Electrical and Computer Engineering I North Carolina A&T State University

AREA OF CONCENTRATION

The field of electrical engineering has grown in breadth as well as in depth; consequently, it is possible to achieve levels of specialization in several area options. Thus, the department concentrates the following four areas:

	Communications and Signal Processing
	Computer Engineering
	Electronic and Optical Materials and Devices
	Power Systems and Control

The student can select any area as a major in this department and concentrate courses related area upon the guidance of the advisor.

Communications and Signal Processing

Dr. J. H. Kim, Director

Research in ongoing in the areas of computer vision, statistical pattern recognition, communication system, and signal processing. This program includes theories and application related communication systems, signal processing, image processing, pattern recognition and computer vision; employing various techniques, such as signal detection, speech recognition, 3-D image modeling, Topics include routing and flow-control techniques suitable for high-speed digital networks, switching architectures and protocols for heterogeneous networks of various sizes. Such networks include ATM networks, as well as modeling and analysis of an integrated mixture of different traffic types and sources suitable for the Integrated Service Digital Network.

Course List

UNDERGRADUATE BACKGROUND:

Courses	Titles	Hours	Semester
ELEN-400	Linear Systems and Signals	3	Fall/Spring
ELEN-449	Introduction to Communication Systems	3	Spring
ELEN-452	Wireless Communication Systems	3	Fall
ELEN-459	Digital and Data Communications	3	Fall

600 LEVEL COURSES:

Courses	Titles	Hours	Semester
ELEN-647	Introduction to Telecommunication Networks	3	Spring
ELEN-650	Digital Signal Processing-I	3	Fall
ELEN-651	Digital Signal Processing Laboratory	2	Fall
ELEN-656	Probability and Random Processes	3	Fall
ELEN-657	Image Processing	3	Spring
ELEN-658	Digital Image Processing Laboratory	2	Spring
ELEN-685	Selected Topics in Engineering	3	Fall/Spring
ELEN-686	Special Projects	1-3	Fall/Spring

700 LEVEL COURSES:

Courses	Titles	Hours	Semester
ELEN-749	Digital Communications	3	Fall
ELEN-752	Wireless Information Networks	3	Spring

800 LEVEL COURSES:

Courses	Titles	Hours	Semester
ELEN-847	Telecommunication Networks	3	Fall
ELEN-848	Information Theory	3	Spring
ELEN-849	Data Communications	3	Spring
ELEN-850	Digital Signal Processing-II	3	Spring
ELEN-857	Pattern Recognition	3	Fall
ELEN-869	Machine Vision for Intelligent- Robotics	3	Fall

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Computer Engineering

Dr. Alvernon Walker, Director

Computer Engineering research includes VLSI design, fault tolerant computing, automatic logic synthesis, and reconfigurable computing. The fault-tolerant program searches for novel digital systems to perform as specified. The synthesis area entails the design, simulation, testing, and verification of logic circuits using semi-custom and VLSI programmable logic devices such as FPGA AND CPLD.

Both the VLSI design and synthesis areas incorporate special-purpose computer-aided design (CAD) tolls and designer aids. VLSI design research investigates high-performance mixed-signal processing applications. The Department of Electrical Engineering Maintains CAD tools used in industry such as CADENCETM and EXACTTM.

Course List

UNDERGRADUATE BACKGROUND:

Courses	Titles	Hours	Semester
ELEN-327	Digital Logic	3	Fall/Spring
ELEN-427	Introduction to Microprocessors	3	Fall/Spring
ELEN-433	Digital Systems Laboratory	3	Fall/Spring

LOWER 600 LEVEL COURSES:

Courses	Titles	Hours	Semester
ELEN-621	Embedded Systems Design	3	Fall
ELEN-622	Embedded Systems Design Laboratory	2	Fall
ELEN-623	Digital Systems	3	Fall
ELEN-624	Computer Organization and Architecture Design	3	Spring
ELEN-629	VLSI Circuit Design	3	Spring
ELEN-630	VLSI Design Laboratory	2	Spring

700 LEVEL COURSES:

Courses	Titles	Hours	Semester
ELEN-720	Theoretical Issues in Computer Engineering	3	Spring
ELEN-721	Fault-Tolerant Digital System Design	3	Spring
ELEN-723	System Design Using Programmable Logic Devices	3	Spring
ELEN-724	Mixed-Signal VLSI Design	3	Spring
ELEN-725	Pervasive Computing Systems	3	Spring
ELEN-727	Switching and Finite Automata Theory	3	Fall

