Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)

Program Overview

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Program Details

Overview

The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) program at the University of Louisville offers a comprehensive education in electrical and computer engineering, with a focus on both theoretical foundations and practical applications.

Course Offerings

The ECE program offers a wide range of courses, including:

• ECE 500: Special Topics in Electrical Engineering (1-6 Units)
  • Exploration of one or more ECE topics not covered in the regular course offerings.
• ECE 505: Graduate-Professional Project in Electrical Engineering (1-6 Units)
  • Approval of a faculty sponsor required.
• ECE 510: Computer Design (3 Units)
  • Review of logic design and elementary computer organization.
• ECE 511: Computer Design Laboratory (1 Unit)
  • Experiments in the design of the central processing unit, memory, control, and input-output portions of a computer using VHDL for software simulation.
• ECE 514: Introduction to VLSI Systems Laboratory (1 Unit)
  • Design of logic circuits and subsystems using CAD tools: layout, verification, parameter extraction, circuit- and logic-level simulation.
• ECE 515: Introduction to VLSI Systems (3 Units)
  • MOS devices and circuits, electrical and logic design principles.
• ECE 516: Microcomputer Design (4 Units)
  • Design and construction of microcomputers with microprocessors and digital integrated circuits.
• ECE 518: Fundamentals of Computer Communications and Networks (3 Units)
  • Data communications: The exchange of data between devices is covered.
• ECE 520: Digital Signal Processing (3 Units)
  • Discrete time signals and systems; Discrete Fourier Transforms, FFT algorithms, flow graph and the matrix representation of digital filters.
• ECE 521: Digital Signal Processing Laboratory (1 Unit)
  • Focuses on the implementation of common digital signal processing functions using state-of-the-art DSP devices and software.
• ECE 523: Introduction to Biometrics (3 Units)
  • Biometric approaches aim at identification based on a physical characteristic.
• ECE 526: LabVIEW for Electrical Engineers (3 Units)
  • Introduction to capabilities of LabVIEW software for electrical engineers.
• ECE 528: Deep Learning and AI Tools (3 Units)
  • Machine learning basics. Supervised and unsupervised learning.
• ECE 529: Deep Learning and AI Tools Laboratory (1 Unit)
  • Lab course for ECE 528 Deep Learning and AI Tools
• ECE 530: Introduction to Random Processes and Estimation Theory (3 Units)
  • Introduction to the theory and applications of random processes.
• ECE 531: Power Electronics (3 Units)
  • Topics in power electronics including: power semiconductor devices.
• ECE 532: Electromechanical System Designs for Home Appliances (4.5 Units)
  • An integrated study of advanced electrical engineering and software engineering fundamentals.
• ECE 533: Integrated Circuit Design (3 Units)
  • Analysis and design of analog integrated circuits.
• ECE 534: Integrated Circuit Design Laboratory (1 Unit)
  • Laboratory to illustrate design principles in ECE 533.
• ECE 539: Industrial Software for Home Appliances (4.5 Units)
  • Provides electrical engineering graduate students with an understanding of industrial software engineering fundamentals.
• ECE 542: Semiconductor Device Fundamentals (3 Units)
  • Semiconductor fundamentals, energy bands, carrier transport theory.
• ECE 543: Fundamentals of Microfabrication and MEMS (3 Units)
  • Microfabrication techniques including cleanroom technology.
• ECE 544: Microfabrications/MEMS Laboratory (1 Unit)
  • Laboratory to illustrate microfabrication processes.
• ECE 545: Optical Signal Processing (3 Units)
  • Scalar diffraction theory and equivalence to linear filtering.
• ECE 546: Introduction to Medical Imaging (3 Units)
  • Focuses on the foundation of modern medical imaging at an introductory level.
• ECE 550: Communication and Modulation (3 Units)
  • Modulations such as AM, FM, PAM, PPM, PDM, single sideband.
• ECE 551: Communication Systems Laboratory (1 Unit)
  • Laboratory exercises involving the design and analysis of electronic communication systems.
• ECE 555: Digital Image Processing (3 Units)
  • Introduction to the theory and applications of 2-D signal and image processing.
• ECE 556: Digital Image Processing Laboratory (1 Unit)
  • Laboratory experiments in software are assigned to test the concepts covered in ECE 555.
• ECE 560: Control Systems Principles (3 Units)
  • Basic concepts of linear control systems.
• ECE 561: Control Systems Laboratory (1 Unit)
  • Laboratory exercises involving identification, analysis and design of closed-loop control systems.
• ECE 564: Fundamentals of Autonomous Robots (3 Units)
  • Fundamentals of autonomous robots: sensors, path planning.
• ECE 565: Fundamentals of Autonomous Robots Lab (1 Unit)
  • An autonomous robots laboratory experience.
• ECE 569: Intermediate Electromagnetic Fields and Waves (3 Units)
  • General curvilinear coordinates. Electromagnetic energy transmission.
• ECE 581: Electric Machines and Drives (3 Units)
  • Operating principles and characteristics of DC, induction.
• ECE 582: Power System Analysis (3 Units)
  • Three-phase circuits. Inductance and capacitance of transmission lines.
• ECE 593: Independent Study in Electrical Engineering (1-6 Units)
  • Approval of a faculty sponsor required.
• ECE 595: Graduate/Professional Seminar in Electrical & Computer Engineering (1 Unit)
  • Students receive career preparation by active participation in technical, career and policy seminars.
• ECE 600: Special Topics in Electrical & Computer Engineering (1-6 Units)
