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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Pratt School of Engineering
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

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Programs of Study

Graduate study in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is intended to prepare students for leadership roles in academia, industry, and government that require creative technical problem-solving skills. The Department offers both Ph.D. and M.S. degree programs, with opportunities for study in a broad spectrum of areas within the disciplines of electrical and computer engineering. Research and course offerings in the Department are organized into five areas of specialization: computer engineering, microsystems, photonics, sensing and waves, and signal processing and communications. Interdisciplinary programs are also available that connect the above programs with those in other engineering departments and computer science, the natural sciences, and the Medical School. Significant collaboration occurs with other departments, including computer science, physics, and all Pratt School departments. Students in the Department may also be involved in research conducted in one of the Duke centers, e.g., the Fitzpatrick Center for Photonics and Communications. Under a reciprocal agreement with neighboring universities, a student may include some courses offered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Since an important criterion for admitting new students is the match between student and faculty research interests, prospective students are encouraged to indicate which Departmental specialization areas they are interested in when applying.

Research Facilities

The ECE department currently occupies approximately 47,000 square feet in two buildings: the new Fitzpatrick Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Sciences (CIEMAS) and Hudson Hall. CIEMAS houses cross-disciplinary activities involving the Pratt School and its partners in the fields of bioengineering, photonics, microsystems integration, sensing and simulation, and materials science and materials engineering. This comprehensive facility provides extensive fabrication and test laboratories, Departmental offices, teaching labs, and other lab support spaces as well as direct access to a café. In addition, a state-of-the-art clean room for nanotechnology research is currently under development on its main floor. Hudson Hall is the oldest of the buildings in the engineering complex. It was built in 1948 when the Engineering School moved to Duke’s West Campus and was known as Old Red. An annex was built onto the back of the building in 1972, and in 1992, the building was expanded again and renamed Hudson Hall to honor Fitzgerald S. (Jerry) Hudson E'46. Hudson Hall is home to all four departments in the Pratt School of Engineering, as well as the school’s laboratories, computing facilities, offices, and classrooms.

Financial Aid

Financial support is available for the majority of Ph.D. students and a select number of highly qualified M.S. applicants. Graduate fellowships for the first two semesters of study cover full stipend, registration fees, and tuition. Beyond this initial period, students may receive research assistantships funded by faculty research grants, which together with financial aid, cover their full registration fees, tuition, and stipend until completion of a degree.

Cost of Study

For the 2009–10 year, tuition for doctoral students is $32,340; for master’s students it is approximately $9720 per semester (9 units at $1080 per unit). In addition, a registration fee of $2650 and a health fee of $295 are required each semester.

Living and Housing Costs

Duke has residential apartment facilities available to graduate students through an application process. These furnished apartments are available for continuous occupancy throughout the calendar year. Academic-year rates in central campus apartments range from $5800 per occupant for 3 students in a three-bedroom apartment to $8710 for an efficiency apartment. Several apartment complexes are close to the campus.

Student Group

In the academic year 2008–09, a total of 133 students were enrolled, of whom 101 were doctoral students and 32 were M.S. students.

Location

Located in the rolling central Piedmont area of North Carolina, the Duke University campus is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful in the nation. The four-season climate is mild, but good winter skiing is available in the North Carolina mountains a few hours’ drive to the west, and ocean recreation is a similar distance away to the east. Duke is readily accessible by Interstates 85 and 40 and from Raleigh-Durham International Airport, which is about a 20-minute drive from the campus via Interstate 40 and the Durham expressway.

The University and The Department

Trinity College, founded in 1859, was selected by James B. Duke as the major recipient of a 1924 endowment that enabled a university to be organized around the college and to be named for Washington B. Duke, the family patriarch. A department of engineering was established at Trinity College in 1910, and the Department of Electrical Engineering was formed in 1920. Its name changed to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1996. Duke University remains a privately supported university, with more than 11,000 students in degree programs.

Applying

Admission to the Department is based on a review of previous education and experience, the applicant’s statement of intent, letters of evaluation, standardized test scores (GRE and TOEFL), and grade point average. The application deadline for spring admission is November 8. December 8 is the priority deadline for submission of Ph.D. applications for admission and financial award for the fall semester. January 30 is the priority deadline for submission of M.S. applications for admission.

