ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Subject abbreviation: EE The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering

Amit Roy-Chowdhury, Ph.D., Chair Department Office, Winston Chung Hall, Suite 343

• (951) 827-2484; www.ece.ucr.edu

Professors Nael Abu-Ghazaleh, Ph.D. Alexander Balandin, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Matthew J. Barth, Ph.D. Bir Bhanu, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor Amit Roy-Chowdhury, Ph.D. Ilya Dumer, Ph.D. Jay A. Farrell, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Academic Personnel, Bourns College of Engineering Yingbo Hua, Ph.D. Alexander Korotkov, Ph.D. Roger Lake, Ph.D. Jianlin Liu, Ph.D. Mihri Ozkan, Ph.D. Wei Ren, Ph.D. Sheldon Tan, Ph.D. Ertem Tuncel, Ph.D. Albert Wang, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus Gerardo Beni, Ph.D. Susan Hackwood, Ph.D. Ping Liang, Ph.D.

Associate Professors Elaine D. Haberer, Ph.D. Anastasios I. Mourikis, Ph.D. Hamed Mohsenian-Rad, Ph.D.

Assistant Professors Zak Kassas, Ph.D. Ming Liu, Ph.D. Shaolei Ren, Ph.D. Daniel Wong, Ph.D. Nanpeng Yu, Ph.D. Salman Asif, Ph.D. Ran Cheng, Ph.D. Konstantinos Karydis, Ph.D. Hyoseung Kim, Ph.D. Samet Oymak, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professors Hossny El-Sherief, Ph.D.

Associate Adjunct Professors Gang Chen, Ph.D. Aleksander Khitun, Ph.D. Qi Zhu, Ph.D.

Cooperating Faculty Guillermo Aguilar, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Ludwig Bartels, Ph.D. (Chemistry) Laxmi Bhuyan, Ph.D. (Computer Science and Engineering) Walid Najjar, Ph.D. (Computer Science and Engineering) Cengiz Ozkan, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) Hyle Park, Ph.D. (Bioengineering) Frank Vahid, Ph.D. (Computer Science and Engineering) Philip L. Brisk, Ph.D. (CSE) Shayne Andrew Cybart, Ph.D. (ME) Elisa Franco, Ph.D. (ME) Xiaoping Hu, Ph.D. (BIEN) Fabio Pasqualetti, Ph.D. (ME)

Affiliated Emeritus J. Keith Oddson, Ph.D. (Mathematics)

Lecturers Roman Chomko, Ph.D. Tofigh Heidarzadeh, Ph.D.

The Department of Electrical and Computer En- gineering offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering jointly offers B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Engi- neering. For more information on the Computer Engineering degree programs, see Computer Engineering in this catalog.

Graduates of UCR’s B.S. program in Electrical Engineering will meet high professional, ethical, and societal goals as demonstrated by:

success in post-graduation studies as evidenced by:

• • satisfaction with the decision to further their

education

• • advanced degrees earned

• • professional visibility (e.g., publications,

presentations, patents, inventions, award)

• • professional responsibilities (e.g., profes-

sional mentoring, professional society mem- bership and offices, reviewing and editorial work for professional journals)

success in a chosen profession or vocation as evidenced by:

• • career satisfaction

• • promotions/raises (e.g., management lead-

ership positions, or distinguished technical positions)

• • professional visibility (e.g., publications,

presentations, patents, inventions, award)

• • professional responsibilities (e.g., profes-

sional registration, professional mentoring, professional society membership and offices)

• • entrepreneurial activities

• • consulting activities

contributions to society as evidenced by:

• • leadership roles

• • public service

• • mentoring/outreach activities

• • volunteer service

All undergraduates in the College of Engineer- ing must see an advisor at least annually. Visit student.engr.ucr.edu for details.

The Electrical Engineering B.S. degree program at UCR is accredited by the Engineering Accred- itation Commission of ABET, abet.org. For more details see ee.ucr.edu.

The electrical engineering undergraduate pro- gram offers the following focus areas:

• 1. Communications, Signal Processing

and Networking: Fundamental and state-of-the-art theory and applications of acquisition, processing, and transmission of digital signals and images over wire, wireless (radio frequency), fiber optics, etc. Example applications include speech processing and recognition, mobile com- munication using smartphones, fiber optical communication, image enhancement and compression.

