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ENEL 101 102 300 327 343 353 361 400 419 441 453 469 471 475 476 487 489 500 503 514 519 525 529 541 559 562 563 565 567 569 571 573 574 575 585 587 591 592 593 594 597 599 601 602 603 604 606 609 611 613 615 617 619 623 625 627 629 631 633 635 637 639 641 643 645 647 649 651 653 655 657 659 661 663 665 667 669 671 673 675 677 679 681 683 685 687 691 693 695 697 698 699

Instruction offered by members of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Schulich School of Engineering.

Electrical Engineering 101

Computing Tools I

Introduction to computing tools in Electrical engineering. Basic data input/output and arithmetic operations; matrix variables; interpreted programming scripts and data management; plotting; functions. Applications in numerical methods and analysis.
Course Hours: 1.5 units; Q(16 hours)
Prerequisite(s): Engineering 233.
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA

Electrical Engineering 102

Computing Tools II

Methods for solving electrical engineering problems using computing tools for the solution of: multivariable linear and non-linear equations; polynomial curve-fitting; single and multi-variable integration; function optimization; differential equations. Graphical data representation.
Course Hours: 1.5 units; Q(16 hours)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 101 and Applied Mathematics 307 or Mathematics 375.
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA

Senior Courses

Electrical Engineering 300

Electrical and Computer Engineering Professional Skills

Introduction to the electrical and computer engineering profession, fundamentals of electrical and computer engineering design, testing, and product development; critical thinking and problem solving skills development; electrical engineering standards, regulatory issues, intellectual property protection, research methods, project management, identifying market needs and commercialization considerations. Case studies and projects may be drawn from a range of electrical and computer engineering areas.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(2-3)
Prerequisite(s): Engineering 225, Engineering 233 and Electrical Engineering 353.

Electrical Engineering 327

Signals and Transforms

Continuous-time systems. Impulse response and convolution. Fourier series and Fourier transform. Basics of discrete time signals. Sampling theory. Discrete convolution. Difference equations and the Z-transform. Discrete-time Fourier representations.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1.5T)
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 375 or Applied Mathematics 307.

Electrical Engineering 343

Circuits II

Laplace transform methods for circuit analysis. Transfer functions and series and parallel resonance. Basic filter theory and Bode diagrams. Natural, step, and transient responses of RL, RC, and RLC circuits. Two-port circuits. Two-port circuit parameters: admittance, impedance and hybrid parameters.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T-3/2)
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 375 or Applied Mathematics 307 and Engineering 225.
Corequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 327.

Electrical Engineering 353

Digital Circuits

Number systems and simple codes. Combinational logic: Boolean algebra, truth tables, minterms, maxterms, Karnaugh maps; gates, buffers, multiplexers and decoders; combinational circuit timing. Sequential circuits: latches and D flip flops; timing considerations; analysis and synthesis techniques; Mealy and Moore machine models; counters and registers. Introduction to memory arrays.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T-3/2)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Electrical Engineering or Software Engineering, or Computer Science 233 and Mathematics 271.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Electrical Engineering 353 and Computer Science 321 will not be allowed.

Electrical Engineering 361

Electronic Devices and Materials

Properties of atoms in materials, classical free electron model, conduction electrons in materials, and band electrons. Properties of semiconductors and insulators; Doping and PN Junctions, Diodes, rectifier and clamping circuits, BJTs, MOSFETs.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T-3/2)
Prerequisite(s): Engineering 225 and Mathematics 277 or Applied Mathematics 219.

Electrical Engineering 400

Electrical Engineering Design and Technical Communications

Fundamentals of electrical and computer engineering design, testing, and product development; critical thinking and problem solving skills development; electrical engineering standards, regulatory issues, project management, and leadership. Effective and efficient writing will be emphasized. Case studies and projects may be drawn from a range of electrical and computer engineering areas.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(1-3)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 300, 327 and 343.

Electrical Engineering 419

Probability and Random Variables

Expressing engineering data and systems in terms of probability, introduction to probability theory, discrete and continuous random variables, functions of random variables, goodness-of-fit testing hypothesis testing and stochastic processes. Applications chosen from electrical engineering.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1.5T)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 327.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Electrical Engineering 419 and either Engineering 319 or Biomedical Engineering 319 will not be allowed.

Electrical Engineering 441

Control Systems I

Component modelling and block diagram representation of feedback control systems. Mathematical modelling of dynamic systems; state-space representation and frequency domain representation of dynamic systems. Transient response analysis and steady-state error analysis. Root-locus analysis and design. Frequency response analysis with Bode and Nyquist stability criterion. Compensation design techniques. Introduction to multi sensor state feedback compensator design. Overview of digital control systems and industrial controllers.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T-3/2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 327.

