Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Undergraduate Studies
June 2009
Contents
1. Message from the Chairman’s Office
2. Cleveland State University
3. The Fenn College of Engineering and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
4. The Degree of Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (BEE)
5. The Degree of Bachelor of Computer Engineering (BCE)
6. Financial Aid
7. Accelerated 5-Year BS/MS Program
8. Honors Program
9. Co-op Program
10. Application Information
11. Faculty and Staff
12. Electrical and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Courses
13. Instructional Laboratories
14. Research Laboratories
15. Books by Faculty
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News Release
Recent Grant Awards
1/23/08: Dr. Sridhar received a grant from the National Science Foundation for funding of the project titled
"CAREER: Improving the Productivity of the Sensor Network Programmer" in the amount of $450,000.
5/9/08: Dr. Sridhar received from the National Science Foundation a supplemental funding for support of
Research Experiences for Undergraduates in the same project in the amount of $12,000.
6/30/08: Drs. Zhao, Sridhar, Yu, and Fu received a grant from the National Science Foundation for the project
titled ―MRI: Acquisition of Equipment to Establish a Secure and Dependable Computing Infrastructure for
Research and Education at CSU‖ in the amount of $150,000.
7/17/08: Dr. Yau received a grant from the American Diabetes Association for the project titled ―Stabilization
of Immobilized Enzymes for Implantable Glucose Monitoring Devices‖ in the amount of $100,000 for Year
One of an anticipated three year award.
7/22/08: Dr. Simon received a grant from the National Science Foundation for the project titled
―Biogeography-based Optimization of Multiple Related Complex Systems‖ in the amount of $295,879.
8/21/08: Dr. Yu received a grant from the National Science Foundation for his project titled ―Collaborative
Research: NEDG: Exploring Data Access in Internet-based Wireless Mobile Networks‖ in the amount of
$50,000.
Spin-off Company
Dr. Gao has been working with Jim Dawson, a former student of his, on a CSU spin-off company, ADRC
Technologies. On 8/12/08, it has announced that it had received a $1,000,000 venture capital to license a
patent-pending control technology developed by Dr. Gao. Plain Dealer, Cleveland’s major news paper,
reported this company and Dr. Gao’s lab on September 2, 2008.
No person will be denied opportunity for employment or education or subjected to discrimination in any project, program, or activity
because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, or Vietnam veteran’s status. 93-0112
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Message from Chairman’s Office
Since 1923 the Fenn College of Engineering has provided high quality
undergraduate and graduate engineering programs to students in Northeast Ohio
and beyond. Then in 1964 the College served as the nucleus around which the
State of Ohio established Cleveland State University with its six colleges.
Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is the largest of Fenn College’s six
departments, and it offers two undergraduate degree programs (a BS in
Electrical Engineering and a BS in Computer Engineering), two master’s degree
programs (an MS in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in either electrical
engineering or computer engineering, and an MS in Software Engineering), and
a doctoral degree program.
Besides teaching and conducting research in the more traditional areas of
communications, controls, power electronics, power systems, and digital systems, recent recruitment of faculty in
the areas of computer engineering, software engineering, MEMs, and sensors has greatly expanded ECE’s range
of courses, degrees, and research activities. In addition to its twelve research laboratories, the department’s
faculty play major roles as both leaders and researchers in the college-wide Center for Research in Electronics and
Aerospace Technology (CREATE), as well as in the state-funded multi-university and multi-business $23
million-dollar Wright Center for Sensor Systems Engineering.
Academic programs in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering emphasize a blend of practical
experience and academic achievement, and our students often have the opportunity to work on real problems in
industry, in academic research, and at the NASA Glenn Research Center.
ECE students come from within and beyond Northeast Ohio, and from many countries, thus collectively
representing a rich mixture of cultures and languages. Graduates of the ECE degree programs are frequently hired
by prominent companies and government agencies such as Rockwell Automation, GE, Motorola, Microsoft,
ABB, Qualcomm, and NASA.
If you have further questions, please contact the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at
216-687-2589 to schedule an appointment with our undergraduate or graduate academic advisors, or to talk to us
in general about our activities.
Fuqin Xiong, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
f.xiong@csuohio.edu
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Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University is a state-assisted, comprehensive,
metropolitan university. Cleveland State has about 16,000
students enrolled in 200 major fields of study at the
undergraduate and graduate levels as well as professional
certificate and continuing education programs.
