ECSE Department

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ECSE Department

• Orientation Program for New Graduate Students

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Agenda

• WELCOME
• Prof. Ken Connor, ECSE Chairman
• STUDENT SERVICES, ADMISSIONS FINANCIAL AID
• Ms. Ann Bruno
• GENERAL INFORMATION
• Prof. Yannick Le Coz
• MASTERS PROGRAM ECSE RESEARCH AREAS
• Prof. Yannick Le Coz
• DOCTORAL PROGRAM
• Prof. Alan Desrochers

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Welcome

• Prof. Ken Connor ECSE Chair
• A few words

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ECSE Website

• www.ecse.rpi.edu

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Degree Programs

• BS, MEng, MS, PhD, and DEng
• Electrical Engineering
• Computer and Systems Engineering
• Electric Power Engineering
• (Note, Computer Science is a separate program in
  the School of Science)

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ECSE Department

• About 40 Faculty Members
• Approximate Yearly Degrees Awarded
• 200 Bachelors
• 35 Masters
• 15 Doctors
• About 300 Graduate Students
• full, part time, and RSVP (distance)
• About 7.5M Sponsored Research

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Student Services/Admissions/Financial Aid

• Ms. Ann Bruno
• Manager
• Student Services and Graduate Enrollment

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General Information

• Hold on to your Information Packets!
• School Catalog, see Registar
• RPI Web Site, best source of course offerings!
• Also, there is a Course Class-Hour Schedule, see
  Registar
• Please register in the Fall for courses you want
  to take in the Spring!

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Information Packet

• Form for designating your research advisor!
• Who to see about what!

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Schedule

• ECSE Grad-School Orientation Luncheon, 1230 pm,
  6th-floor JEC Flip-Flop lounge, TODAY!
• Should register before Wed., Aug 21 (w/Registar,
  electronically)!
• TAs drop off schedule in JEC-6049, 9am12noon,
  Wed., Aug. 21!

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Schedule

• SUNDAY New TA Meeting, Sunday, Aug 25, 5pm,
  DCC-330, MANDATORY!
• MONDAY (8/26)Classes start!
• WED (8/28)4pm, JEC-3117, Doctoral Program
  Meeting (w/ Prof. Desrochers)

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Course Numbers

• CATALOG ECSE-6400 System Analysis Tech
  
• 4000-level seniors and grad students6000-level
  graduate courses9000-level thesis
• CLASS HOUR SCHEDULE EXAMPLE ECSE-6400-01

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Course Adds Drops

• ADDS Any time during the first 2 weeks, but
  revise your Plan of Study!
• DROPS 5-week rule (see Registrar about exact
  date, usually first days in Oct)

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Graduate School Guidelines/Registration Credits

• Min 12 Credits, Maximum 15 Credits
• Full time, including RAs!
• Only Exception TAs, Min 9 credits!
• Contact Dennis Gornic, Asst Dean of the Grad.
  School for new grad school guidelines policy, if
  necessary.

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Common Abbreviations

• ECSE
• EE (ELEC), CSE (CSYS) EPE (EPOW), DQE, PoS
• Buildings
• JEC, DCC, VCC, CII LOW, OS14 Academy, ...
• Miscellaneous
• TA, RCS, CRN, CS (CSCI)

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Interdisciplinary Centers

• CATCenter for Automated Technology
• CIECenter for Integrated Electronics
• CIPRCenter for Image Processing Research

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Interdisciplinary Centers

• CPESCenter for Power Electronic Systems
• CENSSISCenter for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging
  Systems
• CNGVCenter for Next Generation Video

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Masters Programs

• Prof. Yannick Le Coz Director, Masters Program

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Contacts

• Prof. Yannick Le Coz
• Masters Program Director
• JEC-6225, x-2937, lecozy_at_rpi.edu (Office Hours
  posted)
• Please work with Pris or Rose as your starting
  point!

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Contacts

• Ms. Priscilla Magilligan
• ECSE Masters Program Assistant
• JEC-6049, x-6225, pris_at_ecse.rpi.edu
• She is your ECSE starting point!
• Ms. Rose Carignan
• EPOW Masters Program Assistant
• JEC-5012, x-6329, carigr_at_ecse.rpi.edu
• She is your EPOW starting point!