Electrical Engineering 453

Digital Systems Design

Design, implementation and testing of a digital system. Mask programmable and field programmable technology. Logic design for integrated systems. Design for testability. Real versus ideal logic design. CAD tools for digital systems design: simulation, synthesis and fabrication.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T-3/2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 353 and 361 and Engineering 225.

Electrical Engineering 469

Analog Electronic Circuits

BJT biasing, load-line analysis, BJT as amplifier and switch, small-signal model, single-stage and two-stage small-signal BJT amplifiers, current sources and current steering, differential pair and multistage BJT amplifiers, BJT power amplifiers, operational amplifier circuits.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T-3/2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 361.

Electrical Engineering 471

Introduction to Communications Systems and Networks

Introduction to communications systems and networks. Analog communications concepts including filtering and analog modulation. Sampling and digital communications concepts including binary baseband/passband modulation, matched filtering and detection. Telecommunications and data network fundamentals including network protocol architectures, design and performance.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T-3/2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 327.

Electrical Engineering 475

Electromagnetic Fields and Applications

Electrostatic and magnetostatic fields and applications; applications of vector calculus for electromagnetics; introduction to Maxwell's equations for time-varying fields; plane wave propagation.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-2T)
Prerequisite(s): Physics 259 and Mathematics 375 or Applied Mathematics 307.

Electrical Engineering 476

Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Plane wave propagation, reflection, and refraction; transmission line theory and applications; introduction to scattering parameters, matching networks, Smith charts; propagation in waveguides; cavities and resonant modes; advanced topics.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T-3/2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 475.

Electrical Engineering 487

Electrical Engineering Energy Systems

Energy resources and electric power generation, transmission and distribution; simple generator and load models, transformers, transmission lines, and circuit breakers. Power system analysis: per unit representation, power flow, fault analysis and protection.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T-3/2)
Prerequisite(s): Engineering 225.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Electrical Engineering 487 and 387 will not be allowed.

Electrical Engineering 489

Modelling and Control of Electric Machines and Drives

Principles of electromechanical energy conversion. Rotating Machines (DC, Synchronous and Induction machines). Synchronous Generator voltage and power control, motor drive systems.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T-3/2)
Prerequisite(s): Engineering 225.

Electrical Engineering 500

Computer, Electrical, and Software Engineering Team Design

Preliminary and detailed engineering design and implementation of an engineering system that applies engineering knowledge to solving a real-life problem. The emphasis is on the design process as it is associated with electrical, computer and software engineering, design methodology, general design principles for engineers, teamwork and project management.
Course Hours: 6 units; F(1-3)
Prerequisite(s): Fourth year standing or above.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Electrical Engineering 500 and either 583 or 589 will not be allowed.

Electrical Engineering 503

Computer Vision

Introduction to the fundamentals of computer vision. Video signal acquisition and representation; filtering and compression; motion detection and estimation; object tracking and detection.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 327 and Computer Engineering 339.

Electrical Engineering 514

Introduction to Nanotechnology

Introduction to nanotechnology, limits of smallness, quantum nature of the nanoscaled materials, Nanotechnology device fabrication and characterization techniques, Nanotechnology applications.

Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 469 or Computer Engineering 467.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Electrical Engineering 514 and Computer Engineering 519.37 will not be allowed.

Electrical Engineering 519

Special Topics in Electrical Engineering

Current topics in electrical engineering.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-2) or H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.
Notes: Consult Department for announcement of topics.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Electrical Engineering 525

Neuro-Fuzzy and Soft Computing

Neural networks: neuron models and network architectures; preceptrons; Widrow-Hoff learning and the backpropagation algorithm; associative memory and Hopfield networks; unsupervised learning. Fuzzy systems: basic operations and properties of fuzzy sets; fuzzy rule generation and defuzzification of fuzzy logic; fuzzy neural networks. Applications in areas such as optimization, signal and image processing, communications, and control. Introduction to genetic algorithms and evolutionary computing. Introduction to chaos theory.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 327.

Electrical Engineering 529

Wireless Communications Systems

Overview of terrestrial wireless systems including system architecture and industry standards; propagation characteristics of wireless channels; modems for wireless communications; cells and cellular traffic; cellular system planning and engineering; fading mitigation techniques in wireless systems; multiple access techniques for wireless systems.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T-2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 471 and one of Engineering 319 or Electrical Engineering 419.

