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LSU's Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) program utilizes scientific and mathematical principles to explore information sensing, transmission, and processing, along with investigating the electrical, optical, and magnetic characteristics of materials and electrical energy generation/distribution. This field opens doors to diverse career paths in computing, telecommunications, automation, electronics, and power systems. ECE alumni have excelled across industries, academic institutions, and startup ventures worldwide. Both faculty and students engage in pioneering research across multiple ECE specialties that significantly influence their fields.
The Electrical & Computer Engineering Division provides graduate programs culminating in MS and PhD degrees. Research concentrations span: Automatic Control (covering system analysis, robust/adaptive systems, fault-tolerant controls, and networked systems); Communications and Signal Processing (encompassing digital/wireless communications, data compression, signal analysis, and image processing); Computer Systems (including architecture, graphics, parallel/distributed computing, embedded systems, reconfigurable computing, and computer vision); Electronics (focusing on materials, micro/nano-technologies, photonics, and integrated circuit design); and Power Systems (addressing power electronics, machine drives, grid stability, renewable energy, and smart grid technologies). Additionally, students can pursue an interdisciplinary focus in Information Technology.