Graduate Programs - Overview

Graduate Programs within the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering develop students' understanding of the scientific and mathematical basis of critical technologies and prepare them for the application of sophisticated analysis and design methods to solve a broad range of problems. With roughly 40 faculty members and state-of-the-art facilities, the ECE department offers a solid course curriculum and a rich selection of research opportunities. Our MS and PhD graduates enjoy successful careers in industry and academia often working at the forefront of the technology as well as interdisciplinary fields.

Research activities in the ECE department are broadly classified into three main areas: (i) Electro-Physics, (ii) Information Systems and Sciences, and (iii) Computer Systems Engineering. Each area has distinct, faculty-centered groups. The boundaries between these groups are not sharp, and interaction and cross-fertilization are encouraged and common. Graduate students have the opportunity to conduct research in any of these groups under the guidance of ECE faculty, through access to University-wide centers and cross-disciplinary collaborations.

Departmental facilities include more than two dozen research laboratories featuring state-of-the-art equipment that is continually updated through both University investments and external grant support. A superb computational environment complements the research laboratories, with high-speed networks connecting systems ranging from personal computers and multimedia workstations to scalable parallel supercomputers. Collaborative research with other departments and research centers at Boston University brings a wide range of tools and talents to bear on engineering problems. Important examples include the Photonics Center; the Center for Computational Science; the Center for Space Physics; the Center for Adaptive Systems; the Center for Information and Systems Engineering; the Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems; and the Center for Nanoscience and Nanobiotechnology.

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