Advanced

Logic Design

4 Units (FS)

EECE 490AWEngineering Profession & Design

4 Units (FA)C- or higher req’d

GEUD Pathway

3 Units

EECE 490BEngineering Economics/ Implement.4 Units (SP)

MATH 350Intro to

Probability & Statistics3 Units (FA)

GEUD Pathway

3 Units

Freshman YearFall Spring

Sophomore YearFall Spring

Junior YearFall Spring

Senior YearFall Spring

May.2018

EECE 237Embedded

System Devel.

3 Units (FS)

ConcurrentPermitted

Prerequisite

EECE Restrictive

Elective3 Units

Math 220Analytic

Geometry & Calculus

4 Units (FS)

GEArea B23 Units

EECE 375Fields and

Waves3 Units (SP)

GE AreaC1 or C23 Units

EECE 316 Electronics II4 Units (SP)

EECE Restrictive

Elective4 Units

EECE 481Electro-

mechanical Conversion4 Units (FA)

EECE 482Control Systems Design

4 Units (FA)

EECE 465Digital Signal

Processing4 Units (FA)

EECE Restrictive ElectiveEECE-300 and EECE-400 level classes not being used as required courses for EE major.Department Chair’s approval required for other classes.

Faculty Spotlight Dr. Hadil Mustafa wears many hats in the EECE Department. She is a valued member of our Computer Engineering faculty and is actively involved in updating and teaching courses in this discipline. She serves as the Computer Engineering curriculum chair. She is one of the core researchers in the McLeod Institute of Simulation Science. Her most visible activity outside of the department is her work to expand the pool of engineering students. Her outreach activities introduce STEM to elementary and middle schoolers. As the faculty advisor for the CSU Chico Society of Women Engineers (SWE), she has combined her interests and the club’s outreach events. For instance, SWE is about to host its 6th annual Imagineer Day, an action-packed eight hours of STEM activities for local K-8th graders. Imagineer Day has garnered attention, not only from the 250+ children who participated and their parents. Local companies are also taking note of this fantastic outreach program; and Sierra Pacific Foundation recently donated $3,000 to support the event.

In recognition of her achievements, Dr. Mustafa received the CSU Chico Outstanding Student Organization Advisor in Spring 2018.

Dr. Meghdad (Amin) Hajimorad’s goals in teaching is to have every student determine the optimal use of analog and digital electronic circuits, understand the theories behind their designs, and to be confident in their ability to engineer solutions to complex problems. He has integrated his research interests in biomedical and biology systems into the projects assigned in his courses. One course project, an electroencephalogram (EEG) sensor, recently led to the participation of Dr. Hajimorad and two students, Andres Marquez and Dalton Dodge, in the CSU i-Corp program. CSU i-Corp provides an opportunity to learn "Lean Startup" concepts and commercialization by applying evidence-based entrepreneurship concepts through customer discovery. Dr. Hajimorad and the two students are working to find a problem-solution fit to help stroke patients recover from post-stroke symptoms using the EEG sensor along with other subsystems that they have designed during the CSU i-Corp program. In addition to his teaching and research, Dr. Hajimorad serves as chair of the Electrical/Electronic Engineering curriculum committee and advisor to IEEE-HKN.

I've learned so much in my time here in the Chico State computer engineering program, not just limited to the skills I knew I needed to learn but also whole new realms within computer engineering that I didn't even know existed. The faculty is so kind and open to further discussion during office hours, and their knowledge and wisdom has been so helpful and encouraging to tap into. Plus, with so many instructors having come from the industry, I know I'm learning what I need to know for the real world.

- Katrina Howe (Junior EECE Student

Research in Progress Our faculty and students contribute to science and engineering as they engage in research projects such as the creation of algorithms to protect our growing ‘smart’ infrastructure from cyberattacks and the development of new imaging techniques such as photoacoustic imaging of biological samples. Students can participate at any point in their academic careers and during summer. McLeod Institute of Simulation Science, led by Dr. Kurtis Kredo, and Defense Modeling and Simulation Office are developing the higher level architecture (HLA) University Outreach Program. Dr. Kredo and Drs. Hadil Mustafa, Zahrasadat Alavi, and Roy Crosbie are working to inform simulation users about the applications of HLA to a broad range of problems, to encourage application of the HLA to non-DoD models, to stimulate research into open HLA-related problems, and to develop course material for students across the Nation. 2019 is the 20th year anniversary of the CSU Chico McLeod Institute. Adding to the celebratory mood, the project has been renewed for another four years by the Office of Naval Research.