• 2. Control, Robotics and Machine Intel-

ligence: Theory and design of control of systems and robots, and systems capable of intelligent decisions. Example applica- tions include control systems in automotive, satellite, aircraft, computer hard drive, robotic manufacturing, autonomous robots, cell phone signal tracking, computer vision and intelligent transportation systems.

• 3. Embedded Systems and VLSI: Theory,

design and methodologies of embedded system using microcontrollers, very large scale, nanometer integrated circuits. Example applications include smart home appliances, Internet of Things, micropro- cessors, analog and mixed signal circuits, RF circuits for cell phones and wireless networks, system-on-chip and wireless networks, system-on-chip.

• 4. Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials

and Devices: Synthesis and characteri- zation of advanced materials at nanometer scale, theory, design and fabrication of electronic and optoelectronic devices. Example applications include creation of ultra-fast low-power transistors, efficient solar cells for energy generation, high-den- sity memory for smart phones and mobile services, and tiny devices for medical applications.

• 5. Power Engineering: Power electronics,

AC and DC power and their conversion, electro-mechanical energy conversion, electric motors, large-scale power gener- tion and transmission systems, long-dis- tance transmission and distribution of electric power, design of motion control drive circuits for robotic and industrial auto- mation systems, and other related topics.

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 follow- ing major requirements to satisfy the college’s Natural Sciences and Mathematics breadth requirement.

• 1. One course in the biological sciences cho-

sen from an approved list

• 2. CHEM 001A, CHEM 01LA

• 3. MATH 008B or MATH 009A

• 4. PHYS 040A, PHYS 040B

• 1. Lower-division requirements (73 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 (81 units)

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

EE 110B, EE 114, EE 116, CS 120A/EE 120A, CS 120B/EE 120B, EE 132, EE 133, EE 141, EE 175A, EE 175B

• b) One of EE 128 or EE 155

• c) ENGR 181W

• d) Sixteen (16) units of technical electives

chosen from CS 161, CS 168/EE 168; EE 115, EE 117, EE 118, EE 123, EE 128 (if not chosen as a required course in b) above), EE 135, EE 136, EE 137, EE 138, EE 139, EE 142, EE 144, EE 145/ME 145, EE 146, EE 147, EE 150, EE 151, EE 152, EE 153, EE 155 (if not chosen as a required course in

• b) above), EE 162, EE 165, ENGR 160

To ensure depth, the choice of technical electives must include at least one coherent se- quence of at least three (3) electrical engineering courses (lead course plus two additional) in one focus area of electrical engineering, as defined below.

• • Communications, Signal Processing and

Networking. Lead Course: EE 141. Se- quence Courses: EE 115, EE 117, EE 118, EE 128, EE 146, EE 150, EE 152, ENGR 160

• • Control, Robotics and Machine Intelligence.

Lead Course: EE 132. Sequence Courses: EE 128, EE 142, EE 144, EE 145/ME 145, EE 146, EE 151, EE 152, ENGR 160

• • Embedded Systems and VLSI. Lead

Course: EE 128. Sequence Courses: EE 135, EE 147, EE 165, CS 168/EE 168, CS 161, ENGR 160

• • Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials and

Devices. Lead Course: EE 133. Sequence Courses: EE 117, EE 136, EE 137, EE 138, EE 139, EE 162

• • Power Engineering. Lead Course: EE 155.

Sequence Courses: EE 117, EE 123, EE 128, EE 153, ENGR 160

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

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers programs leading to M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.

University requirements for the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering are given in the Graduate Studies section of this catalog.

Research focus areas currently include commu- nications, computer vision, control, detection and estimation, distributed systems, electronic materials, error-correcting codes, image pro- cessing, information theory, intelligent sensors, intelligent systems, machine learning, modeling and simulation, multimedia, nanostructures and nanodevices, navigation, neural networks, pat- tern recognition, robotics and automation, signal processing, solid-state devices and circuits, sys- tem identification, and transportation systems.

