- Vision
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We envision a department (faculty, staff, and students) that:
- Is helping to define, make an impact on, and lead in the field of electrical and computer engineering through its education and research agendas.
- Is committed to education and which will influence the direction of the field and society.
- Will make a contribution to society through its research agenda.
- Is a diverse and stimulating intellectual environment wherein faculty, students, and staff can thrive and grow.
- Mission
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The mission of the ECE department is to:
- Create and disseminate knowledge of electrical and computer systems and technologies in a manner that impacts the direction of the field, industrial practice, and society.
- Educate and train students so that they have the knowledge to enter the marketplace and the skills to continually enhance this knowledge, and provide leadership in industry, academia, and government.
- Goals
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The common goals of the ECE department are the advancement and development of methodologies and technologies to:
- Build devices for sensing, computing, communication, and storage of information.
- Build systems of computers and systems with computers for computing, sensing, communication, control, storage, and intelligent processing of information:
- Of computers (distributed computing, security, networking, etc.).
- For computers (VLSI chips, data storage, sensors, MEMS, electronic devices, etc.).
- By/with computers (design, simulation, signal processing and sensor exploitation, embedded systems, etc.).
- Values & Philosophy
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We believe in:
- Training our students to be leaders, technically and ethically.
- Emphasizing multidisciplinary activity in both education and research.
- Quality in teaching, research, and daily operations.
- Exposing our students to timely, practical problems, while inculcating fundamental problem-solving skills and experimental skills that will last their whole career.
- Maintaining a friendly, supportive, and diverse environment that encourages our faculty, students, and staff to achieve their best.