http://www.utdallas.edu/dept/ee
Professors: Larry P. Ammann, Poras
T. Balsara, Andrew Blanchard, Cyrus D. Cantrell III, David E. Daniel, John P.
Fonseka, William R. Frensley, Andrea F. Fumagalli, Bruce Gnade, John H. L. �Hansen, C. R. Helms, Louis R. Hunt, Nasser
Kehtarnavaz, Kamran Kiasaleh, Moon J. Kim, Gil Lee, Philipos C. Loizou, Duncan
L. MacFarlane, Raimund J. Ober, Lawrence J. Overzet, William Pervin, Carl
Sechen, Don W. Shaw (emeritus), Lakshman S. Tamil, T. R. Viswanathan, Robert M.
Wallace, Dian Zhou
Associate Professors: Naofal
Al-Dhahir, Dinesh Bhatia, Gerald O. Burnham, Dale M. Byrne, Matthew Goeckner, Jiyoung
Kim, �Jeong-Bong Lee, Jin Liu, Aria
Nosratinia, Mehrdad Nourani, Murat Torlak
Assistant Professors: Walter Hu, Hoi
Lee, �Hlaing Minn, Issa Panahi, Rama
Sangireddy, Mohammed Saquib.
The program leading
to the M.S.E.E. degree provides intensive preparation for professional practice
in the high technology microelectronic and telecommunications aspects of
electrical engineering. It is designed to serve the needs of engineers who wish
to continue their education. Courses are offered at a time and location
convenient for the student who is employed on a full-time basis.
The objective of the
doctoral program in electrical engineering is to prepare individuals to perform
original, leading edge research in the broad areas of communications and signal
processing; digital systems; microelectronics and nanoelectronics, optics,
optoelectronics; lightwave devices and systems; and wireless communications.
Because of our strong collaborative programs with Dallas-area microelectronics
and telecommunications companies, special emphasis is placed on preparation for
research and development positions in these high technology industries.
The Erik Jonsson
School of Engineering and Computer Science has developed a state-of-the-art
computational facility consisting of a network of Sun servers and Sun
Engineering Workstations. All systems are connected via an extensive
fiber-optic Ethernet and, through the Texas Higher Education Network, have
direct access to most major national and international networks. In addition,
many personal computers are available for student use.
The Engineering and
Computer Science Building provides extensive facilities for research in
microelectronics, telecommunications, and computer science. A Class 1000
microelectronics clean room facility, including ebeam lithography, sputter
deposition, PECVD, LPCVD, etch, ash and evaporation, is available for student
projects and research. An electron beam lithography pattern generator capable
of sub-micron resolution is also available for microelectronics research. The
Plasma Applications and Science Laboratories have state-of-the-art facilities
for mass spectrometry, microwave interferometry, optical spectroscopy, optical
detection, in situ ellipsometry and FTIR spectroscopy. In addition, a modified
Gaseous Electronics Conference Reference Reactor has been installed for plasma
processing and particulate generation studies. Research in characterization and
fabrication of nanoscale materials and devices is performed in the
Nanoelectronics Laboratory.� The Optical
Measurements Laboratory has dual wavelength (visible and near infrared)
Gaertner Ellipsometer for optical inspection of material systems, a variety of
interferometric configurations, high precision positioning devices, and
supporting optical and electrical components. The Optical Communications
Laboratory includes attenuators, optical power meters, lasers, APD/p-i-n
photodetectors, optical tables, and couplers and is available to support system
level research in optical communications. The Photonic Technology and
Engineering Laboratory supports research in photonics and optical
communications with current-generation optical networking test equipment. The
Nonlinear Optics Laboratory has a network of Sun workstations for the numerical
simulation of optical transmission systems, optical routers and all-optical
networks. The Electronic Materials Processing laboratory has extensive
facilities for fabricating and characterizing semiconductor and optical
devices. The Laser Electronics Laboratory houses graduate research projects
centered on the characterization, development and application of ultrafast dye
and diode lasers.
The Center for
Integrated Circuits and Systems (CICS) promotes education and research in the
following areas: digital, analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit design and
test; multimedia, DSP and telecom circuits and systems; rapid-prototyping;
computer architecture and CAD algorithms. There are several laboratories affiliated
with this center. These laboratories are equipped with a network of
workstations, personal computers, FPGA development systems, prototyping
equipment, and a wide spectrum of state-of-the-art commercial and academic
design tools to support graduate research in circuits and systems.