Combined B.S. + M.S. Five-Year Program The college offers a combined B.S. + M.S. program in Electrical Engineering designed to lead to a Bachelor of Science degree as well as a Master of Science degree in five years. Appli- cants for this program must have a high school GPA above 3.6, a combined SAT Reasoning score above 1950 (or ACT plus Writing equiva- lent), complete the Entry Level Writing Require- ment before matriculation, and have sufficient mathematics preparation to enroll in calculus in their first quarter as freshmen.

Students in the B.S. + M.S. program are allowed to count up to 12 units of undergraduate tech- nical electives taken as UCR undergraduates towards the 48-unit requirements of the M.S. degree.

Interested students who are entering their junior year should check with their academic advisor for information on eligibility and other details.

Admission All applicants for the M.S. and Ph.D. programs must submit official scores for the GRE General Test. All applicants whose native language is not English and who do not have a degree from an institution where English is the exclusive language of instruction must complete the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 550 (paper-based), 220 (computer-based), or 90 (Internet-based).

Applicants must meet the general admission requirements of the Riverside Division of the Ac- ademic Senate and the UCR Graduate Council as set forth in the UC Riverside Graduate Stu- dent Application. In addition, Master’s Degree Applicants should have completed a program equivalent to UCR’s B.S. in Electrical Engineer- ing or demonstrate the required knowledge and proficiency in the following subjects:

• 1. Mathematics, including calculus, differential

equations, and complex variables

• 2. Circuits and electronics (equivalent of EE 100)

• 3. Signals and systems (equivalent of EE 110)

• 4. Communication and signal processing

(equivalent of EE 115, EE 141)

• 5. Logic design, digital systems, and micro-

computers (equivalent of EE 120)

• 6. Control systems (equivalent of EE 132)

• 7. At least one major high-level programming

language and associated programming techniques (equivalent of CS 010)

Students with background in other scientific fields are encouraged to apply. Applicants lacking minimum undergraduate preparation in Argentina National University of Tres De Febrero Torcuato Di Tella University

Australia Australian National University University of Melbourne University of New South Wales University of Queensland University of Sydney University of Wollongong

Barbados University of the West Indies, Cave Hill

Belgium Field Research & Internship

Botswana University of Botswana

Brazil Catholic University of Salvador Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Canada McGill University University of British Columbia

Chile Pontifical Catholic University of Chile University of Chile

China Beijing Normal University East China Normal University Fudan University Peking University, Beijing Tsinghua University, Beijing University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong Joint Institute

Costa Rica Monteverde Institute

Cyprus University of Nicosia

Czech Republic Charles University Prague Film and Television School at the Academy of the Performing Arts

Denmark University of Copenhagen

Dominican Republic Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra

France École Normale Supérieure, Paris Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) UC Center, Paris University of Bordeaux University of Lyon University of Lyon III

Germany Free University of Berlin Free University of Berlin (BEST) Humboldt University, Berlin Munich University of Applied Sciences Technical University, Berlin

Ghana University of Ghana, Legon Hong Kong Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong University of Science and Technology University of Hong Kong

India Fergusson College, Pune Jamia Milla Islamia University Semester in Mumbai with Internship University of Hyderabad

Ireland Institute of Public Administration National University of Ireland, Galway Trinity College Dublin University College Cork University College Dublin

Israel Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel Institute of Technology, Technion/Neubauer

Italy UC Center, Florence UC Center, Rome University of Bologna University of Commerce Luigi Bocconi

Japan International Christian University Doshisha University Hitotsubashi University Keio University Meiji Gakuin University Osaka University Tohoku University Tsuru University University of Tokyo Waseda University

Jordan Advanced Arabic Language, Amman Arabic Language & Culture, Amman Diplomacy & Policy Studies, Amman

Korea Yonsei University

Mexico UC Center, Mexico City National Autonomous University of Mexico

Morocco Arabic Language & Culture, Rabat Intensive Arabic Summer, Rabat

Multi-Country Environmental & Community Health – Queensland, Solomon Islands European Transformations – Madrid, Rome Global Business in Asia – Hong Kong, Shanghai Global Cities Urban Realities – London, Paris Global Leadership – Mexico City, Sacramento Human Rights and Cultural Memory – Buenos Aires, Santiago Mediterranean Food & Culture – Istanbul, Florence, Barcelona Landscapes of Empire, Religion & Culture – Rome, Istanbul