By action of the Ohio General Assembly in 1964, Cleveland
State was created in 1965 to provide quality education at
reasonable cost to the citizens of northeast Ohio. Cleveland
State was created out of the buildings, faculty, staff, and
curriculum of the former Fenn College, a private institution of
2,500 students that was founded in 1923. Later in 1969, the
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law was merged into
Cleveland State University. Since then, the university has
developed into a comprehensive university with eight colleges:
the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, the College of
Science, the Nance College of Business Administration, the
College of Education and Human Services, the Fenn College of
Engineering, the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban
Affairs, the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, and the
College of Graduate Studies.
faculty and students.
The department offers both undergraduate and graduate
degrees, including Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (BEE),
Bachelor of Computer Engineering (BCE), Master of Science
in Electrical Engineering (MSEE, with emphasis in either
electrical engineering or computer engineering), Master of
Science in Software Engineering (MSSE), and Doctor of
Engineering (DE).
Our degree programs emphasize a blend of practical experience
and academic achievement. Our programs are interdisciplinary
and closely related to advances in technology.
Faculty research is often sponsored by farsighted organizations
and industries seeking to explore technology challenges.
Computer network security and privacy, high efficiency
modulation and coding techniques, advanced control
algorithms and techniques, embedded systems, micro electrical
and mechanical systems (MEMS), biomedical sensors and
wireless sensor networks are just a few of the areas recently
investigated. Students often have opportunity to work on real
problems in industry and at the NASA Glenn Research Center,
through funded research or internships.
Now CSU attracts students from many states in the nation and
many counties of the world.
Rhodes Tower at Cleveland State University
The Fenn College of Engineering
The Fenn College of Engineering
and the Department of Electrical
and Computer Engineering
The Degree of Bachelor of
Electrical Engineering (BEE)
Program
Long before the founding of Cleveland State University, the
Fenn College of Engineering had established a reputation for
excellence as early as 1890 when the first engineering course
was offered by the forerunner of Fenn College. The college
consists of six departments: Chemical and Biomedical
Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical
and Computer Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Engineering
Technology. The Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering is the largest of them, both in the numbers of
The Electrical Engineering Program is a program in the
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Electrical
engineering provides a variety of opportunities in work related
to digital computers, electronics, control systems,
communication systems, power electronics and systems, and
other areas. The electrical engineering curriculum is intended to
provide students with a background suitable for either
industrial employment or advanced education at the graduate
level. The program includes a spectrum of courses and
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considerable laboratory experience. In addition, depth in areas
of specialization within electrical engineering is provided by
several technical electives.
Admission Requirements
Students must satisfy all Fenn College of Engineering
requirements for admission (ACT ≥23 or SAT≥1070, high
school GPA ≥ 2.7, completed college preparatory program).
For detail check the Admission Guidelines at:
http://www.csuohio.edu/engineering/prosstudents/entrancegui
delines.html.
Degree Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of 132 credit hours. This
does not include credits earned in the Engineering Cooperative
Education Program and Orientation. The program courses are
listed below.
First Year, Fall Semester
CHM 261General Chemistry I
CHM 266 General Chemistry Laboratory I
ENG 101 English I
MTH 181 Calculus I
ESC 120 Introduction to Engineering Design
ESC 100 New Student Orientation
(Not required for transfer students)
Total
Credits
4
1
4
4
2
1
First Year, Spring Semester
CSC 121 Career Orientation (required for co-op)
ENG 102 English II
ESC 151 ANSI C
MTH 182 Calculus II
PHY 243 University Physics I (Writing)
Total
Credits
1
3
3
4
5
15-16
Second Year, Fall Semester
EEC 310 Electric Circuits I
ESC 250 Differential Equations for Engineers
MTH 283 Multivariable Calc. For Engineers
MTH 284 Matrices for Engineers
PHY 244 University Physics II (Writing)
General Education Elective
Total
Credits
4
3
2
2
5
3
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Second Year, Spring Semester
EEC 311 Electric Circuits II
EEC 313 Electronics I
ESC 310 Engineering Statistics & Probability
EEC 312 Circuit Lab
General Education Elective
Total
Credits
4
4
3
2
3
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Third Year, Fall Semester
EEC 314 Electronics II
EEC 315 Electronics Lab
EEC 361 Electromechanical Energy Conversion
EEC 382 Digital Systems
EEC 414 Writing in Electrical & Computer Eng.