Dr. Zahrasadat Alavi, and the co-PIs, Drs. Meehan, Yasar from Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and Sustainable Manufacturing Department (MMEM), and Dr. Zhang from Chemistry and Biochemistry have been awarded an NSF Major Research Instrumentation grant for a Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic imaging system. This system will support a number of research projects and will be integrated into multiple undergraduate lab experiments. It is expected that several interdisciplinary collaborations will be initiated.

“I’m Tomas Galvan-Huerta, an Electrical Engineer with experience in iOS developing. As a transfer student from the opposite end of California, I was really scared of the transition coming to Chico State. My expectations of the EECE department have been exceeded. All the professors teach with experience in their respected fields and experience teaching students, guiding us towards the career we want to embark. All the professors know my name and, when I come to office hours, they have helped me tremendously. What I love about the department: I have gained support as an upcoming iOS developer, connecting me to other departments, and connecting my individual projects with hands-on class experience.”

- Tomas Galvan-Huerta (Junior EECE student)

RESEARCH PROGRESS

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

Our faculty and students contribute to science and engineering as they engage in research projects such as the creation of algorithms to protect our growing ‘smart’ infrastructure from cyberattacks and the development of new imaging techniques such as photoacoustic imaging of biological samples. Students can participate at any point in their academic careers and during summer.

McLeod Institute of Simulation Science, led by Dr. Kurtis Kredo, and Defense Modeling and Simulation Office are developing the higher level architecture (HLA) University Outreach Program. Dr. Kredo and Drs. Hadil Mustafa, Zahrasadat Alavi, and Roy Crosbie are working to inform simulation users about the applications of HLA to a broad range of problems, to encourage application of the HLA to non-DoD models, to stimulate research into open HLA-related problems, and to develop course material for students across the Nation. 2019 is the 20thyear anniversary of the CSU Chico McLeod Institute. Adding to the celebratory mood, the project has been renewed for another four years by the Office of Naval Research.

Dr. Zahrasadat Alavi, and the co-PIs, Drs. Meehan, Yasar from Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and Sustainable Manufacturing Department (MMEM), and Dr. Zhang from Chemistry and Biochemistry have been awarded an NSF Major Research Instrumentation grant for a Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopic imaging system. This system will support a number of research projects and will be integrated into multiple undergraduate lab experiments. It is expected that several interdisciplinary collaborations will be initiated.

Dr. Hadil Mustafa wears many hats in the EECE Department. She is a valued member of our Computer Engineering faculty and is actively involved in updating and teaching courses in this discipline. She serves as the Computer Engineering curriculum chair. She is one of the core researchers in the McLeod Institute of Simulation Science. Her most visible activity outside of the department is her work to expand the pool of engineering students. Her outreach activities introduce STEM to elementary and middle schoolers. As the faculty advisor for the CSU Chico Society of Women Engineers (SWE), she has combined her interests and the club’s outreach events. For instance, SWE is about to host its 6th annual Imagineer Day, an action-packed eight hours of STEM activities for local K-8th graders. Imagineer Day has garnered attention, not only from the 250+ children who participated and their parents. Local companies are also taking note of this fantastic outreach program; and Sierra Pacific Foundation recently donated $3,000 to support the event.

In recognition of her achievements, Dr. Mustafa received the CSU Chico Outstanding Student Organization Advisor in Spring 2018.

Dr. Meghdad (Amin) Hajimorad’s goals in teaching is to have every student determine the optimal use of analog and digital electronic circuits, understand the theories behind their designs, and to be confident in their ability to engineer solutions to complex problems. He has integrated his research interests in biomedical and biology systems into the projects assigned in his courses. One course project, an electroencephalogram (EEG) sensor, recently led to the participation of Dr. Hajimorad and two students, Andres Marquez and Dalton Dodge, in the CSU i-Corp program. CSU i-Corp provides an opportunity to learn “Lean Startup” concepts and commercialization by applying evidence-based entrepreneurship concepts through customer discovery. Dr. Hajimorad and the two students are working to find a problem-solution fit to help stroke patients recover from post-stroke symptoms using the EEG sensor along with other subsystems that they have designed during the CSU i-Corp program. In addition to his teaching and research, Dr. Hajimorad serves as chair of the Electrical/Electronic Engineering curriculum committee and advisor to IEEE-HKN.

“I’ve learned so much in my time here in the Chico State computer engineering program, not just limited to the skills I knew I needed to learn but also whole new realms within computer engineering that I didn’t even know existed. The faculty is so kind and open to further discussion during office hours, and their knowledge and wisdom has been so helpful and encouraging to tap into. Plus, with so many instructors having come from the industry, I know I’m learning what I need to know for the real world.”

- Katrina Howe (Junior EECE Student