Undergraduate Courses 2017-18

This course provides exposure to the basics of electronic and information technology to non-engineering students. Contents include analog and digital signal processing; information theory and coding algorithm; cell phone and mobile communication networks; internet applications and network security.

A compulsory, one year course for Computer Engineering students only. This course is intended to offer advice to students on academic and professional matters, and to improve the students' communication skills. This will be achieved through: (1) Small student group meetings with an assigned advisor; (2) Professional and academic seminars, and (3) Social activities. Graded P or F.

Covers basic electronic concepts, DC and AC electric circuits, basic analogue electronics: theories and applications of semiconductor diodes, transistors and operational amplifiers, and basic digital electronics.

Fundamental concepts, Ohm's law, passive and active components, KVL and KCL, Thevenin and Norton Theroems, linearity and superposition, nodal analysis, transient analysis, sinusoidal steady state and phasor, transfer functions, op-amps, diodes, MOS transistors and related circuits.

Have you ever wondered what technologies go into your mobile phone or a WiFi hotspot? Through hands on work with a simple but fully functional wireless communication system, you will understand the basic engineering tools used and tradeoffs encountered in the design of these systems. This course is centered on weekly laboratories, each designed to introduce an important concept in the design of these systems. The lab sessions are supported by two one-hour lectures and a tutorial that introduce the concepts for the next laboratory, as well as reviewing and expanding the concepts learned in the previous laboratory.

The course introduces the fundamental knowledge on the design, implementation and evaluation of a robot and its sub-systems. It covers the basic principles of analog and digital circuits as well as robot sensing and control mechanisms. Students have to apply the knowledge and principles learned to design and build a functional robot by the end of the course.

Design of combinatorial and sequential logic circuits; introduction to logic families (TTL and CMOS); programmable logic devices; special digital systems. Laboratory assignments make extensive use of computer-aided design (CAD) tools for design, simulation and testing.

This is an introductory course to computer organization. The topics covered include instruction-set-design, digital design and computer arithemtic, controller and datapath design, memory systems, input-output systems, interrupts, pipelining, performance analysis, assembly language programming, and survey of advanced architectures.

A compulsory, one year course for Electronic Engineering and EE (Information and Communication Engineering) students only. This course is designed to provide academic advising to students and/or to develop students' communication skills in interacting with the technical and non-technical audiences in their professional careers. Graded P or F.

A compulsory, one year course for students in Electronic Engineering - Entrepreneurship Option, and Electronic Engineering and BBA in General Business Management only. This course is designed to provide academic advising to students and/or to develop students' communication skills in interacting with the technical and non-technical audiences in their professional careers. Focus is on Engineering Marketing, working with Government Regulation, and Entrepreneurship. Graded P or F.

Continuation of ELEC 010. This is a compulsory, one year course for Computer Engineering students only. Graded P or F.

Bipolar and MOS transistor basics: Modes of operation, large-and small-signal analyses; Analogue circuits: Single-transistor amplifiers, differential pairs and multi-transistor amplifiers; CMOS digital circuits: Performance analysis of CMOS inverter, NAND gate, NOR gate; Applications: A/D and D/A converters, comparators, oscillator circuits.

An introduction to statistical inference and random processes in electrical engineering, including the necessary probabilistic background. Random variables, distribution and density functions, characteristic functions, conditional statistics, expectation, moments, stochastic processes.

This is an introductory course for signal and system analysis. The course covers signal analysis tools such as Fourier series, Fourier transform, discrete-time Fourier transform and discrete Fourier transform, interactions between signals and linear time invariant (LTI) systems; sampling theorem; differential and difference equations. MATLAB CAD tools are introduced as an integral part of this course.

Discrete-time signal and systems; discrete Fourier transform and related discrete time orthogonal transform, and related fast algorithm; IIR and FIR filter design techniques, and realizations; multirate digital signal processing; response of linear systems to random processes. Laboratory experiments are designed so that the students can apply theory learnt in the class to physical problems. MATLAB CAD tools are being used as an integral part of this course.

