Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D.

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers a Ph.D. program that provides students with the opportunity to pursue advanced research in electrical and computer engineering. The program is designed to prepare students for careers in research, industry, and academia.

Admission Information

To be admitted to the Ph.D. program, students must normally hold a Master of Science degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering and have received tentative approval from a professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. A 3.5 GPA or higher is recommended.

Degree Requirements

The Ph.D. program in Electrical and Computer Engineering depends on student classification as follows:

M.Sc. degree in Electrical or Computer engineering and who have been admitted directly into the Ph.D. program:
- minimum of 12 credit hours of Advisory Committee-approved coursework is required
- courses must be at the 7000 level or higher
- at least 6 of the 12 credit hours must be from the ECE department
B.Sc. degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering and who are recommended for transfer into the Ph.D. program from the ECE M.Sc. program at this university:
- minimum of 24 credit hours of Advisory Committee-approved coursework is required
- 9 credit hours MUST be at or above the 7000 level
- 6 credit hours may be from other departments at or above the 3000 level or from the ECE department at the 4000 level
- at least 12 of the 24 credit hours must be from the ECE department
Transferred from the M.Sc program: Please see information at the department.
For all other categories of students:
- a minimum of 24 credit hours of advisory committee-approved coursework is required if the student does not hold a M.Sc., otherwise 12 credit hours is required
- of which 9 credit hours must be at or above the 7000 level
- the balance of 6 credit hours must be at or above the 3000 level from other departments or 4000 level elective courses from the ECE department
- at least 12 of the 24 credit hours must be from the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering department
A Ph.D. thesis, which is based on research work normally carried out at this university, is required.

Expected Time to Graduate

The expected time to graduate is 3.5 years.

Progression Chart

Ph.D. Students Holding a Master's Degree

Year 1:
- GRAD 7300: Research Integrity Tutorial (0 credits)
- GRAD 7500: Academic Integrity Tutorial (0 credits)
- GRAD 8010: Doctoral Candidacy Examination (0 credits)
- ECE 7XXX: ECE Courses designated 7000 level or higher (12 credits)
Year 2:
- Ph.D. Thesis Proposal Presentation (0 credits)
Years 3-6:
- GRAD 8000: Doctoral Thesis (0 credits)

Ph.D. Students Without a Master's Degree

Years 1-2:
- GRAD 7300: Research Integrity Tutorial (0 credits)
- GRAD 7500: Academic Integrity Tutorial (0 credits)
- GRAD 8010: Doctoral Candidacy Examination (0 credits)
Years 1-2.5:
- ECE 7XXX: ECE Courses designated 7000 level or higher (12-24 credits)
- ECE 4XXX: ECE Courses designated 4000 level or higher outside ECE, 3000 or higher (6 credits)
Year 2:
- Ph.D. Thesis Proposal Presentation (0 credits)
Years 3-6:
- GRAD 8000: Doctoral Thesis (0 credits)

Registration Information

Students should familiarize themselves with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies 'GRAD' courses applicable to their program.

Regulations

Students must meet the requirements as outlined in both Supplementary Regulation and BFAR documents as approved by Senate.

Courses

The following courses are available:

ECE 7010: High Voltage Techniques and Insulation Design Criteria (3 credits)
ECE 7020: Power Transmission Lines: Phenomenon and Insulation Design (3 credits)
ECE 7030: Advanced Electrical Machines (3 credits)
ECE 7040: Signal and Data Compression (3 credits)
ECE 7050: Switching and Automata Theory (3 credits)
ECE 7060: Power system Protection (3 credits)
ECE 7070: Power System Analysis (3 credits)
ECE 7072: Advanced Power Electronics (3 credits)
ECE 7076: Advanced Electric Machines and Drives (3 credits)
ECE 7170: Queueing Systems for Telecommunications (3 credits)
ECE 7180: Embedded Systems Engineering (3 credits)
ECE 7190: Micromachining and MEMS Technology (3 credits)
ECE 7200: Advanced Wireless Communication (3 credits)
ECE 7202: Cognitive Wireless Networks (3 credits)
ECE 7204: Queueing Systems for Telecommunications (3 credits)
ECE 7210: Fractal and Chaos Engineering (3 credits)
ECE 7220: Topics in VLSI Test and Fault Tolerance (3 credits)
ECE 7230: Artificial Neural Circuits and Networks (3 credits)
ECE 7240: Signal Theory (3 credits)
ECE 7250: Information Theory and Applications (3 credits)
ECE 7260: Broadband Communication Networks (3 credits)
ECE 7270: Scattering and Diffraction of Electromagnetic Waves (6 credits)
ECE 7280: Static Compensation in Power Systems (3 credits)
ECE 7310: Power System Transient Simulation (3 credits)
ECE 7320: Sampled-Data Control Systems (3 credits)
ECE 7330: Experimental Methods for Electronic Materials (3 credits)
ECE 7370: Memory Devices and Systems (3 credits)
ECE 7400: Neural Nets and Neurocomputing (3 credits)
ECE 7410: Phased Array Antennas (3 credits)
ECE 7430: Experimental Methods of Microwave Engineering (3 credits)
ECE 7440: Current Research Issues in Electrical Engineering (3 credits)
ECE 7450: High Frequency Integrated Circuit Design and Analysis (3 credits)
ECE 7460: Real time Process Engineering (3 credits)
ECE 7540: Selected Topics of Solid State Electronics (3 credits)
ECE 7560: Principles of Signal Compression and Coding (3 credits)
ECE 7590: Telecommunication Networking (3 credits)
ECE 7650: Current Research in Computer Engineering (3 credits)
ECE 7660: Logic Problem Solving (3 credits)
ECE 7670: Optimization Methods for Computer-aided Design (3 credits)
ECE 7680: Dielectric Properties and Phenomena (3 credits)
ECE 7700: Nonlinear Systems Analysis 1 (3 credits)
ECE 7720: Optimal Control 1 (3 credits)
ECE 7740: Physical Electronics 1 (3 credits)
ECE 7750: Physical Electronics 2 (3 credits)
ECE 7780: Microwave Circuits (3 credits)
ECE 7810: Solution of Fields by Numerical Methods 1 (3 credits)
ECE 7880: Distributed Energy Generation (3 credits)
ECE 7890: Power System Control (3 credits)
ECE 7920: Human Physiology for Engineers (3 credits)
ECE 7990: HVDC Transmission 1 (3 credits)
ECE 8000: HVDC Transmission 2 (3 credits)
ECE 8010: Advanced Network Synthesis (3 credits)
ECE 8050: Topics in Microelectronics (3 credits)
ECE 8110: Digital Systems Design (3 credits)
ECE 8130: Statistical Communication Theory (3 credits)
ECE 8140: Digital Communications and Coding (3 credits)
ECE 8150: Digital Signal Processing (3 credits)
ECE 8190: Topics in Antenna Theory and Design (3 credits)
ECE 8200: Advanced Engineering Electromagnetics (3 credits)
ECE 8210: Power Electronic Circuits (3 credits)
ECE 8220: Digital Image Processing (3 credits)
ECE 8230: Pattern Recognition and Scene Analysis (3 credits)
ECE 8270: Computer Communication Networks (3 credits)
ECE 8280: Electromagnetic Field Modelling (3 credits)
ECE 8300: Computer Vision (3 credits)
ECE 8310: Computer-Aided Design in Biomedical Engineering (3 credits)
ECE 8320: Advanced Topics in Power Systems (3 credits)
ECE 8360: VLSI Design Methodology (3 credits)
ECE 8370: Topics in Biomedical Engineering (3 credits)
ECE 8380: Reflector Antennas (3 credits)
ECE 8400: Intelligent Systems (3 credits)

Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ph.D.

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