The Faculty and their Research

John A. Board, Associate Professor of ECE and Computer Science; D.Phil., Oxford. High performance scientific computing and simulation, novel computer architectures, cluster computing and parallel processing, ubiquitous computing.
David J. Brady, Professor; Ph.D., Caltech. Computational optical sensor systems, hyperspectral microscopy, Raman spectroscopy for tissue chemometrics, optical coherence sensors and infrared spectral filters.
Martin A. Brooke, Associate Professor; Ph.D., USC. Integrated analog CMOS circuit design, integrated nanoscale systems, mixed signal VLSI design, sensing and sensor systems, optical immaging and communications, analog and power electronics, electronic circuit assembly and testing.
April S. Brown, John Cocke Professor and Sr. Associate Dean for Research; D.Sc., Cornell. Nanomaterial manufacturing and characterization, sensing and sensor systems, nanoscale/microscale computing systems, integrated nanoscale systems.
Lawrence Carin, William H.Younger Professor; Ph.D., Maryland, College Park, Homeland security, sensing and sensor systems, signal processing, land mine detection.
Krishnendu Chakrabarty, Professor; Ph.D., Michigan. Computer engineering, nanoscale/microscale computing systems, self-assembled computer architecture, micro-electronic mechanical machines, failure analysis, integrated nanoscale systems, microsystems.
Leslie M. Collins, Professor and Chair; Ph.D., Michigan. Sensing and sensor systems, homeland security, land mine detection, neural prosthesis, geophysics, signal processing.
Steven A. Cummer, Jeffrey N. Vinik Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies; Ph.D., Stanford. Geophysics, photonics, atmospheric science, metamaterials, electromagnetics.
Aloyse M. Degiron, Assistant Research Professor; Ph.D., Strasbourg (France). Metamaterials.
Chris Dwyer, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Self-assembled computer architecture, nanoscale/microscale computing systems, nanomaterial manufacturing and characterization, computer engineering, biological computing, computer architecture, nanoscience, materials.
Richard B. Fair, Professor; Ph.D., Duke. Computer engineering, sensing and sensor systems, electronic devices, integrated nanoscale systems, medical diagnostics, microsystems, semiconductors.
Jeffrey T. Glass, Professor and Hogg Family Director, Engineering Managment and Entrepreneurship; Ph.D., Virginia. Micro-electronic mechanical machines, engineering management, entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, sensing and sensor systems, materials.
Michael R. Gustafson, Assistant Professor of the Practice; Ph.D., Duke. Engineering education, electronic circuit assembly and testing, electronic devices.
Lisa G. Huettel, Associate Professor of the Practice and Director of Undergraduate Studies; Ph.D., Duke. Sensing and sensor systems, engineering education, signal processing, distributed systems.
William T. Joines, Professor; Ph.D., Duke. Photonics and electromagnetics.
Nan M. Jokerst, J. A. Jones Professor; Ph.D., USC. Photonics, sensing and sensor systems, nanomaterial manufacturing and characterization, semiconductors, integrated nanoscale systems, microsystems.
Tom Katsouleas, Professor and Dean; Ph.D., Physics, UCLA. Use of plasmas as novel particle accelerators and light sources.
Jungsang Kim, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Stanford. Photonics, micro-electronic mechanical machines, sensing and sensor systems, semiconductors, quantum information, integrated nanoscale systems.
Jeffrey L. Krolik, Professor; Ph.D., Toronto (Canada). Sensing and sensor systems, signal processing, acoustics, medical imaging, homeland security, electromagnetics, antennas.
Xuejun Liao, Assistant Research Professor; Ph.D., China. Pattern recognition and machine learning, bioinformatics, signal processing.
Qing H. Liu, Professor; Ph.D., Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Electromagnetics, antennas, medical imaging, photonics, acoustics, computational electromagnetics.
Hisham Z. Massoud, Professor; Ph.D., Stanford. Nanomaterial manufacturing and characterization, nanoscale/microscale computing systems, computer engineering, engineering education, electronic devices, manufacturing, semiconductors, microsystems.
James Morizio, Assistant Research Professor; Ph.D., Duke. Computer engineering, nanoscale/microscale computing systems, biological computing, mixed signal VLSI design, integrated analog CMOS circuit design.
Loren W. Nolte, Professor; Ph.D., Michigan. Sensing and sensor systems, medical imaging, signal processing.
Douglas P. Nowacek, Repass-Rodgers University Associate Professor of Conservation Technology and Associate Professor of ECE; Ph.D., MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Acoustics, micro-electronic mechanical machines.
Matthew S. Reynolds, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., MIT. RFID and its applications to robotics and human-computer interaction, ultra-low power sensing and computation, parasitic power and smart materials, surfaces, spaces.
Romit Roy Choudhury, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Computer engineering, antennas, electronic devices, wireless networking, mobile computing, distributed systems.
David R. Smith, William Bevan Professor; Ph.D., California, San Diego. Photonics, metamaterials, electromagnetic, plasmonics.
Daniel J. Sorin, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Wisconsin–Madison. Computer engineering, computer architecture, fault tolerance, reliability.
Adrienne D. Stiff-Roberts, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Michigan. Nanomaterial manufacturing and characterization, semiconductor photonic devices, photonics, nanoscience.
Stacy L. Tantum, Assistant Research Professor; Ph.D., Duke. Signal detection and estimation theory, statistical signal processing, remote sensing, matched-field processing, ocean acoustics.
Kishor S. Trivedi; Hudson Professor (joint with Computer Science); Ph.D., Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Computer engineering, failure analysis, fault tolerance, reliability, computer architecture.
Rebecca Willett, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Rice. Sensing and sensor systems, homeland security, medical imaging, K–12 education in science and mathematics, signal processing, photonics, distributed systems.
Scott D. Wolter, Assistant Research Professor; Ph.D., Penn State. Sensing and sensor systems, nanomaterial manufacturing and characterization, biologic materials.
Gary A. Ybarra, Professor of the Practice; Ph.D., North Carolina State. Engineering education, K–12 education in science and mathematics, medical imaging.
Tomoyuki Yoshie, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Caltech. Photonics, semiconductor photonic devices, nanoscale/microscale computing systems, quantum information, integrated nanoscale systems.

