At A Glance
Table of Contents
- Degrees Offered
- Degrees Planned for Next Five Years
- Graduate Students by Department
- Undergraduates by Department
- Research Foci
- Target Areas of Research Excellence
- Planned Growth
Degrees Offered
| Bioengineering | B.S. |
| Bioinformatics | B.S., M.S., Ph.D. |
| Computer Science | B.A., B.S., M.S., Ph.D. |
| Computer Engineering | B.S., M.S., Ph.D. |
| Electrical Engineering | B.S., M.S., Ph.D. |
| Information Systems Management | B.S. |
| Network Engineering | M.S. |
Degrees Planned for Next Five Years
| Statistics & Stochastic Modeling | M.S., Ph.D. |
| Biomolecular Engineering | B.S., M.S., Ph.D. |
| Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering | M.S. |
| Environmental Engineering | B.S., M.S., Ph.D. |
| Techn Management | M.S., Ph.D. |
| Software Engineering | M.S. |
| Web & Internet Engineering | M.A.S. |
Graduate Students by Department (1999-2000)
| Computer Engineering | 57% |
| Computer Science | 43% |
Undergraduates by Department (1999-2000)
| Computer Engineering | 29% |
| Computer Science | 55% |
| Electrical Engineering | 9% |
| Information Systems Management | 7% |
Research Foci
- High-Speed Network Design
- Network Protocol Design
- Real-Time Embedded Systems
- Programming Languages
- Software Engineering
- File & Storage Systems
- Logic Synthesis, Timing Analysis
- VLSI systems- design, testing, CAD
- Interconnection Modeling and Design
- Field-Programmable Gate Arrays
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Architecture
- Machine Learning
- Computer Vision
- Bayesian Statistics
- Dynamical mathematical modeling
- Scientific Visualization
- Computer Modeling, Image Synthesis, and Animation
- Pattern Recognition and Retrieval
- Image Processing, Storage, Retrieval, and Transmission
- Analysis of Algorithms
- Parallel Computation
- Distributed Computation
- Computational Learning Theory
- Nonmonotonic Reasoning
- Bioinformatics
- Biomolecular Engineering
- Human Genome Mapping
Target Areas of Excellence by Department
| AMS | CS | CE | EE | BE* | IE* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayesian statistics and dynamic mathematical modeling | K | X | X | X | X | X |
| Bioinformatics and biomolecularengineering | X | X | X | K | ||
| Communications, signal and image processing | X | X | K | K | ||
| Engineering management | X | X | X | X | K | |
| Information technology infrastructure/database, storage, networks, and computer security | K | K | X | X | ||
| Machine learning, human-computer interface, graphics and visualization | K | X | X | |||
| Optoelectronics and optical systems | X | K | X | |||
| Remote sensing and environmental technology | X | X | K | X | ||
| Software engineering | K | X | ||||
| VLSI, nanosystems, MEMS/NEMS | K | K | X | X |
- K = Key Department
- * = Proposed
Key:
- AMS - Applied Mathematics and Statistics
- CS - Computer Science Statistics
- CE - Computer Engineering
- EE - Electrical Engineering
- BE - Bioengineering
- IE - Interdisciplinary Engineering
Planned Growth
| 1997-98 | 2000-01 | 2010 | Annual Growth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty | 25 | 50 | 114 | >10% |
| Graduate Students | 142 | 160 | 485 | >10% |
| Undergraduate Majors | 594 | 1075 | 1435 | >10% |
| Graduate Programs | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a |
| Undergraduate Programs | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a |