Electrical Engineering – Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering

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Electrical Engineering-Systems
Hughes Aircraft Electrical
Engineering Center 100
(213) 740-4446
FAX: (213) 740-4449
Email: studentinfo@ee.usc.edu
Electrical Engineering-Electrophysics
Powell Hall of Information Sciences and Engineering 604
(213) 740-7874
FAX: (213) 740-8677
Email: eepdept@usc.edu

Co-Chairs: Sandeep Gupta, PhD (Systems); Eun Sok Kim, PhD (Electrophysics)

Associate Chair (Systems): Keith M. Chugg, PhD

Associate Chair (Curriculum and Student Services): Edward W. Maby, PhD

Faculty

Presidential Chair: Andrew J. Viterbi, PhD

A.V. “Bal” Balakrishnan Chair: Petros Ioannou, PhD

Kenneth C. Dahlberg Early Career Chair: Rahul Jain, PhD

Solomon Golomb - Andrew and Erna Viterbi Chair: Andreas Molisch, PhD

Lloyd F. Hunt Chair in Electrical Power Engineering: Martin Gundersen, PhD

William M. Keck Chair in Engineering: P. Daniel Dapkus, PhD

Robert G. and Mary G. Lane Early Career Chair: Murali Annavaram, PhD

Gordon S. Marshall Chair in Engineering: Urbashi Mitra, PhD

Niki and Max Nikias Chair in Engineering: Shrikanth (Shri) Narayanan, PhD

Fred W. O’Green Chair in Engineering: Leonard M. Silverman, PhD

Robert C. Packard President’s Chair and Malcolm R. Currie Chair in Technology and the Humanities: C. L. Max Nikias, PhD

Colleen and Roberto Padovani Early Career Chair in Electrical Engineering: Mike Chen, PhD

George T. Pfleger Chair in Electrical Engineering: Robert W. Hellwarth, PhD

Charles Lee Powell Chair in Engineering: Viktor Prasanna, PhD

Charles Lee Powell Chair in Engineering and Computer Science: Massoud Pedram, PhD

Steven and Kathryn Sample Chair in Engineering: Alan E. Willner, PhD

Leonard Silverman Chair: Alexander A. Sawchuk, PhD

Andrew and Erna Viterbi Early Career Chair: Maryam M. Shanechi, PhD

WISE Junior Gabilan Chair: Michelle Povinelli, PhD

Fred H. Cole Professorship in Engineering: Robert A. Scholtz, PhD

Dean’s Professor in Electrical Engineering: Chung-Chieh Kuo, PhD

Dean’s Professor of Electrical Engineering: Richard Leahy, PhD*

Dean’s Professor in Electrical Engineering: Urbashi Mitra, PhD

Dean’s Professor in Electrical Engineering: Alice C. Parker, PhD*

Louise L. Dunn Endowed Professorship in Engineering: Timothy Pinkston, PhD

William M. Hogue Professorship in Electrical Engineering: Mahta Moghaddam, PhD

Stephen and Etta Varra Professor: Massoud Pedram, PhD

Viterbi Professorship in Engineering: Daniel Lidar, PhD

Ming Hsieh Faculty Fellow in Electrical Engineering: Hossein Hashemi, PhD

Ming Hsieh Faculty Fellow in Electrical Engineering: Bhaskar Krishnamachari, PhD

Professors: Todd Brun, PhD (Computer Science, Physics and Astronomy); Keith M. Chugg, PhD; Stephen B. Cronin, PhD (Physics); P. Daniel Dapkus, PhD (Materials Science); Michel Dubois, PhD; Martin Gundersen, PhD (Materials Science, Physics); Sandeep Gupta, PhD; Robert W. Hellwarth, PhD (Physics); Hossein Hashemi, PhD; Kai Hwang, PhD (Computer Science); Petros Ioannou, PhD (Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering); B. Keith Jenkins, PhD; Edmond Jonckheere, PhD (Mathematics); Mihailo Jovanovic, PhD; Eun Sok Kim, PhD; Bart Kosko, PhD (Law); Bhaskar Krishnamachari, PhD (Computer Science); Chung-Chieh Kuo, PhD (Computer Science); Richard Leahy, PhD* (Biomedical Engineering, Radiology); Anthony F. J. Levi, PhD (Physics); Daniel Lidar, PhD (Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy); William C. Lindsey, PhD; Jerry M. Mendel, PhD; Urbashi Mitra, PhD (Computer Science); Mahta Moghaddam, PhD; Andreas Molisch, PhD; Shrikanth (Shri) Narayanan, PhD (Computer Science, Linguistics, Pediatrics, Psychology); Krishna Nayak, PhD (Biomedical Engineering, Pediatrics, Radiology); C. L. Max Nikias, PhD; John O’Brien, PhD; Antonio Ortega, PhD; Alice C. Parker, PhD*; Massoud Pedram, PhD; Timothy Pinkston, PhD; Viktor Prasanna, PhD (Computer Science); C. Raghavendra, PhD (Computer Science); Alexander A. Sawchuk, PhD*; Robert A. Scholtz, PhD; Leonard Silverman, PhD; John Silvester, PhD; John B. Slaughter, PhD (Education); Armand R. Tanguay Jr., PhD (Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics); Andrew J. Viterbi, PhD; Alan E. Willner, PhD*; Chongwu Zhou, PhD

