ErikJonssonSchoolofEngineeringComputerScience

DepartmentofElectricalEngineering

Department Faculty

Professors:Naofal Al-Dhahir,PorasT.Balsara, DineshBhatia, Andrew J. Blanchard,Ann (Catrina)Coleman,JamesJ. Coleman,DavidE. Daniel,BabakFahimi, JohnP.Fonseka, WilliamR.Frensley, AndreaFumagalli, JohnH. L.Hansen, C.Robert Helms,NasserKehtarnavaz,KamranKiasaleh,GilS.Lee,Jeong-BongLee, JinLiu, Duncan L.MacFarlane,YiorgosMakris,HlaingMinn, WonNamgoong,AriaNosratinia,MehrdadNourani,KennethK.O,RaimundJ.Ober,Lawrence J.Overzet,KaushikRajashekara,MohammadSaquib, CarlSechen, MarkW. Spong,LakshmanTamil,MuratTorlak,Dian Zhou

ProfessorsEmeritus:Louis R.Hunt, WilliamJ.Pervin, Don Shaw

Research Professors:WalterDuncan, AndrewMarshall,Hisashi(Sam)Shichijo

AssociateProfessors:GeraldO. Burnham,YunChiu, Rashaunda Henderson, Wenchuang(Walter)Hu,RoozbehJafari,HoiLee,Dongsheng Brian Ma,Issa M.S.Panahi,SiavashPourkamali

AssistantProfessors:BilalAkin, TaylorBarton, Carlos A. Busso-Recabarren, JosephCallenes-Sloan,Nicholas Gans, MyoungsooJung,Chadwin D.Young

Research AssistantProfessors: HynekBoril, AbhijeetSangwan

SeniorLecturers:Charles (Pete)Bernardin,PeterA.Blakey, Paul Deignan, NathanB. Dodge,JamesFlorence,JungLee,RandallE. Lehmann,P.K.Rajasekaran, Ricardo E.Saad,William(Bill)Swartz,MarcoTacca

UTDallasAffiliatedFaculty:LarryP.Ammann,Leonidas Bleris,Yves J.Chabal,BruceE.Gnade,Matthew

J.Goeckner,Robert D.Gregg,Jiyoung Kim,MoonJ. Kim,DavidJ.Lary,Yang Liu, RobertL.Rennaker II,MarioA.Rotea, MathukumalliVidyasagar,RobertM. Wallace,SteveYurkovich

Objectives

The program leading to the MSEEdegree provides intensive preparationfor professional practice inabroadspectrumofhigh-technologyareasof electrical engineering.Itis designed to servethe needs ofengineerswhowish tocontinue theireducation.Coursesare offeredat a time and location convenientforthe studentwho is employedon a full-timebasis.

The objective ofthedoctoral program in electricalengineering is to prepare individualsto performoriginal,leading edge research in thebroad areas of communicationsand signal processing; mixed-signal IC design;digitalsystems;powerelectronics;microelectronicsand nanoelectronics, opticsandphotonics;opticalcommunicationdevices andsystems;powerelectronicsandenergysystems,andwireless communications.Becauseof our strongcollaborative programs with Dallas-areahigh-technology companies,special

emphasis is placed on preparation for research and developmentpositionsin thesehigh-technologyindustries.

Facilities

The ErikJonsson Schoolof EngineeringandComputer Sciencehas developed astate-of-the-artinformationinfrastructure consisting of a wirelessnetwork in allbuildingsand an extensive fiber-opticandcopperEthernet.ThroughtheTexasHigher EducationNetwork, studentsand facultyhave direct accesstomostmajor nationaland internationalnetworks. UT Dallashas anInternet2connection. In addition,manypersonal computers and UNIXworkstationsare availablefor student use.

TheEngineeringand Computer ScienceBuildingand thenew Natural Scienceand EngineeringResearchLaboratory provideextensive facilitiesfor research in microelectronics, telecommunications,and computerscience.A Class 10000 microelectronicscleanroom facility,including e-beam lithography, sputterdeposition,PECVD,LPCVD,etch, ashand evaporation,is available for studentprojects andresearch. ThePlasmaApplicationsand ScienceLaboratories have state-of-the-artfacilitiesfor massspectrometry,microwaveinterferometry, opticalspectroscopy, opticaldetection, insituellipsometry and FTIRspectroscopy.In addition, amodified GaseousElectronicsConferenceReferenceReactor has beeninstalledforplasma processingandparticulate generatiohnstudies. Researchincharacterization andfabricationof nanoscale materials and devicesis performedin theNanoelectronicsLaboratory. TheOpticalCommunications Laboratory includes attenuators,optical powermeters,lasers,APD/p-i-nphotodetectors,opticaltables,and couplersand isavailable to supportsystem levelresearchin opticalcommunications.

