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School of Engineering
Computer Science & Engineering
Department
Outline
1. UB Profile
2. SE Profile
3. CSE Profile
School of Engineering
University of Bridgeport
Welcome to Bridgeport
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Located between New
York City (60 miles)
and Boston (150
miles)
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Accessible by car, rail,
air and ferry
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Connecticut’s largest
city
Several local hotels
(Holiday Inn, Marriott,
etc.)
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Nearest airports: JFK
(64 miles), Laguardia
(60 miles), Hartford (70
miles), Newark (75
miles)
Bridgeport
• Diverse people and
cultures
• Tourist Attractions
– P.T. Barnum circus
museum
– Discovery museum and
planetarium
– Beardsley Zoo
– Downtown cabaret theater
– Bridgeport Bluefish
(Baseball) and Sound
Tigers (Ice Hockey)
University of Bridgeport
 Founded in 1927
 Accredited, private, doctoral level institution
 Located in the state of Connecticut, city of
Bridgeport
 Student body representing over 80 countries
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University of Bridgeport
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An international, doctoral
intensive comprehensive
university, with award-winning
academic programs.
UB’s 50-acre campus is flanked
by the Seaside Park and Long
Island Sound
Ideally located
– Beaches 2-3 minute walk
– Close to metro north rail
station
University Profile
• University of Bridgeport founded in 1927 as the
Junior College of Connecticut
• Became the University of Bridgeport in 1947
• Private, Independent, Non-sectarian and
International
• UB Total Full Time Students : 5300 approx
School of Engineering
University of Bridgeport
ENROLLMENT (Since 1992…)
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UB Schools
School of Arts
& Sciences
School of
Business
School of
Engineering
School of
Education &
Human
Resources
International
College
School of
Continuing &
Professional
Studies
College of
Chiropractic
Fones School
of Dental
Hygiene
College of
Naturopathic
Medicine
Nutrition
Institute
Acupuncture
Institute
ELI – English
Language
Institute
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University Campus
University Surroundings
School of Engineering
 Fastest growing School of
Engineering in the nation,
among the 300+ accredited
engineering schools
 Largest graduate engineering
program in Connecticut (over
1000 students) and second
largest graduate engineering
program in New England
School of Engineering
• The SOE offers undergraduate degrees in Computer
Science and an ABET-accredited Computer Engineering
degree.
• Master's degrees in Electrical Engineering,
Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical
Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Technology
Management.
• Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering.
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# of Available Dual Degree Programs: 16
# of Available Concentration Areas / Graduate Certificate Programs: 34
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MS EE
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ENGINEERING
“UB’s Engineering School,
with 1,250 students, is among
top three for enrollment
in New England.”
CT Post 11/22/2007
Conferences
• The School of Engineering has been the host of the largest
international engineering research conference held on line for the
last three years. CISSE (The International Joint Conferences on
Computer, Information and Systems Sciences and Engineering) is
the first high-caliber Research Conference in the world to be
completely conducted online in real-time via the internet.
• The School of Engineering recently started to host a colloquium
series with vibrant and renowned speakers. Five internal and five
external speakers are scheduled for every semester. This series
has attracted regional attention and features world-class scholars
and industry pioneers. In April 2008, the SOE hosted the IEEE
Computer Society Spring Workshop.