Correspondence and Information

Duke University
Steven Cummer
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Pratt School of Engineering, Box 90291
Durham, North Carolina 27708-0291
Telephone: 919-660-5245
Email: grad-inquiry@ee.duke.edu

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The Department offers both Ph.D. and M.S. degree programs, with opportunities for study in a broad spectrum of areas within the disciplines of electrical and computer engineering. Research and course offerings in the Department are organized into five areas of specialization: computer engineering, microsystems, photonics, sensing and waves, and signal processing and communications. Interdisciplinary programs are also available that connect the above programs with those in other engineering departments and computer science, the natural sciences, and the Medical School. Significant collaboration occurs with other departments, including computer science, physics, and all Pratt School departments. Students in the Department may also be involved in research conducted in one of the Duke centers, e.g., the Fitzpatrick Center for Photonics and Communications. Under a reciprocal agreement with neighboring universities, a student may include some courses offered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University in Raleigh. Since an important criterion for admitting new students is the match between student and faculty research interests, prospective students are encouraged to indicate which Departmental specialization areas they are interested in when applying. Research Facilities The ECE department currently occupies approximately 47,000 square feet in two buildings: the new Fitzpatrick Center for Interdisciplinary Engineering, Medicine and Applied Sciences (CIEMAS) and Hudson Hall. CIEMAS houses cross-disciplinary activities involving the Pratt School and its partners in the fields of bioengineering, photonics, microsystems integration, sensing and simulation, and materials science and materials engineering. This comprehensive facility provides extensive fabrication and test laboratories, Departmental offices, teaching labs, and other lab support spaces as well as direct access to a café. In addition, a state-of-the-art clean room for nanotechnology research is currently under development on its main floor. Hudson Hall is the oldest of the buildings in the engineering complex. It was built in 1948 when the Engineering School moved to Duke’s West Campus and was known as Old Red. An annex was built onto the back of the building in 1972, and in 1992, the building was expanded again and renamed Hudson Hall to honor Fitzgerald S. (Jerry) Hudson E'46. Hudson Hall is home to all four departments in the Pratt School of Engineering, as well as the school’s laboratories, computing facilities, offices, and classrooms. Financial Aid Financial support is available for the majority of Ph.D. students and a select number of highly qualified M.S. applicants. Graduate fellowships for the first two semesters of study cover full stipend, registration fees, and tuition. Beyond this initial period, students may receive research assistantships funded by faculty research grants, which together with financial aid, cover their full registration fees, tuition, and stipend until completion of a degree. Cost of Study For the 2009–10 year, tuition for doctoral students is $32,340; for master’s students it is approximately $9720 per semester (9 units at $1080 per unit). In addition, a registration fee of $2650 and a health fee of $295 are required each semester. Living and Housing Costs Duke has residential apartment facilities available to graduate students through an application process. These furnished apartments are available for continuous occupancy throughout the calendar year. Academic-year rates in central campus apartments range from $5800 per occupant for 3 students in a three-bedroom apartment to $8710 for an efficiency apartment. Several apartment complexes are close to the campus. Student Group In the academic year 2008–09, a total of 133 students were enrolled, of whom 101 were doctoral students and 32 were M.S. students. Location Located in the rolling central Piedmont area of North Carolina, the Duke University campus is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful in the nation. The four-season