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Computer Engineering / Embedded Systems Engineering
Advanced Embedded Linux Development Specialization (3 credits)
Instructor: Dan Walkes
- ECEA 5305 Linux System Programming and Introduction to Buildroot (1 credit)
- ECEA 5306 Linux Kernel Programming and Introduction to Yocto (1 credit)
- ECEA 5307 Embedded System Topics and Project (1 credit)
Real-Time Embedded Systems Specialization (3 credits)
Instructor: Sam Siewert, PhD, Associate Professor Adjunct
- ECEA 5315 Concept and Practices (0.6 credits)
- ECEA 5316 Theory and Analysis (0.8 credits)
- ECEA 5317 Mission-Critical, SW Applications (0.8 credits)
- ECEA 5318 Real-Time Embedded Systems Project (0.8 credits)
Embedding Sensors and Motors Specialization (Pathway) (3 credits)
Instructors: Jay Mendelson, MSME, Lecturer & James Zweighaft, MSME
Note: This specialization includes hands-on labs requiring a hardware kit that you must purchase separately. You'll use this equipment throughout all four courses to complete practical exercises with real-world tools. Order your kit before the session begins to ensure delivery by the end of Week 1. Late delivery may impact your ability to complete assignments on time.
- ECEA 5340 Sensors and Sensor Circuit Design (0.8 credits)
- ECEA 5341 Motors and Motor Control Circuits (0.8 credits)
- ECEA 5342 Pressure, Force, Motion, and Humidity Sensors (0.8 credits)
- ECEA 5343 Sensor Manufacturing and Process Control (0.6 credits)
Embedded Interface Design Specialization (3 credits)
Instructor: Bruce Montgomery, PhD, Senior Instructor
- ECEA 5346 User Experience Interface Design for Embedded Systems (1 credit)
- ECEA 5347 Rapid Prototyping of Embedded Interface Designs (1 credit)
- ECEA 5348 M2M and IoT Interface Design and Protocols (1 credit)
Sensors for a Carbon Free World Specialization (3 credits)
Instructor: Jay Mendelson, MSME, Lecturer
- ECEA 5349 Electric Vehicle Sensors (1 credit)
- ECEA 5350 Wind Turbine Sensors (1 credit)
- ECEA 5351 Solar Power Sensors (1 credit)
FPGA Design for Embedded Systems Specialization (Pathway) (3 credits)
Instructors: Timothy Scherr, MSEE, Senior Instructor & Benjamin Spriggs, MBA, MSEE, Lecturer
- ECEA 5360 Introduction to FPGA Design for Embedded Systems (0.8 credits)
- ECEA 5361 Hardware Description Languages for FPGA Design (0.8 credits)
- ECEA 5362 FPGA Softcore Processors and IP Acquisition (0.8 credits)
- ECEA 5363 Building FPGA Projects (0.6 credits)
Network Systems: Principles and Practice (Linux and Cloud Networking) Specialization (3 credits)
Instructor: Eric Keller, Associate Professor
- ECEA 5370 Network Systems Foundations (1 credit)
- ECEA 5371 Network Principles in Practice: Linux Networking (1 credit)
- ECEA 5372 Network Principles in Practice: Cloud Networking (1 credit)
Developing Industrial Internet of Things Specialization (3 credits)
Instructor: David Sluiter, BSEE, Lecturer
- ECEA 5385 Industrial IoT Markets and Security (1 credit)
- ECEA 5386 Project Planning and Machine Learning (1 credit)
- ECEA 5387 Modeling and Debugging Embedded Systems (1 credit)
Fundamentals of Model Checking Specialization (3 credits)
Instructor: Hao Zheng
- ECEA 5900 Introduction to Modeling for Formal Verification (1 credit)
- ECEA 5901 Temporal Logic Model Checking (1 credit)
- ECEA 5902 Model Checking with SAT and SMT (1 credit)
Engineering Genetic Circuits Specialization (3 credits)
Instructor: Chris Myers, PhD, Professor
- ECEA 5934 Design (1 credit)
- ECEA 5935 Modeling and Analysis (1 credit)
- ECEA 5936 Abstraction Methods (1 credit)
Photonics and Optics
Optical Engineering Specialization (Pathway) (3 credits)
Instructor: Robert McLeod, PhD, Professor
- ECEA 5600 First Order Optical System Design (1 credit)
- ECEA 5601 Optical Efficiency and Resolution (1 credit)
- ECEA 5602 Design of High-Performance Optical Systems (1 credit)
Active Optical Devices Specialization (3 credits)