Tissueoptics research is also supported in thislaboratory. ThePhotonicTestbedLaboratory supportsresearchin photonics andoptical communicationswith current-generation opticalnetworking testequipment.TheElectronicMaterials ProcessingLaboratoryhas extensive facilitiesfor fabricatingandcharacterizingsemiconductorandoptical devices.The PhotonicDevicesandSystemsLaboratory housesgraduate research projects centered on optical instrumentation and photonic integrated circuits.

TheRenewableEnergyand VehicularTechnologyLaboratory (REVT-Lab) is equipped with varioussourcesofrenewable energy such aswind and solar,amicro-gridformedby a network ofmulti-port power electronicconverters,astationary plug in hybrid vehicletestbed,astationary DFIG-based wind energyemulator, aseriesofadjustablespeedmotordrivetechnologiesincluding PMSM, SRMandinductionmotor drives.All ofthe testbedsareequipped withdigital control,state-of-the-artmeasurementand protectiondevices. REVTlaboratory is also equipped with acoldplasma chamber forhydrogenharvestingandbattery testing facilities.The mainfocus of the REVTLab istoimprove reliabilityandsecurity ofthe power electronic-driventechnologiesas applied to utilityand vehicular industries.

The TexasAnalogCenter ofExcellence(TxACE) atTheUniversity of TexasatDallas (UTDallas)has themissionofleading the countryinanalogresearch andeducation.TxACE researchseekstocreatefundamentalanalog,mixedsignaland RFdesigninnovations inintegrated circuitsandsystemsthat improveenergy efficiency, healthcare,and publicsafety and security.The centeris supportedby SemiconductorResearch Corporation,Texas EmergingTechnologyFund, Texas InstrumentsInc., theUTSystem,andUTDallas.TxACEisthelargestanalog technologycenter intheworldon the basis of fundingand the number ofprincipalinvestigators. The center funds~70directed researchprojects led by ~65principaland co-principalinvestigatorsfrom31 academicinstitutions includingthreeinternational institutions.

The MultimediaCommunicationsLaboratory has adedicated networkof PC's, Linux stations,and multi-processor, high performance workstationsforanalysis,design and simulationof image andvideo processingsystems.The SignalandImage Processing(SIP)Laboratory hasadedicatednetworkofPC'sequippedwith digital camera and signal processinghardware platforms allowing theimplementationofadvanced image processingalgorithms. TheStatisticalSignalProcessingLaboratoryis dedicated toresearchin statistical andacoustic signal processingfor biomedicaland non-biomedical applications. It isequippedwith high-performance computers and powerful textualand graphical software platforms to analyze advanced signal processing methods, developnew algorithms,and performsystemdesignsandsimulations.TheAcousticResearchLaboratoryprovides number of test-bedsand associatedequipmentforsignalmeasurements,systemmodeling,real-timeimplementation and testingofalgorithms relatedtoaudio/acoustic/speech signal processingapplications such as active noise control,speech enhancement,dereverberation, echo cancellation,sensor arrays,psychoacoustic signal processing, etc.

The Centerfor RobustSpeechSystems (CRSS)isfocusedon awiderangeof researchinthe area ofspeechsignal processing, speech and speakerrecognition,speech/language technology,and multi-modalsignal processinginvolvingfacial/speechmodalities. CRSS is affiliated with HLTRI in theErikJonssonSchool,and collaborates extensivelywith facultyand programsacrossUT Dallas on speech and languageresearch.CRSS supports an extensive network of workstations,as well as a High-PerformanceComputeClusterwith over 30TB of disk space and 420 CPUROCS multi-processorcluster. The center also isequippedwith several Texas Instrumentsprocessorsfor real-time processingofspeechsignals, andtwoASHA certifiedsoundbooths forperceptual/listening based studies andfor speechdata collection. CRSSsupportsmobilespeechinteractivesystemsthroughtheUTDriveprogram for in-vehicle driver-behaviorsystems,andmulti-modalbasedinteractionsystemsviaimage-video-speechresearch.

