The signals and systems specialization provides a background in digital signal and image processing, and control systems. The advent of high-speed specialized digital signal processor integrated circuits has spurred rapid development in this area (witness cellular phones, software radios, CD and DVD players, and HDTV systems). The subsequent demand for specialists in this field has created excellent career opportunities. Students completing this program will have both the theoretical background and practical experience to design and develop quality products in this market.

Required courses (Master's)

ELEE 5880 Digital Signal Processing I 
ELEE 5580 Advanced Electronics
ELEE 5760 Digital Control

Other courses may be substituted with permission of the advisor depending on prior preparation.

Remaining Courses (selected with advisor's approval from EE, ME/E, Math, and CSC)

A partial list of commonly accepted Courses:

ELEE4860/4870: Microcontrollers and lab
ELEE 5640/5650 Hardware Description Languages - VHDL and lab
ELEE 5680/5690 Computer Networks and lab
ELEE 5860 Advanced Microprocessors
ELEE 5770/5790 Embedded Systems and lab
ELEE 5800 Computer Architecture
ELEE 5880 Digital Signal Processing I
ELEE 5900 Digital Signal Processing II
ELEE 5920 Digital Image Processing
ELEE 5620 Random Variables and Random Processes
ELEE 5740 Pattern Recognition
ELEE 5540 Fuzzy Systems Theory & Applications
ENGR 5790 Mechatronics Modeling
ENGR 5520 Sensors and Actuators
ELEE 5570 Vehicular Electrical Power Systems
ENGR 5960 Advanced Topics in Engineering
ELEE 5940 Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering
ELEE 5580 Advanced Electronics
ELEE 4660 Electromagnetics II
ELEE 4700 Controls II
ELEE 4740 Communications II
ELEE 4900 Radiation and Antennas
ELEE 5600 CAD in Integrated Circuits
ELEE 5840 Electromagnetic Compatibility
ELEE 5590 Electronics Manufacturing
ELEE 5100 Network Security
ELEE 5570 Vehicular Electrical Power Systems
CSC 5420 Automata Theory
CSC 5470 Systems Programming
CSC 5480 Artificial Intelligence
ELEE 5490 Graduate Seminar in ECE

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Updated 9/3/09 say