ECE Concentration TalksPresented by: WECE

Have you been here yet?So …. The classes I’ve been taking are …. BORING!

Please tell me there’s hope in the future cause I’m too far in to switch majors :-/

Light at the End of the TunnelFEAR NOT!

There is hope … down the road :-)

ECE Concentrations Truth: Broad ECE course information can be boring

and mundane

Fact: Once you know your basics, you can do a lot of very cool things depending on what you specialize in

Bioengineering The application of engineering principles to the study

and control of biological processes; mathematical and physical concepts are developed that are applied to medicine and biology

ECE 1750 – Introduction to Bioengineering ECE 4781 – Biomedical Instrumentation ECE 4782 – Biosystems Analysis ECE 4783 – Introduction to Medical Image Processing ECE 4784 – Engineering Electrophysiology

Bioengineering Creating medical instruments used to diagnose major diseases and conditions

Designing sensors that track body outputs and movement

Studying the brain

Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Representation of signals in digital form, and the

transformation of such signal representations using digital computation

ECE 3075 – Random Signals ECE 4270 – Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing ECE 4271 – Applications of Digital Signal Processing ECE 4273 – Design Synthesis of Application-Specific

Signal Processors

Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Computer vision

Face recognition software

Voice recognition software Siri, Speaking to your phone

Telecommunications The characterization, representation, transmission, storage, and

networking of information over various media including space, optical fiber, and cable.

ECE 3075 – Random Signals ECE 3076 – Computer Communications ECE 4110 – Internetwork Programming ECE 4112 – Internetwork Security ECE 4601 – Communication Systems ECE 4602 – Communication Systems Laboratory ECE 4604 – Network Design and Simulation ECE 4605 – Advanced Internetworking ECE 4606 – Wireless Communications ECE 4607 – Mobile and Wireless Networks

Telecommunications Wireless Communications and Networking

Network or Cyber Security

Systems and Controls Mathematical and computational techniques for modeling,

estimation, and control of systems and processes

ECE 3085 – Introduction to Systems and Controls ECE 3090 – Software Fundamentals for Engineering ECE 4551 – Systems and Controls I ECE 4555 – Embedded and Hybrid Control Systems ECE 4560 – Introduction to Automation and Robotics ECE 4562 – Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic in Control ECE 4570 – System Theory for Communication and Control ECE 4580 – Computational Computer Vision ECE 4761 – Industrial Controls and Manufacturing

Systems and Controls Human Computer Interfaces

Robotics

Optimization

Optics and Photonics The study of light; its interaction with materials and

devices; its generation, manipulation, and detection; its applications in communications, spectroscopy, sensing; and the design of systems to exploit it.

ECE 4500 – Optical Engineering ECE 4501 – Fiber Optics ECE 4751 – Laser Theory and Applications (prereq:

PHYS 2212)

Optics and Photonics Photovoltaics (Solar Panels) Holograms

The people behind the now infamous Coachella hologram!

Microelectronics Development of the next generation electronic, optoelectronic and micro-electro-

mechanical (MEM) devices, circuits and systems that is not limited to only semiconductor materials. This research has continued to focus on the further miniaturization of devices and structures that is now moving beyond Moore’s Law into the realm of nanostructures

ECE 3080 – Semiconductor Devices for Computer Engineering and Telecomm Systems

ECE 4451 – Semiconductor Devices for Wireless and Fiber Communication ECE 4460 – Introduction to Electronic Systems Packaging ECE 4752 – Integrated Circuit Fabrication ECE 4754 – Electronics Packaging Assembly, Reliability, Thermal Management, &Test ECE 4755 – Electronic Packaging Substrate Fabrication

Microelectronics Solar cells Mini cells that go into things we use everyday

Cell phones Cars … all modern electronics

Electronic Designs and Applications Device and integrated circuit (IC) fabrication, circuit and

system design and simulation, and instrumentation and testing techniques

ECE 3050 – Analog Electronics ECE 4410 – Analog Filters ECE 4415 – RF Engineering I ECE 4418 – RF Engineering II ECE 4420 – Digital Integrated Circuits ECE 4430 – Analog Integrated Circuits ECE 4435 – Operational Amplifier Design ECE 4445 – Audio Engineering

Electronic Designs and Applications Power consumption minimization

The people making your smart phone battery last longer Building circuits to model neurons in the brain

Work with bioengineering to help understand the body

Electromagnetics The study of Maxwell’s equations and their

application to the analysis and design of devices and systems.

ECE 3065 – Electromagnetic Applications ECE 4360 – RF-Microwave Measurement Laboratory ECE 4370 – Antenna Engineering ECE 4390 – Introduction to Radar and

Electromagnetic Sensing ECE 4391 – Electromagnetic Compatibility

Electromagnetics Modeling nerve signals as an EM transmission line Electromagnetics in space exploration Satellites

Dish TV anyone?, Weather satellites, cellphone communication, GPS

Electrical Energy Electrical Energy is primarily concerned with meeting the

future demand for electric energy while satisfying environmental constraints.

ECE 3070 – Electromechanical and Electromagnetic Energy Conversion

ECE 3071 – Modern Electric Energy Systems ECE 4320 – Power System Analysis and Control ECE 4321 – Power System Engineering ECE 4325 – Electric Power Quality ECE 4330 – Power Electronics ECE 4335 – Electric Machinery Analysis

Electrical Energy Renewable Energy

Electric Vehicles

The Smart GridChevy Volt

Computer EngineeringComputer Systems & Software, VLSI Systems and Digital Design

Foundations of digital design including computer architecture, design tools, VLSI, testing, and computer network.

ECE 3035 – Mechanisms for Computing Systems ECE 3055 – Computer Architecture and Operating Systems ECE 3060 – VLSI and Advanced Digital Design ECE 4100 – Advanced Computer Architecture ECE 4110 – Internetwork Programming ECE 4112 – Internetwork Security ECE 4130 – Advanced VLSI Systems ECE 4175 – Embedded Microcontroller Design ECE 4180 – Embedded Systems Design

Computer Engineering Faster processing times

Making your smart phone operate faster Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing

There is Hope! There are A LOT of cool things to do with your ECE

knowledge Many future projects/research utilizes knowledge

from multiple concentrations so try to at least understand the fundamentals in each area

Above all, keep it in context. It may not be AWESOME now but it DEFINITELY pays off down the road

You have to crawl (basics) before you run (future research/projects)