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Master of Science in Computer EngineeringDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Program ComponentsThe program requirements for the MSCPE program comprises of 9 credits of basic courses (3 courses) required of all students and 15 credits of elective courses (5 courses) in the following specializations areas of:

• Information and System Security

• Computer Architecture and Embedded Systems

• Computer Applications

• Computer Networks

• Microelectronics and VLSI

So, to be awarded the MSCPE degree, a student has to complete 33 credit hours distributed as given in Table 1.

Table 1 - Program Components

Requirements Credits3 Basic Courses 9

5 Elective Courses 15

Thesis 9

Total 33

I. Basic Courses

Table 2 – CPE Portfolio of Basic Courses

Department Requirements - Basic CoursesCourse No. Course Title Credits Prerequisite

0402502 / 0403502 Optimization Methods in Engineering 3 Grad Standing

0402500 / 0403500 Applied Mathematics for Engineering 3 Grad Standing

0402501 / 0403501 Engineering Research Methodologies 3 Grad Standing

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II. Elective Courses

Table 2 – CPE Portfolio of Elective Courses

Index Course No. Course Title Pre-requisite

1 0403520 Computer Architecture Grad. Standing

2 0403522 Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing Grad. Standing

3 0403525 Reconfigurable Computing Grad. Standing

4 0403529 Special Topics in Computer Architecture Grad. Standing

504035300402534

Robust Feedback Control Grad. Standing

604035340402535

Neural Networks and Applications Grad. Standing

7 0403539 Special Topics in Computer Applications Grad. Standing

8 0403540 Computer Networks Grad. Standing

904035420402565

Multimedia Networking and Communications Grad. Standing

10 0403543 Network Security and Cryptography Grad. Standing

11 0403544 Computer Networks Design and Performance 0403540

12 0403549 Special Topics in Computer Networks Grad. Standing

1304035500402554

Integrated Circuit Fundamentals Grad. Standing

14 0403552 Logic Synthesis of Digital Systems Grad. Standing

1504035540402551

Analog IC Design Grad. Standing

16 0403559 Special Topics in Microelectronics and VLSI Grad. Standing

17 0403575 Independent Studies in Computer Engineering Grad. Standing

18 0402540 Communication Systems Engineering Grad. Standing

19 0403630 Computational Intelligence and Knowledge Engineering Grad. Standing

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Robotics Grad. Standing

2104036400402643

Mobile Computing Grad. Standing

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Computer Vision Grad. Standing

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0402502/0403502 Optimization Methods in Engineering (3-0:3)Formulation, solution and implementation of optimization models such as linear programming, dynamic program-ming, integer programming, quadratic programming, convex programming, geometric programming and uncon-strained optimization for analyzing complex systems problems in industry.

0402500/0403500 Applied Mathematics for Engineering (3-0:3)Solution of linear equations. Eigenvalue eigenvector decomposition. Special functions. Complex analysis. Fourier analysis. Laplace transform. Introduction to partial differential equations. Various examples from engineering disci-plines.

0402501 /0403501 Engineering Research Methodologies (3-0:3)Overview of methodological approaches to research; Basics of research design (e.g., hypothesis formulation); The research process: documenting research, sources of information, research funding, creativity and intellectual dis-covery; Guidelines and a framework for efficient development of research; legal and ethical issues; protecting and exploiting research; Intellectual Property rights; Managing a research project: supervision, planning and organization; problems and pitfalls.

0403520 Computer Architecture (3-0:3)Fundamentals of computer design, Instruction set design principal Pipelining, Instruction-Level Parallelism, Dynamic Scheduling Multi-processor, Thread-level Parallelism, Memory-Hierarchy Design, Virtual memory, Buses, I/O and RAIDs

0403522 Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing (3-0:3)Parallel algorithms, Multi-processing, Process level multiprocessors, interconnection, and processing elements, Task partitioning & allocation, Inter-process communication, Message passing protocols, Performance evaluation measures, Scalability and maintainability, Proto-types & commercial distributed systems, Cloud Computing & Virtu-alization concepts, Cloud architecture & Components, Cloud infrastructure, Cloud Services, Cloud Controllers, User interface & Cloud Dashboard, OS images, Cloud Data Storage and Management

0403529 Special Topics in Computer Architecture (3-0:3)Advanced and emerging topics are selected from the area of computer systems architecture.

Contents of the course will be provided one semester before it is offered.

0403530 Real-time Embedded Systems (3-0:3)The course introduces the architecture of real time embedded systems, design and construction of instruction set of embedded system, selected case study: Design software/hardware of MIPS processor, and the task scheduling algorithms.

NEW Reconfigurable Computing (3-0:3)The course reviews the main components of the VHDL, introduces the reconfigurable architecture such as FPGAs, explains how to use the IP cores to implement the reconfigurable Computing applications. In addition to reconfigu-rable case studies.

0403630 Computational Intelligence and Knowledge Engineering (3-0:3)Concepts, design, implementation of computational intelligence involving integration of different methodologies: in-telligent database management systems, rule-based systems, neural-type systems and fuzzy systems for heuristic problem solving, diagnostics, risk analysis and decision support; decision trees, reasoning techniques.

