To: ECE Graduate Students Who Plan to Take Ph.D Qualifying Exam
In recognition of the increasing number of students who would like to enter the Ph.D program, the ECE Department has decided to hold the qualifying exam twice a year, once in Aug, anothter in Jan. The next upcoming exam will be in January 2009. The written part will be held on Jan 12. The oral exams will be between Jan. 14 and Jan 16. The exam format for the Jan 2009 exam will be same as that in Aug. 2008, consisting of a written exam and an oral exam.
To apply for taking the exam, a student should have had at least one semester of study at Poly and have a GPA of 3.5 or above. The student should submit the application form for taking the exam (available at http://www.poly.edu/ece/graduate/doctoral/apply/index.php), a curriculum vita that includes information regarding prior education, research experience and publications if any, a transcript from the prior degree granting institute as well as from Poly, and optionally a recommendation letter from a faculty member at Poly. The student should request such a letter from faculty members who had opportunity to observe your capability for independent research through course works involving projects or independent projects.
The above application material should be submitted no later than Nov. 15, 2008 to The front desk of ECE Department Office (LC200)
For more questions regarding the Ph.D qualifying exam, please contact Prof. Spencer Kuo using email: spkuo@duke.poly.edu or phone: 718-260-3143
New offering for entering MSEE students: Joint Polytechnic MSEE Degree/Eurecom Certificate in Mobile Communications
Overview:
This project links two educational institutions across the Atlantic with strengths and international recognition in the area of telecommunication systems, namely the Polytechnic Institute of NYU and the Eurecom, at Sophia Antipolis (the Silicon Valley of Europe), France, a member of the Institut Telecom, and leading research and teaching laboratory in France. Information about Eurecom can be found under www.eurecom.fr/index.en.htm
This joint program is facilitated from the fact that 100% of courses taught currently at Eurecom are in English, and many faculty members at Eurecom have had a significant work experience in US universities.
Admission requirements for students will be the same as those for Polytechnic MS EE students.
Program Overview:
The planned joint Master program includes:
Two semesters of lectures (for a total of 24 credits), to be held at Brooklyn (Polytechnic) and Sophia Antipolis (Eurecom).
One semester of Masters thesis (6 credits) in either a French or American lab, in an international company lab, or at the two institutions. Research projects will be co-supervised by Eurecom and Polytechnic researchers. Internships completed at a company or at Eurecom are typically paid.
We propose the following structure for students entering the program in the fall:
A. Fall (at Polytechnic): Four courses required (12 credits).
Required Courses:
EL 5013 Wireless Personal Communication Systems
EL 5373 Internet Architecture and Protocols
Two out of the following four:
EL 6013 Principles of Communication systems: Modulation and Coding
EL 6303 Probability Theory
EL 6113 Signals, Systems and Transforms
EL 6713 Electromagnetic Theory and Applications
Assuming that you maintain a GPA of at least 3.5 in these four courses, and pass the French test, you can then proceed to Eurecom. If not, you can complete your degree at the Polytechnic.
B. Spring (at Eurecom):
Three courses required + 90 hour lab project (12 credits; Eurecom courses and the project are roughly equivalent to our 3 credit courses)
Pick 3 courses from the following 5 so as to form at least 2 sequences with courses picked at the Polytechnic:
Radio Engineering (Sequence with EL 6713)
Mobile Networking (Sequence with EL 5013)
Signal Processing Technology (Sequence with EL 6113)
Channel Coding (Sequence with EL 6013)
Statistical Signal Processing (Sequence with EL 6113 or EL 6303)
A French language course is required; however grades will not be counted towards the Grade Point Average.
C. Summer/Fall (6 months at a company or Eurecom or Polytechnic)
MS Thesis (jointly supervised by Eurecom and Polytechnic faculty). In many cases this will be completed as part of a paid company internship facilitated by Eurecom. 6 credits
Any course changes or substitutions must be made with program advisor approval. For further information, please contact Professor Shivendra S. Panwar (panwar@catt.poly.edu) or, for Eurecom related questions, Professor David Gesbert (gesbert@eurecom.fr)
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