  • An examination of one or more specific areas of Electrical and/or Computer Engineering not covered in the regular curriculum.
• ECE 602: Graduate Internship in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2 Units)
  • Supervised professional experience in industry at the graduate level.
• ECE 605: Graduate Project in Electrical & Computer Engineering (1-6 Units)
  • Approval of a faculty sponsor required.
• ECE 611: Computer Architecture (3 Units)
  • This course will provide in-depth exposure to advanced topics in computer architecture.
• ECE 613: Computational Intelligence Methods for Data Analysis (3 Units)
  • Foundations of neural processing, fuzzy systems, genetic algorithms.
• ECE 614: Deep Learning (3 Units)
  • Machine learning basics. Supervised and unsupervised learning.
• ECE 618: Artificial Intelligence Systems (3 Units)
  • The course provides an in-depth overview of the modern theory, algorithms.
• ECE 619: Computer Vision (3 Units)
  • Introduction to the theory and applications of computer vision.
• ECE 620: Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence (3 Units)
  • Fundamentals of statistical, structural, and syntactic pattern recognition approaches.
• ECE 631: Advanced Electromechanical System Design for Home Appliances (4.5 Units)
  • Provides electrical engineering graduate students with an advanced, integrated summary of electrical engineering and computer engineering fundamentals.
• ECE 632: Semiconductor Principles (3 Units)
  • Fundamental principles of semiconductors necessary for a detailed understanding of the operation of transistors.
• ECE 633: Microelectronics Design and Fabrication (4 Units)
  • Design, layout, simulation and verification, fabrication, characterization.
• ECE 636: MEMS Design and Fabrication (4 Units)
  • Design, layout, simulation and verification, fabrication, characterization.
• ECE 638: The MOSFET (3 Units)
  • Fundamentals of MOSFET operation and fabrication.
• ECE 639: Advanced Industrial Software for Home Appliances (4.5 Units)
  • Provides electrical engineering graduate students with an understanding of industrial software engineering fundamentals.
• ECE 640: Introduction to Biomedical Engineering (3 Units)
  • Engineering modeling and simulation of biological systems.
• ECE 641: Medical Imaging Systems (3 Units)
  • Focuses on the foundations of modern medical imaging.
• ECE 643: Introduction to Biomedical Computing (3 Units)
  • Covers various aspects of modern tools of biocomputing in its broad sense.
• ECE 645: Computer Vision Laboratory (1 Unit)
  • Laboratory experiments in hardware and software forms are assigned to test the concepts covered in ECE 619.
• ECE 651: Communication System Design (3 Units)
  • Emphasis on the systems approach to digital communication systems design.
• ECE 652: Information Theory and Coding (3 Units)
  • Information theory, capacity, and measures of information.
• ECE 653: Digital Communications (3 Units)
  • Review of random process theory, sampling and quantization.
• ECE 654: Advanced Voice/Data Networks (3 Units)
  • This course extends topics covered in ECE 518 to address advanced networking technologies.
• ECE 655: Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence Laboratory (1 Unit)
  • Laboratory experiments in hardware and software forms are assigned to test concepts covered in ECE 620.
• ECE 656: Wireless Communications and Mobile Radio Networks (3 Units)
  • This class discusses the modern view of broadband wireless communication systems.
• ECE 660: Introduction to Robust Control (3 Units)
  • To provide students with the fundamentals of Robust Control Theory.
• ECE 661: Sampled-Data Control Systems (3 Units)
  • Analysis and synthesis of closed-loop sampled-data control systems.
• ECE 662: Introduction to Optimum Control (3 Units)
  • Calculus of variations, dynamic programming, the minimum principle.
• ECE 664: Modern Adaptive Control (3 Units)
  • Methods of modern adaptive control, including the indirect and direct approaches.
• ECE 665: Theory of Nonlinear Systems (3 Units)
  • Modern theory of nonlinear systems including phase plane analysis.
• ECE 668: Advanced Robotic Manipulation (3 Units)
  • This course presents a broad overview of robotics with focus on manipulators.
• ECE 669: System Identification and Estimation (3 Units)
  • Introduction to parametric and non-parametric, linear and nonlinear identification methods.
• ECE 682: Advanced Power System Analysis (3 Units)
  • Symmetrical components. Unsymmetrical faults. Power system stability.
• ECE 687: Platform Engineering Project (3 Units)
  • Major product development project involving a multidisciplinary team.
• ECE 690: Master of Science Thesis or Paper in Electrical Engineering (1-6 Units)
  • Performance of an engineering project or research activity under the direction of a faculty member.
• ECE 692: Master of Science Advanced Level Independent Project (3-4 Units)
  • Students enrolled in this course will engage in an engineering project or research activity.
• ECE 693: Independent Study in Electrical & Computer Engineering (1-6 Units)
  • Approval of a faculty sponsor required.
• ECE 695: Graduate Seminar in Electrical and Computer Engineering (1 Unit)
  • Students receive career preparation by active participation in technical, career and policy seminars.
• ECE 696: Advanced Level Oral Presentation (0 Units)
  • Oral presentation before a faculty committee, of the results of an engineering project or research activity.
• ECE 697: Master of Engineering Thesis or Paper in Electrical Engineering (1-6 Units)
  • Performance of a study, design, or investigation under the direction of a faculty member.
• ECE 700: Dissertation Research in Electrical Engineering (1-18 Units)
  • Original research activity in an appropriate electrical engineering discipline.