Electrical and Electronics Engineering

The purpose of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering is to provide professional training. and at the same time to participate actively in applied and theoretical research. It is therefore necessary for students to acquire a sound knowledge of basic sciences. such as mathematics. physics and chemistry together with an understanding of economics. social sciences and humanities before specialization takes place. The program is designed to encourage the development of individual initiative and resourcefulness with emphasis on responsibility and good judgment.<BR><BR>The undergraduate program is designed for students who may wish to delay their decisions until the end of the fifth semester as to which of the several fields of Electrical and Electronics Engineering they will choose. The students may specialize in the fields of circuits and systems. electronics (VLSI. solid-state electronics. optoelectronics and MEMS). biomedical engineering. EMT. communications. signal processing. control systems. robotics. computer engineering. electrical machines and power electronics. power systems and high voltage. The selection of the fields of specialization in the fourth year must be made under the close supervision of the Department advisors or of the Chair of the Department. Successful candidates are awarded the degree of Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the end of the fourth year. During this period of undergraduate study students are expected to spend a minimum of 40 working days in industry over two consecutive summers.<BR><BR>Research. on the other hand. is the life blood of an institution of higher education. Some of the major research activities are: Power system analysis and planning. power system control and operation. insulation. breakdown in dielectrics. H.V. measurement techniques. gaseous discharges. design of electrical machines. control of electrical machines. electrical drives. power converters. renewable energy sources. process control and instrumentation. intelligent control. adaptive control. vision. kinematics and trajectory planning of robots. artificial intelligence. pattern recognition. VLSI design. solid-state electronics. optoelectronics. MEMS. signal processing. data transmission. synchronization and equalization. coding techniques. speech processing. switching circuits. microcomputers (software and hardware). computer aided instruction. scattering and diffraction problems. antennas and radar. active and passive microwave devices and systems. biomedical instrumentation. medical imaging. acoustic imaging. pulse shaping filters. broad band matching. These activities forming a mutually beneficial link between the university and industry serve not only as a stimulus for a more intensive research environment in the Department but constitute a channel of information about the present and future needs of the industry to help in the improvement of the educational programs.<BR><BR>MISSION: Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department was founded with a threefold mission in teaching. research. and public service. Based on that foundation.<BR><BR>The