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Masters Degrees

• Master of Science
• MS in Electrical Engineering
• MS in Computer and Systems Engineering
• MS in Electric Power Engineering
• Master of Engineering
• MEng in Electrical Engineering
• MEng in Computer and Systems Engineering
• MEng in Electric Power Engineering

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General Requirements

• 30 Credit Hours
• Excess credits can be transferred to PhD or
  other Institution, but put only 30 on your PoS!
• At least 21 from ECSE
• At least 18 at 6000/9000-Level (MS EPOW 15)
• Approved Plan of Study (PoS) and PoS Worksheet
  (PoS Worksheet)
• Minimum 3.0 GPA

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EPOW Requirements!

• EPOW students, please contact Rose and your
  Advisor regarding additional requirements and
  modifications!
• Also, look at the requirements in the current
  School Catalog.

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Master of Science

• Preparation for Research Career and/or a PhD
• Emphasis on depth in research area
• 3 academic semesters to complete (recommended)
• Max time period 2-1/2 yrs (see Gornic)
• Masters thesis required (need 69 of
  ECSE/EPOW-6990, MS thesis in your PoS)
• Academic Advisor Research Advisor

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Master of Engineering

• Preparation for Professional Practice
• Emphasis on Breadth
• 3 Course Technical Concentration
• 2 Course Sequence Outside ECSE
• MBA Courses Encouraged
• Professional Master Project possible (see Gornic)
• Academic Advisors ECSE Faculty
• coordinated by Prof. Le Coz

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PoS and PoS Worksheets

• Need to submit directly to Pris or Rose, by
  middle to end of your first semester!
• PoS and PoS Worksheets available on ECSE Web Site
  
• See also, www.ecse.rpi.edu/academic/masters/files.
  htm

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PoS and PoS Worksheets

• Much of the PoS material is also available in
  your Information Packets (but check the Web!)
• Please read over Masters PoS Submission, PoS
  Worksheet for your curriculum, Advisor List,
  Course List, Official RPI PoS.
• Read, too, the Footnotes and Example within your
  appropriate PoS Worsheet.
• Hand in both the PoS Worksheet and official RPI
  PoS to Pris or Rose.

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Research Areas

• Communications, Information, and Signal
  Processing
• Networking
• Speech and Image Processing
• Computer Engineering
• Graphics and Visualization
• Neural Networks
• High-Performance Computing
• Control, Robotics, and Automation
• Agile Manufacturing

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Research Areas

• Electronics and Circuits
• Microelectronics Technology and Design
• Advanced Devices
• Interconnects
• VLSI
• New Materials
• Plasma Engineering and Electromagnetics

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Microelectronics Technology and Design

• Prof. Ishwara Bhat
• Solid state, electronic materials. Growth and
  characterization of SiC and GaN for power-device
  fabrication.
• Prof. Paul Chow
• Semiconductor devices and processes, power
  electronics, smart-power ICs. Director, CPES.

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Microelectronics Technology and Design

• Prof. Partha Dutta
• Solid-state physics, electronic-engineering
  design, optoelectronics. Novel semiconductor
  materials.
• Prof. Ronald Gutmann
• Semiconductor devices, microwave monolithic ICs,
  microwave nondestructive testing, IC-interconnect
  technology. 3D IC technology, SiC devices,
  thin-film packaging, thermo-photovoltaic devices,
  chemical-mechanical
  planarization.

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Microelectronics Technology and Design

• Prof. Yannick Le Coz
• Physical IC CAD tools, parallel stochastic
  algorithms for solving massively coupled systems,
  electrical and thermal analysis of high-end
  digital ICs. Floating random-walk capacitance,
  inductance, and sum-over-paths impulse-response
  extraction.
• Prof. John McDonald
• Communication theory, coding and switching
  theory, computer architecture, digital signal
  processing, VLSI design. SiGe HBT BiCMOS design
  for digital and mixed-signal applications,
  3D-chip design.

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Microelectronics Technology and Design

• Prof. Fred Schubert
• Semiconductor materials and devices,
  optoelectronics.
• Prof. Michael Shur
• Advanced concepts in electronic and
  opto-electronic devices. Noise in semiconductor
  devices and ICs, solid-state lighting, UV
  emitters.
• Prof. Tong Zhang
• VLSI Design.

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Doctoral Programs

• Prof. Alan Desrochers Director of Doctors
  Programs

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Doctors Degrees

• Doctor of Philosophy
• PhD in Electrical Engineering
• PhD in Computer and Systems Engineering
• Doctor of Engineering (rare)
• DEng in Electrical Engineering
• DEng in Computer and Systems Engineering

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General Requirements

• 60 Credit Hours, including Thesis beyond Masters
  Degree
• Take DQE before 15 Credits beyondMasters Degree
• two attempts
• Approved Plan of Study (PoS)
• Minimum 3.0 GPA

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ECSE Department

• Questions ?