• The School of Engineering has been chosen to host two major
international and regional conferences in 2009:
• REV (Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation)
• ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education)
MS – Technology Management
Curriculum & Choices*
TM Core Courses *
• Marketing, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
• Total Quality Management & Continuous
Process Improvement
• Finance & Accounting for Managers
• Leadership, Teams and Managing Change
• Global Program and Project Management
• Business Policy and Strategy – Capstone / Project
• Contemporary Issues in Communications and
Quantitative Techniques
• Engineering Colloquium (1 credit)
Required Courses: 8 Courses for Degree
Choice of Concentrations
& Electives (27 Choices)**
• Bio-Technology and/or Bio-Medical Management
and Technology
• Computer, Networking & Software
• Data Base Management Systems
• Electronic Commerce & Information Technology
• Entrepreneurship
• Environmental & Energy Management
• Health Care Management & Administration
• New Venture Creation/Entrepreneurship/
Intrapreneurship
• Manufacturing Management
• New Product Development & Commercialization
• Program & Project Management
• Service Management & Engineering
• Strategic Sourcing & Outsourcing
• Supply Chain & Logistics Management
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4 Electives – Can be chosen
*Minimum Total Credits Required = 34 for Graduation
Research Areas –
Technology Management
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Creating and Sustaining Innovation and Managing Proactive Change
Bio-Medical/Bio-Technology and Management
Business and Information Technology Continuity and Security
Environment and Energy Management and Technology (including
Green and Sustainability)
Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship & New Venture Creation
Creating & Sustaining High Performance Global Leaders and Teams
New Product/Service Development and Commercialization
Strategic Marketing, Demand Creation and Growth
Information Technology
Outsourcing and Strategic Sourcing
Quality Management and Lean Process Management
Global Program and Project Management
Supply Chain Management & Logistics
Corporate and Information Technology Strategy, Execution &
Governance
Manufacturing Management
Service Management
MS – Computer Science
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CS Core Courses
Choice of Electives
• Computer Networks
• Advanced Object Oriented Programming Using
C++
• Algorithm Design
• Operating Systems
• Data Base Design
• Data and Computer Communication
• Graduate Project
• Engineering Colloquium (1 credit)
Required Courses: 7 Courses for Degree
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Local Area Networks
Network Administration
Advanced Data Base Design
Multimedia Data Base Design
Windows Programming
Unix System Programming
Services Oriented Architecture
Java Programming
Advanced java Programming
Computer Architecture
Robotics
Advanced Robotics
Mobile Communication
Wireless Communication
5 Electives Must Be Chosen
MS – Computer Engineering
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CS Core Courses
• Advanced Object Oriented Programming Using
C++
• Digital Signal Processing
• Computer Architecture
• Logic Synthesis Using FPGAs or VLSI Design
• Data and Computer Communication
• Graduate Project
•Engineering Colloquium (1 credit)
Required Courses: 7 Courses for Degree
Choice of Electives
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Computer Networks
Local Area Networks
Network Administration
Analog VLSI Design
VLSI (Very Large Scale Inegration)
Windows Programming
Unix System Programming
Image Processing
Software Engineering
Java Programming
Network Security
Robotics
Advanced Robotics
Mobile Communication
Wireless Communication
5 Electives Must Be Chosen
*Minimum Total Credits Required = 34 for Graduation
Research Areas - Computer
Science & Engineering
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Automation and Manufacturing
Biomedical Engineering
Computer Architecture
Computer Arithmetic
Computer Networks
Control Systems
Digital Signal Processing & Image Processing
Multimedia Data Base Application
Formal Approaches for Design, Synthesis and Verification
Parallel and Distributed Architectures and Algorithms
Robotics
Scalable Web Architectures, SOA, GPS Applications.
Microelectronic Design
Wireless Communication
MS – Electrical Engineering
Curriculum & Choices*
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Core courses are decided by the student pursuing a particular
concentration; courses come from a list of almost 100 different courses;
student should be guided by the department's research areas.
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All courses are at the 400 or 500 level.
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All courses in EE and Computer Science and Computer Engineering are
accepted toward the MSEE.
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A minimum of 30 credits is required for the MSEE
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Master's Project or Thesis is required
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One course in either Technology Management or Mechanical Engineering
may be taken, but this is not necessary.
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Concentrations available in Electrical Engineering are:
VLSI, Signal Processing, Energy and Power, Medical Electronics, Solar Cells,
Electrical Accident Reconstruction, MEMs, Electrical materials/Composites,
PLC (Programmable Logic Control)
Research Areas - Electrical
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Distributed control and optimization
Electrical Properties of Plastic/Metal Composites
Electrical Safety and Electric Accident reconstruction
Electromagnetic Fields Applied To Lightning
Electronic Biological Sensors
Electronic Materials and Devices
Information processing and control of large-scale
distributed systems
Medical Electronics & Bio-Medical
Micro-electromechanical Systems (MEMS)
Micro-sensors and Micro-actuators
Superconductors
Thin-film Solar Cells
VLSI design and testing
PLC (Programmable Logic Control)
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MS – Mechanical Engineering
Curriculum & Choices*
ME Core Courses
• Traditional Concentration Area
• MEEG 410 Advanced Fluid Dynamics
• MEEG 452 Advanced Vibration
• MEEG 453 Finite Element Methods
• MEEG 454 Advanced Dynamics
• MEEG 463 Advanced Heat Transfer
• Math 401 Advanced Analysis
• Master’s Project
• Engineering Colloquium (1 credit)
Choice of Concentrations
Design Management Concentration Area
(Take 3 credits from Traditional Core Courses)
• Computer Aided Engineering/Design
• Advanced CAE/CAD Projects
• CAM & NC Machining
• Design & Innovation
• Ergonomics
• Intellectual Property & Technology
Manufacturing Management Concentration Area
(Take 3 credits from Traditional Core Courses)
• Materials & Methods in Manufacturing
• Advanced CAE/CAD Projects
• Innovations & Product Development
• Production Technology & Techniques
• Supply Chain Management
• Principles of Logistics and Materials
• Manufacturing Management
• Robotics and Automation
• Materials
*Minimum Total Credits Required = 30 for Graduation
Research Areas – Mechanical
Engineering
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Automation control
Biomechanics of manipulation
Biomedical equipment design
Design/Shape optimization
Computational fluid dynamics
Finite element analysis
HVAC
Heat Transfer
Human performance effects of manipulation of the
extremities
Laser material processing
Manufacturing
Nanomaterials
Biomaterials and bioinspired materials
Prototyping
Robotics
Thermal management of electronic devices and systems
Welding
BIM – Building Information Modeling
MS – Biomedical Engineering
Curriculum & Choices*
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Core courses are decided by the student pursuing a particular
concentration; courses come from a list of several interdisciplinary
biomedical engineering courses student should be guided by the BME
program research areas.