Electrical Engineering 541

Control Systems II

Introduction to sampled-data control systems, discretization of analog systems, discrete-time signals and systems, causality, time-invariance, z-transforms, stability, asymptotic tracking, state-space models, controllability and observability, pole assignment, deadbeat control, state observers, observer-based control design, optimal control.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T-3/2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 441.

Electrical Engineering 559

Analog Filter Design

This class deals with the theory and design of active filters, for audio-frequency applications, using op amps. It consists, basically, of two phases. Phase 1 deals with the realization of a given transfer function using cascade of first and/or second-order RC-op amps circuits. In phase II, the transfer functions of filters are studied in combination with frequency-response approximations such as Butterworth, Chebyshev, Inverse-Chebyshev, Cauer (or Elliptic) and Bessel-Thompson.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-2/2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 469 and 471.

Electrical Engineering 562

Photovoltaic Systems Engineering

Prospect of photovoltaics in Canada; solar radiation; fudamentals of solar cell; photovoltaic system design; grid connected photovoltaic systems; mechanical and environmental considerations.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 361.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Electrical Engineering 562 and 519.07 will not be allowed.

Electrical Engineering 563

Biomedical Signal Analysis

Introduction to the electrocardiogram, electroencephalogram, electromyogram, and other diagnostic signals. Computer techniques for processing and analysis of biomedical signals. Pattern classification and decision techniques for computer-aided diagnosis. Case studies from current applications and research.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 327.

Electrical Engineering 565

Digital Integrated Electronics

Semiconductor devices, modelling of CMOS switching, CMOS logic families, performance and comparison of logic families, interconnect, semiconductor memories, design and fabrication issues of digital IC's.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T-2/2)
Prerequisite(s): Computer Engineering 467.

Electrical Engineering 567

CMOS Analog Circuit Design

Introduction to CMOS very large-scale integrated (VLSI) circuit design. Review of MOS transistor theory and operation. Introduction to CMOS circuits. CMOS processing, VLSI design methods and tools. CMOS subsystem and system design for linear integrated circuits.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-2/2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 469 and Computer Engineering 467.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Electrical Engineering 567 and 519.47 will not be allowed.

Electrical Engineering 569

Electronic Systems and Applications

Introduction to electronic systems; the four elements of electronic monitoring systems; system modelling; sensors; amplifiers; noise characterization; power supplies; frequency conditioning; active filters; analog to digital conversion and anti-aliasing requirements; multichannel data acquisition; real-time conditioning of signals; real-time control.

Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T-3/2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 469.

Electrical Engineering 571

Digital Communications

Fundamentals of digital communication systems. Digital coding of analog waveforms; digital pulse modulation, pulse code modulation, delta modulation. Intersymbol interference; baseband transmission, correlative coding. Probability theory. Optimal demodulation of data transmission; matched filtering; bit error rate.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(4-1.5/2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 471 and one of Engineering 319 or Electrical Engineering 419.

Electrical Engineering 573

Computer Networks

Overview of the network protocol stack. Reliable communications over a link; medium access; packet routing; the transport and application layers. Data and network security. Internet and telecommunications packet network architectures. Mathematical network analysis and network performance software tools.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T)
Prerequisite(s): Engineering 319 or Electrical Engineering 419.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Computer Science 441 and Electrical Engineering 573 will not be allowed.

Electrical Engineering 574

Microwave Transistor Amplifiers and Oscillators

Theory and design of microwave transistor amplifiers and oscillators for wireless and satellite communications applications. Modelling and analysis of lumped and distributed RF networks, Analysis and design of passive structures and impedance matching networks, Perform power, noise and distortion calculations for communications systems, Analysis and design of small signal amplifiers and low noise and balanced amplifiers. Prototyping using printed circuit board technology, introduction to Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools and Computer Aided Testing Equipment.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-2/2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 343 and 475.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Electrical Engineering 574 and 519.49 will not be allowed.

Electrical Engineering 575

Radio-frequency and Microwave Passive Circuits

Study and design of radio-frequency and microwave passive circuits such as filters, couplers, splitters, combiners, isolators, circulators; advanced transmission lines; antenna fundamentals; network analysis; advanced topics.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T-3/2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 476.

Electrical Engineering 585

Introduction to Power Electronics

Commutation. Diode rectifiers. Fully controlled 3-phase rectifiers. Choppers, inverters, ac controllers. Single-phase switch mode converters: dc-to-dc, ac-to-dc, dc-to-ac. Circuit and state-space averaging techniques. Switching devices and magnetics.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-2/2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 469.