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0403631 Robotics (3-0:3) Methods for designing and operating robotics systems for advanced automation, on-line identification anddescription of 3-D objects by digitized images, off-line collision-free path planning, on-line collision avoidancetraveling using artificial intelligence.

0403642 Computer Vision (3-0:3)Image formation, image representation and display, image processing (smoothing, enhancement, edge detection, filtering), convolution, Gaussian masks, scale, space and edge detection, Feature extraction, Hough transforms, stereoscopic vision and perspective projection, motion, active contour models.

0403543 Network Security and Cryptography (3-0:3)Theory and practice of cryptographic techniques used in computer security. Topics include Encryption (secret-key and public-key), Digital signatures, Secure authentication, Electronic commerce, Key management, Cryptographic hashing, Internet voting systems, Zero knowledge protocols.

0403539 Special Topics in Computer Applications (3-0:3)Advanced and emerging topics are selected from the area of Computer Applications. Contents of the course will be provided one semester before it is offered.

0403540 Computer Networks (3-0:3)Network technologies, Packet switching, Cell switching, Switching and routing, Packet switch architectures, Internet routers, Network interface, Protocol processing, Network control, Traffic management, Congestion control.

0403542 Multimedia Networking and Communications (3-0:3)Multimedia applications and requirements, Multimedia traffic generations and characterization, Audio compression, Image and video compression standards, Advances in networking technologies and protocols for multimedia appli-cations, LAN technologies, Broad-band services, Integrated service in the Internet, Audio-video conferencing stan-dards, Data conferencing standards, Real-time streaming protocols.

0403544 Computer Networks Design and Performance (3-0:3)Queuing models, Applications to the design and analysis of computer networks and data switches, Traffic/resource man-agement, Distributed routing protocols and shortest path routing, High-performance routing, Connectivity, Reliability.

0403549 Special Topics in Computer Networks (3-0:3)This course covers emerging and advanced topics in computer networks. The contents will vary depending on the topic.

0402540 Communication Systems Engineering (3-0:3)Representation of signals. Spectral density and autocorrelation. PAM and PCM systems.Detection of binary and M-ary signals in Gaussian noise. Matched filter and correlator receivers. Pulse shaping. Band pass modulation and demodulation techniques. Error performance for binary and M-ary systems. Spectral analysis of digital signals.Communication link analysis.

0403640 Mobile Computing (3-0:3)The course discusses the convergence of wide-area wireless networking and mobile telephony to support ubiquitous access to information, anywhere, anyplace, and anytime. Topics include Mobile-IP, Ad-hoc networks, Local connec-tivity, 3G- wireless networks, Approaches to building mobile applications (e.g., mobile client/server, thin client, proxy architectures, and disconnected operation) and mobile e-commerce.

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0403550 Integrated Circuit Fundamentals (3-0:3)Basic integrated circuit design & process technology, Design of simple analog & digital IC components in Bipolar & MOS technology. Modeling & simulation of integrated circuits, SPICE simulation, Fundamentals of Photo-lithography, Basic integrated circuit layout techniques, Applications & types of IC chips.

0402551 Analog IC Design (3-0:3)The course serves as an advanced course for electronics students in analog integrated circuits (IC) design. The course will focus on conventional and modern analog building blocks for analog signal processing in BJT and MOS technology both in continuous time and discrete time applications. The course include analog multipliers, the op-amp applications in active filters, op-amp non-idealities, Nonlinearity cancellation of the MOS transistors, MOS-C Continuous time filters, Switched-C Circuits, and High frequency analog blocks ( ex: Current Conveyors and current feedback amplifiers).

0403552 Logic Synthesis of Digital Systems (3-0:3)Detailed study of various problems pertaining to the logic-level synthesis of VLSI circuits and systems, including: two-level Boolean network optimization, multi-level Boolean network optimization, technology mapping for library-based designs and field-programmable gate-array (FPGA) designs, and state-assignment and re-timing for sequential cir-cuits. The course will also cover various representations of Boolean functions, such as binary decision diagrams (BDDs), and discuss their applications in logic synthesis.

0403559 Special Topics in Microelectronics and VLSI (3-0:3)Advanced and emerging topics are selected from the area of Microelectronics and VLSI.Contents of the course will be provided one semester before it is offered.

0403575 Independent Studies in Computer Engineering (3-0:3)The student is expected to carry out an independent study on a current issue in a selected area of Computer Engi-neering. This study is to be supervised by a faculty member and requires the approval of the department. The student is required to produce a formal report, which will be evaluated by his instructor.

0403590 Graduate SeminarStudents are required to attend seminars given by faculty members, visitors, and fellow graduate students. Each student is also required to present a seminar outlying the research topic of the master thesis.

0403599 Master ThesisThe student has to undertake and complete research topic under the supervision of a faculty member. The thesis work should provide the student with an in-depth understanding of a research problem in computer engineering. It is expected that the student, under the guidance of the supervisor, will be able to conduct research somewhat indepen-dently, and may also be able to provide solution to that problem.

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