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All courses are at the 400 or 500 level and research project is 600 level.
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Many courses in EE, Computer Science and Computer Engineering, TM and
ME are accepted in MS BME program.
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A minimum of 33 credits is required for the MSBME
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Team based research project of 6 credit is compulsory
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Concentrations available in Biomedical Engineering are:
Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Bioelectronics and Biomedical Electronics,
Biobased Energy and Power, Bio-MEMs, Biosensing, Bioimaging,
Biomechanics, Bio-instrumentation, Biorobotics, Electrochemistry in
biosystems, Bio-signaling, Communication in biological systems
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Bio-Medical Engineering
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Biomedical materials
Biomimicking and bioinspired materials
Bioelectronics
BioMEMS
Biosignal processing
Biorobotics
Bioimage processing
Ergonomy
Bioinformatics
Gene sequencing
Communication in man-machine interface
Biosensing
Tissue Engineering
Cellular and molecular biology
Biometrics
Biomechanics
Biotechnology
Financial Stipends
and Scholarships
 165 Engineering and Business programs assistantships
based on academic merit: 4 credits tuition waiver for two
consecutive semesters
 Dean’s Assistantships: 9 credits tuition waiver and $10,000
living costs waiver for two consecutive academic semesters
for Engineering
 Graduate Assistantships, Research Assistantships and
Student Workers employment available
 Payment plans option available after your 1st semester
Facilities
Facilities
• 16 state of the art computer/instruction labs.
• Sample of Distinguished Research labs:
– RISC Project Lab. (Interdisciplinary Robotics, Intelligent Sensing,
and Control): Director Prof. Tarek Sobh
– Wireless & Mobile Communications (WMC) Project Lab.:
Director Prof. Khaled Elleithy
– VLSI/FPGA Project Lab.
– Multimedia Information Group (MIG) Project Lab.: Director Prof.
Jeongkyu Lee
– PLC Lab.: Director Prof. Jack Toporovsky
Multimedia Information Group
(MIG) Laboratory
UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT
MIG@UB
Multimedia Information Group
• Multimedia Information Group @ UB
– Department of Computer Science and Engineering at UB, CT
• Location: Charles A. Dana Hall #234
• People
– Prof. Jeongkyu Lee
– 2 PhDs and 2 MS students
• Collaborators
– Prof. JungHwan Oh at UNT
– Prof. Shou-jiang Tang at UTSW
– Prof. Dongwon Lee at PSU
http://www.bridgeport.edu/~jelee/mig
UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT
Multimedia Information Group
Our Vision
High-level
approach
Multimedia
understanding
Future Research
knowledge discovery
from Videos
STRG-QL
MM Ontology
Current Research
TaeKwonDo videos
Video copy detection
SmartView (WCE)
medical video analysis
graph-based model
graph-based SBD
BLASTed Image Matching
STRG-Index
GVDBMS
Applications
- medical DB
- spatio-temporal DB
- UAV
Early Research
Low-level
approach
video parsing
video surveillance mining
video segmentation
raw video mining
Modeling and Design
Data Analysis and Mining Index and Query Process
System and Application
Database Research
http://www.bridgeport.edu/~jelee/mig
UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT
Multimedia Information Group
Active Research
TaeKwonDo project
SmartView project
• Developing algorithms and S/W for event detections from
WCE (Wireless Capsule Endoscopy) videos
• Funded from IntroMedic, Co. Ltd., Korea
• Collaborator: Dr. Tang at UTSW, Dr. Oh at UNT
• Developing algorithm and prototype system
for automatic judge of TaeKwonDo poomsae
• Sponsor: International College at UB, WTF
• Collaborator: Prof. Kim of Martial Art dept.