Instructor: Juliet Gopinath, PhD, Professor
- ECEA 5605 Light Emitting Diodes and Semiconductors Lasers (1.2 credits)
- ECEA 5606 Nanophotonics and Detectors (1.2 credits)
- ECEA 5607 Displays (0.6 credits)
Quantum Mechanics for Engineers Specialization (3 credits)
Instructor: Wounjhang Park, PhD, Professor
- ECEA 5610 Foundations of Quantum Mechanics (1.4 credits)
- ECEA 5611 Theory of Angular Momentum (0.8 credits)
- ECEA 5612 Approximation Methods (0.8 credits)
Semiconductor Devices Specialization (Pathway) (3 credits)
Instructor: Wounjhang Park, PhD, Professor
- ECEA 5630 Semiconductor Physics (1 credit)
- ECEA 5631 Diode: pn Junction and Metal Semiconductor Contact (1 credit)
- ECEA 5632 Transistor: Field Effect Transistor and Bipolar Junction Transistor (1 credit)
Power Electronics
Power Electronics Specialization (Pathway) (4 credits)
Instructor: Robert Erickson, PhD, Professor
- ECEA 5700 Introduction to Power Electronics (0.8 credits)
- ECEA 5701 Converter Circuits (1 credit)
- ECEA 5702 Converter Control (1.2 credits)
- ECEA 5703 Magnetics Design (1 credit)
Modeling, Control of Power Electronics Specialization (3.8 credits)
Instructor: Dragan Maksimovic, PhD, Professor
- ECEA 5705 Averaged Switch Modeling and Simulation (0.8 credits)
- ECEA 5706 Technical Design-Oriented Analysis (0.6 credits)
- ECEA 5707 Input Filter Design (0.6 credits)
- ECEA 5708 Current-Mode Control (1.2 credits)
- ECEA 5709 Modeling and Control of Single-Phase Rectifiers and Inverters (0.6 credits)
Power Electronics Project Course (1.2 credits)
Instructors: Robert Erickson, PhD, Professor & Dragan Maksimovic, PhD, Professor
- ECEA 5715 Power Electronics Capstone Project (1.2 credits)
Photovoltaic Power Electronics Specialization (3 credits)
Instructor: Robert Erickson, PhD, Professor
Note: This course requires purchase of a parts kit in order to complete assignments. The kit will be used from the first experiment in the 2nd week of class and throughout the course and the following 2 courses of the specialization. Please allow adequate time to receive the kit. It is highly suggested that you receive the parts kit by the end of the first week of the session.
- ECEA 5716 Open-Loop Photovoltaic Power Electronics Laboratory (1 credit) - Same as ECEA 5005
- ECEA 5717 Closed-Loop Photovoltaic Power Electronics Laboratory (1 credit) - Same as ECEA 5006
- ECEA 5718 Photovoltaic Power Electronics Battery Management Laboratory (1 credit)
Power Semiconductor Devices Specialization (3.6 credits)
Instructor: Bart Van Zeghbroeck, PhD, Professor
- ECEA 5721 Introduction to Power Switches (0.6 credits)
- ECEA 5722 High-Voltage p-n and Schottky Diodes (1.2 credits)
- ECEA 5723 MOSFETs, IGBTs and more (1.2 credits)
- ECEA 5724 Power Device Fabrication (0.6 credits)
Algorithms for Battery Management Systems Specialization (4.2 credits)
Instructor: Greg Plett, PhD, Professor
- ECEA 5730 Introduction to Battery-Management Systems (0.8 credits)
- ECEA 5731 Equivalent Circuit Cell Model Simulation (0.8 credits)
- ECEA 5732 Battery State-of-Charge (SOC) Estimation (1 credit)
- ECEA 5733 Battery State-of-Health (SOH) Estimation (0.8 credits)
- ECEA 5734 Battery Pack Balancing and Power Estimation (0.8 credits)
Systems & Controls
Control Systems Analysis Specialization (3 credits)
Instructor: Lucy Pao, PhD, Professor
- ECEA 5800 Modeling of Feedback Systems (1 credit)
- ECEA 5801 Frequency Domain (1 credit)
- ECEA 5802 State-Space Domain Design (1 credit)
Applied Kalman Filtering Specialization (3.2 credits)
Instructor: Greg Plett, PhD, Professor
- ECEA 5850 Kalman-Filter Boot Camp and State-Estimation Application (0.8 credits)
- ECEA 5851 Kalman Filter Deep Dive and Target-Tracking Application (0.8 credits)
- ECEA 5852 Nonlinear Kalman Filters, Parameter-Estimation Application (0.8 credits)
- ECEA 5853 Particle Filters and Navigation Application (0.8 credits)