800 LEVEL COURSES:

Courses	Titles	Hours	Semester
ELEN-821	Embedded Systems Design	3	Fall
ELEN-822	Embedded Systems Design Laboratory	3	Spring
ELEN-823	Digital Systems	3	Fall

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Electronic and Optical Materials and Devices

Dr.Shanthi Iyer, Director

Electronic material research has been an ongoing effort for more than twenty years, specializing in the growths of thin-film semiconductors and their characterization for device applications. Current interests lie in the epitaxial growth and characterization of GaAsSb and InP materials. The Rockwell Solid Stat Electronics Laboratory, established in 1977, anchors the research in III-V materials, while the Microelectronics Fabrication Laboratory, initiated by the Microelectronics Center of North Carolina, houses the silicon-based material effort.

Current materials growth capabilities include liquid phase electroepitaxy, vapor phase epitaxy, molecular beam epitaxy, and plasma deposition. Complementary material and device characterization techniques are available, such as 4K photoluminenescence, photo reflectance, ellipsometer, C-V, I-V, Hall effect, SEM/EDX. and high resolution s-ray diffraction. Photolithography and electron beam evaporation facilities are available foe fabrication of device structures. Optical communication and sensing research investigates optical device functions for communication, computing, and sensing application.

Course List

UNDERGRADUATE BACKGROUND:

Courses	Titles	Hours	Semester
ELEN-450	Electromagnetic Radiation and Microwave Theory	3	Fall
ELEN-460	Electronics II	3	Fall/Spring
ELEN-470	Properties of Materials for Electrical Engineering	3	Spring

600 LEVEL COURSES:

Courses	Titles	Hours	Semester
ELEN-602	Semiconductor Theory and Devices	3	Fall
ELEN-606	Digital Electronics	3	Fall/Spring
ELEN-608	Analog Electronics	3	Fall/Spring
ELEN-610	Power Electronics	3	Fall/Spring
ELEN-614	Integrated Circuit Fabrication Methods	3	Spring
ELEN-615	Silicon Device Fabrication Laboratory	2	Spring

700 LEVEL COURSES:

Courses	Titles	Hours	Semester
ELEN-701	Electronic Ceramics	3	Spring
ELEN-710	Wave and Fields in RF and Optoelectronics	3	Fall

800 LEVEL COURSES:

Courses	Titles	Hours	Semester
ELEN-801	Solid State Devices	3	Spring
ELEN-802	Advanced Solid State Theory	3	Fall
ELEN-803	Compound Semiconductor Materials and Devices	3	Spring
ELEN-804	Semiconductor Material and Device Characterization	3	Fall
ELEN-805	Thin Film Technology for Device Fabrication	3	Spring
ELEN-810	Theory and Techniques in Photonics	3	Spring
ELEN-812	RF CMOS Integrated Circuits	3	Fall

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Power Systems and Control

Dr. Abdollah Homaifar , Director

Course List

UNDERGRADUATE BACKGROUND:

Courses	Titles	Hours	Semester
ELEN-410	Linear Systems and Control	3	Spring
ELEN-420	Power Electronics	3	Fall/Spring
ELEN-430	Power Systems, Energy Conversion and Electric Machinery	3	Fall/Spring
ELEN-436	Power Systems, Energy Conversion and Electric Machinery Laboratory	3	Fall/Spring

600 LEVEL COURSES:

Courses	Titles	Hours	Semester
ELEN-661	Power Systems Analysis	3	Fall
ELEN-662	Advanced Power Systems Laboratory	2	Fall
ELEN-668	Automatic Control Theory	3	Fall
ELEN-669	Control Laboratory	2	Fall
ELEN-674	Genetic Algorithms	3	Spring
ELEN-678	Introduction to Artificial Neural Networks	3	Fall
ELEN-679	Machine Intelligence Laboratory	2	Fall

700 LEVEL COURSES:

Courses	Titles	Hours	Semester
ELEN-762	Network Matrices and Graphs	3	Fall
ELEN-764	Power System Planning	3	Fall

800 LEVEL COURSES:

Courses	Titles	Hours	Semester
ELEN-861	Power Systems Control and Protection	3	Fall
ELEN-862	Computer Methods in Power Systems	3	Fall
ELEN-865	Theory of Linear Systems	3	Spring
ELEN-866	Discrete Time Systems	3	Fall
ELEN-867	Neural Networks Design	3	Spring
ELEN-868	Intelligent Methods for Control Systems	3	Fall
ELEN-870	Fuzzy Logic with Applications	3	Fall
ELEN-871	Nonlinear Control Systems	3	Fall

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