The Multimedia
Communications Laboratory has a dedicated network of PC�s, Linux stations, and
multi-processor, high performance workstations for analysis, design and
simulation of image and video processing systems. The Signal and Image
Processing (SIP) Laboratory has a dedicated network of PC's equipped with
digital camera and signal processing hardware platforms allowing the
implementation of advanced image processing algorithms. The Speech Processing Laboratory has a network of PC�s with
audio I/O capability for analysis and processing of speech signals. The
laboratory is also equipped with several Texas Instruments processors for
real-time processing of speech signals. The Broadband Communication Laboratory
has design and modeling tools for fiber and wireless transmission systems and
networks, and all-optical packet routing and switching. The Advanced
Communications Technologies (ACT) Laboratory provides a design and evaluation
environment for the study of telecommunication systems and wireless and optical
networks. ACT has facilities for designing network hardware, software,
components, and applications.
The Center for
Systems, Communications, and Signal Processing, with the purpose of promoting
research and education in general communications, signal processing, control
systems, medical and biological systems, circuits and systems and related
software, is located in the Erik Jonsson School.
The faculty of the
Erik Jonsson School�s Photonic Technology and Engineering Center (PhoTEC) carry
out research in enabling technologies for microelectronics and
telecommunications. Current research areas include nonlinear optics, Raman
amplification in fibers, optical switching, applications of optical lattice
filters, microarrays, integrated optics, and optical networking.
In addition to the
facilities on campus, cooperative arrangements have been established with many
local industries to make their facilities available to U.T. Dallas graduate
engineering students.
The University�s
general admission requirements are discussed here.
A student lacking
undergraduate prerequisites for graduate courses in electrical engineering must
complete these prerequisites or receive approval from the graduate adviser and
the course instructor.
A diagnostic exam
may be required. Specific admission requirements follow.
The student entering
the M.S.E.E. program should meet the following guidelines:
Applicants must
submit three letters of recommendation from individuals who are able to judge
the candidate�s probability of success in pursuing a program of study leading
to the master�s degree.� Applicants must
also submit an essay outlining the candidate�s background, education and
professional goals. Students from other engineering disciplines or from other
science and math areas may be considered for admission to the program; however,
some additional course work may be necessary before starting the master�s
program.
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The University�s
general degree requirements are discussed here.
The M.S.E.E.
requires a minimum of 33 semester hours.
All students must
have an academic advisor and an approved degree plan. These are based upon the
student�s choice of concentration (Communications and Signal Processing;
Digital Systems; Circuits and Systems; Solid State Devices and Micro Systems
Fabrication; Optical Devices, Materials and Systems). Courses taken without
advisor approval will not count toward the 33 semester-hour requirement.
Successful completion of the approved course of studies leads to the M.S.E.E.,
M.S.E.E. with major in Telecommunications, or M.S.E.E. with major in Microelectronics
degree.
The M.S.E.E. program
has both a thesis and a non-thesis option. All part-time M.S.E.E. students will
be assigned initially to the non-thesis option. Those wishing to elect the
thesis option may do so by obtaining the approval of a faculty thesis
supervisor.
All full-time,
supported students are required to participate in the thesis option. The thesis
option requires six semester hours of research, a written thesis submitted to
the graduate school, and a formal public defense of the thesis. The supervising
committee administers this defense and is chosen in consultation with the
student�s thesis adviser prior to enrolling for thesis credit. Research and
thesis hours cannot be counted in a M.S.E.E. degree plan unless a thesis is
written and successfully defended.
This degree program
is designed for students who want a M.S.E.E. without a designated degree
specialization. Any of the five concentrations listed below, subject to
approval by a graduate adviser, may be used to fulfill the requirements of this
program. The department and a graduate adviser may approve individualized
degree plans. In each of the concentrations, only grades of B or better are
acceptable in the four required courses.
Within
Telecommunications, there are two concentrations: Communications and Signal
Processing, and Digital Systems.
Communications and Signal Processing
This curriculum
emphasizes the application and theory of all phases of modern communications
and signal processing used in telecommunications.
Each student
electing this concentration must take EE 6349, EE 6352, and EE 6360, and one of
the following: EE 6331, EE 6340, EE 6350 (12 hours).
Approved electives
must be taken to make a total of 33 hours.
Digital Systems
The goal of the
curriculum is to educate students about issues arising in the design and
analysis of digital systems, an area relevant to a variety of high-technology
industries. Because the emphasis is on systems, course work focuses on three
areas: hardware design, software design, analysis and modeling.
Each student
electing this concentration must take four required courses. Two of the courses
are EE 6301 and EE 6304. The remaining two must be selected from EE 6302, EE
6325, and EE 6345 (12 hours).
Approved electives
must be taken to make a total of 33 hours.
Within
Microelectronics, there are three concentrations: Circuits and Systems; Solid
State Devices and Micro Systems Fabrication; and Optical Devices, Materials and
Systems.
