Special Topic Courses
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Permanent Course Descriptions and Outlines
Random Processes
To develop the theoretical framework for the processing of random signals
and data.
and data.
Digital Communications
Basic M-ary digital communications systems, with emphasis on system
design and performance analysis in the presence of additive noise
design and performance analysis in the presence of additive noise
Advanced Digital Communications
The theory and practice of efficient digital communications over linear dispersive channels, including adaptive equalization and synchronization.
Personal and Mobile Communications
To introduce various topics that are fundamental to cellular mobile
telephone systems
telephone systems
Information Theory
To introduce the mathematical theory of communications. Emphasis will be
placed on Shannon's theorems and their use in the analysis and design of
communication systems
placed on Shannon's theorems and their use in the analysis and design of
communication systems
Coding Theory and Applications
To introduce the theory and practice of error control coding, with emphasis
on linear, cyclic, convolutional, and parallel concatenated codes
on linear, cyclic, convolutional, and parallel concatenated codes
Computer Communication Networks
Fundamental concepts of computer network architectures and protocols.
Performance Analysis of Communications Networks
Fundamental concepts of queueing systems, and applications of queueing
theory to the performance evaluation of computer networks
theory to the performance evaluation of computer networks
Broadband Networking
Fundamental concepts of broadband networking, including newtork models, ATM networks, quality of service, and traffic management.
Computer Network Security
Fundamental concepts of newtork information secutiry, including encryption, secure access methods, and vulnerabilities in network protocols, operating systems, and network applications.
Broadband Access Networks
To develop architectures and technologies of wireless and wired broadband access networks including 5G wireless, fiber to the home, hybrid fiber-coax, and digital subscriber line.
Multimedia Commun: Signal Processing, Networking, Applications, & Standards
Comprehensive coverage of media compression, synthesis and recognition, media communications and networking, and standards for audiovisual communications over wired and wireless networks.
Sensor Networks
Basics of sensor network communications. Applications, architectures, and communication protocols for sensor networks are treated in depth.
Modeling and Simulation: Foundations and Implementation
Foundations and algorithms concerning the development of conceptual models for systems, and their realization in the form of computer software; discrete and continuous models. Crosslisted with CSE 6730.
Topics in Engineering Practice
Topics of current importance offered in collaboration with an approved partner of Georgia Tech's Distance Learning Program. Crosslisted with ME 6744.
Optoelectronics: Materials, Processes, Devices
Optoelectronic materials, physical processes, and devices. Includes
compound semiconductor materials, excitation, recombination, gain, and
modulation processes and devices such as emitters, detectors, and
modulators. Crosslisted with PHYS 6771.
compound semiconductor materials, excitation, recombination, gain, and
modulation processes and devices such as emitters, detectors, and
modulators. Crosslisted with PHYS 6771.
Integrated and Low-Cost Microelectronics Systems Packaging
Introduction to cross-disciplinary microelectronic packaging technologies, including electrical design, thermal considerations and technologies, reliability, optoelectronic packaging, and RF-/mm-wave packaging. Crosslisted with ME and MSE 6776.
Thermal Engineering for Packaging of Micro and Nano Systems
Passive, active, and hybrid thermal management techniques, and computational modeling of micro systems. Air cooling, simlge phase and phase change liquid cooling, heat pipes, and thermoelectrics. Crosslisted with ME 6779.
Medical Image Processing
Studying biomedical image analysis techniques including image enhancement, analysis, classification, and interpretation for medical decision-making through practicals and projects. Cross-listed with BMED6780.