climate is mild, but good winter skiing is available in the North Carolina mountains a few hours’ drive to the west, and ocean recreation is a similar distance away to the east. Duke is readily accessible by Interstates 85 and 40 and from Raleigh-Durham International Airport, which is about a 20-minute drive from the campus via Interstate 40 and the Durham expressway. The University and The Department Trinity College, founded in 1859, was selected by James B. Duke as the major recipient of a 1924 endowment that enabled a university to be organized around the college and to be named for Washington B. Duke, the family patriarch. A department of engineering was established at Trinity College in 1910, and the Department of Electrical Engineering was formed in 1920. Its name changed to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1996. Duke University remains a privately supported university, with more than 11,000 students in degree programs. Applying Admission to the Department is based on a review of previous education and experience, the applicant’s statement of intent, letters of evaluation, standardized test scores (GRE and TOEFL), and grade point average. The application deadline for spring admission is November 8. December 8 is the priority deadline for submission of Ph.D. applications for admission and financial award for the fall semester. January 30 is the priority deadline for submission of M.S. applications for admission. The Faculty and their Research John A. Board, Associate Professor of ECE and Computer Science; D.Phil., Oxford. High performance scientific computing and simulation, novel computer architectures, cluster computing and parallel processing, ubiquitous computing. David J. Brady, Professor; Ph.D., Caltech. Computational optical sensor systems, hyperspectral microscopy, Raman spectroscopy for tissue chemometrics, optical coherence sensors and infrared spectral filters. Martin A. Brooke, Associate Professor; Ph.D., USC. Integrated analog CMOS circuit design, integrated nanoscale systems, mixed signal VLSI design, sensing and sensor systems, optical immaging and communications, analog and power electronics, electronic circuit assembly and testing. April S. Brown, John Cocke Professor and Sr. Associate Dean for Research; D.Sc., Cornell. Nanomaterial manufacturing and characterization, sensing and sensor systems, nanoscale/microscale computing systems, integrated nanoscale systems. Lawrence Carin, William H.Younger Professor; Ph.D., Maryland, College Park, Homeland security, sensing and sensor systems, signal processing, land mine detection. Krishnendu Chakrabarty, Professor; Ph.D., Michigan. Computer engineering, nanoscale/microscale computing systems, self-assembled computer architecture, micro-electronic mechanical machines, failure analysis, integrated nanoscale systems, microsystems. Leslie M. Collins, Professor and Chair; Ph.D., Michigan. Sensing and sensor systems, homeland security, land mine detection, neural prosthesis, geophysics, signal processing. Steven A. Cummer, Jeffrey N. Vinik Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies; Ph.D., Stanford. Geophysics, photonics, atmospheric science, metamaterials, electromagnetics. Aloyse M. Degiron, Assistant Research Professor; Ph.D., Strasbourg (France). Metamaterials. Chris Dwyer, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Self-assembled computer architecture, nanoscale/microscale computing systems, nanomaterial manufacturing and characterization, computer engineering, biological computing, computer architecture, nanoscience, materials. Richard B. Fair, Professor; Ph.D., Duke. Computer engineering, sensing and sensor systems, electronic devices, integrated nanoscale systems, medical diagnostics, microsystems, semiconductors. Jeffrey T. Glass, Professor and Hogg Family Director, Engineering Managment and Entrepreneurship; Ph.D., Virginia. Micro-electronic mechanical machines, engineering management, entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, sensing and sensor systems, materials. Michael R. Gustafson, Assistant Professor of the Practice; Ph.D., Duke. Engineering education, electronic circuit assembly and testing, electronic devices. Lisa G. Huettel, Associate Professor of the Practice and Director of Undergraduate Studies; Ph.D., Duke. Sensing and sensor systems, engineering