2024-2025 University Catalog
Electrical Engineering
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The College of Engineering undergraduate programs in aerospace, civil, computer, construction, electrical, environmental, and mechanical engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, http://www.abet.org.
Transfer Credit
No credit will be given for upper division engineering coursework taken at an institution having an engineering program which has not been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET, unless the student successfully completes the first 12 units of engineering work attempted at this university. At that time, and upon recommendation of the department, credit will be given for the unaccredited work.
The Major
The field of Electrical Engineering involves three major activities: the collection, processing and communication of information; the generation and distribution of electric power; and the study and application of electromagnetic phenomena and materials.
The most dynamic area of Electrical Engineering today is the processing and communication of information. Activities in this area include the design of machines that store, process and display information; and the design of systems for communicating information (e.g., radios, telephones, fax machines, cellular phones, computer networks, the world wide web, satellite communication systems, cable television systems, etc.). Also included in this area are consumer electronics and instrumentation for applications of all sorts (e.g., robots, medical equipment, industrial process control, machine control, bio-engineering, traffic control, radar, sonar, speech analysis and synthesis, music, etc.).
The electric power industry is the oldest area of Electrical Engineering, but it remains an active area of innovation and development, as well as a major employer. Activities in the power area include the design of machines for energy conversion (motors and generators); the design of DC power supplies and other electronic circuits for the efficient delivery of electric power from various sources (e.g., solar cells, batteries, AC generators); and the design and operation of systems for the distribution of electric power, including the power grid that cover the United States with links to grids of other countries.
The study of electromagnetic phenomena and materials provides the foundation for all of Electrical Engineering. Research and development at this level typically leads to new developments and improvements in other areas. Major activities today include the study of energy conversion processes, fabrication processes, imaging techniques, information storage mechanisms, environmental processes, and optoelectronics (e.g., lasers, optical fibers, optical computing).
The Bachelor of Science degree program includes a core of courses that provides an introduction to each of the major areas described above. In addition, nearly a full year of professional electives provides the opportunity for students to specialize in areas of particular interest. The process of engineering design is emphasized throughout the curriculum by including open-ended problems with realistic design constraints. The design experience culminates in a year-long capstone design course required of all students. Creativity, consideration of economic and social factors, and the application of systematic design procedures are used to solve problems that confront engineers. The curriculum attempts to achieve a balance between theory and practice that will prepare graduates both for immediate employment and for continued study. The Master of Science program offers graduates in electrical engineering and related fields the opportunity for continued study and further specialization.
Employment opportunities within the electrical engineering profession are challenging and usually plentiful. Electrical engineering graduates are sought by a wide range of employers in government and industry for many different types of work including design, testing, production, maintenance, system operation, programming, customer support engineering, and technical marketing and sales. Graduates have the opportunity to contribute to society by helping to design and supply the high-quality products and services that are necessary for a robust economy.
Retention Policy
The engineering program expects all majors will make reasonable academic progress toward the degree. Engineering premajors who have either (1) completed major preparatory courses, earned 60 units, but have less than a 2.7 cumulative GPA or (2) earned 60 units but have not completed major preparatory courses and/or have less than a 2.7 cumulative GPA may be removed from the premajor and placed in undeclared.
Program Educational Objectives
The overall objective of the undergraduate program in electrical engineering is to produce the best skilled, hands-on practicing electrical engineer. More specifically the objectives are:
- Electrical Engineering graduates will be successful in modern engineering practice and contribute to the economies of the State of California and the nation.
- Electrical Engineering graduates will be productive citizens with high ethical and professional standards who can make engineering and management decisions.
- Electrical Engineering graduates will have the intellectual skills necessary to assume leadership roles both in their profession and to future graduates.
Impacted Program
The electrical engineering major is an impacted program. To be admitted to the electrical engineering major, students must meet the following criteria:
- Complete with a grade of C (2.0) or better: E E 210 ; COMPE 160 ; MATH 150 , MATH 151 ; PHYS 195 , PHYS 196 , PHYS 196L . These courses cannot be taken for credit/no credit (Cr/NC);
- Have an overall cumulative GPA of 2.7.
To complete the major, students must fulfill the degree requirements for the major described in the catalog in effect at the time they are accepted into the premajor at SDSU (assuming continuous enrollment).
Major Academic Plans (MAPs)
Visit http://www.sdsu.edu/mymap for the recommended courses needed to fulfill your major requirements. The MAPs website was created to help students navigate the course requirements for their majors and to identify which General Education course will also fulfill a major preparation course requirement.