This course provides a broad treatment of communication theory, beginning with communication networks, physical noise characteristics, probability theory and random signals, and noiseless modulation theory, proceeding through a treatment of the effects of noise in communication systems, and ending with an introductory treatment of digital communications, source coding and reliable communication in the presence of noise.

This is the second course in the course sequence of signals and systems. It covers the signal analysis tools of Laplace Transform and z-Transform; transient analysis such as initial condition, natural response and forced response; steady state analysis and phasors; frequency response and Bode plots; stability; and state-space representation.

This is an introductory course for semiconductor materials and devices. The course content includes the following topics: the growth and properties of semiconductor crystals; the theory of the electronic structures of atoms and solids; the energy band and conduction mechanisms in semiconductors; the physics of junction diodes; excess carriers; bipolar junction transistors (BJT); metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFET).

Electromagnetic wave concepts. Gauss's, Faraday's and Ampere's laws; electrostatics; Maxwell's equations; plane waves in dielectric and lossy media; transmission lines; radiation and antenna fundamentals.

This course covers the integration of software and hardware in Intel x86 family microprocessor and 8051 microcontroller based systems. The tasks of the course will be mainly to complete some laboratory experiments which address different aspects of software/hardware input/output interfacing, and a class project which should result in the design, implementation and test of a significant microprocessor-controlled device.

This is an introductory course on the modeling, analysis, and design of single-input-single-output feedback control systems. The emphasis is on the design of controllers for linear time-invariant systems using combined classical and modern methods, such as roots locus method, frequency response method, optimal control and robust control. MATLAB CAD tools are introduced as an integral part of this course. Laboratory experiments are designed so that the students can apply theory learnt in the class to the control of real physical systems.

For ECE and CPEG students. Topics of current interest presented by faculty and guest speakers. Selected from various fields of Electronic and Computer Engineering to provide a broad exposure. Graded P or F.

Continuation of ELEC 195. Graded P or F.

Continuation of ELEC 196. Graded P or F.

Continuation of ELEC 020. This is a compulsory, one year course for Computer Engineering students only. Graded P or F.

CMOS process and design rules; MOS device electronics; CMOS circuit and logic circuit characterization and performance estimation; VLSI design and verification tools. Laboratory work will be centered on industry standard tools.

This course introduces trends and design strategies for embedded systems. It covers the design and use of single and general-purpose processors. Emphasis will be placed on hardware and software co-design, design representation, control and interface circuits for embedded systems. The course also introduces system-on-chip concept and design issues such as testability and power considerations.

This course introduces both design and testing of Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) with Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA). Major topics include ASIC technology, FPGA design, placement and routing, design for testability and VLSI testing. Students will go through a complete ASIC design cycle, from specification, design, implementation to testing in this course.

Multiple-stage operational amplifiers, frequency response, feedback analysis, stability and compensation, Slew rate, advanced amplifier design techniques, analog VLSI building blocks.

An introductory course in optics covering fundamentals of geometrical and physical optics. Topics include: review of geometrical optics, first order optical system and analysis, aberration, aperture and field stops; Basic wave theory, diffraction, interference, polarization, dispersion; fundamentals of optical instrumentation.

The course is intended to address different needs of engineers in operating and managing engineering business. Different topics will be covered in different semesters by experienced faculty members who have have extensive working experience. Through the class, the students can acquire a sense on how to bridge their engineering training with the operation in the commercial world from the Engineering perspective.

Representation of signals, optimum detection of signals in noise, matched filtering, error probability calculations for digital modulation. Multilevel modulation schemes, comparison of digital communications systems, signaling through band-limited channels, equalization, mobile and wireless channels, spread-spectrum communications, CDMA for cellular mobile and wireless communications.

Overview of computer networks: network architecture and switching techniques. Introduction to the Internet, network programming, and layer architecture. Application layer: HTTP, FTP, SMTP, and CDN. Transport layer: TCP and UDP. Network layer: IP routing, NAT, and DHCP. Data link layer and local area networks: MAC protocols, Ethernet, and hubs/bridges/switches.

