ELEC 301 / SYSTEMS, CONTROL&COMMUNICATION
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Days: TUES THURSTimes: 8:30:00-9:45:00Ön Koşullar: (ELEC 201 &ELEC 202)

Review of the frequency concept; analysis of circuits as linear systems, frequency response of circuits; introduction to communication systems, analog/digital modulation and demodulation; analog amplitude, frequency and phase modulation; digital amplitude shift keying, frequency shift keying and phase shift keying; review of bilateral and unilateral Laplace transform; introduction to z-transform; introduction to analog and digital control systems, first and second order systems, stability of closed-loop systems; root-locus method; frequency-domain methods and bode plots.

ELEC 310 / MICROELECTRONIC CIRCUITS AND DEVICES
Term: Fall 2018Units 4Days: MON WEDTimes: 14:30:00-15:45:00Ön Koşullar: ELEC 201 & ELEC. 202

Introduction to semiconductors and semiconductor device physics. Diode, bipolar junction transistor, and MOS field effect transistor circuit models for design and analysis of electronic circuits. Analysis and design of single and multistage amplifiers. Amplifier operating point design. High frequency and low frequency response of single and multistage amplifiers. Introduction to integrated-circuit amplifiers.

ELEC 312 / ADVANCED ELECTROMAGNETISM
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Days: MON WEDTimes: 11:30:00-12:45:00Ön Koşullar: (PHYS. 302 or ELEC. 206) or consent of the instructor

Review of Maxwell's equations; conservation laws; electromagnetic waves; propagation of electromagnetic waves in conductors and dielectrics; transmission lines; waveguides; potentials and fields; radiation theory; electrodynamics and special theory of relativity.

ELEC 317 / EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Days: MON WEDTimes: 13:00:00-14:15:00

An introduction to the design of embedded systems with an emphasis on understanding the microcomputer fundamentals by relating hardware, software and the physical applications. Topics covered include architecture and operation of a typical microprocessor, assembly language programming, serial and parallel input/output, memory (RAM and ROM), interrupts, concurrency management, and real-time constraints.

ELEC 339 / SENSORS
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Days: MON WEDTimes: 16:00:00-17:15:00Ön Koşullar: ELEC.201 and ELEC.202

Fundamental concepts of sensors, driving/readout electronics; rational design of sensors, state-of-the-art commercial sensing, remote sensing, Internet of Things; Strain, piezoelectric, pressure, temperature, GPS, chemical, biological, resistive, capacitive sensors, photodetectors, accelerometers, gyroscopes; optical, magnetic sensors, RF sensors, power electronics, self-powered sensors; Sensor networks based on WiFi, 4G, Bluetooth; Human/Animal sensory systems; Feedback control systems; Microfabrication of sensors

ELEC 402 / RANDOM PROCESSES
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Days: MON WEDTimes: 11:30:00-12:45:00Ön Koşullar: ENGR.200

Discrete and continuous random variables and processes, functions of random variables, independence of random variables. Central Limit Theorem. Discrete-time random processes, continuous-time random processes, stationary random processes, ergodicity, auto and cross correlation functions, power spectral density, spectral estimation, white noise processes, Markov chains.

ELEC 405 / LINEAR SYSTEM THEORY
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Days: MON WEDTimes: 13:00:00-14:15:00Ön Koşullar: ELEC 301 or ELEC 304

Linear Algebra Review, Normal Matrices, Quadratic Forms and Semidefinite Matrices, Inner Product and Norm Spaces, State Space Descriptions for Continuous and Discrete Time Systems, Controllability, Observability, Stability, Realization Theory.

ELEC 408 / COMPUTER VISION AND PATTERN RECOGNITION
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Days: TUES THURSTimes: 13:00:00-14:15:00Ön Koşullar: ELEC. 201 or consent of the instructor

Study of computational models of visual perception and their implementation in computer systems. Topics include: image formation; edge, corner and boundary extraction, segmentation, matching, pattern recognition and classification techniques; 3-D Vision: projection geometry, camera calibration, shape from stereo/silhouette/shading, model-based 3D object recognition; color texture, radiometry and BDRF; motion analysis.

