School of Engineering Computer Science & Engineering Department

1. School of EngineeringComputer Science & Engineering Department

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3. Welcome to Bridgeport • Located between New York City (60 miles) and Boston (150 miles) • Accessible by car, rail, air and ferry • Connecticut’s largest city • Several local hotels (Holiday Inn, Marriott, etc.) • Nearest airports: JFK (64 miles), Laguardia (60 miles), Hartford (70 miles), Newark (75 miles)

4. Bridgeport • Diverse people and cultures • Tourist Attractions • P.T. Barnum circus museum • Discovery museum and planetarium • Beardsley Zoo • Downtown cabaret theater • Bridgeport Bluefish (Baseball) and Sound Tigers (Ice Hockey)

5. University of Bridgeport • Founded in 1927 • Accredited, private, doctoral level institution • Located in the state of Connecticut, city of Bridgeport • Student body representing over 80 countries

6. University of Bridgeport • An international, doctoral intensive comprehensive university, with award-winning academic programs. • UB’s 50-acre campus is flanked by the Seaside Park and Long Island Sound • Ideally located • Beaches 2-3 minute walk • Close to metro north rail station

7. University Profile • University of Bridgeport founded in 1927 as the • Junior College of Connecticut • Became the University of Bridgeport in 1947 • Private, Independent, Non-sectarian and • International • UB Total Full Time Students : 5300 approx

8. ENROLLMENT (Since 1992…) 4,752 4,018 4,000 3,626 3,000 2,000 1,383 1,000 2007 2000 2004 2005 2006 1992 1994 1996 1998 2002

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12. School of Engineering • Fastest growing School of Engineering in the nation, among the 300+ accredited engineering schools • Largest graduate engineering program in Connecticut (over 1000 students) and second largest graduate engineering program in New England

13. School of Engineering • The SOE offers undergraduate degrees in Computer Science and an ABET-accredited Computer Engineering degree. • Master's degrees in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Technology Management. • Ph.D. degree in  Computer Science and Engineering.

16. ENGINEERING “UB’s Engineering School, with 1,250 students, is among top three for enrollment in New England.” CT Post 11/22/2007

17. Conferences • The School of Engineering has been the host of the largest international engineering research conference held on line for the last three years. CISSE (The International Joint Conferences on Computer, Information and Systems Sciences and Engineering) is the first high-caliber Research Conference in the world to be completely conducted online in real-time via the internet. • The School of Engineering recently started to host a colloquium series with vibrant and renowned speakers. Five internal and five external speakers are scheduled for every semester. This series has attracted regional attention and features world-class scholars and industry pioneers. In April 2008, the SOE hosted the IEEE Computer Society Spring Workshop. • The School of Engineering has been chosen to host two major international and regional conferences in 2009: • REV (Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation) • ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education)

18. MS – Technology Management Curriculum & Choices* TM Core Courses * Choice of Concentrations & Electives (27 Choices)** • Marketing, Entrepreneurship & Innovation • Total Quality Management & Continuous Process Improvement • Finance & Accounting for Managers • Leadership, Teams and Managing Change • Global Program and Project Management • Business Policy and Strategy – Capstone / Project • Contemporary Issues in Communications and • Quantitative Techniques • Engineering Colloquium (1 credit) • Bio-Technology and/or Bio-Medical Management and Technology • Computer, Networking & Software • Data Base Management Systems • Electronic Commerce & Information Technology • Entrepreneurship • Environmental & Energy Management • Health Care Management & Administration • New Venture Creation/Entrepreneurship/ Intrapreneurship • Manufacturing Management • New Product Development & Commercialization • Program & Project Management • Service Management & Engineering • Strategic Sourcing & Outsourcing • Supply Chain & Logistics Management • +++++ Required Courses: 8 Courses for Degree 4 Electives – Can be chosen *Minimum Total Credits Required = 34 for Graduation

19. Research Areas – Technology Management • Creating and Sustaining Innovation and Managing Proactive Change • Bio-Medical/Bio-Technology and Management • Business and Information Technology Continuity and Security • Environment and Energy Management and Technology (including Green and Sustainability) • Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship & New Venture Creation • Creating & Sustaining High Performance Global Leaders and Teams • New Product/Service Development and Commercialization • Strategic Marketing, Demand Creation and Growth • Information Technology • Outsourcing and Strategic Sourcing • Quality Management and Lean Process Management • Global Program and Project Management • Supply Chain Management & Logistics • Corporate and Information Technology Strategy, Execution & Governance • Manufacturing Management • Service Management

20. MS – Computer Science Curriculum * CS Core Courses Choice of Electives • Advanced Object Oriented Programming Using • C++ • Algorithm Design • Operating Systems • Data Base Design • Data and Computer Communication • Graduate Project • Engineering Colloquium (1 credit) • Computer Networks • Local Area Networks • Network Administration • Advanced Data Base Design • Multimedia Data Base Design • Windows Programming • Unix System Programming • Services Oriented Architecture • Java Programming • Advanced java Programming • Computer Architecture • Robotics • Advanced Robotics • Mobile Communication • Wireless Communication Required Courses: 7 Courses for Degree 5 Electives Must Be Chosen