Credits
4
2
4
4
2
15-16
Total
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Third Year, Spring Semester
EEC 460 Engineering Electromagnetics
ESC 203 Statics & Dynamics
ESC 282 Engineering Economy
PHL 215 Engineering Ethics (Writing)
General Education Elective
Total
Credits
4
4
3
3
3
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Fourth Year, Fall Semester
EEC Core Elective*
EEC Core Lab*
EEC Core Elective*
EEC Core Lab*
EEC Technical Elective
General Education Elective
Total
Credits
4
2
4
2
4
3
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Fourth Year, Spring Semester
EEC 490 Senior Design
EEC Technical Elective
EEC Technical Elective
General Education Elective
Total
Credits
4
4
4
3
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*Two Core Elective/Lab sets should be selected from the
following three areas:
 Communications: EEC450/EEC451
 Controls: EEC440/EEC441
 Power Electronics: EEC470/EEC471
A student is experimenting in the Power Electronics and
Electric Machines Laboratory
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The Degree of Bachelor of
Computer Engineering (BCE)
Program
The Computer Engineering Program emphasizes the use of
computers in engineering systems, and interfacing of
computers to physical systems; it is intended for those
preparing to enter industry as well as those who wish to pursue
graduate degrees in Computer Engineering, Electrical
Engineering, Software Engineering, or Computer Science.
The program includes a spectrum of courses and considerable
laboratory experience. In addition, depth in computer
engineering is provided by technical electives. This program is
extensively supported by the Department of Computer and
Information Science.
Admission Requirements
Students must satisfy all Fenn College of Engineering
requirements for admission (ACT ≥23 or SAT≥1070, high
school GPA ≥ 2.7, completed college preparatory program).
For detail check the Admission Guidelines at:
http://www.csuohio.edu/engineering/prosstudents/entrancegui
delines.html.
Degree Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of 131 credit hours. This
does not include credits earned in the Engineering Cooperative
Education Program and Orientation. The program courses are
listed below.
First Year, Fall Semester
CHM 261 General Chemistry I
CHM 266 General Chemistry Laboratory I
ENG 101 English I
MTH 181 Calculus I
ESC 120 Introduction to Engineering Design
ESC 100 New Student Orientation*
Not required for transfer students
Total
Credits
4
1
4
4
2
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First Year, Spring Semester
CIS 260 Introduction to Programming
CSC 121 Career Orientation (required for co-op)
ENG 102 English II
MTH 182 Calculus II
PHY 243 University Physics I (Writing)
Total
Credits
4
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3
4
5
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Second Year, Fall Semester
EEC 310 Electric Circuits I
ESC 250 Differential Equations for Engineers
CIS 265 Data Structures and Algorithms
MTH 284 Matrices for Engineers
PHY 244 University Physics II (Writing)
Total
Credits
4
3
4
2
5
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Second Year, Spring Semester
CIS 340 C/C++ for Systems Programming
EEC 311 Electric Circuits II
EEC 313 Electronics I
EEC 382 Digital Systems and Lab
General Education Elective
Total
Credits
2
4
4
4
3
17
Third Year, Fall Semester
CIS 345 Operating System Principles
EEC 315 Electronic Devices Laboratory
EEC 487 Advanced Digital Systems
EEC 414 Writing in Electrical & Computer Eng.
General Education Elective
Total
Credits
4
2
4
2
3
15
Third Year, Spring Semester
MTH 220 Discrete Mathematics
EEC 483 Computer Organization
ESC 282 Engineering Economy
PHL 215 Engineering Ethics (Writing)
General Education Elective
Total
Credits
4
4
3
3
3
17
Fourth Year, Fall Semester
EEC 421 Software Engineering
EEC 484 Computer Networks
EEC 488 Advanced Digital Lab
ESC 310 Engineering Statistics and Probability
General Education Elective
Total
Credits
4
4
4
3
3
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Fourth Year, Spring Semester
EEC 490 Senior Design
EEC Technical Elective
EEC Technical Elective
General Education Elective
Total
Credits
4
4
4
3
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A student is experimenting in the Communications and
Electronics Laboratory
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Accelerated 5-Year BS/MS
Program
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
offers an Accelerated Program that would enable students to a
earn a Bachelor of Electrical or Computer Engineering degree
as well as a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering in five
years. Students are eligible to apply after they have completed
sixty credit hours in their undergraduate program, with at least
30 credit hours earned at CSU. Once admitted to the combined
program, the student may complete up to 12 credit hours of
graduate courses, while enrolled in the undergraduate program.
These 12 credit-hours count towards both the undergraduate
degree and the graduate degree requirements, either as electives
or as requirements. For more details, please refer to the
department webpage http://www.csuohio.edu/ece/.
Honors Program
All students admitted to the honors program receive
scholarships covering their tuition, academic fees and books.
Honors students at ECE department are required to take a
minimum of 16 credit hours of upper division (300 and 400
level) honors courses in the ECE department. For details see
the web page:
http://www.csuohio.edu/honors/upper/cmpengg_honors_page.
html
Year 1
Fall
Spring
Summer
1st semester 2nd semester vacation
Year 2
3rd semester 4th semester co-op or school
Year 3
5th semester co-op
Year 4
Year 5
co-op
6th semester co-op
7th semester 8th semester
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Financial Aid
There are four types of financial aid:
Scholarships: Scholarships do not have to be repaid and are
based on many factors including academic merit and/or
financial need.