ELEC 410 / INFORMATION THEORY
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Days: FRITimes: 10:00:00-12:45:00

Entropy, Relative Entropy and Mutual Information; Asymptotic Equipartition Theory; Entropy Rates of a Stochastic Process; Data Compression; Kolmogorov Complexity; Channel Capacity; Differential Entropy; The Gaussian Channel; Maximum Entropy and Spectral Estimation; Rate Distortion Theory, Network Information Theory.

ELEC 411 / DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Days: MON WEDTimes: 11:30:00-12:45:00Ön Koşullar: (ELEC 316 or ELEC 301) & ENGR 200

Probability theory, stochastic processes, characterization of digital communication signals and systems, digital modulation schemes, optimum receivers for additive white gaussian noise (AWGN) channels, signal design for band-limited channels, inter-symbol interference (ISI), optimum reception for channels with ISI and AWGN, linear equalization, adaptive equalization, entropy and source coding, channel capacity and coding.

ELEC 416 / COMPUTER NETWORKS
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Days: TUES THURSTimes: 11:30:00-12:45:00Ön Koşullar: COMP. 132 or consent of the instructor

Principles of computer networks and network protocols; Internet protocol stack with emphasis on application, transport, network and link layers; network edge and network core; client/server and peer-to-peer models; routing algorithms; reliable data transfer; flow and congestion control; protocol design and analysis; network performance metrics; software-defined networks; network programming and distributed applications.

ELEC 418 / NUMERICAL MODELLING&SIMULATION
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Days: MON WEDTimes: 14:30:00-15:45:00Ön Koşullar: MATH 106 & MATH 107

Introduction to mathematical formulations and computational techniques for the modeling and simulation of engineering and other kinds of systems, including electronic, mechanical, biological, biochemical, virtual, abstract and multi-domain dynamical systems. Applications from various engineering disciplines and the sciences. Matrix formulation of equations for linear problems. Formulation of equations for nonlinear problems & linearization. Numerical solution of linear algebraic equations. Gaussian elimination, computations with sparse & structured matrices. Floating point number representation & arithmetic. Numerical conditioning, ill-conditioned problems. Numerical solution of nonlinear algebraic equations. Fixed point iteration & Newton’s method in one dimension. Newton’s method for system of coupled nonlinear algebraic equations. Improving convergence of Newton’s method. Numerical solution of ordinary differential equations. Forward & backward Euler, trapezoidal rule. Multistep methods, accuracy & stability. Implicit vs explicit techniques, region of stability, stiff problems.

ELEC 421 / PHOTONICS AND LASERS
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Days: TUES THURSTimes: 14:30:00-15:45:00Ön Koşullar: (ELEC. 206 or PHYS. 302) or consent of the instructor

Review of electromagnetism; electromagnetic nature of light, radiation, geometrical optics, Gaussian beams, transformation of Gaussian beams; electromagnetic modes of an optical resonator, interaction of light with matter, classical theory of absorption and dispersion, broadening processes, Rayleigh scattering, quantum theory of spontaneous and stimulated emission, optical amplification, theory of laser oscillation, examples of laser systems, Q switching and mode locking of lasers.

ELEC 438 / INTEGRATED PHOTONIC STRUCTURES
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Days: TUES THURSTimes: 16:00:00-17:15:00Ön Koşullar: ELEC 421 or PHYS 429

Design, simulation, and optimization of integrated photonics structures, the notion of fabless silicon photonics, metal and dielectric waveguides, planar waveguide modes, coupled mode theory, integrated passive couplers and splitters, Mach-Zehnder Interferometers, ring and disk resonators, adiabatic couplers, Bragg gratings, grating and edge couplers, photonic crystal waveguides and structures, principles of integrated modulator and detector operation, fabrication-dependent design considerations, use of transfer matrix, eigenmode expansion, and finite difference time-domain simulation techniques throughout the semester, design oriented and simulation based assignments and term project.

ELEC 442 / FUNDAMENTALS of EMERGING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES and DEVICES
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Days: TUES THURSTimes: 10:00:00-11:15:00

Introduction to device physics fundamentals of emerging energy technologies, the fundamentals of the latest innovations and research in different energy devices, a wide range of energy devices, such as solar cells, batteries, hydropower, wind power, thermoelectric, and biomass devices the physical and engineering principles underlying each technology including their economical advantages and drawbacks, how these technologies can be integrated to grid what are smart grid functions, grid energy storage, electric vehicles, etc.