Associate Professors: Murali Annavaram, PhD (Computer Science); Salman Avestimehr, PhD; Peter Beerel, PhD; Michael Shuo-Wei Chen, PhD; Rahul Jain, PhD (Computer Science, Industrial and Systems Engineering); Christos Kyriakakis, PhD; Michael Neely, PhD; Michelle Povinelli, PhD; Aluizio Prata Jr., PhD*; Konstantinos Psounis, PhD (Computer Science); Benjamin W. Reichardt, PhD (Computer Science); Wei Wu, PhD

Assistant Professors: Paul Bogdan, PhD; Dina El-Damak, PhD; Panayiotis Georgiou, PhD (Computer Science); Justin Haldar, PhD (Biomedical Engineering); Rehan Kapadia, PhD; Ashutosh Nayyar, PhD;  Pierluigi Nuzzo, PhD; Xuehai Qian, PhD (Computer Science); Maryam M. Shanechi, PhD; Mahdi Soltanolkotabi, PhD (Computer Science); Han Wang, PhD; Insoon Yang, PhD

Adjunct Professors: Giuseppe Caire, PhD; Dan Goebel, PhD; Murali Kota, PhD; P. Vijay Kumar, PhD

Adjunct Associate Professors: Serge Dubovitsky, PhD; Alexandros Potamianos, PhD; P. Thomas Vernier, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor: Bindu Madhavan, PhD

Adjunct Research Professor: Dmitry Starodubov, PhD

Research Professor: Willie Ng, PhD

Research Associate Professors: Stephen Crago, PhD; Jeffrey Draper, PhD

Research Assistant Professors: Anand Joshi, PhD; Sungbok Lee, PhD; Federico Spedalieri, PhD; John Stang, PhD; Alireza Tabatabaeenejad, PhD

Professors of Engineering Practice: Mary Eshaghian-Wilner, PhD; Edward W. Maby, PhD; Gandhi Puvvada, MS*

Associate Professors of Engineering Practice: Mohammed Beshir, PhD; Shahin Nazarian, PhD; Mark Redekopp, MS (Computer Science)*

Senior Lecturer: Douglas Burke, PhD

Lecturer: Ali Zahid, PhD

Emeritus Professors: Hans H. Kuehl, PhD*; Michael J. Safonov, PhD; William H. Steier, PhD; Lloyd Welch, PhD (Mathematics)

Emeritus Instructor: Sidney A. Wielin, BS

Research Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering: Sanjit Mitra, PhD

Joint Faculty

Joint Professors: Stanley P. Azen, PhD (Preventive Medicine and Biomedical Engineering); Jack Feinberg, PhD (Physics); Leana Golubchik, PhD (Computer Science); Ramesh Govindan, PhD (Computer Science); Ellis Horowitz, PhD (Computer Science); Gerard Medioni, PhD (Computer Science); Ellis Meng, PhD (Biomedical Engineering); Ulrich Neumann, PhD (Computer Science); Ramakant Nevatia, PhD (Computer Science); Si-Zhao Qin, PhD (Chemical Engineering); Suvrajeet Sen, PhD (Industrial and Systems Engineering); Cyrus Shahabi, PhD (Computer Science); Gaurav Sukhatme, PhD (Computer Science); Paul Thompson, PhD (Ophthalmology); Arthur Toga, PhD (Ophthamology); William G. Wagner, PhD (Physics); Curt F. Wittig, PhD (Chemistry, Physics); Stanley M. Yamashiro, PhD (Biomedical Engineering)

Joint Associate Professors: Andrea M. Armani, PhD (Chemical Engineering and Materials Science); Behnam Jafarpour, PhD (Chemical Engineering and Materials Science); Jia Grace Lu, PhD (Physics); Yan Liu, PhD (Computer Science); Elahe Nezami, PhD (Preventative Medicine); John Van Horn, PhD (Neurology)

Joint Assistant Professors: Ketan Savla, PhD (Civil, Environmental Engineering); Yonggang Shi, PhD (Neurology); Jongseung Yoon, PhD (Chemical Engineering, Materials Science)

Joint Research Professor: Fred Aminzadeh, PhD (Chemical Engineering, Materials Science)

Joint Research Associate Professor: Joseph Touch, PhD (Computer Science)

Joint Research Assistant Professor: Young Cho, PhD (Computer Science)

Joint Emeritus Professors: Michael Arbib, PhD (Computer Science, Neurobiology, Biomedical Engineering); George A. Bekey, PhD (Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering); Aristides Requicha, PhD (Computer Science)

*Recipient of university-wide or school teaching award.