Grants: Grants do not have to be repaid and are based on
financial need.
Federal Work-Study: Federal Work-Study is a federal
financial aid program designed to help students meet
educational expenses. The award is based on financial need.
Loans: Loans are borrowed money that you repay with interest
to the lender. Because of special interest rates and repayment
options, student loans are considered financial aid.
For details of scholarships, grants, federal work-study, and
loans from the federal government, the state, and the university,
visit: http://www.csuohio.edu/enrollmentservices/financialaid/.
The Fenn College of Engineering also provides scholarships.
Those are available for the students in Electrical (including
Computer) Engineering are listed as follows. For detail contact
the Fenn College of Engineering Dean's Office (216) 687-2555
or engineering@csuohio.edu.
Scholarships for New Freshman Engineering Students
Fenn Academy Scholarships
An honors student is working on the Robotic Swarm summer
research project
Co-op Program
Co-op and intern opportunities in many local companies are
available for students. The co-op program starts from the
summer fallowing the sophomore year, and continues in
alternate semesters for two semesters and two summers. (See
the table below).
Eligibility Requirements: The Fenn Academy offers
scholarship awards to Fenn Academy high school seniors who
will enroll in the Cleveland State University Fenn College of
Engineering as freshmen to pursue bachelor of engineering
degrees in chemical, civil, computer, electrical, industrial, or
mechanical engineering.
Frank J. Ambrose Engineering Scholarship
Criteria: Competitive merit award for a new student interested
in majoring in engineering.
High school seniors will compete based on their ACT or SAT
scores. A minimum score of 24 ACT or 1090 SAT is required
for eligibility.
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In the event that two or more applicants provide the same
scores, an essay will be required to enable the scholarship
committee to make a final selection. The Ambrose application
deadline is February 28.
Eligibility Requirements: All engineering majors. Applicant
must be at least sophomore level; have min. 3.0 GPA. Submit
an application and original 6-8 page paper on a topic related to
materials’ handling. Details on requirements of the paper are
available in the Dean’s office.
Award: Full in-state tuition and fees for up to eight semesters (4
years). A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and full-time status
in a CSU engineering program is required for annual renewal.
Amount: Three Scholarships:1st Place: $4000, 2nd Place:
$2000, 3rd Place: $1000.
Scholarships for Current Engineering Students
Charles J. Stilwell Cooperative Education Scholarship
Albert Branham Scholarship
Eligibility Requirements: All engineering majors. Applicant
must be junior or senior level in 2007-08 academic year; have a
min. 2.7 GPA; have completed at least two co-op or internship
semesters. Complete application. Decision will be based upon
quality of student’s co-op reports, employer evaluation and
academic record.
Eligibility Requirements: All engineering majors. Complete
application and submit one faculty recommendation letter.
Amount: One $1300 Scholarship
Calvin B. Dalton Memorial Scholarship sponsored by URS
Greiner
Amount: Two $1000 Scholarships.
Washington Group International Scholarships
Eligibility Requirements: Civil, electrical, or mechanical
engineering majors. Min. 3.2 GPA and full-time enrollment is
required. Submit resume and two faculty recommendation
letters.
Amount: Two $1000 Scholarships. May include a summer
internship.
Eligibility Requirements: All engineering majors. Applicants
must be sophomore, junior, or senior status; have a min. of one
full year of coursework at full-time status to complete before
graduation; have a min. 2.0 GPA. Be a resident of greater
Cleveland area. Complete application, essay, and one faculty
recommendation letter.
Eugene & Frances Klingshirn Award
Amount: Four $1000 Scholarships
Eligibility Requirements: All engineering majors. Applicant
must be at least sophomore level by fall semester. Must
complete an application, essay, and submit one faculty
recommendation letter.
Cargill International Scholarships
Amount: One $700 award.
Ohio Space Grant Consortium
Eligibility Requirements: All engineering majors. Applicant
must be a U.S. citizen; have a minimum 3.0 GPA; have at least
one full year of coursework to complete. Complete application
which includes a plan for a research project.
Eligibility Requirements: Chemical, civil, electrical, industrial,
and mechanical engineering majors are eligible to apply.
Preferred applicant must have 40+ credit hours earned, and a
minimum 3.0 GPA in major. Preference will be given to a
student who has completed a Cargill co-op or internship.
Renewable for 2nd year if 2.5+ GPA is maintained.