This course introduces basic concepts and methodologies for digital image processing. The topics include: visual perception, image formation and digitization, image enhancement in the spatial and frequency domain, filter design, image restoration, image compression, segmentation and image description. This course is mathematics- and programming-intensive. It requires solid knowledge of multivariable calculus, linear algebra and linear filtering as well as previous experience of MATLAB programming.

This course is intended to provide an understanding on the device operation principles in common electronic products such as integrated circuit, camcorder, solar cell, memory elements, smartcard, etc. Emphasis are on design and applications instead of fundamental semiconductor physics. Topics covered include PN junctions, BJT, MOSFET, JFET, MESFET, FLASH EPROM and the future technology trend in the electronic industry.

For UG students only. The course is intended to provide students with fundamental knowledge in device and integrated circuits (IC's) fabrication. The class covers the modules of device fabrication (including clean room concept, cleaning procedures, diffusion, lithography, wet processing, dry etching, chemical vapor deposition, sputtering) and process integration to form IC's. The lab section will bring the students with hands-on experience in IC fabrication facilities in Nanoelectronics Fabrication Facility of HKUST.

This course begins with an overview of some fundamental information theory related to data compression. Lossless techniques, including Huffman/arithmetic coding, LZ coding, and their applications; and lossy techniques, including quantization (both scalar and vector), transform coding, predictive coding and their applications will be discussed. Several international standards (such as GIF, and JPEG for image coding, and LPC vocoder and its variants) will be discussed. Programming exercises on various image and speech codes will be an integral part of this course.

Communication and information theory; self and mutual information measures; channel models and capacity; source coding; hamming codes; cyclic codes; BCH and Reed-Solomon codes; convolutional codes and the Viterbi algorithm; burst error correction; Turbo coding.

This is a UG final year introductory course to digital speech processing. The focus will be on speech recognition techniques. Topics to be covered include general paradigm for speech recognition, approaches to speech recognition, signal processing and analysis methods for speech recognition, pattern recognition techniques, speech recognition system design and implementation issues, hidden Markov Model, connected word and continuous speech recognition issues including training and language modeling.

Introduction to the fundamental concepts of fuzzy systems and neural networks. Fuzzy sets, t-norms and s-norms, fuzzy relations, approximate reasoning, structure analysis of fuzzy systems, construction of fuzzy systems from data, applications of fuzzy systems to control, signal processing, and communication problems. Structures of neural networks, Hopfield neural nets with applications, competitive learning networks, perception and back-propagation learning algorithm.

To introduce optoelectronics and fiber optics for communications. Topics include optical fibers, optical sources, optical detectors, and passive components for wavelength-division multiplexing. Laboratory gives hands-on experience in handling optical fibers, lasers and detectors, micro-optical components, opto-mechanical equipment, and building wavelength-division-multiplexed optical links. Exclusion: PHYS242

Introduction to issues and solutions in wireless communications; path loss, shadowing, and multi-path fading effects of the mobile radio propagation channel; cell planning and various capacity improvement techniques; fading channel classifications and modeling; time, frequency and antenna diversity; Spread Spectrum; OFDM; high level description of various practical systems including GSM, CDMA and WLAN.

Techniques of radio-frequency/microwave circuit technology. S-parameter design of passive components; computer-aided analysis and design of microwave circuits. Component structures such as microstrip lines, waveguides, power divider and directional combiner, resonators and filters.

Advanced topics in optics and optoelectronics. Polarization effects and polarization manipulation, wave interference, diffraction, Fourier optics, optical signal processing, optical coatings, lasers and applications, LED and solar cells.

Semiconductor Devices & Tech

Magnetic components, power devices, diodes and rectifier circuits, voltage references, linear regulators, switch mode power converters, power factor and correction, integrated circuit techniques for controller design.

This course provides students with a background in digital media, multimedia applications development, and multimedia systems. Topics include digital media fundamentals, authoring, and multimedia systems design issues. Weekly laboratory and programming assignments introduce students to media editing tools and programming issues. A final project challenges students to apply what they learn.