21. MS – Computer Engineering Curriculum * CS Core Courses Choice of Electives • Advanced Object Oriented Programming Using • C++ • Digital Signal Processing • Computer Architecture • Logic Synthesis Using FPGAs or VLSI Design • Data and Computer Communication • Graduate Project • Engineering Colloquium (1 credit) • Computer Networks • Local Area Networks • Network Administration • Analog VLSI Design • VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) • Windows Programming • Unix System Programming • Image Processing • Software Engineering • Java Programming • Network Security • Robotics • Advanced Robotics • Mobile Communication • Wireless Communication Required Courses: 7 Courses for Degree 5 Electives Must Be Chosen *Minimum Total Credits Required = 34 for Graduation

22. Research Areas - Computer Science & Engineering • Automation and Manufacturing • Biomedical Engineering • Computer Architecture • Computer Arithmetic • Computer Networks • Control Systems • Digital Signal Processing & Image Processing • Multimedia Data Base Application • Formal Approaches for Design, Synthesis and Verification • Parallel and Distributed Architectures and Algorithms • Robotics • Scalable Web Architectures, SOA, GPS Applications. • Microelectronic Design • Wireless Communication

23. MS – Electrical Engineering Curriculum & Choices* • Core courses are decided by the student pursuing a particular concentration; courses come from a list of almost 100 different courses; student should be guided by the department's research areas. • All courses are at the 400 or 500 level. • All courses in EE and Computer Science and Computer Engineering are accepted toward the MSEE. • A minimum of 30 credits is required for the MSEE • Master's Project or Thesis is required • One course in either Technology Management or Mechanical Engineering may be taken, but this is not necessary. • Concentrations available in Electrical Engineering are: • VLSI, Signal Processing, Energy and Power, Medical Electronics, Solar Cells, Electrical Accident Reconstruction, MEMs, Electrical materials/Composites, PLC (Programmable Logic Control)

24. Research Areas - Electrical Engineering • Distributed control and optimization • Electrical Properties of Plastic/Metal Composites • Electrical Safety and Electric Accident reconstruction • Electromagnetic Fields Applied To Lightning • Electronic Biological Sensors • Electronic Materials and Devices • Information processing and control of large-scale distributed systems • Medical Electronics & Bio-Medical • Micro-electromechanical Systems (MEMS) • Micro-sensors and Micro-actuators • Superconductors • Thin-film Solar Cells • VLSI design and testing • PLC (Programmable Logic Control)

25. MS – Mechanical Engineering Curriculum & Choices* ME Core Courses Choice of Concentrations • Traditional Concentration Area • MEEG 410 Advanced Fluid Dynamics • MEEG 452 Advanced Vibration • MEEG 453 Finite Element Methods • MEEG 454 Advanced Dynamics • MEEG 463 Advanced Heat Transfer • Math 401 Advanced Analysis • Master’s Project • Engineering Colloquium (1 credit) • Design Management Concentration Area • (Take 3 credits from Traditional Core Courses) • Computer Aided Engineering/Design • Advanced CAE/CAD Projects • CAM & NC Machining • Design & Innovation • Ergonomics • Intellectual Property & Technology • Manufacturing Management Concentration Area • (Take 3 credits from Traditional Core Courses) • Materials & Methods in Manufacturing • Advanced CAE/CAD Projects • Innovations & Product Development • Production Technology & Techniques • Supply Chain Management • Principles of Logistics and Materials • Manufacturing Management • Robotics and Automation • Materials *Minimum Total Credits Required = 30 for Graduation

26. Research Areas – Mechanical Engineering • Automation control • Biomechanics of manipulation • Biomedical equipment design • Design/Shape optimization • Computational fluid dynamics • Finite element analysis • HVAC • Heat Transfer • Human performance effects of manipulation of the extremities • Laser material processing • Manufacturing • Nanomaterials • Biomaterials and bioinspired materials • Prototyping • Robotics • Thermal management of electronic devices and systems • Welding • BIM – Building Information Modeling

27. MS – Biomedical Engineering Curriculum & Choices* • Core courses are decided by the student pursuing a particular concentration; courses come from a list of several interdisciplinary biomedical engineering courses student should be guided by the BME program research areas. • All courses are at the 400 or 500 level and research project is 600 level. • Many courses in EE, Computer Science and Computer Engineering, TM and ME are accepted in MS BME program. • A minimum of 33 credits is required for the MSBME • Team based research project of 6 credit is compulsory • Concentrations available in Biomedical Engineering are: • Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Bioelectronics and Biomedical Electronics, Biobased Energy and Power, Bio-MEMs, Biosensing, Bioimaging, Biomechanics, Bio-instrumentation, Biorobotics, Electrochemistry in biosystems, Bio-signaling, Communication in biological systems

28. Research Areas – Bio-Medical Engineering • Biomedical materials • Biomimicking and bioinspired materials • Bioelectronics • BioMEMS • Biosignal processing • Biorobotics • Bioimage processing • Ergonomy • Bioinformatics • Gene sequencing • Communication in man-machine interface • Biosensing • Tissue Engineering • Cellular and molecular biology • Biometrics • Biomechanics • Biotechnology