Amount: $4000 Scholarship; may be renewable for 2nd year.
Amount: Junior awards at $2000 each, and Senior awards at
$3000 each. Graduate fellowships (masters and doctoral) also
available.
Dr. William A. Patterson Scholarship
Eligibility Requirements: Engineering and Math majors.
Applicant must: be enrolled full-time; sophomore, junior, or
senior status as of fall semester; minimum 3.0 GPA; resident of
Greater Cleveland. Complete application, essay, and a faculty
recommendation.
Amount: One $1000 Scholarship
Silent Hoist & Crane Company Prize Award for Materials’
Handling
Students are working on the Robotic Swarm summer research
project
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Application Information
Domestic and Permanent Resident Students
Applications are accepted throughout the year. High School
students are strongly encouraged to apply for admission in the
fall of their senior year or as early as possible. All students must
be admitted to Cleveland State before receiving financial aid
and scholarships and applying for campus housing.
Follow these steps to apply for admission to Cleveland State
(review application instructions):
Step 1 Complete Application for Undergraduate Admission.
You may complete an application using one of the following
methods:
Online
Download and print application (Adobe Acrobat Reader
required to download application)
Request an application by calling 216.687.5411
Read the important application information and be aware of
important dates and deadlines which may affect your
application status.
Step 2 Include Application Fee
A nonrefundable $30 application fee is required by check or
money order (made payable to Cleveland State University).
Students submitting an application online may pay with Visa,
Master Card or American Express.
Step 3 Obtain Official Transcripts
Official high school transcripts from every school attended are
required (download high school transcript request form, Adobe
Acrobat Reader required to download form).
High school seniors should also include the 12th grade schedule
of classes and seventh semester grades (if available).
Students with post-secondary course work must include college
transcripts from every institution attended (download college
transcript request form, Adobe Acrobat Reader required to
download form).
Students who have completed the GED should submit an
official score transcript from the state in which the diploma was
earned. If the GED was earned in Ohio, download the Ohio
transcript request form (Adobe Acrobat Reader required to
download form) and send it to:
GED Transcript Office
25 South Front Street, 1st Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183
If the GED was earned in a state other than Ohio, visit
www.acenet.edu to download the appropriate form and follow
the submission instructions.
Janet Basch, Secretary for Undergraduate Affairs
Step 4 Obtain Official ACT or SAT Results
Official ACT or SAT scores are required for admission to
Cleveland State. Scores appearing on your official high school
transcript are acceptable. You can also request to have your test
scores sent to Cleveland State directly from the testing
agencies. Cleveland State’s codes are:
ACT – 3270 (www.act.org)
SAT – 1221 (www.collegeboard.com)
Step 5 College Prep Form (for current high school seniors)
Have your high school guidance counselor complete and return
the College Prep Form (Adobe Acrobat Reader required to
download form) with your official high school transcript.
Step 6 Submit Materials and Application Fee
To apply for admission, submit materials — application,
official transcripts, and official ACT or SAT results — along
with the $30 application fee through one of three methods:
Online
By Mail:
Cleveland State University
Application Processing Center
Office of University Registrar
2121 Euclid Avenue, KB 1300
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
In Person: Deliver your completed application in person to the
Office of Admissions located in Rhodes West, room 204.
International Students
Applications are accepted throughout the year. High school
students are strongly encouraged to apply for admission as
early as possible. Follow these steps to apply for admission to
Cleveland State:
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Step 1 Complete Application for Undergraduate Admission
You may complete an application using one of the following
methods:
Online
Download and print application.
Request an application by emailing: apprequest@csuohio.edu
Step 2 Include Application Fee
A nonrefundable $30 application fee is required by check or
money order (made payable to Cleveland State University).
Students submitting an application online may pay with Visa,
Master Card or American Express.
Step 3 Obtain Official Transcripts
A complete and official set of your secondary school records.
Photocopies are not acceptable. All school records must be
submitted in original language and should be accompanied by
certified English translation, which have been attested as true
copies and bear the actual signature in ink and the seal or stamp
of an official translator if documents were not issued by school
authorities.
Center for International Services and Programs
2121 Euclid Avenue, KB 1150 Cleveland Ohio 44115.
Language Requirements
Applicants must provide proof of having met at least one of the
English language proficiency requirements. CSU offers
students the following choices to prove English language
proficiency.
Successful completion of CSU's IELP (Intensive English
Language Program) Advanced Level, with a grade of 80% or
better. www.csuohio.edu/ce/ielp/
Meet the current score requirements on the Test of English as a
Foreign Language (TOEFL) - 525 (Paper Based Exam), 197
(Computer Based Exam), or Internet Based Exam (Reading:
17, Listening: 17, Writing: 14, Speaking: 17). Only official test
scores received directly from the testing authority (ETS) will be
considered valid (www.ets.org).