The Netherlands Leiden University College Maastricht University University College Maastricht University College Utrecht Utrecht University New Zealand Lincoln University Massey University University of Auckland University of Canterbury University of Otago University of Waikato Victoria University of Wellington

Norway University of Oslo

Russia St. Petersburg State University

Senegal African & Development Studies, Dakar

Singapore National University of Singapore Singapore Agency for Science, Technology & Research

South Africa University of Cape Town

Spain Autonomous University of Barcelona Complutense University of Madrid Carlos III University Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona UC Center, Madrid University of Barcelona University of Córdoba University of Granada

Sweden Folkuniversitet University of Lund

Switzerland University of Geneva

Taiwan National Taiwan University National Taiwan Normal University

Tanzania Ruaha Catholic University

Thailand Thammasat University

United Kingdom — Imperial College, London King’s College London London School of Economics Sotherby’s Institute of Art UC Center, Edinburgh UC Center, London University College London University of Bristol University of Cambridge, Pembroke/ King’s College University of East Anglia University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow University of Kent University of Leeds University of London, King’s College University of London, Queen Mary University of London, Royal Holloway University of Oxford, Exeter College University of Manchester University of St. Andrews University of Sussex University of Warwick EAP Opportunities and Countries (visit ea.ucr.edu for program details and all the latest updates) the above areas may be admitted but must take the appropriate undergraduate courses. Under special circumstances, students who have not completed all undergraduate requirements may be admitted provided that the deficiencies are corrected within the first year of graduate study. Courses taken for this purpose do not count towards an advanced degree.

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers the M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering.

General university requirements are listed in the Graduate Studies section of this catalog. Students may obtain an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering through either Plan I (Thesis) or Plan II (Comprehensive Examination). The normative time for a student to complete the M.S. degree under both Plan I or Plan II is six quarters (two years). Students who are admitted with deficien- cies may require up to three additional quarters.

Plan I (Thesis) Students must complete 48 units of approved graduate or upper-division undergraduate work in Electrical Engineering and related areas such as Computer Science, Materials Science and Engineering, or other approved subject areas. At least 36 of these units must be graduate-level courses numbered between 200 and 279 taken at a campus of the UC. Colloquium units cannot be counted towards the unit requirements. No more than 12 units may be in graduate research (courses numbered 297 or 299). Upper-division undergraduate courses numbered 125 and above may be counted towards the unit require- ments upon approval.

A thesis on a research topic must be submitted and approved by the faculty. The thesis must demonstrate the student’s in-depth knowledge of the chosen research topic. Publishable results are encouraged. The thesis defense is a two- hour examination session open to the public and begins with a brief presentation of the thesis by the candidate, followed by a question-and-an- swer session.

Plan II (Comprehensive Examination) Students must complete 48 units of approved graduate or upper-division undergraduate work in Electrical Engineering and related areas such as Computer Science, Materials Science and Engineering, or other approved subject areas. At least 36 of these units must be graduate-level courses numbered between 200 and 279 taken at a campus of the UC. Units from courses num- bered 291 or higher and colloquium units may not be counted towards the unit requirements. A maximum of 6 units in Directed studies (290) may be counted. Upper-division undergradu- ate courses numbered 125 and above may be counted towards the unit requirements upon approval.

Students must pass the comprehensive exam- ination. This written exam consists of problems from five courses in one of the three Exam Areas:

• • signals, systems, and machine intelligence

• • nano materials and devices, or

• • computer engineering

Students must pass the exam in no more than two attempts. In the second attempt, they will be required to solve problems only from courses they did not pass in their first attempt..

Normative Time to Degree Six quarters (two years)

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering.

Admission Students with backgrounds in Electrical Engi- neering or other related areas are encouraged to apply. An M.S. degree is not required for admission to the Ph.D. program. Under special circumstances, applicants lacking undergrad- uate preparation in core Electrical Engineering areas related to their field of research may be admitted, but must take the appropriate under- graduate courses to correct the deficiencies within the first year of graduate study. Courses taken for this purpose do not count towards an advanced degree.