29. Financial Stipends and Scholarships • 165 Engineering and Business programs assistantships based on academic merit: 4 credits tuition waiver for two consecutive semesters • Dean’s Assistantships: 9 credits tuition waiver and $10,000 living costs waiver for two consecutive academic semesters for Engineering • Graduate Assistantships, Research Assistantships and Student Workers employment available • Payment plans option available after your 1st semester

30. Facilities

31. Facilities • 16 state of the art computer/instruction labs. • Sample of Distinguished Research labs: • RISC Project Lab. (Interdisciplinary Robotics, Intelligent Sensing, and Control): Director Prof. Tarek Sobh • Wireless & Mobile Communications (WMC) Project Lab.: Director Prof. Khaled Elleithy • VLSI/FPGA Project Lab. • Multimedia Information Group (MIG) Project Lab.: Director Prof. Jeongkyu Lee • PLC Lab.: Director Prof. Jack Toporovsky

32. Multimedia Information Group (MIG) Laboratory

33. UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT MIG@UB Multimedia Information Group • Multimedia Information Group @ UB • Department of Computer Science and Engineering at UB, CT • Location: Charles A. Dana Hall #234 • People • Prof. Jeongkyu Lee • 2 PhDs and 2 MS students • Collaborators • Prof. JungHwan Oh at UNT • Prof. Shou-jiang Tang at UTSW • Prof. Dongwon Lee at PSU http://www.bridgeport.edu/~jelee/mig

34. UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT Our Vision Multimedia Information Group http://www.bridgeport.edu/~jelee/mig

35. UNIVERSITY OF BRIDGEPORT TaeKwonDoproject SmartView project • Developing algorithms and S/W for event detections from • WCE (Wireless Capsule Endoscopy) videos • Funded from IntroMedic, Co. Ltd., Korea • Collaborator: Dr. Tang at UTSW, Dr. Oh at UNT • Developing algorithm and prototype system • for automatic judge of TaeKwonDo poomsae • Sponsor: International College at UB, WTF • Collaborator: Prof. Kim of Martial Art dept. • at UB MIG • Developing a new algorithm for automatic generation of • Multimedia Ontology • Target applications: Medical videos, Surveillance camera, • and Military videos • Looking for sponsors • Developing a noble method for video and image matching • Applicatoin1: Video Copy Detection for YouTube • Applicatoin2: BIM (BLASTed Image matching) • Collaborator: Dr. Dongwon Lee at Penn State University Vlinkage: Video Linkage project Multimedia Ontology Active Research Multimedia Information Group http://www.bridgeport.edu/~jelee/mig

36. University of Bridgeport School of Engineering Robotics, Intelligent Sensing and Control Lab (RISC)

37. Outline of Outgoing Project • Online Automation and Control: An Experiment in Distance Engineering Education • E-Learning: Case Studies in Web-Controlled Devices and Remote Manipulation • Prototyping Environment for Robot Manipulators • Manipulator Workspace Generation and Visualization in the Presence of Obstacles • Kinematic Synthesis of Robotic Manipulators from Task Descriptions • New concept in optimizing the manipulability index of serial Manipulators using SVD method

38. Outline of Outgoing Project • Recovering 3-D Uncertainties from Sensory Measurements for Robotics Applications • Industrial Inspection and Reverse Engineering • Sensing Under Uncertainty for Mobile Robots • Robot Design and Dynamic Control Simulation Software Solutions From Task Points Description. • RISCBot II

39. Online Distance Laboratories • Using Automation and Telerobotic (controlling devices from a distance) systems • Real-time laboratory experience via the internet • Tele-operation of Mitsubishi Movemaster • RISCBOT – A Web Enabled Autonomous Navigational Robot • Tele-operation of the FESTO Process Controller

40. Capabilities and Research Facilities • Sensing under uncertainty. • Sensor-based distributed control schemes. • Control and planning for autonomous mobile systems. • Modeling and recovering uncertainty in 3-D structure and motion. • Dynamics and kinematics generation and analysis for multi-DOF robots. • Active observation and control of a moving agent under uncertainty. • Automation for genetics application. • Manipulator workspace generation in the presence of obstacles. • Turbulent flow analysis using sensors within a DES framework

41. Other Projects RISC

42. RISC

45. Manipulability Bands of Puma 560 in 2D workspace

47. RISCbot II

48. Wireless & Mobile Communications (WMC) Laboratory

49. Current Research Projects • Wireless Multiuser Communications for Cellular and Mobile Networks • BER and SNR Analysis of DS-CDMA Cellular Networks • Multiple Access interference (MAI) Cancellation for Wireless Multiuser Receivers • Analysis of Processing Gain for Wireless Multiuser DS-CDMA Systems • Computational Complexity and Algorithm Optimization for 3G Cellular Networks

50. Research Projects 2. Wireless Mesh Networks • The Use of Orthogonal Frequency Code Division (OFCD) in Broadband Wireless Mesh Networks • Efficient Routing Algorithms for Wireless Mesh-Hypercube (M-H) Networks