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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 labs in areas including Applied Plasma Technology, Cybersecurity, Communications and Network Innovation, Microelectronics and Thin Film Devices, Medical Imaging and Analysis, Power Systems Research, Metabolic Physiology Systems, General Systems Research, Virginia Photovoltaics Institute, and Vision Technology.
ECE professors contribute to University research hubs like the Applied Research Center, Frank Reidy Bioelectrics Center, and Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center.
Regional research partners collaborating with ECE faculty include the National Institute of Aerospace, NASA Langley Research Center, and Jefferson Laboratory in the Hampton Roads area.