at UB
MIG
CNN
NBC
Search Policy
MLB
Movie
Scalability
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Search Content
based Video Search
Find copied videos from Very
Large Video Database
• Developing a noble method for video and image matching
• Applicatoin1: Video Copy Detection for YouTube
• Applicatoin2: BIM (BLASTed Image matching)
• Collaborator: Dr. Dongwon Lee at Penn State University
Vlinkage: Video Linkage project
• Developing a new algorithm for automatic generation of
Multimedia Ontology
• Target applications: Medical videos, Surveillance camera,
and Military videos
• Looking for sponsors
Multimedia Ontology
http://www.bridgeport.edu/~jelee/mig
University of Bridgeport
School of Engineering
Robotics, Intelligent
Sensing and Control Lab
(RISC)
Outline of Outgoing Project
• Online Automation and Control: An Experiment in Distance
Engineering Education
• E-Learning: Case Studies in Web-Controlled Devices and Remote
Manipulation
• Prototyping Environment for Robot Manipulators
• Manipulator Workspace Generation and Visualization in the
Presence of Obstacles
• Kinematic Synthesis of Robotic Manipulators from Task Descriptions
• New concept in optimizing the manipulability index of serial
Manipulators using SVD method
Outline of Outgoing Project
• Recovering 3-D Uncertainties from Sensory
Measurements for Robotics Applications
• Industrial Inspection and Reverse Engineering
• Sensing Under Uncertainty for Mobile Robots
• Robot Design and Dynamic Control Simulation Software
Solutions From Task Points Description.
• RISCBot II
Online Distance Laboratories
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Using Automation and Telerobotic (controlling
devices from a distance) systems
Real-time laboratory experience via the internet
1. Tele-operation of Mitsubishi Movemaster
2. RISCBOT – A Web Enabled Autonomous
Navigational Robot
3. Tele-operation of the FESTO Process Controller
Capabilities and
Research Facilities
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Sensing under uncertainty.
Sensor-based distributed control schemes.
Control and planning for autonomous mobile systems.
Modeling and recovering uncertainty in 3-D structure and motion.
Dynamics and kinematics generation and analysis for multi-DOF
robots.
Active observation and control of a moving agent under uncertainty.
Automation for genetics application.
Manipulator workspace generation in the presence of obstacles.
Turbulent flow analysis using sensors within a DES framework
Other Projects
RISC
RISC
Workspace Dimensions
and Coordinates of the Task-Points
Restrictions on Manipulator
Configuration
Velocity and Acceleration
Requirements
Obstacles, Working Medium, and
Trajectory Biases
Manipulability Bands of Puma 560 in
2D workspace
RISCbot II
Wireless & Mobile
Communications (WMC)
Laboratory
Current Research Projects
1. Wireless Multiuser Communications for
Cellular and Mobile Networks
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BER and SNR Analysis of DS-CDMA Cellular
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Multiple Access interference (MAI) Cancellation for
Wireless Multiuser Receivers
Analysis of Processing Gain for Wireless Multiuser
DS-CDMA Systems
Computational Complexity and Algorithm
Optimization for 3G Cellular Networks
Research Projects
2. Wireless Mesh Networks
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The Use of Orthogonal Frequency Code Division
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Efficient Routing Algorithms for Wireless MeshHypercube (M-H) Networks
Research Projects (Cont..)
3. Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANET)
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The Best and Worst Case Capacity Analysis of MANET
Efficient DSR Based Routing Scheme for MANET
Minimizing the Malicious Behavior of Mobile Nodes for
Maximizing the MANET Data Throughput
4. Wireless Sensor Networks
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Resource Optimization in Wireless Sensor Networks Via
Self-Adaptive Methodology
Minimizing the Energy Consumption of Wireless Sensor
Nodes Using Active Node Optimization Method
Related Recent Results
CDMA Receiver: Multiuser Receiver
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A class of CDMA receivers known as multiuser receivers
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sequences and mobile channel impulse responses of all the
CDMA users
The goal is to improve the performance of the wireless
CDMA users
WMC
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group
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Classification of CDMA detectors
Related Recent Results
Antenna Design for Cellular Networks
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– Co-channel interference
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– Collect multipath components
– Delay spread reduction
– reduce handoff rate
– stand alone technique
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– Linear increase in
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Faculty
• The School of Engineering currently has more than 75 full and part
time faculty members. The number of full time faculty has doubled in
the past four years.