The Sensing,Robotics, Vision,Control and Estimation(SeRViCE) Labfocuseson topicsof control andestimation with applicationsin robotics, autonomous vehicles and sensormanagement. Primaryexpertise isinvision-basedcontrol andestimation and nonlinear control, thatis,using cameras astheprimary sensortocontrolrobotsor othercomplexsystems.Robotics resourcesin the labcurrently include twoPioneer3-DXmobilerobots from MobileRobots Inc.andaStubliTX90 robotmanipulator, withsix degreesoffreedom,7kgnominal payload and capable of torquelevel control.Camera resources include multiple web cameras,threehigh-quality, firewire,color, digital videocameras, and an 18Mp digital SLR camera. TheSeRViCELab also featuresgeneral support equipment, includingdesktop and mobile work stations DLP projectors,power tools,hand tools,oscilloscopes,and other electronic measurement equipment.

The Laboratory for AutonomousRoboticsandSystems (LARS) focusesonthe development ofnovelcontroltheorytosupportautonomousandteleoperationofgeneralroboticsystems.Active researchprojectsinclude: (a) human-in-the-loop multi-robottelemanipulation,(b) autonomous networked robotics, and (c)controlof bipedal walking robots. TheLARS is equippedwith high speed high resolution 8-cameraViconmotioncapturesystemfor general purpose motiontracking.TheLARSpossesses variousmobilerobots tosupportedmulti-robotresearch, including sixgumstixcontrolled iRobot Creates and aQuanserQBallquadrotorUAV. The LARS also possesses various forcefeedbackuser interfacedevices, includingLogitechforcefeedbackjoystickand drivingwheel, and Novint Falcon,a 3-translationaldegree-of-freedomDelta-structure desktop haptic device.

The BroadbandCommunicationLaboratoryhasdesign and modeling toolsfor fiberand wirelesstransmissionsystemsandnetworks, andall-optical packet routingandswitching. The AdvancedCommunications Technologies(ACT) Laboratoryprovides a design and evaluation environment forthe

studyoftelecommunicationsystemsandwireless andopticalnetworks.ACT hasfacilitiesfor designingnetwork hardware, software,components, and applications.

The Centerfor Systems,Communications, andSignalProcessing,withthe purpose ofpromotingresearchandeducationingeneral communications,signalprocessing, controlsystems,medicalandbiologicalsystems,circuitsandsystemsandrelatedsoftware,islocatedinthe Erik JonssonSchool.

TheWireless InformationSystems (WISLAB)andAntenna MeasurementLaboratorieshavewirelessexperimental equipment with aunique multiple antenna testbedto integrate and todemonstrate radiofunctions(i.e.WiFi and WiMAX)underdifferent frequencyusagecharacteristics. Withthe aid of the AntennaMeasurementLablocated inthe WaterviewScienceandTechnologyCenter(WSTC), the researcherscandesign,build,andtest manytypes ofantennas.

The Qualityof Life TechnologyLaboratoryisamultidisciplinary engineeringeducation, research anddevelopmental laboratoryaimedat improving QualityofLife of peoplethroughtechnologicaladvancements,innovations,andintelligentsystem designs.Ithasdesign, modelingandsimulationtoolsfor medicaldevicesandsystems.

The facultyof theErikJonsson School'sPhotonicTechnologyand EngineeringCenter (PhoTEC)carry outresearchin enabling technologiesfor microelectronics and telecommunications.Currentresearch areasinclude nonlinear optics, Ramanamplification infibers,opticalswitching,applicationsofoptical latticefilters,microarrays, integrated optics, and optical networking.

Inaddition to thefacilitieson campus,cooperative arrangements have been establishedwithmany localindustries to make their facilitiesavailabletoUT Dallas graduateengineering students.

MasterofScienceinElectricalEngineering

33semestercredithoursminimum

AdmissionRequirements

Theuniversity's general admission requirements are discussedon theGraduateAdmissionpage(catalog.utdallas.edu/2014/graduate/admission).

Astudentlacking undergraduateprerequisites for graduate coursesinelectricalengineering mustcompletetheseprerequisitesor receive approvalfromthegraduate advisorand the course instructor.