Pass the IELTS test (International English Language Testing
System) with a minimum score of 6.0 (www.ielts.org).
Pass the MELAB (Michigan English Language Assessment
Battery) with a score of 77.
Step 4 Obtain Official English Language Results
Official English Language Results are required for admission
into Cleveland State. You can request to have your test scores
sent to Cleveland State directly from the testing agencies.
Obtain Official ACT or SAT Results (if applicable)
These are required only of students that are first-year
(freshman) applying to the Honor's Program, student athletes
who must comply with NCAA eligibility requirements, and
those who have attended a US high school or secondary school
in another country that follows the US high school curriculum.
If you attended a US high school, scores appearing on your
official high school transcript are acceptable. You can also
request to have your test scores sent to Cleveland State directly
from the testing agencies
Cleveland State's codes are:
ACT - 3270 (www.act.org)
SAT - 1221 (www.collegeboard.com)
Step 5 Financial Verification
All international students must show financial (tuition and
living expenses) support for one academic year. Financial
documentation must be presented in order for Cleveland State
University to issue an I-20 or DS 2019 form. Have your sponsor
complete the financial verification and submit the forms with
your application materials.
Achieve a score of C (Pass) or better on the 'O' (ordinary) Level
or 'A' (advanced) Level of the General Certificate of Education.
Scores must be no more than 2 years old.
Achieve a score of C (Pass) or better on the Cambridge
Certificate of Advanced English (CAE).
Completion of English language studies (Level 112) from any
of the ELS Language Centers (www.els.com).
Completion of coursework, at a 'C' level or better, equivalent to
the CSU freshman English requirements at a regionally
accredited college or university.
Health and Medical Requirements
International students attending Cleveland State University are
required to present results of a tuberculosis test before being
permitted to register at the University. All international
students on an F-1 or J-1 visa must show proof of adequate
health insurance before they are allowed to register. For further
details, please contact the Center for International Services and
Programs at (216) 687-3910 or visit its website at
http://www.csuohio.edu/offices/international/.
Step 6 Submit Materials and Application Fee.
Submit all required documents to the address below:
Cleveland State University
Office of International Admissions
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Faculty and Staff
Associate Professors
Professors
Charles K. Alexander, Ph.D., IEEE
Fellow
Software Environments, Digital
System Design Using Register,
Transfer Languages, Nonlinear
Systems
Pong P. Chu, Ph.D.
Digital Systems, Computer
Architecture and Computer Networks
Yongjian Fu, Ph.D.
Vijay K. Konangi, Ph.D.
Software Engineering, Data Mining
Digital Systems, Computer
Architecture and Computer Networks
Zhiqiang Gao, Ph.D.
Dan J. Simon, Ph.D., IEEE Senior
Member
Systems and Control
Control Systems, Signal Processing,
Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic
F. Eugenio Villaseca, Ph.D.
Murad Hizlan, Ph.D.
High-Power Electronics, Power
Systems, Systems Control
Robust Communications, Spread
Spectrum, Multiple Access
Communications
Fuqin Xiong, Ph.D., IEEE Senior
Member
Ana Stankovic, Ph.D.
Digital Communications, Mobile
Communications, Satellite
Communications, Efficient
Modulation and Coding Schemes
Electric Machines, Power Electronics,
Digital Control Systems
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Siu-Tung Yau, Ph.D.
Ye Zhu, Ph.D.
Bioelectronics and Molecular
Electronics
Network Security and Privacy,
Computer Networking and
Distributed Systems, Pervasive
Computing
Chansu Yu, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professors
Mobile Computing, Mobile Ad Hoc
Networks and Embedded Systems
Allen Morinec, Ph.D.
Affiliation: First Energy
Power systems
Assistant Professors
Lili Dong, Ph.D.
Louis Nerone, Ph.D.
Affiliation: General Electric
Control Systems and MEMS
Power electronics
Robert R. Romanofsky, Ph.D.
IEEE Senior Member,
Affiliation: NASA Glenn Research
Center
Phased Array Antennas, Microwave
Applications of Ferroelectric Films,
Superconductivity, Cryogenic
Electronics, Deployable Antennas
Nigamanth Sridhar, Ph.D.
Software Engineering, Distributed
Systems, Component-oriented
Systems, Wireless Sensor Networks
Secretary
Wenbing Zhao, Ph.D.