Electrical Engineering Honor Society: Eta Kappa Nu

Degree Requirements

Undergraduate Program Educational Objectives

The electrical engineering program objectives are designed to promote technical competence, professional development and citizenship in the global community. Graduates of the undergraduate program in electrical engineering are expected to attain the following objectives within a few years of graduation:

Technical Competence

Graduates will apply their technical skills in mathematics, science and engineering to the solution of complex problems encountered in modern electrical engineering practice.

Graduates will model, analyze, design and experimentally evaluate components or systems that achieve desired technical specifications subject to the reality of economic constraints.

Professional Development

Graduates will compete effectively in a world of rapid technological change and assume leadership roles within industrial, entrepreneurial, academic or governmental environments in the broad context of electrical engineering.

Some graduates who choose to redirect their careers will be employed in diverse fields such as healthcare, business, law, computer science, multimedia and music through graduate-level studies and the process of lifelong learning.

Citizenship in the Global Community

Graduates will have established the foundations for critical thinking that are needed to broaden or redirect their careers in diverse disciplines such as business, health care and the arts through graduate-level studies and/or the process of life-long leaning.

Graduates will adhere to highly ethical practices, and they will make exemplary engineering decisions that balance economic, environmental and societal factors for the betterment of the global community.

Undergraduate Program Criteria

The program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering provides both breadth and depth across the range of engineering topics implied by the title. The curriculum includes probability and statistics, including appropriate applications; mathematics through differential and integral calculus, and advanced mathematics, such as differential equations, linear algebra, complex variables and discrete mathematics; sciences (defined as biological, chemical or physical science); and engineering topics (including computing science) necessary to analyze and design complex electrical and electronic devices, software and systems containing hardware and software components.

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering and Computer Science

See the listing under Computer Engineering Program .

Master of Science in Computer Engineering

See the listing under Computer Engineering Program .

Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Engineering

See the listing under Computer Engineering Program .

Minor in Music Recording

A minor in music recording is offered through the USC Thornton School of Music to provide undergraduate students with the background necessary to enter the field of recording engineering and to familiarize them with the design needs of modern recording equipment. The minor is recommended to electrical engineering majors with extensive musical training who would like to combine their technical and musical abilities while learning the engineering applications of physical and mathematical principles to the art of music recording. See the listing under the USC Thornton School of Music .

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (Electric Power)

See listing in the Sustainable Infrastructure Systems Program  section.

Master of Science in Systems Architecting and Engineering

See the listing under Systems Architecting and Engineering Program .

Financial Engineering

Electrical Engineering Building 100
(213) 740-4447
FAX: (213) 740-4449
Email: studentinfo@ee.usc.edu
Faculty Contact: Professor Petros Ioannou, ioannou@usc.edu

Second Master’s Degree

A graduate student who already holds a master’s degree from USC may apply up to 4 units toward a second master’s degree with the permission of the chair of the major department. All credit, including the transferred units, must be earned within seven calendar years.

For students who earned their first master’s degree at another institution, no course work may be repeated from the first program of study and no unit credit from the first program of study may be counted toward the second master’s degree.

Engineer in Electrical Engineering

Requirements for the Engineer in Electrical Engineering are the same as those listed under Engineer degree, except that both areas of concentration must be in electrical engineering.

Programs

Bachelor’s Degree

• •  Electrical Engineering (BS)

Master’s Degree

• •  Electrical Engineering (Computer Networks) (MS)
• •  Electrical Engineering (MS)
• •  Electrical Engineering (Multimedia and Creative Technologies) (MS)
• •  Electrical Engineering (VLSI Design) (MS)
• •  Electrical Engineering (Wireless Health Technology) (MS)
• •  Electrical Engineering (Wireless Networks) (MS)
• •  Financial Engineering (MS)

Dual Degree

• •  Electrical Engineering/Engineering Management (MS)

Doctoral Degree

• •  Electrical Engineering (PhD)