Digital computers for design and implementation of feedback control systems. State-space models, sampling, z-transform, stability, controllability and observability, design of digital control systems using state-space methods, digital PID controllers and tuning.

This course builds on the fundamental knowledge of biosensors and bioinstrumentation. Lectures and hands-on laboratory experiments cover: (1) Basic concepts of biomedical signal analysis; (2) Measurements of bioelectrical, biomechanical and biochemical signals for medical diagnosis and clinical monitoring; (3) Principles of biosensors and biochips; (4) Simple design of new bioinstrumentation and biosensor to solve biomedical problems.

This course introduces medical imaging methods to senior undergraduate and graduate students. It covers the following topics: radiation, radiography, computer tomography, radioisotope imaging, diagnostic ultrasound imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, and applications of different imaging modalities. This course requires basic knowledge of linear algebra, calculus, and geometry. Familiarity with a programming language such as MATLAB is needed.

[Also COMP 387] Only for honors students of the BEng Computer Engineering Program. Students must take the whole course series comprising COMP/ELEC 387, 388 and 389 in sequence. They are expected to conduct research/independent work under the supervision of faculty members from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and/or the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, summarize their work in an individual thesis and make a presentation at the end of the sequence. Work on COMP/ELEC 387 normally commences in the summer following the second year.

Only for honors students of the BEng Computer Engineering Program. Continuation of ELEC 387.

Only for honors students of the BEng Computer Engineering Program. Continuation of ELEC 388.

Selected topics in electronic and computer engineering studied under the supervision of a faculty member. Enrollment subject to approval by the department.

Each undergraduate student taking the Honors Research Option of the Electronic Engineering program is required to take ELEC 391, ELEC 392 and ELEC 393 in sequence. The student is expected to complete an individual thesis after taking the sequence and the thesis should summarize his work conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. Work normally commences in the summer following the second year.

Continuation of ELEC 391.

Continuation of ELEC 392.

Each Computer Engineering student is required to take COMP/ELEC 394, 395 and 396. The project is conducted under the supervision of faculty members from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and/or the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering.

Continuation of ELEC 394.

Continuation of ELEC 395.

Each undergraduate student is required to take ELEC 397, ELEC 398 and ELEC 399 in sequence. The project is conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. Work normally commences in the summer following the second year.

Each undergraduate student taking the Entrepreneurship Option of the Electronic Engineering program is required to take ELEC 397B, ELEC 398B and ELEC 399B in sequence. The project will have significant focus on starting new companies, improving manufacturing process, project management, meeting requirements of existing standards, and marketing strategy. It will be led by faculty members with startup and management experiences to provide first hand training to these students. Work normally commences in the summer following the second year.

Continuation of ELEC 397.

Continuation of ELEC 397B.

Continuation of ELEC 398.

Continuation of ELEC 398B.

The course focuses on both the high level design concepts for creative multimedia marketing, as well as equipping the students with the necessary tools to manipulate digital media. The course covers theories such as strategy formulation, company branding, human perceptions, as well as fundamental implementation skills such as audio data processing, special image effects, and video handling techniques.

Each undergraduate student enrolled in the Honors Research Option of the BEng program in Electronic Engineering is required to have R&D work experience in a company or research lab. The job and the nature of work has to be approved by the department for fulfilling this course requirement. Graded P or F.

For Computer Engineering, and Computer Engineering and General Business Management students only. A practical training course for a total duration of five weeks. Topics include basic electronic practices, Linux system administration, Linux network administration, managing and maintaining a Windows server environment, and safety. Graded P or F.

For Electronic Engineering (Information and Communication Engineering) students only. A practical training course for a total duration of six weeks. Topics include basic electronic practices, Linux system administration, Linux network administration, software engineering practice, managing and maintaining a Windows server environment, and safety. Graded P or F.

For Electronic Engineering students only. A practical training course for a total duration of six weeks. Topics include Linux system administration, basic electronic practice and circuit board testing, SMT assembly design and manufacturing, software engineering practice, and safety. Graded P or F.