Electrical Engineering 586

Power System Protection

Power System Protection philosophy, Short circuit calculation, Protective relaying fundamentals and design principles, Over-current relay co-ordination, Relay input sources, System Grounding, generator protection, Transformer Protection, Transmission line protection.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 487.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Electrical Engineering 586 and 519.50 will not be allowed.

Electrical Engineering 587

Power Systems

Three-phase systems, per unit representation, power system elements and configurations, transmission system representation and performance, power flow studies, symmetrical components, fault studies, economics of power generation, transient and steady-state stability, swing equation.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T-3/2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 487 or 489.

Electrical Engineering 591

Individual Computer, Electrical, and Software Engineering Design Project

This project involves individual work on an assigned Computer, Electrical or Software Engineering design project under the supervision of a faculty member. The project will normally involve following an established design process. Engineering Communications, including written reports, logbooks and oral presentations.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(0-6)
Prerequisite(s): Formal approvals from the project supervisor and course co-ordinator(s).

Electrical Engineering 592

Undergraduate Research Thesis - Part A

A directed studies research project in an area of interest, directed by a project advisor/faculty member. Includes an independent student component covering the scientific process, ethics, review of literature, and writing scientific proposals and manuscripts. Projects may involve experimental, analytical or computer modelling studies.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(0-6)
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Electrical or Software Engineering and formal approval of the project supervisor and course co-ordinator(s).

Electrical Engineering 593

Digital Filters

Recursive and non-recursive systems. Time-domain and frequency-domain analysis. Z-transform, bilinear transform and spectral transformations. Filter structures and non-ideal performance.

Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T-2/2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 327.

Electrical Engineering 594

Undergraduate Research Thesis - Part B

A directed studies research project intended for students who have completed a suitable Electrical Engineering 592 project and wish to continue the assigned project by completing a more extensive investigation. The course culminates with a written thesis and presentation. Projects may involve experimental, analytic and computer modelling studies.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(0-6)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 592, admission to Electrical or Software Engineering and formal approval from the project supervisor and course co-ordinator(s).

Electrical Engineering 597

Power Systems Operation and Markets

Power system operation and economic load dispatch, concept of marginal cost, Kuhn-Tucker's conditions of optimum, unit commitment, hydrothermal co-ordination, power flow analysis, optimal power flow, probabilistic production simulation, power pools and electricity markets, market design, auction models, power system reliability, primary and secondary frequency control and AGC, steady-state and transient stability, power sector financing and investment planning.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T-3/2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 487, 489 or 587.

Electrical Engineering 599

Individual Computer, Electrical, and Software Engineering Design Project - Part B

This individual project is intended for students who have completed a suitable Electrical Engineering 591 Individual Project and wish to continue the assigned research project by completing a more extensive project. The project will normally involve following an established design process. Engineering Communications, including written reports, logbooks, and oral presentations.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(0-6)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 591 and formal approval from the project supervisor and course co-ordinator(s).

Graduate Courses

Registration in all courses requires the approval of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Electrical Engineering 601

Power System Operation

Energy transfer in power systems; real and reactive power flows; VAR compensation. Power system control, interconnected operation. Power system stability, techniques of numerical integration. Load representation, power quality. Computational paradigms for typical power system problems. Computer simulation of representative power system problems.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)

Electrical Engineering 602

Virtual Environments and Applications

Introduction to virtual reality (VR) technologies; Characterization of virtual environments; hardware and software; user interfaces; 3D interaction; research trends. Applications: medicine, manufacturing, oil and gas reservoirs, the arts, and education.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1)
Prerequisite(s): Software Engineering for Engineers 409.
Also known as: (formerly Software Engineering for Engineers 619.71)

Electrical Engineering 603

Rotating Machines

General theory of rotating machines providing a unified approach to the analysis of machine performance. General equations of induced voltage and torque. Transient performance of machines.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)

Electrical Engineering 604

System Design of Wireless Transceivers

Linear and nonlinear system analysis. Radio architectures â€“ super-heterodyne, low intermediate frequency, direct conversion, sub-sampling; receiver system analysis and design; transmitter system analysis and design. Applications of transceiver system design to satellite and wireless communications.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 327 and Electrical Engineering 471.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Electrical Engineering 604 and 619.38 will not be allowed.

Electrical Engineering 606

Optical Instrumentations

Review of ray and wave optics. Free-space and fiber optic components. Linear, non-linear, and super-resolution microscopy. Light measurement and characterization. Digital imaging. Solid state light sources. Spectroscopy.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Electrical Engineering 606 and 619.68 will not be allowed.