Circuits and Systems
The courses in this
curriculum emphasize the design and test of circuits and systems, and the
analysis and modeling of integrated circuits.
Each student
electing this concentration must take four required courses: Two of the courses
are: EE 6325 and EE 6326. The remaining two must be selected from EE 6301, EE
6303, EE 6306 and EE 6375 (12 hours).
Approved electives
must be taken to make a total of 33 hours.
Solid State Devices and Micro Systems Fabrication
This concentration
is focused on the fundamental principles, design, fabrication and analysis of
solid-state devices and associated micro systems.
Each student
electing this concentration must take the following two courses: EE 6316, EE
6319 and at least two of the following four courses: EE 6320, EE 6321,EE 6322
and EE 7382
Additional standard
electives include but are not limited to: EE 5383/EE 5283, EE 6324, EE 6325, EE
6372, EE 6383/EE 6283, EE 6384, EE 7320, EE 7325, EE 7371, EE 7383/EE 7283.
Approved electives
must be taken to make a total of 33 hours.
Optical Devices, Materials and Systems
This curriculum is
focused on the application and theory of modern optical devices, with emphasis
on lightwave communications and laser applications.
Each student
electing this concentration must take the following four required courses: EE
6314, EE 6316, EE 6317, and at least one of the following two courses: EE 6310
and EE 6329. (12 hours).
Approved electives
must be taken to make a total of 33 hours.
The University�s
general admission requirements are discussed here.
The Ph.D. in
Electrical Engineering is awarded primarily to acknowledge the student�s
success in an original research project, the description of which is a
significant contribution to the literature of the discipline. Applicants for
the doctoral program are therefore selected by the Electrical Engineering
Program Graduate Committee on the basis of research aptitude, as well as
academic record. Applications for the doctoral program are considered on an
individual basis.
The following are
guidelines for admission to the Ph.D. program in Electrical Engineering:
Applicants must
submit three letters of recommendation on official school or business letterhead
or the UTD Letter of Recommendation Form from individuals who are familiar with
the student�s record and able to judge the candidate�s probability of success
in pursuing doctoral study in electrical engineering.
Applicants must also
submit a narrative describing their motivation for doctoral study and how it
relates to their professional goals.
For students who are
interested in a Ph.D. but are unable to attend school full-time, there is a
part-time option. The guidelines for admission to the program and the degree
requirements are the same as for full-time Ph.D. students. All students must
have an academic adviser and an approved plan of study.
The University�s
general degree requirements are discussed here.
The M.S.E.E.
requires a minimum of 33 semester hours.
Each program for
doctoral study is individually tailored to the student�s background and
research objectives by the student�s supervisory committee. The program will
require a minimum of 90 semester credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree.
These credits must include at least 30 semester hours of graduate level courses
beyond the baccalaureate level in the major concentration.
Also required are:
Completion of a
major research project culminating in a dissertation demonstrating an original
contribution to scientific knowledge and engineering practice. The dissertation
will be defended publicly. The rules for this defense are specified by the
Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies. Neither a foreign language nor a minor
is required for the Ph.D. However, the student�s supervisory committee may
impose these or other requirements that it feels are necessary and appropriate
to the student�s degree program.
The principal
concentration areas for the M.S.E.E. program are: Communications and Signal
Processing; Digital Systems; Circuits and Systems; Optical Devices, Materials,
and Systems; and Solid-State Devices and Micro Systems Fabrication. Besides
courses required for each concentration, a comprehensive set of electives is
available in each area.
Doctoral level
research opportunities include: VLSI design and test, computer architecture,
embedded systems, computer aided design (CAD), ASIC design methodologies, high
speed system-on chip design and test, reconfigurable computing, network
processor design, interconnection networks, nonlinear signal-processing, smart
antennas and array processing, statistical and adaptive signal processing,
multimedia signal processing, image processing, real-time imaging, medical
image analysis, pattern recognition, speech processing, control theory, digital
communications, modulation and coding, electromagnetic-wave propagation,
diffractive structures, fiber and integrated optics, nonlinear optics, optical
transmission systems, all-optical networks, optical investigation of material
properties (reflectometry and ellipsometry), optical metrology, lasers,
quantum-well optical devices, theory and experiments in
semiconductor-heterostructure devices, plasma deposition and etching,
nanoelectronics, wireless communication, network protocols and evaluation,
mobile computing and networking, and optical networking.
Interdisciplinary Opportunities:��
Continuing with the established tradition of research at U. T. Dallas,
the Electrical Engineering Department encourages students to interact with
researchers in the strong basic sciences and mathematics.� Cross disciplinary collaborations have been
established with the Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics Departments of the