Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Electrical and Computer Engineering traditionally includes circuits and electronics, telecommunications, power, and controls. Today, ECE graduates also lead projects in audio, optics, machine learning, biomedical imaging, and nanotechnology; they explore new frontiers in robotics, self-driving cars, Internet of Things, nanotechnology, cybersecurity, wearable electronics, wireless, computer chips, and renewable energy technologies.

What is Electrical and Computer Engineering?

Electrical and Computer Engineers are essential to countless industries: no car can be driven today without the sophisticated sensing, embedded computing and smart electronics developed by us. Medicine today would be unthinkable without the biomedical imaging and health informatics technologies we create within the electrical and computer engineering field. No home today could provide the comfort of modern living without the electrical power systems we design. We are the ones who work hard to keep our cyberspace secure and all of us reliably connected. At Drexel University, our computer and electrical engineering college offers real-world exposure to enable students to excel in future careers offering a plethora of opportunities for growth and professional development.

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The Drexel University ECE Department seeks to celebrate diversity, foster social equity, and to conduct itself in as inclusive a manner as possible. Please view our full diversity, equity, and inclusion statement.

Propel your career forward as an expert in your field. Drexel is home to top-ranked graduate and certificate programs for engineers. Find out more at an upcoming info session.

Graduate Programs

Propel your career forward as an expert in your field. Drexel is home to top-ranked graduate and certificate programs for engineers. Find out more at an upcoming info session.

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David Han, PhD, the inaugural holder of the Bruce Eisenstein Endowed Chair, joins the faculty for the fall term. His research focuses on improving AI to make it more helpful to users.

Inaugural Eisenstein Chair Joins Faculty

David Han, PhD, the inaugural holder of the Bruce Eisenstein Endowed Chair, joins the faculty for the fall term. His research focuses on improving AI to make it more helpful to users.

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Developed in response to the rapid rise of careers in machine learning, the MS in Machine Learning Engineering leverages Drexel’s strengths in engineering education, cooperative education, and as a Carnegie R1 Research Intensive university. Now enrolling for Fall 2020, with courses offered in-person and online.

Introducing the MS in Machine Learning Engineering

Developed in response to the rapid rise of careers in machine learning, the MS in Machine Learning Engineering leverages Drexel’s strengths in engineering education, cooperative education, and as a Carnegie R1 Research Intensive university. Now enrolling for Fall 2020, with courses offered in-person and online.

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    NAI Fellowship is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors. Fellows are selected for demonstrating a highly prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on the quality of life, economic development, and welfare of society.

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