Electrical Engineering 609

Special Topics

Designed to provide graduate students, especially at the PhD level, with the opportunity of pursuing advanced studies in particular areas under the direction of a faculty member.
Course Hours: 1.5 units; Q(3-1)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT

Electrical Engineering 611

Digital Systems

Introduction to digital system design for mask programmable and field programmable gate arrays. CMOS digital logic design. Flip-flop timing and metastability. Design for testability. CAD tools for digital systems design.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)

Electrical Engineering 613

RF Power Amplifiers and Transmitters

This is an advanced level graduate course, dealing with the theory, design and optimization of RF power amplification systems for wireless and satellite communication applications. The course provides a details treatment of linear and non-linear characterization and modelling of amplifiers/transmitters from device to system level perspective. Theory of operation as well as design techniques of linear amplifiers (class A, AB, B, C), switching mode amplifiers (class E, D and F) and balanced amplifiers are presented. Linearization and power efficiency enhancements techniques of power amplifiers/transmitters are also covered.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 574 or consent of the instructor.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Electrical Engineering 613 and 619.22 will not be allowed.

Electrical Engineering 615

Non-linear Control

Non-linear systems; phase portraits, equilibrium points, and existence of solutions. Lyapunov stability definitions and theorems. Non-linear control design; feedback linearization, sliding modes, adaptive control, backstepping, and approximate-adaptive control. Frequency domain stability analysis using describing functions.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Also known as: (formerly Electrical Engineering 619.16)

Electrical Engineering 617

RF Integrated Circuit Design

Introduction to complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) wireless communication circuits; computer-aided design; impedance matching concepts; passive circuit elements in monolithic circuits; radio frequency integrated circuit building blocks.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 567 or 647.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Electrical Engineering 617 and 619.31 will not be allowed.

Electrical Engineering 619

Special Problems

Electrical Engineering 623

Biomedical Systems and Applications

Introduction to biomedical systems. The four elements of a biomedical monitoring system. Biomedical system modelling. Biomedical sensors: basic concepts. Biomedical amplifiers and signal conditioning circuits. Noise, noise sources and non-idealities. Repeatability of measurements. Power supplies for biomedical monitoring systems. Frequency conditioning. Isolation amplifiers and patient safety. Analog-to-Digital conversion and anti-aliasing requirements. Multichannel biomedical data acquisition. Real-time requirements. Real-time digital conditioning of biomedical signals. The concept of closed-loop real-time control.

Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1)
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Department.

Electrical Engineering 625

Estimation Theory

Estimation theory as applied in communication systems, signal processing, measurement systems, geophysical systems, biomedical engineering and geomatics engineering. Estimators covered include: MVU, BLUE, LS, ML, Bayesian and MMSE. Concepts covered include: CRLB, Neyman-Fisher and Sufficient Statistics.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)

Electrical Engineering 627

Antennas

Foundations of theory and practice of modern antennas. Topics covered will include: theoretical background, antenna parameters, simple radiators, antenna array theory, wire antennas, broadband antennas, microstrip antennas, aperture radiators, base station antennas, antennas for mobile communications, antenna measurements.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Notes: Students registering in this course should have a background in electromagnetics and basic microwave engineering.

Electrical Engineering 629

Advanced Logic Design of Electronic and Nanoelectronic Devices

Two-level and multi-level logic synthesis; flexibility in logic design; multiple-valued logic for advanced technology; multi-level minimization; Binary Decision Diagrams, Word-level Decision Diagrams, sequential and combinational equivalence checking; technology mapping; technology-based transformations; logic synthesis for low power, optimizations of synchronous and asynchronous circuits, logical and physical design from a flow perspective; challenges of design of nanoelectronic devices.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)

Electrical Engineering 631

System Identification and Parameter Estimation

Parametric models of linear time-invariant systems. System and noise models. Estimation of model parameters. Structure and order selection. Model validation. Convergence and sensitivity analysis. Experiment design. MIMO systems. Subspace methods. Introduction to non-linear and/or time-varying systems.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 649.

Electrical Engineering 633

Wireless Networks

Wireless networksâ€™ architectures and standards. Wireless communication protocols including network access control protocols, routing, congestion and flow control protocols, mobility and resource management protocols. Modelling and analysis of wireless network performance. Current and future research challenges in wireless networks.

Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Notes: A senior undergraduate course in wireless communications is suggested as preparation for this course.

Electrical Engineering 635

Cryptography and Number Theory with Applications

The topic of the course is to provide the students with vital information about the use of number theory in designing and implementing various public key cryptographic schemes.Â We will stress on the efficacy of the algorithms used and their application in areas outside cryptography and coding theory.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Electrical Engineering 635 and 619.87 will not be allowed.