Course Work Students must complete at least 36 units of approved graduate coursework in Electrical Engineering and related areas such as Computer Science, Materials Science and Engineering, or other approved subject areas. Only courses numbered between 200 and 279, excluding Col- loquium courses, may be counted towards this requirement. Students who have already taken 36 units of graduate coursework atUCR as part of the M.S. program in Electrical Engineering are deemed to have met the minimum-unit require- ment for the Ph.D. Students who are admitted with an M.S. degree from a different institution may use up to 16 units of equivalent courses taken during their M.S. study to count towards the requirement.

Students must complete a minimum of six quarters (two years) in residence in the UC with a GPA of 3.00 or better. Students must establish a course plan in coordination with their research advisor or the program Graduate Advisor. The course plan should lend support to the students’ research area, while adding breadth to their overall program. Students may need to take considerably more than 36 units to establish breadth and depth of knowledge in their area of research.

Advancement to Candidacy A student advances to candidacy after he/she has passed the preliminary examination and the oral qualifying examination, as described below.

Preliminary Examination The purpose of the preliminary examination is to screen candidates for continuation in the doc- toral program. The examination is administered by the graduate program committee. Students must solve problems from five courses in one of the three Exam Areas:

• • signals, systems, and machine intelligence

• • nano materials and devices, or

• • computer engineering

Three of these problems must be from the “basic” courses and two must be from the “advanced” courses designated for each Exam Area. Students who did not pass at the Ph.D. level in their first trial will be given a second chance. In the second attempt, they will be required to solve problems only from courses they did not pass at the Ph.D. level in their first attempt.

Plan II M.S. candidates who took the M.S. com- prehensive examination and successfully passed at the Ph.D. level are given credit for having passed the Ph.D. preliminary examination.

Oral Qualifying Examination Students are expected to demonstrate that they have a thorough understanding of their research field, and are capable of doing cutting-edge re- search. For that purpose, students must choose a research topic under the guidance of their faculty major professor and orally present to a Qualifying Committee, which is appointed by the Graduate Division based on nominations from the department.

The presentation must be accompanied by an Oral Exam Report, written in proper technical English and in the style of a typical Electrical Engineering conference or journal publication. This report should clearly describe the proposed problem under study, demonstrate substantial knowledge of the topic and related issues, present the research results the student has obtained, and indicate the plans for future work. Students must demonstrate ability to carry out a program of independent advanced research and to report the results in accordance with stan- dards observed in recognized technical journals.

The Oral Qualifying examination is closed to the public.

The student must complete this requirement in no more than two attempts. The normative time for taking the Oral Qualifying Exam is by the end of the second year.

Dissertation Examination and Defense After advancement to candidacy, the student must form a Doctoral Dissertation Commit- tee chaired by his or her major professor. The committee will consist of at least three senate faculty members with at least two members from the Electrical and Computer Engineering department.

When the Doctoral Dissertation Committee de- termines that a suitable draft of the dissertation has been presented, a dissertation examination and defense for the student is scheduled. The defense consists of a public seminar followed by questions from the committee members and the audience.

Normative Time to Degree 12 quarters (15 quarters for students without an M.S. in Electrical Engineering)

All doctoral students are recommended to be employed as teaching assistants for at least three quarters during their graduate career. The department is developing special courses to aid in the learning of effective teaching methods, such as handling discussion/lab sessions and preparing and grading examinations. Contact the Graduate Student Affairs Officer at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engi- neering, (951) 827-2484, or visit ece.ucr.edu for information on graduate courses.

All incoming M.S. and Ph.D. students must en- roll in the Fall, Winter, and Spring offerings of EE 259, Colloquium in Electrical Engineering.

Additionally, students in the Ph.D. program must submit a Professional Development Report that details the students’ efforts in developing their technical writing and presentation skills. This report should be submitted to and approved by the Graduate Committee, as a prerequisite for filing the Oral

Qualifying Committee nomination form. Specific requirements for the Professional Development Report are determined by the Graduate Com- mittee.