Electrical Engineering

Subject abbreviation: EE The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns

College of Engineering

Jay A. Farrell, Ph.D., Chair Department Office, 343 Engineering Building Unit 2

• (951) 827-2484; www.ee.ucr.edu

Professors Alexander Balandin, Ph.D. Matthew J. Barth, Ph.D. Bir Bhanu, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Jie Chen, Ph.D. Ilya Dumer, Ph.D. Jay A. Farrell, Ph.D. Susan Hackwood, Ph.D. Yingbo Hua, Ph.D. Alexander Korotkov, Ph.D. Roger Lake, Ph.D. Jianlin Liu, Ph.D. Mihri Ozkan, Ph.D. Xiang-Dong “Sheldon” Tan, Ph.D. Albert Wang, Ph.D. Zhengyuan “Daniel” Xu, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus Gerardo Beni, Ph.D. Associate Professors Ping Liang, Ph.D. Amit Roy Chowdhury, Ph.D. Wei Ren, Ph.D. Ertem Tuncel, Ph.D. Assistant Professors Elaine D. Haberer, Ph.D. Anastasios I. Mourikis, Ph.D. Qi Zhu, Ph.D. ** Adjunct Professors Bahram Parvin, Ph.D. Hossny El-Sherief, Ph.D. Sakhrat Khizroev, Ph.D. Associate Adjunct Professor Aleksander Khitun, Ph.D. Gang Chen, Ph.D. Cooperating Faculty Guillermo Aguilar, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Ludwig Bartels, Ph.D. (Chemistry) Laxmi Bhuyan, Ph.D. (Computer Science and Engineering) Phillip Brisk, Ph.D. (Computer Science and Engineering) Paulo C. Chagas, Ph.D. (Music) Michalis Faloutsos, Ph.D. (Computer Science and Engineering) Keh-Shin Lii, Ph.D. (Statistics) Julia Lyubovitsky, Ph.D. (Bioengineering) Mart Molle, Ph.D. (Computer Science and Engineering) Ashok Mulchardani, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) Walid Najjar, Ph.D. (Computer Science and Engineering) Cengiz Ozkan, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Thomas Stahovich, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Frank Vahid, Ph.D. (Computer Science and Engineering) Affiliated Emeritus J. Keith Oddson, Ph.D. (Mathematics) Lecturers Feras Abou-Galala, Ph.D. Roman Chomko, Ph.D.

The Department of Electrical Engineering offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering.

The Electrical Engineering program objectives are to produce graduates able to:

• • develop and pursue successful careers in

electrical engineering

• • apply electrical engineering knowledge and

skills to further careers in a broad range of professional occupations

• • conduct successful graduate studies and

research at major research universities

• • demonstrate innovation and creativity and

pursue lifelong learning in solving engineer- ing problems

• • work effectively in a team environment, com-

municate well, attain professional growth, and provide leadership in engineering

• • exercise professional responsibility and sensi-

tivity to a broad range of social concerns, such as ethical, environmental, economic, regulatory, and global issues

All undergraduates in the College of Engineering must see an advisor at least annu- ally. Visit student.engr.ucr.edu for details.

The Electrical Engineering B.S. degree at UCR is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202- 4012; (410) 347-7700. For more details see ee.ucr.edu.

Electrical Engineering / 253 The electrical engineering undergraduate program offers the following focus areas:

1. Communications, Signal Processing and Networking Fundamental and state-of-the-art theory and applications of communications, networking of devices, and related signal processing, involving information sources in the form of audio, video, image and text messages and transmission media of wire, wireless (radio frequency), fiber optics, etc.

2. Computer Engineering The Electrical Engineering department offers a Computer Engineering program in conjunction with the Computer Science and Engineering depart- ment. Example applications are embedded system design, reconfigurable systems, par- allel and high-performance computing, microprocessors, nanometer integrated cir- cuit design, and computer-aided design (CAD) techniques. See detailed descriptions in the Computer Engineering Program.

3. Control and Robotics Theory and design of control of systems and robots. Example applications include control systems in auto- motive, satellite, aircraft, computer hard drive, robotic manufacturing, autonomous robots, cell phone signal tracking, among others.

4. Intelligent Systems Theory, design and devel- opment of systems capable of intelligent decisions. Example applications include video surveillance systems, medical imaging devices, intelligent transportation systems, and manufacturing automation.

5. Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials and Devices Synthesis and characterization of advanced materials at nanometer scale, the- ory, design and fabrication of electronic and optoelectronic devices. Example applica- tions include creation of ultra-fast low-power transistors, efficient solar cells for energy generation, high-density memory for smart phones and mobile services, and tiny devices for medical applications.

6. VLSI Design and Systems Theory, design and methodologies of very large scale, nanome- ter integrated circuits. Example applications include microprocessors, analog and mixed signal circuits, RF circuits for cell phones and wireless networks, system-on-chip (SOC), application specific integrated circuits (ASIC).

All undergraduates in the College of Engineering must see an advisor at least annually. For details, visit student.engr.ucr.edu.

See Undergraduate Studies section.

See The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering, Colleges and Programs section.

The Electrical Engineering major uses the fol- lowing major requirements to satisfy the col- lege’s Natural Sciences and Mathematics breadth requirement.

• 1. One course in the biological sciences

chosen from an approved list

• 2. CHEM 001A, CHEM 01LA

• 3. MATH 008B or MATH 009A

• 4. PHYS 040A, PHYS 040B

• 1. Lower-division requirements (74 units)

• a) One course in the biological sciences

chosen from an approved list

• b) CHEM 001A, CHEM 01LA

• c) CS 010, CS 013, CS 061

• d) EE 001A, EE 01LA, EE 001B, EE 010, EE 020

• e) MATH 008B or MATH 009A,

MATH 009B, MATH 009C, MATH 010A, MATH 010B, MATH 046

• f) PHYS 040A, PHYS 040B, PHYS 040C

• 2. Upper-division requirements (82 units)

• a) EE 100A, EE 100B, EE 105, EE 110A,

EE 110B, EE 114, EE 115, EE 116, EE 132, EE 141, EE 175A, EE 175B

• b) CS 120A/EE 120A, CS 120B/EE 120B

• c) ENGR 180W

• d) Twenty (20) units of technical electives

(chosen with the approval of a faculty advisor) from CS 122A, CS 130, CS 143/EE 143, CS 161, CS 168; EE 117, EE 128, EE 133, EE 134, EE 135, EE 136, EE 137, EE 138, EE 139, EE 140, EE 144, EE 146, EE 150, EE 151, EE 152, EE 160

The choice of technical electives must ensure that the upper division requirements include at least one coherent sequence of at least three

• (3) electrical engineering courses to ensure

depth in one area of electrical engineering. Example course sequences are available through the Student Affairs Office in the College of Engineering or student.engr.ucr.edu.