Electrical Engineering 637

Arithmetic Techniques with DSP Applications

The course is aimed at the use of specific computer arithmetic techniques for efficient design of DSP algorithms. We will provide comprehensive information form the theory of computer arithmetic. We will show how the performance of different algorithms can be optimized by using efficient arithmetic techniques. Many examples will be provided.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Electrical Engineering 637 and 619.88 will not be allowed.

Electrical Engineering 639

Radio Frequency and Microwave Circuit Design

Circuit design via transmission line elements: special emphasis on microstrip circuits and effects of discontinuities (corners, Tees, and impedance steps). Analysis of passive impedance matching and filtering circuits using distributed and lumped elements. Narrow band matching and wide band matching techniques as well as wide band matching to a complex load. One and two port small signal amplifiers. Scattering parameter design methods: amplifier gain, input and output matching and stability. Computer aided design methods and broadband design methods. Large signal transistor amplifiers: device non-linearities and design methodologies.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)

Electrical Engineering 641

Optimization for Engineers

Introduction to optimization techniques for solving engineering problems. Modelling engineering problems as optimization problems. Recognizing and solving convex sets, functions and optimization problems. Numerical linear algebra including; matrix structure, algorithm complexity, LU factorization. Unconstrained optimization methodology and engineering applications. Constrained optimization techniques and engineering applications.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Engineering 407 or consent of the instructor
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Electrical Engineering 641 and 619.05 will not be allowed.
Also known as: (formerly Electrical Engineering 619.05)

Electrical Engineering 643

Fibre Optics Transmission

Fundamental theory of cylindrical optical waveguides by way of Maxwell's equation and the modal analysis of the slab waveguides, step-index and graded-index fibres, review of fibre chemistry and production techniques. Problem areas relating to measurement of fibre parameters. Optical transmitters, photodetectors and receivers, modulation and multiplexing techniques, splices and connectors. Multiterminal analog and digital system analysis and design. Optical switching and amplification, integrated optics.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)

Electrical Engineering 645

Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

Types of data mining: classification, clustering, association, prediction. Processes: data preparation, model building. Techniques: decision tree, neural network, evolutionary computing, Bayesian network. Applications: multi-media, text and web mining.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Also known as: (formerly Electrical Engineering 619.51)

Electrical Engineering 647

Analog Integrated Circuit Design

Review of static and dynamic models of bipolar and field effect transistors. Basics of analog integrated circuit design. Computer-aided modelling. Fabrication processes and their influence on analog design. Operational voltage amplifier and transconductance amplifier design techniques. Case studies of bipolar and complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) designs. CMOS analog integrated circuit design project.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)

Electrical Engineering 649

Random Variables and Stochastic Processes

Axiomatic view of probability; continuous and discrete random variables; expectation; functions of random variables; conditional distributions and expectations; stochastic processes; stationarity and ergodicity; correlation and power spectrum; renewal processes and Markov chains; Markov and non-Markovian processes in continuous time.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Also known as: (formerly Electrical Engineering 619.22)

Electrical Engineering 651

Resource Management for Wireless Networks

Qualitative and mathematical formulation of the resource management problem in wireless networks; elements of radio resource management: power and Walsh code allocation and control. Call admission control, traffic load control, packet scheduling; radio resource management algorithms: fixed resource allocation, handover resource management, transmitter power management, dynamic resource allocation, and packet scheduling algorithms; quality-of-service (QoS) and resource management; joint radio resource management problem across heterogeneous wireless networks; applications and case studies: resource management in third generation (3G) and beyond 3G wireless Internet Protocol (IP) networks; open research challenges in resource management for wireless networks.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Also known as: (formerly Electrical Engineering 619.04)

Electrical Engineering 653

Theory and Practice Advanced DSP Processor Architecture

Architecture and capabilities of SISD, SIMD and VLIW processors; Developing high speed algorithms: code timing, reliability, background DMA activity, maintainability; Developing a personal software process appropriate for embedded systems.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T-3/2)
Also known as: (formerly Electrical Engineering 619.23)

Electrical Engineering 655

Discrete Time Signal Processing

Foundations of discrete time signal processing of deterministic and stochastic signals. Transform analysis: Laplace, Fourier, discrete time Fourier, Z transform, DFT/FFT and Hilbert. Time sampled signals, mixed digital/analog LTI system design and analysis with practical DSP implementations. Fundamentals of FIR/IIR/multirate DSP filter implementation and analysis. Application of DSP in communications receiver, audio, image and video processing.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)

