Summer 2025 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Courses

Course

Class Description

Instructor 

Course Description 

ELEC-8540

Automotive Sensor Systems 

Dr. Jonathan Wu

This course describes topics on sensors, optics & lighting, image representation, feature extraction, image analysis, image classification, 3D imaging techniques, GPS, radar, lidar 3D range imaging, intelligent and night vision, sensor integration and fusion.  The students will apply their theoretical knowledge to solve a practical problem by completing a course mini-project.  Prerequisite: Graduate Student Status.  (3 lecture hours per week.)

ELEC-8630-01

(Cross-listed ELEC 4400-01)

Wireless Communications Systems 

Dr. Esam Abdel-Raheem

Introduction to wireless communications; cellular system design fundamentals; propagation path loss; fading and multi-path propagation; modulation techniques; diversity; coding and equalization; speech coding for wireless communications; multiple access networking, wireless communications protocols; satellite communication systems.  (Prerequisites: completion of all Electrical Engineering courses from 1st year, 2nd year and 3rd year.) (3 lecture, 2 laboratory/tutorial hours or equivalent a week.)  

ELEC-8900-42

(Cross-listed with ELEC 4330-01)

Special Topics: Digital Integrated Circuit Design

Dr. Chunhong Chen

Physics and modelling of MOSFETs; fabrication and layout of SMOS integrated circuits; the CMOS inverter: analysis and design; switching properties of MOSFETs; static logic gates; transmission gate logic circuits; dynamic logic circuit concepts; CMOS dynamic logic families; CMOS differential logic families, design methodologies and CAD tools; deep=submicron implementations. (Prerequisites: completion of all Electrical Engineering courses from 1st year, 2nd year and 3rd year.) (3 lecture hours per week.)

ELEC-8900-45

(Cross-listed with ELEC 4340)

Special Topics: Automotive Electronics 

Dr. Sazzadur Chowdhury

Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controllers and limit cycle controllers; fundamentals of digital control of Spark-Ignition (SI) engine; MPC555 Motorola Power PC/dSPACE based SI engine control system; Motronic engine management system; automotive sensors and actuators; vehicle motion control including Antilock Braking System (ABS); Controller Area Network (CAN); Time-Triggered CAN (TTCAN); FlecRay.  (Prerequisites: completion of all Electrical Engineering courses from 1st year, 2nd year and 3rd year.) (3 lecture, 2 laboratory/tutorial hours or equivalent a week.) 

ELEC-8900-49

(Cross-listed with ELEC 4390-01)

Special Topics: Multimedia Systems

Dr. Hon Kwan

Multimedia signals: Audio fundamentals; the Human visual system and perception; multimedia data acquisition.  Multimedia signal compression: Transforms and subband decomposition; text representation; digital text, audio, image and video compression. Multimedia signal processing: Digital audio, image, and video processing.  Multimedia systems. (Prerequisites: completion of all Electrical Engineering courses from 1st year, 2nd year and 3rd year.) (3 lecture hours per week.) 

ELEC-8900-51

(Cross-listed with ELEC 4600-01)

 

Special Topics: Power Systems II

TBA

Advanced analytical tools; analysis of abnormal operation, numerical methods, stability and control; transient stability and voltage stability; control and monitoring of power systems; dynamics and control of multi-machine systems; symmetrical faults; symmetrical components; unsymmetrical faults; power system protection and relaying; economic dispatch; optional power flow; numerical simulation tools in power systems.  (Prerequisites: ELEC-4500 and completion of all Electrical Engineering courses from 1st year, 2nd year and 3rd year.) (3 lecture hours per week.) 

ELEC-8900-58

Special Topics: EV Power Conversion

Dr. Caniggia Viana

This course will cover the main power processing converters in a modern EV, including traction inverter, onboard charger, auxiliary power module, and DC-DC converter.  It will also touch on EV charging infrastructure and DC fast charges. (3 lecture hours per week.) 

ELEC-8900-70 

(Cross-listed with ELEC 4470-01)

Special Topics: Computer Networks Security

Dr. Shervin Erfani

Introduction to computer networks security; cryptography; public-key and secret key encryption; encryption algorithms; network security mechanisms and techniques; security protocols; authentication and network security services; transitional and emerging Information Technology (IT) security; cybersecurity. (Prerequisites: completion of all Electrical Engineering courses from 1st year, 2nd year and 3rd year.) (3 lecture hours per week.) 

ELEC-8970-01

Thesis

(Req. for all MASc Students)

Dr. Chunhong Chen

Thesis - required for all MASc students

ELEC-9980-01

Dissertation 

(Req. for all PhD Students 

Dr. Chunhong Chen

Dissertation - required for all PhD students