Adiagnostic exam may be required. Specificadmission requirements follow.The studententering the MSEE program shouldmeet the followingguidelines:

•Anundergraduatepreparationequivalent to a baccalaureate in electricalengineeringfromanaccreditedengineeringprogram.

•Agrade point averagein upper-division quantitative coursework of 3.0 orbetter on a 4.0 pointscale,and

•GRE revisedscores of154, 156,and4 for the verbal,quantitative, andanalyticalwriting components,respectively, are advisablebased on our experiencewith studentsuccess in theprogram.

Applicantsmustsubmit three letters ofrecommendationfromindividuals who areable tojudgethecandidate'sprobabilityofsuccess in pursuing a programofstudy leadingtothe master's degree.Applicantsmustalso submitan essayoutliningthe candidate'sbackground,education, andprofessionalgoals.

Studentsfromother engineeringdisciplinesor from other science and math areas maybe considered foradmission to theprogram; however, some additional courseworkmay be necessarybefore starting themaster's program.

DegreeRequirements

Theuniversity's general degree requirements are discussedon theGraduatePoliciesand Procedures page(catalog.utdallas.edu/2014/graduate/policies/policy).

The MSEErequiresaminimumof33 semestercredithours.

All studentsmust havean academicadvisorandan approveddegreeplan. Theseare basedupon thestudent'schoiceofconcentration(BiomedicalApplicationsofElectricalEngineering;CircuitsandSystems;Communications;ControlSystems;DigitalSystems;Photonic DevicesandSystems; Power ElectronicsandEnergy Systems,RFandMicrowaveEngineering,SignalProcessing;SolidState Devices andMicroSystemsFabrication).Coursestaken without advisor approval will notcount towardthe33semestercredithourrequirement.Successfulcompletionoftheapproved courseofstudies leadstothe MSEEdegree.

The MSEEprogram has bothathesisandanon-thesisoption.All part-timeMSEEstudentswillbe assignedinitiallyto thenon-thesisoption. Those wishingto elect thethesisoption may do so byobtaining the approvalofa facultythesissupervisor.Withtheprior approval of an academicadvisor,non-thesis students may countno more than 3semestercredit hours of researchor individualinstruction courses towardsthe33semestercredit hour degree requirement.

All full-time,supportedstudents are required to participate inthethesisoption. Thethesisoption requiresninesemestercredit hoursof research(of whichthree mustbe thesis semestercredithours), awritten thesissubmittedto thegraduate school,and a formalpublicdefense of thethesis.The supervising committeeadministers thisdefense and is chosen in consultation withthe student's thesisadvisorprior to enrolling for thesiscredit.Researchandthesissemestercredit hourscannot becounted inan MSEEdegreeplan unless a thesisis written and successfully defended.

Concentrations

One ofthenineconcentrations listedbelow,subject toapprovalbya graduateadvisor,must beused tofulfill the requirementsofthe MSEEprogram.Studentsmustachieve anoverall GPA(gradepointaverage)of3.0orbetter,aGPAof3.0orbetter intheir coreMSEEclasses,andagradeofB-orbetterinalltheircoreMSEEclassesinordertosatisfytheir degreerequirements.One 5000levelelectrical engineeringcoursecan be counted towardsthegraduate semestercredit hours.

BiomedicalApplicationsofElectricalEngineering

This curriculum provides a graduate-levelintroduction toadvanced methods and biomedicalapplicationsofelectrical engineering.

Each student electingthis concentrationmust take 15 semestercredit hours: EEBM6373Anatomy andHumanPhysiologyfor Engineers

EEBM6374Genes,ProteinsandCellBiologyfor Engineers

EEBM6376LectureCourseinBiomedicalApplicationsofElectricalEngineering

and two corecourses fromany one other concentration.

Approvedelectivesmust betaken to makea total of33 semestercredithours.

Depending on the specificorientation of the course programitcan be very beneficialto the studenttotake courses from other departments (e.g.Biology,Chemistry, Brainand BehavioralSciences,ComputerScience-Bioinformatics).Typically,not more thanthreeapproved coursescan be takenoutside theelectricalengineering (EE) department. Additionalcoursescan be takenonly with theexplicit approvalbythedepartment head.