education, signal processing, distributed systems. William T. Joines, Professor; Ph.D., Duke. Photonics and electromagnetics. Nan M. Jokerst, J. A. Jones Professor; Ph.D., USC. Photonics, sensing and sensor systems, nanomaterial manufacturing and characterization, semiconductors, integrated nanoscale systems, microsystems. Tom Katsouleas, Professor and Dean; Ph.D., Physics, UCLA. Use of plasmas as novel particle accelerators and light sources. Jungsang Kim, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Stanford. Photonics, micro-electronic mechanical machines, sensing and sensor systems, semiconductors, quantum information, integrated nanoscale systems. Jeffrey L. Krolik, Professor; Ph.D., Toronto (Canada). Sensing and sensor systems, signal processing, acoustics, medical imaging, homeland security, electromagnetics, antennas. Xuejun Liao, Assistant Research Professor; Ph.D., China. Pattern recognition and machine learning, bioinformatics, signal processing. Qing H. Liu, Professor; Ph.D., Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Electromagnetics, antennas, medical imaging, photonics, acoustics, computational electromagnetics. Hisham Z. Massoud, Professor; Ph.D., Stanford. Nanomaterial manufacturing and characterization, nanoscale/microscale computing systems, computer engineering, engineering education, electronic devices, manufacturing, semiconductors, microsystems. James Morizio, Assistant Research Professor; Ph.D., Duke. Computer engineering, nanoscale/microscale computing systems, biological computing, mixed signal VLSI design, integrated analog CMOS circuit design. Loren W. Nolte, Professor; Ph.D., Michigan. Sensing and sensor systems, medical imaging, signal processing. Douglas P. Nowacek, Repass-Rodgers University Associate Professor of Conservation Technology and Associate Professor of ECE; Ph.D., MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Acoustics, micro-electronic mechanical machines. Matthew S. Reynolds, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., MIT. RFID and its applications to robotics and human-computer interaction, ultra-low power sensing and computation, parasitic power and smart materials, surfaces, spaces. Romit Roy Choudhury, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Computer engineering, antennas, electronic devices, wireless networking, mobile computing, distributed systems. David R. Smith, William Bevan Professor; Ph.D., California, San Diego. Photonics, metamaterials, electromagnetic, plasmonics. Daniel J. Sorin, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Wisconsin–Madison. Computer engineering, computer architecture, fault tolerance, reliability. Adrienne D. Stiff-Roberts, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Michigan. Nanomaterial manufacturing and characterization, semiconductor photonic devices, photonics, nanoscience. Stacy L. Tantum, Assistant Research Professor; Ph.D., Duke. Signal detection and estimation theory, statistical signal processing, remote sensing, matched-field processing, ocean acoustics. Kishor S. Trivedi; Hudson Professor (joint with Computer Science); Ph.D., Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Computer engineering, failure analysis, fault tolerance, reliability, computer architecture. Rebecca Willett, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Rice. Sensing and sensor systems, homeland security, medical imaging, K–12 education in science and mathematics, signal processing, photonics, distributed systems. Scott D. Wolter, Assistant Research Professor; Ph.D., Penn State. Sensing and sensor systems, nanomaterial manufacturing and characterization, biologic materials. Gary A. Ybarra, Professor of the Practice; Ph.D., North Carolina State. Engineering education, K–12 education in science and mathematics, medical imaging. Tomoyuki Yoshie, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Caltech. Photonics, semiconductor photonic devices, nanoscale/microscale computing systems, quantum information, integrated nanoscale systems. Correspondence and Information Duke University Steven Cummer Director of Graduate Studies Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Pratt School of Engineering, Box 90291 Durham, North Carolina 27708-0291 Telephone: 919-660-5245 Email: grad-inquiry@ee.duke.edu
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