Fault-Tolerant Computing, Computer
and Network Security, Peer-to-Peer
and Grid Computing, Performance
Evaluation of Distributed Systems
Janet Basch
Secretary for Undergraduate Student
Affairs
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Electrical and Computer
Engineering Undergraduate
Courses
EEC 310 Electric Circuits
EEC 311 Electric Circuits II
EEC 313 Electronics I
EEC 314 Electronics II
EEC 315 Electronics Laboratory
EEC 485 High Performance Architecture
EEC 490 Senior Design
EEC 491H Senior Honors
EEC 492 Special Topics in Electrical and Computer
Engineering
EEC 495 Undergraduate Research
EEC 495H Honors Research
EEC 496 Independent Study
EEC 499H Honors Thesis
EEC 316 Electronics Device Laboratory
EEC 360 Field Analysis
EEC 361 Electromechanical Energy Conversion
EEC 382 Digital Systems and Lab
EEC 391H Junior Honors
EEC 417 Embedded Systems
EEC 421 Software Engineering
EEC 430 Digital Signal Processing
EEC 440 Control Systems
EEC 441 Control Systems Laboratory
EEC 447 Engineering Applications of Programmable Logic
Controllers
EEC 450 Communications
EEC 451 Communications Laboratory
EEC 470 Power Electronics I
EEC 471 Power Electronics and Machines Laboratory
EEC 473 Power Systems
EEC 474 Power Electronics II
EEC 480 Modern Digital Design
EEC 481 Digital Systems Laboratory II
EEC 482 Computer Engineering Laboratory
EEC 483 Computer Organization
EEC 484 Computer Networks
Instructional Laboratories
The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
maintains the following laboratories for instructional purposes:
1. Communications and Electronics Laboratory—fully
equipped to conduct experiments in analog and digital
electronics and analog and digital communications, such as
analog modulation and demodulation (AM and FM),
digital modulation and demodulation (ASK, PSK, FSK),
phase-locked loops, and baseband transmission.
2. Power Electronics and Electric Machines
Laboratory— equipped with line-frequency single- and
three-phase converters, and switch-mode converters,
which in combination with synchronous, induction, and
DC machines allow for the experimental study of
feedback-controlled motor drives.
3. Embedded Systems Laboratory— equipped with PCs
for writing and implementing micro-controller-based
assembly code software, which allows for the experimental
study of real-time interrupt handling, analog-to-digital
conversion, serial port reception/transmission, data
acquisition, communicating with external devices, and
other issues associated with embedded systems.
4. Control Systems Laboratory— equipped to conduct
experiments and projects in real-time data acquisition and
control, including the capability for modeling and
computer control of electromechanical and liquid-level
systems.
5. Digital Signal Processing Laboratory— equipped to
conduct experiments in real-time DSP, using A/Ds, D/As,
and DSP boards.
6. Distributed Computing Systems Laboratory—
equipped with Pentium Xeon dual-processor servers,
Pentium Dual-core workstations, and a number of laptops.
The research is focused on studying the security,
dependability, and concurrency of enterprise-distributed
computing systems and platforms, such as CORBA and
Web services.
7. Mobile Computing Laboratory— equipped with a
number of laptops, more than ten PDAs (iPAQs), a dozen
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wireless sensor nodes, and high performance network
simulators. Studies energy efficiency, capacity, mobility
support, and interoperability issues in wireless networks,
such as mobile ad hoc networks, wireless sensor networks,
wireless mesh networks, and pervasive computing
systems.
8. Digital Systems Laboratory— equipped with logic
analyzers, testing equipment, prototyping boards, and
workstations running synthesis and simulation software. It
is used to conduct basic digital circuit experiments, as well
as to design, create prototypes, and test large systems.
9. Computer Networks Laboratory— equipped with
sixteen workstations and one server computer running the
Linux operating system, four Cisco routers, and numerous
switches. This lab is used to conduct various computer
network experiments and projects, for example, ARP,
DHCP, Internet routing, TCP performance evaluation, and
IP multicast. It is fully reconfigurable, a luxury that few
universities provide.
10. Software Engineering Laboratory— equipped with
sixteen workstations and one server. The workstations run
both Windows XP and Ubuntu Linux operating systems.
The workstations run a variety of software program suites
such as Microsoft Visual Studio, Rational Rose, and
Eclipse that are used in a number of Software Engineering
courses.
11. Communications Senior Design Laboratory—
Equipped with electronics and communications
instruments (such as digital oscilloscopes, arbitrary
waveform and signal generators, power supplies,
multimeters, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers and
power meters), personal computers, simulation software
packages, tools, protoboards and components, this
laboratory can accommodate up to five independent groups
working on a variety of senior design projects in
communications.
12. Network Security and Privacy Laboratory—
configured to emulate real network defense systems. The
lab can equip students with real world experience on
defending security attacks launched from networks and
preserving privacy.