Itishighlyrecommended that studentstakeanindependent studycoursewithan EEfaculty member thatwillbe countedas one oftheEE electives.Theindependent studycourse isintended to gearthecourseworktowardsone of thefollowingresearch areasin thedepartment: biosensors,biomedical signalprocessing, bioinstrumentation, medicalimaging, biomaterials,and bio-applicationsinRF.

CircuitsandSystems

The coursesinthis curriculumemphasize thedesignandtest ofcircuitsand systems,andthe analysisandmodeling ofintegrated circuits.

Each student electingthis concentrationmusttakefive requiredcourses(15semestercredit hours).

Two of the courses are: EECT6325VLSIDesign

EECT6326AnalogIntegratedCircuitDesign

Theremainingthreecoursesmustbeselectedfrom: EECT6378Power ManagementCircuits

EECT6379EnergyHarvesting,Storage,andPoweringfor Microsystems

EECT7325Advanced VLSIDesign

EECT7326AdvancedAnalogIntegratedCircuitDesign EECT7327DataConverters

EEDG6301AdvancedDigitalLogic EEDG6303Testing andTestableDesign

EEDG6306ApplicationSpecificIntegratedCircuitDesign EEDG6375DesignAutomationofVLSISystems

EERF6330RFIntegratedCircuitDesign

Approvedelectivesmust betaken to makea total of33 semestercredithours.

Communications

This curriculum emphasizesthe application and theoryof all phasesofmoderncommunications.Each student electingthis concentrationmusttakefour requiredcourses(12semestercredit hours).

Two of the courses are:

EESC 6349Random Processes

EESC6352DigitalCommunicationSystems

Theremainingtwo mustbeselectedfrom: EEOP6310OpticalCommunicationSystems EERF5305RadioFrequencyEngineering

EESC 6340Introductionto TelecommunicationsNetworks EESC 6341InformationTheory I

EESC 6343Detection and EstimationTheory EESC 6344Coding Theory

EESC 6353BroadbandDigital Communication EESC 6360Digital SignalProcessingI

EESC6390IntroductiontoWirelessCommunicationSystemsApprovedelectivesmust betaken to makea total of33 semestercredithours.

ControlSystems

This curriculum emphasizes methodsto predict, estimate,and regulate thebehavior of electrical,mechanical,orothersystemsincluding robotics.

Each student electingthis concentrationmusttakefour requiredcourses(12semestercredit hours).

Two of the courses are:

EECS6331LinearSystems EESC 6349Random Processes

Theremainingtwo mustbeselectedfrom: EECS6336NonlinearSystems

EEGR6381ComputationalMethodsinEngineering

EESC 6343Detection and EstimationTheory EESC 6360Digital SignalProcessingI EESC 6364PatternRecognition

EESC 7V85SpecialTopicsin SignalProcessing

Approvedelectivesmust betaken to makea total of33 semestercredithours.

DigitalSystems

The goal of the curriculum is toeducate students about issues arisingin the design and analysisofdigitalsystems,anarearelevanttoavariety ofhigh-technology industries.Becausethe emphasisisonsystems,courseworkfocuseson three areas:hardwaredesign,softwaredesign, andanalysis andmodeling.

Each student electingthis concentrationmusttakefour requiredcourses(12semestercredit hours):

Two of the courses are:

EEDG6301AdvancedDigitalLogic EEDG6304ComputerArchitecture

Theremainingtwo mustbeselectedfrom: EECT6325VLSIDesign

EEDG6302MicroprocessorSystems

EEDG6345EngineeringofPacket-SwitchedNetworks

Approvedelectivesmust betaken to makea total of33 semestercredithours.

PhotonicDevicesandSystems

This curriculum is focusedon theapplication and theoryof modern optical devices, materials, andsystems.

Each student electingthis concentrationmusttakefour requiredcourses(12semestercredit hours).

EEGR6316Fields andWaves

EEOP6310OpticalCommunicationSystems EEOP6311PhotonicDevices andIntegration

EEOP6314PrinciplesofFiberandIntegratedOptics

Approvedelectivesmust betaken to makea total of33 semestercredithours.

PowerElectronicsandEnergySystems

The goal ofthe curriculum isto prepare studentsto addressgrowingneeds in contemporarypowerelectronics and energy related areas. The coursework focuseson fundamentalsof power electronics,designandcontrolofmotordrives,powermanagement,andenergysystems.