Courses

Electrical Engineering

• •  EE 101 Introduction to Digital Logic
• •  EE 105 Introduction to Electrical Engineering
• •  EE 109L Introduction to Embedded Systems
• •  EE 141L Applied Linear Algebra for Engineering
• •  EE 150 L Engineering Computational Methods
• •  EE 155L Introduction to Computer Programming for Electrical Engineers
• •  EE 202L Linear Circuits
• •  EE 209 Foundations of Digital System Design
• •  EE 222 Fundamentals of Audio Engineering
• •  EE 250L Distributed Systems for the Internet of Things
• •  EE 277 L Introduction to Digital Integrated Circuits
• •  EE 301 L Linear Systems
• •  EE 322 Introduction to Digital Audio
• •  EE 326 Lx Essentials of Electrical Engineering
• •  EE 330 Electromagnetics I
• •  EE 337L Engineering Nano-Systems
• •  EE 338 Physical Electronics
• •  EE 348 L Electronic Circuits
• •  EE 351 Programming and Multimedia on the World Wide Web
• •  EE 352L Computer Organization and Architecture
• •  EE 354L Introduction to Digital Circuits
• •  EE 355x Software Design for Electrical Engineers
• •  EE 364 Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• •  EE 370 Electromechanics
• •  EE 390 Special Problems
• •  EE 415 Introduction to MEMS
• •  EE 422 x Electromagnetic Systems Design
• •  EE 423Lx Loudspeaker and Sound-System Design
• •  EE 434 Lx Digital Signal Processing Design Laboratory
• •  EE 436 Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics
• •  EE 438L Processing for Microelectronics
• •  EE 439 Principles of Semiconductor Processing
• •  EE 441 Applied Linear Algebra for Engineering
• •  EE 443 Introduction to Power Systems
• •  EE 444 Power Systems Technology
• •  EE 445 Introduction to Robotics
• •  EE 447 Lx Mixed Signal Electronic Circuits
• •  EE 448 L Communication Electronics
• •  EE 450 Introduction to Computer Networks
• •  EE 451 Parallel and Distributed Computation
• •  EE 452L Game Hardware Architectures
• •  EE 454L Introduction to System-on-Chip
• •  EE 455 x Introduction to Programming Systems Design
• •  EE 457 Computer Systems Organization
• •  EE 459Lx Embedded Systems Design Laboratory
• •  EE 460 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
• •  EE 467 Introduction to Communication Systems
• •  EE 470 Electromagnetics II
• •  EE 471 Applied Quantum Mechanics for Engineers
• •  EE 472 Introduction to Lasers and Laser Systems
• •  EE 473L Lasers and Optics Laboratory
• •  EE 474 Introduction to Photonics
• •  EE 475 Wireless Communication Technology
• •  EE 476 Chemical Engineering Materials
• •  EE 477L MOS VLSI Circuit Design
• •  EE 479 Analog Integrated Circuit Design
• •  EE 480 Introduction to Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
• •  EE 481 L Control Systems Laboratory
• •  EE 482 Linear Control Systems
• •  EE 483 Introduction to Digital Signal Processing
• •  EE 484 x Communication System Design
• •  EE 490x Directed Research
• •  EE 494a Undergraduate Thesis
• •  EE 494b Undergraduate Thesis
• •  EE 499 Special Topics
• •  EE 500 Neural Learning and Computational Intelligence
• •  EE 501 Solid State
• •  EE 502 Advanced Solid State
• •  EE 503 Probability for Electrical and Computer Engineers
• •  EE 504 L Solid-State Processing and Integrated Circuits Laboratory
• •  EE 505 Analog, Mixed-Signal, and RF Integrated-Circuit Tape-Out
• •  EE 506 Semiconductor Physics
• •  EE 507 Micro- and Nano-Fabrication Technology
• •  EE 508 Nano-Fabrication Lithography
• •  EE 509 Electromagnetics for Semiconductor Photonics
• •  EE 510 Linear Algebra for Engineering
• •  EE 511 Simulation Methods for Stochastic Systems
• •  EE 512 Stochastic Processes
• •  EE 513 Solid State Energy Devices
• •  EE 514 Quantum Error Correction
• •  EE 515 High-Voltage Technology
• •  EE 516 High-Voltage DC Transmission Systems
• •  EE 517 Statistics and Data Analysis for Engineers
• •  EE 518 Mathematics and Tools for Financial Engineering
• •  EE 519 Speech Recognition and Processing for Multimedia
• •  EE 520 Introduction to Quantum Information Processing
• •  EE 521 Power Systems Analysis and Design
• •  EE 522 Immersive Audio Signal Processing
• •  EE 523 Advanced Biomedical Imaging
• •  EE 524 Transients in Power Systems
• •  EE 525 Power System Protection
• •  EE 526 Renewable Energy in Power Systems
• •  EE 527 Net-Centric Power-System Control
• •  EE 528 Power Electronics
• •  EE 529 Optics
• •  EE 530 Optical Materials, Instruments and Devices
• •  EE 531 Nonlinear Optics
• •  EE 532 Wireless Internet and Pervasive Computing
• •  EE 533 Network Processor Design and Programming
• •  EE 534 Materials Characterization