Faculty
Chair: Engin, Arif Ege, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.S., Middle East Technical University, Turkey; Ph.D., University of Hannover, Germany)
Graduate Adviser: Nagaraj, Santosh V., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Madras; Ph.D., Purdue University)
Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty:
Alimohammad, Amirhossein, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.S., University of Isfahan; Ph.D., University of Alberta, Canada)
Engin, Arif Ege, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.S., Middle East Technical University, Turkey; Ph.D., University of Hannover, Germany)
Kumar, Sunil, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Thomas G. Pine Faculty Fellow (B.S., S.V. National Institute of Technology, India; Ph.D., Birla Institute of Tech & Science, India)
Mi, Chunting Chris, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.S., Northwestern Polytechnical University, China; Ph.D., University of Toronto, Canada)
Nagaraj, Santosh V., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Madras; Ph.D., Purdue University)
Ozturk, Yusuf, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, College of Engineering; Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.S., Middle East Technical University [METU]; Ph.D., Ege University)
Ratnarajah, Tharm, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and fred harris Endowed Chair Professor (Ph.D., University of Ottawa, Canada)
Sarkar, Mahasweta, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.S., San Diego State University; Ph.D., University of California San Diego)
Sharma, Satish Kumar, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.S., KNIT Sultanpur, Avadh University, India; Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology [IIT], Banaras Hindu University, India)
Aksanli, Baris, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.S., Bogazici University; Ph.D., University of California San Diego)
Ashrafi, Ashkan, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.Sc., M.Sc., K.N., University of Technology, Tehran, Iran; M.S.E., Ph.D., University of Alabama, Huntsville)
Huang, Ke, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.S., M.A., Joseph Fourier University, France; Ph.D., University of Grenoble, France)
Nguyen, Huu Ngoc Duy, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.E., Swinburne University of Technology, Australia; M.S., University of Saskatchewan, Canada; Ph.D., McGill University, Canada)
Sabzehgar, Reza, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (M.Sc., Amirkabir University of Technology [Tehran Polytechnic]; Ph.D., Simon Fraser University, Canada)
Seshagiri, Sridhar, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.Tech, Indian Institute of Technology Madras [IITM]; Ph.D., Michigan State University)
Töreyin, Hakan, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.S., Middle East Technical University, Turkey; Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology)
Xie, Junfei, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.S., University of Electronic Science and Technology of China; Ph.D., University of North Texas)
Ahmed, Abu Naim, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Ph. D., University of Delaware, Newark)
Huang, Tong, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B. S., North China Electric Power University, Baoding, China, M.S, Ph. D., Texas A&M University, College Station, TX)
Manshadi, Saeed, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.S., University of Tehran; Ph.D., Southern Methodist University)
Paolini, Christopher, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.S., San Diego State University; M.S., San Diego State University; Ph.D., San Diego State University)
Teh, Ying-Khai, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (B.Eng., MMU, Malaysia, M.Eng.Sc., MMU, Malaysia; Ph.D., HKUST, Hong Kong)
Lecturers:
Abouzied, Mohamed, Ph.D., Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Arnold, Ken D., B.S.E.E., Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Betancourt, Ramon, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Chieh, Jia-Chi, Ph. D., Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Chung, Sanguoon, Ph.D., Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Dogan, Ugur, B.S, M. S., Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Dorr, Barry L., M.S.E.E., Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Kaveh, Parisa, Ph.D., Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Lukic, Zdravko, Ph.D., Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Phillips, Dave B., Ph.D., Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Sokolova, Alice, Ph.D., Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Yamada, Hidenori, Ph.D., Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Emeritus Faculty:
Bailey, Greg W., Ed.D., 1982-2002, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, College of Engineering; Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
Betancourt, Ramon, Ph.D., 1984-2016, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Chang, Ching-Ten, Ph.D., 1979-2004, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Gupta, Madhu S., Ph.D., 2000-2020, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Harris, Fredric J., Ph.D., 1968-2017, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Harris, Jay H., Ph.D., 1980-2009, Dean, College of Engineering; Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Iosupovici, Alexander, Ph.D., 1978-2001, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Kolen, Paul T., Ph.D., 1987-2016, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lee, Long C., Ph.D., 1982-2012, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lee, Gordon K.F., Ph.D., 2000-2015, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lin, Mao-Shiu, Ph.D., 1966-2002, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Marino, Leonard R., Ph.D., 1973-2010, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Massey, Gail A., Ph.D., 1981-1997, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Panos, Nicholas, M.S.E.E., 1968-2001, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Skaar, Donald L., M.S., 1960-1981, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Stuart, Robert J., Ph.D., 1969-1987, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Szeto, Andrew Y.J., Ph.D., 1983-2017, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Thyagarajan, Kadayam S., Doctorate of Engineering, 1980-1999, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tummala, R. Lal, Ph.D., 2002-2016, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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