Each student electingthis concentrationmusttakefour requiredcourses(12semestercredit hours):

Two of the courses are:

EEPE6354Power Electronics

EEPE6356AdjustedSpeed MotorDrives

Theremainingtwo mustbeselectedfrom: EECT6378Power ManagementCircuits

EECT6379EnergyHarvesting,StorageandPoweringfor Microsystems

EEPE6357Control,ModelingandSimulationinPowerElectronics EEPE6358ElectrificationofTransportation

EEPE6359RenewableEnergySystems andDistributedPower Generation Systems EEPE7356ComputerAidedDesignofElectricMachines

EEPE7V91SpecialTopicsinPowerElectronics

Approvedelectivesmust betaken to makea total of33 semestercredithours

RFandMicrowaveEngineering

This curriculum is focusedon theapplication and theoryof modern electronicdevices, circuits, andsystemsinthe radiofrequencyandmicrowaveregime.

Each student electing this concentrationmust take thefollowingfour requiredcourses(12semestercredithours):

Four of the courses are:

EEGR6316Fields andWaves

EERF6311RFandMicrowaveCircuits

EERF6355RFandMicrowaveAmplifierDesign EERF6395RFandMicrowaveSystemsEngineering

Approvedelectivesmust betaken to makea total of33 semestercredithours.

SignalProcessing

This curriculum emphasizestheapplication andtheoryof signal processing.

Each student electingthis concentrationmusttakefour requiredcourses(12semestercredit hours).

Two of the courses are:

EESC 6349Random Processes EESC 6360Digital SignalProcessingI

Theremainingtwo mustbeselectedfrom: EESC 6343Detection and EstimationTheory EESC 6350SignalTheory

EESC 6361Digital SignalProcessingII

EESC 6362Introductionto SpeechProcessing EESC 6363Digital ImageProcessing

EESC 6364PatternRecognition

EESC 6365AdaptiveSignalProcessing EESC 6366Speechand SpeakerRecognition EESC 6367AppliedDigital SignalProcessing

EESC 7V85SpecialTopicsin SignalProcessing

Approvedelectivesmust betaken to makea total of33 semestercredithours.

SolidState Devices and MicroSystems Fabrication

This concentration is focusedon thefundamentalprinciples, design, fabricationand analysisof solid-statedevicesandassociatedmicrosystems.

Each student electingthis concentrationmusttakefour requiredcourses(12semestercredit hours).

Two of the courses are:

EEGR6316Fields andWaves

EEMF6319QuantumPhysicalElectronics

andat leasttwoofthefollowingfour courses:

EEMF6320FundamentalsofSemiconductorDevices EEMF6321ActiveSemiconductorDevices

EEMF6322SemiconductorProcessingTechnology EEMF6382IntroductiontoMEMS

Approvedelectivesmust betaken to makea total of33 semestercredithours.

DoctorofPhilosophyinElectricalEngineering

75semestercredithoursminimumbeyondthebaccalaureatedegree

AdmissionRequirements

Theuniversity's general admission requirements are discussedon theGraduateAdmissionpage(catalog.utdallas.edu/2014/graduate/admission).

The PhDin ElectricalEngineeringis awarded primarilytoacknowledgethe student'ssuccess in an originalresearchproject, the descriptionof whichis asignificantcontribution to the literature of the discipline.

Applicantsforthedoctoral programarethereforeselected by theElectricalEngineeringProgramGraduateCommitteeon thebasisof research aptitude, aswell as academic record. Applicationsforthe doctoralprogramare considered on an individualbasis.

The followingareguidelinesforadmission to thePhD programin ElectricalEngineering:

•Amaster's degree in electrical engineeringor acloselyassociateddisciplinefroman institutionofhighereducation intheU.S. orfromanacceptable foreignuniversity.Considerationwillbe given tohighlyqualified studentswishingto pursue thedoctoratewithout satisfying allof the requirements for amaster'sdegree.A gradepoint average (GPA) ingraduate courseworkof 3.5or betteron a4.0 pointscale

•GRE revisedscores of154, 156,and4 for the verbal,quantitative, andanalyticalwriting components,respectively, are advisablebased on our experiencewith studentsuccess in theprogram.

