University of New Mexico

ECE Qualifying Exam Information


Emphases & subjects
Code Emphases Faculty
Coordinators		 Major Subject Areas
(link to core courses)
C1 Adv. Computer Architecture Dr.Calhoun 537 520 538
C2 Computational Intelligence Dr.Calhoun 537 541 539
C3 Computer Networks & Systems Dr.Calhoun 537 536 540
C4 Image Processing (CompE) Dr.Calhoun 537 533 539
C5 Bioengineering with CompE Dr.Calhoun 510 533 537
C6 Computer Graphics & Vision Dr. Sen 537 516 512
E1 Systems & Controls Dr.Abdallah 500 541 546
E2 Signal Processing Dr.Santhanam 500 541 539
E3 Image Processing (EE) Dr.Santhanam 500 541 533
E4 Communications Dr.Santhanam 500 541 542
E5 Optoelectronics Dr.Lester 561 570 572
E6 Microelectronics Dr.Chen 520 523 576
E7 Applied Electromagnetics Dr.Gilmore 561 560 534
569
E8 Bioengineering with
Systems & Controls		 Dr. Abdallah 510 533 500
E9 Bioengineering with
Signal Processing		 Dr.Santhanam 510 533 539
E10 Bioengineering with
Applied Electromagnetics		 Dr.Gilmore 510 533 560

Subjects (Core courses)
Subject Course Title
(link to topic list)		 Faculty
Coordinators		 Semester
Offering		 Emphases
Codes		 Sample
Questions
500 Theory of Linear Systems Dr. Abdallah Fall E1,E2,
E3,E4 		Q
516 Computer Vision Dr. Sen Spring C6 Q
517 Pattern Recognition Dr. Caudell Spring C2 Q
520 VLSI Design Dr. Zarkesh-Ha Spring C1,E6 Q
523 Analog Electronics Dr. Chen Fall E6 Q
533 Digital Image Processing Dr. Pattichis Spring C4,C5,E3,
E8,E9,E10 		Q
534 Plasma Physics I Dr. Gilmore Fall E7 Q
536 Computer System Software Dr. Shu Spring C3 Q
537 Foundations of Computing Dr. Heileman Fall C1,C2,C3,
C4,C5,C6 		Q
538 Advanced Computer
Architecture 		Dr. Pollard Fall C1 Q
539 Digital Signal Processing I Dr. Santhanam Spring E2 Q
540 Advanced Networking Topics Dr. Jordan Fall C3 Q
541 Probability Theory and
Stochastic Processes 		Dr. Hayat Fall E1,E2,
E3,E4 		Q
542 Digital Communication Theory Dr. Jayaweera Spring E4 Q
546 Multivariable Control Theory Dr. Abdallah Spring E1 Q
549 Information Theory and Coding Dr. Heileman Spring C2 Q
560 Intro. to Microwave Engineering Dr.Christodoulou Fall E5,E7 Q
561 Electrodynamics Dr. Gilmore Spring E7 Q
569 Antennas for Wireless
Communications 		Dr.Christodoulou Spring E7 Q
570 Semiconductor Optoelectronic
Materials and Devices 		Dr. Lester Fall E5 Q
572 Physics of Semiconductors Dr. Lester Spring E5 Q
576 Modern VLSI Devices Dr. Lester Spring E6 Q
510 Medical Imaging Dr. Calhoun Fall C5,E8,
E9,E10 		Q
512 Advanced Image Synthesis Dr. Sen Spring C5,E8,
E9,E10 		Q

Wei Wennie Shu, shu(AT)ece.unm.edu