ELEC 443 / INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE LEARNING
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Days: MON WEDTimes: 10:00:00-11:15:00

A broad introduction to machine learning covering regression, classification, clustering, and dimensionality reduction methods; supervised and unsupervised models; linear and nonlinear models; parametric and nonparametric models; combinations of multiple models; comparisons of multiple models and model selection.

ELEC 491 / ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING DESIGN I
Term: Fall 2018Units 4Times: 0:00:00-0:00:00Ön Koşullar: ELEC.310 and ELEC.304 and ELEC.316 OR ELEC.310 and ELEC.301

A capstone design course where students apply engineering and science knowledge in an electrical-electronics engineering design project. Development, design, implementation and management of a project in teams under realistic constraints and conditions. Emphasis on communication, teamwork and presentation skills..

ELEC 492 / ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING DESIGN II
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Times: 0:00:00-0:00:00

A capstone design project on an industrially relevant problem. Students work on teams in consultation with various faculty and industrial members.

ELEC 501 / RANDOM PROCESSES
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Days: MON WEDTimes: 11:30:00-12:45:00Ön Koşullar: ENGR. 200 or consent of the instructor

Discrete and continuous random variables and processes, functions of random variables, independence of random variables. Central Limit Theorem. Discrete-time random processes, continuous-time random processes, stationary random processes, ergodicity, auto and cross correlation functions, power spectral density; spectral estimation, white noise processes, Markov chains.

ELEC 505 / LINEAR SYSTEM THEORY
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Days: MON WEDTimes: 13:00:00-14:15:00

Linear Algebra Review, Normal Matrices, Quadratic Forms and Semidefinite Matrices, Inner Product and Norm Spaces, State Space Descriptions for Continuous and Discrete Time Systems, Controllability, Observability, Stability, Realization Theory.

ELEC 508 / COMPUTER VISION AND PATTERN RECOGNITION
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Days: TUES THURSTimes: 13:00:00-14:15:00

Study of computational models of visual perception and their implementation in computer systems. Topics include: image formation; edge, corner and boundary extraction, segmentation, matching, pattern recognition and classification techniques; 3-D Vision: projection geometry, camera calibration, shape from stereo/silhouette/shading, model-based 3D object recognition; color texture, radiometry and BDRF; motion analysis.

ELEC 510 / INFORMATION THEORY
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Days: FRITimes: 10:00:00-12:45:00

Entropy, Relative Entropy and Mutual Information; Asymptotic Equipartition Theory; Entropy Rates of a Stochastic Process; Data Compression; Kolmogorov Complexity; Channel Capacity; Differential Entropy; The Gaussian Channel; Maximum Entropy and Spectral Estimation; Rate Distortion Theory, Network Information Theory.

ELEC 511 / DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Days: MON WEDTimes: 11:30:00-12:45:00

Characterization of communication signals & systems, digital modulation schemes, optimum reception for the additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channel, signal design for band-limited channels, Nyquist criterion, intersymbol interference (ISI), optimum reception for channels with ISI and AWGN, linear equalization, decision feedback equalization, adaptive equalization, channel capacity & coding, linear block codes, convolutional codes, multichannel and multicarrier systems, spread spectrum signals for digital communications, multiuser communications. Design oriented exercises using computer aids.

ELEC 518 / NUMERICAL MODELING&SIMULATION
Term: Fall 2018Units 3Days: MON WEDTimes: 14:30:00-15:45:00

Introduction to mathematical formulations and computational techniques for the modeling and simulation of engineering and other kinds of systems, including electronic, mechanical, biological, biochemical, virtual, abstract and multi-domain dynamical systems. Applications from various engineering disciplines and the sciences. Matrix formulation of equations for linear problems. Formulation of equations for nonlinear problems & linearization. Numerical solution of linear algebraic equations. Gaussian elimination, computations with sparse & structured matrices. Floating point number representation & arithmetic. Numerical conditioning, ill-conditioned problems. Numerical solution of nonlinear algebraic equations. Fixed point iteration & Newton’s method in one dimension. Newton’s method for system of coupled nonlinear algebraic equations. Improving convergence of Newton’s method. Numerical solution of ordinary differential equations. Forward & backward Euler, trapezoidal rule. Multistep methods, accuracy & stability. Implicit vs explicit techniques, region of stability, stiff problems.