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The computer engineering curriculum offers a wide-ranging engineering education with thorough grounding in the technical fundamentals of computing. The program combines electrical engineering courses covering hardware components with computer science classes focusing on software development. Students build upon hardware description languages introduced in their second year to gain expertise in designing, testing, and synthesizing sophisticated digital circuits.
The ECE department maintains specialized research labs in areas including Applied Plasma Technology, Cybersecurity, Communications and Network Innovation, Microelectronics and Thin Film Devices, Medical Imaging and Diagnostics, Power Systems Research, Metabolic Physiology Analysis, Systems Engineering, Virginia Photovoltaics Institute, and Computer Vision.
ECE professors contribute to university research hubs like the Applied Research Center, Frank Reidy Bioelectrics Center, and Virginia Modeling and Simulation Center.
Collaborative research opportunities extend to Hampton Roads facilities such as the National Institute of Aerospace, NASA Langley Research Center, and Jefferson Laboratory, where ECE faculty are actively involved.