Electrical Engineering 657

Detection of Signals in Noise

Detection of distorted and noise corrupted deterministic and random signals. Application to optimum statistical signal processing algorithms in data communications, GPS, radar, synchronization and image processing.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): At least one of Electrical Engineering 675, 649, or 625 or consent of the instructor.
Also known as: (formerly Electrical Engineering 619.73)

Electrical Engineering 659

Active-RC and Switched-Capacitor Filter Design

The filter design problem; operational amplifier characteristics; cascade methods of RC-active filter design; filter design with the active biquad; active filter design based on a lossless ladder prototype. Switched-capacitor (SC) integrators; design of cascade, ladder, and multiple feedback SC filters; non-ideal effects in SC filters; scaling of SC filters; topics in fabrication of SC filters.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)

Electrical Engineering 661

Grid-Connected Inverters for Alternative Energy Systems

Analysis and design of grid-connected inverters fed by an alternative energy source. Switch mode converters, inverter topologies, harmonics, drive electronics, control methodologies, implementation techniques, course project.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Also known as: (formerly Electrical Engineering 619.18)

Electrical Engineering 663

Numerical Electromagnetic Field Computation

Solution techniques for electromagnetic fields: finite difference, finite elements/volumes, boundary elements, finite difference time domain, and moment methods. Practical aspects concerning computer implementation: accuracy, speed, memory, and solvers.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Also known as: (formerly Electrical Engineering 619.09)

Electrical Engineering 665

Bioelectromagnetism

Generation, transmission, and measurement of electromagnetic events generated by excitable cells (heart, brain, muscle). Topics cover the scale from membrane and cell dynamics to tissue behaviour and body surface recordings.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Also known as: (formerly Electrical Engineering 619.21)

Electrical Engineering 667

Intelligent Control

Application of machine learning algorithms in control systems: neural networks, fuzzy logic, the cerebellar model arithmetic computer, genetic algorithms; stability of learning algorithms in closed-loop non-linear control applications.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): At least one undergraduate level course in control systems.
Also known as: (formerly Electrical Engineering 619.25)

Electrical Engineering 669

Renewable Energy and Solid State Lighting for the Developing World

History of Lighting, Illumination Measurements and Standards - Incandescent, Fluorescent, LEDs and OLEDs. Generation using Hydro, Solar, Photovoltaic, Wind, Thermoelectric, Biomass, Thermal. Energy Storage and Supply Chains. System Design, Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment. Kyoto Protocol, Carbon Credits and Trading.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Also known as: (formerly Electrical Engineering 619.52)

Electrical Engineering 671

Adaptive Signal Processing

Fundamentals: Performance objectives, optimal filtering and estimation, the Wiener solution, orthogonality principle. Adaptation algorithms: MSE performance surface, gradient search methods, the Widrow-Hoff LMS algorithm, convergence speed and misadjustment. Advanced techniques: recursive least-squares algorithms, gradient and least-squares multiple filter, frequency domain algorithms, adaptive pole-zero filters. Applications: system identification, channel equalization, echo cancellation, linear prediction, noise cancellation, speech.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)

Electrical Engineering 673

Wireless Communications Engineering

The basics of mobile radio telephone: mobile telephone frequency channels, components of mobile radio, objectives of mobile telephone systems, major problems and tools available. The mobile radio environment: fading and propagation loss, propagation loss prediction, channel and signal models, fading statistics, classification of fading channels. Methods of reducing fading effects: diversity techniques and diversity combining methods. Signaling over fading channels. Frequency reuse schemes: cellular concept, mobile radio interference, FDMA, TDMA, and spread spectrum techniques. Portable systems, air-to-ground systems, and land mobile/satellite systems, processing.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 571.

Electrical Engineering 675

Digital Communications

Physical layer digital communications. Linear modulation and demodulation using signal space concepts. Optimal and sub-optimal detection of symbols and sequences. Pulse shaping and spectral analysis. Wireless propagation and system design. Error correction using channel codes. Advanced techniques for high speed communications.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 571.

Electrical Engineering 677

Information Theory Applied to Digital Communications

Understanding of the digital communication link in a noisy channel with distortion. Fundamentals of information theory applicable to the statistical signal processing of digital communication receivers, presented in-depth that will provide insights into optimum receiver architecture, processing and error coding. Capacity analysis of SISO and MIMO multiple antenna communication systems as well as other forms of diversity, derived within the framework of information theory.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 675.

