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A driving force of growth, discovery, and innovation \u2014 this is perhaps the best possible way to describe the University of North Carolina at Charlotte<\/a> (UNC Charlotte). As an urban research institution, UNC Charlotte fuels American innovation in everything, from resilient and sustainable architecture and environmental systems, to epidemiological modelling and sustainable energy.<\/p>\n

Leading this wave is the university\u2019s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/a>. Here, programmes are designed to strike a balance between theory and practical knowledge, ensuring for a holistic education in the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor more than 60 years, The William States Lee College of Engineering at UNC Charlotte has been one of the premier engineering and technology programmes in the southeastern United States,\u201d Dr. Asis Nasipuri, Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, states.. \u201cWe emphasise applied research, with opportunities for students to obtain hands-on experience tackling real-world problems.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nowhere is this more apparent than in the graduate programmes offered at the department, where modules are meticulously focused to ensure career-readiness. \u201cThe courses offered are very industry-oriented, which would build one\u2019s profile and experience catering towards the needs of the wider community,\u201d shares Indian student Ushma Bharucha.<\/p>\n

Bharucha opted for the M.S. in Electrical Engineering (MSEE)<\/a>, which aims to provide students with advanced knowledge on the theory and practical applications of electrical systems and signal processing. She credits the flexibility offered as a determining factor in choosing the programme.<\/p>\n

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UNC Charlotte offers programmes that are meticulously focused to ensure career-readiness. Source: University of North Carolina at Charlotte<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cUNC Charlotte offers a good programme where you are allocated a certain time frame within which you can choose your desired courses,\u201d she explains. \u201cFor the [first] month, I assessed different courses offered and tried to form my schedule for the semester. All the classes provided the roadmap of how I would progress throughout the semester and how to make the best of the course.\u201d<\/p>\n

Throughout the year, students are guided through a number of in-demand areas of focus, including Communications and Networking, Signal and Image Processing, Electromagnetics, Antennas, and RF, Power Systems, Power Electronics and Machines, and more. The breadth of knowledge they gain ensures that by the time the year draws to a close, they are confident in choosing between a thesis or a non-thesis assessment.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter a year, I was quite certain about the track I wanted to take for my master\u2019s,\u201d Bharucha says. \u201cI opted for the thesis option since I was quite interested in some of the topics taught in one of my courses and wanted to dive deeper into it.\u201d<\/p>\n

She recalls one class in particular that turned her head: that of Heterogeneous Computing. It\u2019s taught by Dr. Hamed Tabkhi, one of UNC Charlotte\u2019s leading professors, and focuses on giving students a comprehensive understanding of the various hardware architectures involved in computing systems.<\/p>\n

Dr. Tabkhi is working on a project that aims to develop an end-to-end privacy-preserving computer vision for real-time situational awareness focusing on smart city applications \u2014 one of the only existing projects of this kind in the world.<\/p>\n

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To the department\u2019s knowledge, UNC Charlotte is the first institution of its kind to propagate projects such as Dr. Tabkhi\u2019s Smart City initiative. Source: University of North Carolina at Charlotte<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWe also have a full team of UX designers, visual artists, and mobile app developers to bring back this information to decision-makers, stakeholders, and the general public,\u201d Dr. Tabkhi shares. \u201cMultiple faculties from transportation engineering, social science, criminology, architecture, urban design, and public policy are collaborating with us on the social\/community aspects of the technology. The testbed creates a great opportunity to put UNC Charlotte as the leader of AI-powered smart city research.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students are often given the opportunity to work with faculty members on projects such as these, serving to widen their own expertise.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did research under Dr. Tabkhi for the Smart City project and I extensively worked on the action detection team,\u201d says Electrical Engineering student Anbumalar Saravanan. \u201cI received moral support in the form of his mentorship and my fellow PhD team. On top of this, I received financial support in the form of teaching and research assistantships that helped cover the cost of my tuition fees.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Students join a thriving international community at UNC Charlotte. Source: University of North Carolina at Charlotte<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Another programme offered at the department is the M.S. in Computer Engineering<\/a> (MSCPE). Here, students are educated on current and future generation computer hardware and software technologies. Technical areas of focus include Computer Architecture and Hardware Design, Computer Systems and Applications Software, and Distributed and Real-Time Computer Systems.<\/p>\n

MSCPE students can engage in research and individualised projects. Active research areas in computer engineering include: embedded systems, robotics, computer architecture, hardware\/software co-design, real-time systems, reconfigurable and high performance computing, VLSI design, Big Data, mobile and edge computing, computer networks, Internet of Things, cyber-physical systems, digital signal and image processing, deep learning and machine learning algorithms, computer vision, hardware security, low-power electronics, operation and control of the Smart Grid, and others.<\/p>\n

UNC Charlotte\u2019s end goal is to respond to the greater Charlotte region\u2019s employment needs with skilled, career-ready graduates.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs one of the fastest-growing regions for technology in the nation, Charlotte demands an increasing number of hardware engineers, software developers, application developers, systems developers and networking engineers,\u201d Dr. Tabhki shares. \u201cThe needs in this area align with the emergence of new application domains including artificial intelligence and machine learning systems and high-speed communication networks.\u201d<\/p>\n

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