Applicantsmustsubmitthreelettersof recommendation onofficial schoolor business letterhead or the UTDallasLetter of RecommendationFormfromindividualswho arefamiliarwith the student'srecord and abletojudge the candidate'sprobabilityof success inpursuingdoctoral study inelectricalengineering.

Applicantsmustalso submita narrativedescribingtheir motivation for doctoralstudy andhow itrelates totheirprofessionalgoals.

For students who are interested in a PhDbut are unableto attend school full-time,thereis a part-timeoption.Theguidelines foradmissiontotheprogram and thedegreerequirements arethe same asforfull-time PhD students.All studentsmusthaveanacademic advisorandanapproved planof study.

DegreeRequirements

Theuniversity's general degree requirements are discussedon theGraduatePoliciesand Procedures page(catalog.utdallas.edu/2014/graduate/policies/policy).

Each programfordoctoralstudy is individually tailoredto the student'sbackgroundand researchobjectivesbythe student'ssupervisorycommittee. Theprogramwill requireaminimum of 75 semestercredit hoursbeyondthe baccalaureatedegree.These creditsmust include at least30 semestercredit hoursofgraduatelevelcourses beyondthebaccalaureatelevelin the majorconcentration. AllPhD studentsmust

demonstratecompetence in the master's level corecourses in their research area. All studentsmust haveanacademic advisor andanapproved planofstudy.

Also required are:

•Aresearchoriented oralqualifying examination (QE) demonstratingcompetence inthePhDcandidate'sresearcharea. Astudentmustmake anoral presentationbasedon areview of2 to4papers followedby a question-answer session. Admissionto PhD candidacy is based on two criteria:Gradedperformance in the QE andGPAin graduatelevel organized courses.Astudententering thePhD program with aMSEEmust passthis exam within3long semesters,andastudententeringwithoutanMSEEmustpassthisexamwithin4longsemesters.Astudenthasatmosttwoattemptsatthisqualifying exam. Theexam will be given during thefalland springsemesters.

•Acomprehensive exam consistingof: a written dissertationproposal, a public seminar,and a privateoralexamination conducted bythePhD candidate'ssupervisingcommittee. At leasthalf of thesupervisingcommitteemustcompriseofcoreEEfaculty membersanditmust bechairedorco-chairedbyan EEfacultymember.

•Completion of amajorresearch project culminatingin a dissertation demonstrating an originalcontributionto scientificknowledge and engineeringpractice.Thedissertation will be defendedpublicly.The rules for this defenseare specifiedbytheOffice oftheDeanofGraduateStudies.Neitheraforeignlanguagenor aminor isrequired forthePhD.However, the student'ssupervisorycommitteemayimposethese or other requirementsthatit feels are necessaryandappropriateto the student'sdegree program.

Research

The principal concentrationareasfor the MSEE program are:BiomedicalApplicationsofElectricalEngineering;CircuitsandSystems; Communications;ControlSystems; DigitalSystems; PhotonicDevicesandSystems;Power ElectronicsandEnergySystems,RFandMicrowaveEngineering;Signal Processing;Solid State Devices andMicroSystems Fabrication.Besides coursesrequiredforeachconcentration,acomprehensivesetof electivesis available in eacharea.

Doctorallevelresearch opportunitiesinclude:VLSIdesignandtest,analogandmixed-signalcircuitsandsystems,RFandmicrowaveengineering, biomedical applications ofelectricalengineering, powerelectronics, renewable energy, motors and drives, vehicular technology,computer architecture, embeddedsystems,computeraideddesign(CAD),ASIC designmethodologies,highspeedsystem-onchipdesignandtest, reconfigurablecomputing,network processor design, interconnection networks, nonlinear signal-processing, smart antennas and array processing, statistical and adaptive signal processing, multimediasignal processing,image processing, real-time imaging, medical image analysis, pattern recognition,speechprocessingand recognition,control theory,robotics, digital communications,modulation and coding,electromagnetic-wavepropagation,diffractivestructures,fiber andintegratedphotonics,nonlinear optics,opticaltransmissionsystems,all-optical networks,opticalinvestigation ofmaterialproperties (reflectometryand ellipsometry),optical instrumentation, lasers, quantum-welloptical devices, theoryand experimentsinsemiconductor-heterostructuredevices, plasma deposition and etching, nanoelectronics,wirelesscommunication, network protocols and evaluation, mobilecomputing and networking, and optical networking.