• The School of Engineering faculty have produced more than fifteen
books in the past two years on topics varying from Engineering
Education, Computing Sciences and Software Engineering, ELearning, Instruction Technology, Algorithms and Techniques in
Automation,
Robotics,
Industrial
Electronics
and
Telecommunications
• The number of faculty and student scholarly publications in worldclass academic conferences and journals in the last three years has
been over 400.
School of Engineering
• UB Among U.S. Doctorate Granting Institutions:
Seventh most diverse University
Seventh (small class sizes)
Second most international University
(U.S. News and World Report Rankings)
• School of Engineering: Most diverse and
international in UB; small class sizes.
Computer Science &
Engineering Department
•Students
•Faculty
•Laboratories
•Collaboration with Industry
•Research
•Recent Achievements
•Unique Characteristics
Students
• High percentage of international students.
• Very active and high quality :
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High grades, co-ops, internships, publishing and
research (graduates and undergraduates),
tutoring, awards, entrepreneurial activities.
• CSE Department is largest in School of Engineering.
Faculty
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Faculty background in CS , CE, MATH, and EE
• Small Faculty, but very active in research,
new program / course development, industry
involvement, teaching innovation, consulting.
•publishing in quality journals and conferences
•attracting external funds, entrepreneurial activities.
• Distinguished teaching + innovative instruction
• 2002 UB Distinguished teacher of the year award
• Developing new courses and materials, web resources ,
labs, programs (e-content , e-assessment, distance
learning programs, etc ..)
• Collaboration with industry
Laboratories
Significant instructional / R&D Labs. in the areas of:
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Robotics / Automation and Control.
Advanced digital design and VLSI / FPGA.
Advanced networking and telecommunications.
Wireless communications.
High Performance Computing.
Power Electronics and others.
Moving to a newly renovated building in 2001 (new home
for Engineering at UB)
• Compute count : 100 + Sparcs, 130+ PC’s; S/W .. )
Research
• Grants for Equipment, Research and
Development. (Helped in Establishing our labs.)
• Several R & D projects in the areas of:
• Automation and Robotics.
• Product Design and Prototyping.
• Signal Processing.
• VLSI.
• Motion Control.
• Manufacturing / Reverse Engineering.
• Software Development.
Teaching and Innovative Programs
• Evening, weekend and continuing education
• On-site teaching in Industry.
• Distance learning version of M.S. in C.S.
• 3 - 4 Course graduate and undergraduate
certificates
Industry and Community Collaboration
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Joint development projects.
On-site Training
Industry Advisory Board
ConnCap Program (Pre-Engineering) with Bridgeport School District
and the School of Education.
Sample of Companies:
Sagemaker, EMC, Pitney Bowes, Northrup Grumann, ADC Newnet, Dictaphone,
Transwitch, Executone, Motorola,Sony, Lucent, Synopsis, NEC,Oracle, General
Re,Lockheed Martin, IBM, UPS, SNET, Remington, Sikorsky Aircraft and others.
Recent Achievements
• 4 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) awards in the last three years
• ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) regional competition: top 3 - 5
placements for several years.
• Faculty research / best paper awards and grants.
• Recent Lab. upgrades and grants (Sun Microsystems $0.7M grant,
Oracle $1M grant, NSF Lab. Grant, others)
• Connecticut Venture Group (second place, statewide)
• Sigma Xi research grant, 3 Upsilon Pi Epsilon awards, Phi Kappa Phi, Microsoft,
IEEE CSIDC awards.
Unique Characteristics
• 1 out of 2 ABET-accredited Computer Engineering
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England)
One of the largest CS-Graduate program in CT
Only Weekend Masters in Computer Science in Region.
(NY, NJ, CT, MA, RI, etc.)
Co-op and internships programs (Virtually all students,
graduate and undergraduate)
Undergraduate research and publications.
National and international awards.
Opening Doors, Building Futures
University of Bridgeport - strongly
committed to academic
development and professional
accomplishments!!!
Thank you