Ruolin Zhou, PhD

Basic object-oriented concepts. This course covers language concepts including objects, classes, and polymorphism from the viewpoint of object-oriented design; and implementation including portability, maintainability, networking, and concurrency. There is a term project applying the object-oriented approaches to the entire life-cycle of software development, in which the students work in teams to prototype a software system with design tools and test the system against various design criteria.

Basic object-oriented concepts. This course covers language concepts including objects, classes, and polymorphism from the viewpoint of object-oriented design; and implementation including portability, maintainability, networking, and concurrency. There is a term project applying the object-oriented approaches to the entire life-cycle of software development, in which the students work in teams to prototype a software system with design tools and test the system against various design criteria.

Basic object-oriented concepts. This course covers language concepts including objects, classes, and polymorphism from the viewpoint of object-oriented design; and implementation including portability, maintainability, networking, and concurrency. There is a term project applying the object-oriented approaches to the entire life-cycle of software development, in which the students work in teams to prototype a software system with design tools and test the system against various design criteria.

Synthesis of state machines including design, applications and implementation. Register transfer languages and ASM chart design methodologies. PLA, ROM-centered, and FPGA implementations. Specific applications to controllers and interface devices will be discussed. An FPGA based laboratory experience is included.

Synthesis of state machines including design, applications and implementation. Register transfer languages and ASM chart design methodologies. PLA, ROM-centered, and FPGA implementations. Specific applications to controllers and interface devices will be discussed. An FPGA based laboratory experience is included.

Allows study into areas not included in the formal course listings.

Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature, intended to develop design techniques,research techniques, initiative, and independent inquiry. A written thesis must be completed in accordance with the rules of the Graduate School and the College of Engineering. Completion of the course requires a successful oral defense open to the public and a written thesis approved by the student's thesis committee unanimously and the ECE Graduate Program Director. Admission to the course is based on a formal thesis proposal endorsed by the student's graduate committee and submitted to the ECE Graduate Program Director.

Satisfies the Research Skills component of the ELE PhD qualifier. Student is evaluated by at least 3 faculty based on an oral presentation and defense of a small research project. Course is graded pass/fail.

Research for and preparation of doctoral dissertation proposal. The dissertation proposal must provide a thorough survey of the research activities in the research topic area and it must present original and innovative research ideas and preliminary results as well as a defined research scope and directions. PhD students must have passed this course before registering for doctoral dissertation research credits. This course may also be applied toward MS thesis or project credit if PhD student leaves prior to completing their dissertation. In all cases, required deliverables are an oral defense and a written document approved by the student's committee.Graded P/F.

For PhD students who plan to take the PhD Comprehensive exam within the next 3 months. Up to 6 credits may be applied to either doctoral dissertation or MS thesis (should student not pass Comprehensive exam). Graded P/F.