Computer Networks Laboratory
Research Laboratories
1.
Applied Control Research Laboratory— equipped to
conduct joint research projects with industry, giving
students the opportunity to apply state-of-the-art
technology in real-world problem solving.
2. Biosensors and Bioelectronics Research Laboratory—
equipped to conduct research projects in biosensors and
bioelectronics.
3. Digital Communication Research
Laboratory—equipped with electronics and
communications instruments, high-speed workstations,
and computer-simulation packages (such as
Matlab-Simulink) to conduct research projects in digital
modulations, error-control codes, satellite
communications, mobile wireless communications, and
spread-spectrum communications.
4. Digital Systems Research Laboratory— equipped with
work-stations and testing equipment to do prototyping and
implement research projects.
5. Embedded Control Systems Research Laboratory—
focuses on the theoretical development and real-time
implementation of control and signal processing
algorithms. Theoretical directions that are of particular
interest include optimal control, Kalman filtering,
H-infinity control and estimation, neural networks, and
fuzzy logic.
6. Power Electronics and Electric Machine Research
Laboratory—funded by the National Science Foundation,
the NASA Glenn research Center and the Fenn College of
Engineering. It consists of seven state-of-the-art test
benches such as: Modular Lab-Volt Power Electronics and
Electric Machines Training System, DSPACE controller
boards, PWM converters, transducers, sensors, induction,
synchronous and DC machines as well as instrumentation.
It is fully equipped to conduct research in the power area.
7. Power Systems Research Laboratory— fully equipped
to conduct research projects in power engineering,
requiring personal computers, workstations, or mainframe
computers.
8. Mobile Computing Research Laboratory— fully
equipped with a variety of mobile systems including PDAs
(iPAQs), wireless sensor nodes, and software radio
platforms to conduct research on energy efficiency,
network capacity, mobility support, and interoperability
issues in mobile ad hoc networks, wireless sensor
networks, wireless mesh networks, and pervasive
computing systems.
9. Network Security and Privacy Research Laboratory—
equipped to conduct cutting-edge research in network
security and privacy–preserving systems in different
network settings including both wired networks and
wireless networks.
10. Secure and Dependable Systems Laboratory— the
mission of this laboratory is to advance the state of the art
of fault– and intrusion–tolerance techniques for the next
generation secure and dependable computer systems.
11. Advanced Engineering Research Laboratory— fully
equipped to conduct research in digital control,
communications, and power electronics applications.
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12. Software Engineering Research Laboratory— this
laboratory has the following equipment for conducting
research in Software Engineering and Sensor Networks:
Six PCs (Pentium) running Windows and Linux connected
by a private 100 megabit switched Ethernet, with a server
(Xeon) acting as NAT to the Internet via the University’s
network; Approximately forty Tmote Sky motes, ten
MicaZ motes, and a few Imote2 and Sun SPOT motes. In
addition, there are about twenty basic sensor boards
suitable for prototyping. The lab also has several
custom-built sensor boards for conversion to standard
serial-port devices, such as GPS or other data logging
units; A Pentium-class workstation hosts a research web
server, which is suitable for distributing software, and
disseminating research results.
13. Laboratories at the NASA Glenn Research Center for
students supported by NASA.
C. Alexander and Matthew
Sadiku,
Fundamentals of Electric
Circuits, Fourth Edition
McGraw-Hill
August 2008.
1022 pages
Pong Chu,
FPGA Prototyping by VHDL
Examples: Xilinx Spartan-3
Version
Wiley-Interscience
February 4, 2008
468 pages
Pong Chu
FPGA Prototyping by Verilog
Examples: Xilinx Spartan-3
Version
Wiley-Interscience
June 30, 2008
486 pages
A student is working in the Applied Control Research
Laboratory
Pong Chu
Books by Faculty
Donald Christiansen, Charles
Alexander, Ronald K. Jurgen
Standard Handbook of
Electronic Engineering,
Fifth Edition
RTL Hardware Design Using
VHDL: Coding for Efficiency,
Portability, and Scalability
Wiley-IEEE Press
April 14, 2006
694 pages
McGraw-Hill,
December 2004.
2200 pages
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Dan Simon
Optimal State Estimation:
Kalman, H Infinity, and
Nonlinear Approaches
Wiley
June 2006
552 pages
Fuqin Xiong
Digital Modulation
Techniques Second Edition
Artech House,
April 2006
1017 pages
Chansu Yu and Y, Pan (editors),
Performance Analysis of
Mobile Ad Hoc Networks,
Nova Science Publishers
Inc.,
July 2006.
327 pages
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