Electrical Engineering 679

Digital Video Processing

Fundamentals of digital video representation, filtering and compression, including popular algorithms for 2-D and 3-D motion estimation, object tracking, frame rate conversion, deinterlacing, image enhancement, and the emerging international standards for image and video compression, with such applications as digital TV, web-based multimedia, videoconferencing, videophone and mobile image communications.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): At least one undergraduate level course in Signal Processing.
Also known as: (formerly Electrical Engineering 619.60)

Electrical Engineering 681

VLSI and SOC

Timing and power models; Issues in BIST for SOC; System and Circuit Optimization for SOC applications using compiler techniques; System-on-a-chip design methodology; Topics in Architectural low-power techniques; Design methodology for embedded architectures; Advanced architectures for image/video/speech/audio/Internet/wireless applications; Topics in algorithm/architecture design under timing and throughput constraints.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Prerequisite(s): At least one undergraduate level course in Microelectronics or VLSI.
Also known as: (formerly Electrical Engineering 619.76 and 619.82)

Electrical Engineering 683

Algorithms for VLSI Physical Design Automation

Aspects of physical design including: VLSI design cycle, fabrication processes for VLSI devices, basic data structures and algorithms, partitioning, floor planning, placement and routing.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Also known as: (formerly Electrical Engineering 619.19)

Electrical Engineering 685

Software Defined Radio Systems

Advanced design aspects related to the design of Software Defined Radio (SDR) systems applicable to wireless and satellite communication systems. System level modelling and baseband design aspects of SDR systems. Transmitter and receiver architectures appropriate for SDR transceivers. Multi-band transmitters, sub-sampling receivers and six-port based receivers. Design strategies and calibration techniques for SDR systems.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 574 or consent of the instructor.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Electrical Engineering 641 and 619.64 will not be allowed.
Also known as: (formerly Electrical Engineering 619.64)

Electrical Engineering 687

Switch Mode Power Converters

Design and analysis of dc-to-dc and ac-to-ac single-phase power converters. Device characteristics. Dc-to-dc topologies, dc-to-ac topologies and ac-to-ac topologies. Linearized models. Classical feedback control; introduction to state-space analysis methods. Input harmonic analysis, output harmonic analysis, and techniques to obtain unity input power factory.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)

Electrical Engineering 691

Integrated Micro and Nanotechnology Sensory Systems

Integrated circuits for sensing. The physical process of sensing photons and ions. The circuitry of signal amplification. Considerations for integrated circuit implementation. Solid state sensors and development in CMOS technology. Analog to Digital conversion in sensory arrays. Technology scaling and impact. Low voltage and implications regarding signal processing. Other types of sensors such as pH sensing. MEMS technology and applications. Integrated Light sources. System examples.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Electrical Engineering 691 and 619.26 will not be allowed.

Electrical Engineering 693

Restructured Electricity Markets

Market design and auction mechanisms, role of independent system operator (ISO) in different markets, generation scheduling in deregulation, transmission operation and pricing.Â Transmission rights, procurement and pricing ancillary services, system security in deregulation, and resource management in a market environment.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Electrical Engineering 693 and 619.98 will not be allowed.

Electrical Engineering 695

Applied Mathematics for Electrical Engineers

Understanding of vector spaces and function spaces; eigenvalues and eigenvectors in both the linear algebraic and differential equation sense; special functions in mathematics; advanced methods for solutions of differential equations.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-1T)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 327.
Antirequisite(s): Credit for Electrical Engineering 695 and either 519.42 or 619.95 will not be allowed.

Electrical Engineering 697

Digital Image Processing

Image formation and visual perceptual processing. Digital image representation. Two dimensional Fourier transform analysis. Image enhancement and restoration. Selected topics from: image reconstruction from projections; image segmentation and analysis; image coding for data compression and transmission; introduction to image understanding and computer vision. Case studies from current applications and research.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-2)
Prerequisite(s): Electrical Engineering 327.

Electrical Engineering 698

Graduate Project

Individual project in the student's area of specialization under the guidance of the student's supervisor.
Course Hours: 6 units; F(0-4)
Notes: Open only to students in the MEng Courses Only Route.

Electrical Engineering 699

Multidimensional Signal Processing

Characterization of multidimensional (MD) signals, the MD Laplace, Fourier and Z transforms. Practical analog and digital signals and their MD energy density spectra. Aliasing, convolution, boundary conditions, causality, and stability in MD. Characterization of linear shift-invariant systems using MD transform transfer functions. State variable representations of MD systems. Elementary decompositions of MD transfer functions and bounded-input bounded-output stability. Design and implementation of MD digital filters. Applications of MD signal processing in engineering systems. Two- and three-dimensional digital signal processing in seismic, sonar, imaging and broadcast television.
Course Hours: 3 units; H(3-0)

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