Computer Engineering Graduate Program
Computer Engineering is an exciting field
that spans topics across electrical engineering and computer
science. Students learn, practice, and perform research related
to the design and analysis of computer systems, including
both hardware and software aspects and their integration.
Careers in computer engineering are wide and varied, ranging
from embedded computer systems found in consumer products
or medical devices, to control systems for automobiles, aircraft
and trains, to more wide-ranging applications in telecommunications,
financial transactions and information systems.
Computer Engineering graduate degree programs,
Master of Engineering, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy,
are jointly administered by the Department of Computer Science
and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
For details on facilities and resources available for these
degree programs, please consult the sections corresponding
to these departments in this graduate record. Students can
choose advisors from either one of the departments. Also,
students may receive financial assistance in the form of a
teaching or research assistantship from either one of these
departments.
Computer engineers design, produce, operate,
program, and maintain computer and digital systems. They generally
apply the theories and principles of science and mathematics
to the design of hardware, software, networks, and processes
to solve technical problems. Hence research in Computer Engineering
covers a broad spectrum of topics, such as computer architecture,
embedded systems, integrated circuit design, Very Large Scale
Integration (VLSI) systems, Field Programmable Gate Arrays
(FPGAs), design automation, hardware/software codesign, software
development and systems, software engineering, digital and
computer systems design, computer networks, computer and network
security, testing, fault-tolerant computing, dependable computing,
real-time systems, algorithms, operating systems, middleware,
compilers, database management, parallel computing and distributed
systems, and computer graphics and vision.
The graduate degree programs in Computer
Engineering are new, with the first set of students graduating
in the Summer of 2003. Detailed requirements for these degrees
are posted on the web site http://www.cpe.virginia.edu.
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