Overview
Polytechnic University was formed in 1973 by the merger of the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and the NYU School of Engineering and Science. Graduate programs are offered at the main campus in Brooklyn, the Long Island campus in Farmingdale, and the Westchester Center in Hawthorne. The evening sessions allow unusual latitude in adapting programs to the requirements of employment. The faculty has 120 full-time professors as well as a large adjunct staff. The University conducted more than $14.1 million of funded research in 2001. Since 1983, Polytechnic has been New York State's Center for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications.

The student body consists of men and women who hold baccalaureate and graduate degrees from more than 350 institutions worldwide. The graduate students represent more than fifty other countries. In 2001, sixty-three M.S. degrees and twelve Ph.D. degrees were awarded by the department.

The Community
The main campus of Polytechnic is in the recently developed MetroTech Center in downtown Brooklyn, which is one of the five boroughs making up New York City. New York is a center for science, technology, finance, medicine, the arts, and theater. With its mix of people and cultures from all over the world, it is perhaps the most exciting city in the world. The Long Island campus is located 40 miles east in Farmingdale, a major center of the electronics industry. Some graduate courses are also offered at the Westchester campus in Hawthorne. The main campus is accessible by public transportation, and all campuses are easily reached by car.

Programs of study and degree requirements
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering and M.S. degrees in systems engineering, computer engineering, telecommunication networks, and electrophysics. Large enrollments allow courses to be offered in a wide variety of areas, including telecommunication networks, wireless networks, communication theory, multimedia, systems, control and robotics, image and signal processing, electromagnetics and microwaves, plasmas, electronics, VLSI design, and power systems. In addition to electrical engineering courses, students may also use courses in computer science, mathematics, physics, and other engineering disciplines toward the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. The electrophysics program is intended for students with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, physics, or related disciplines who are interested in studying the physical properties of devices and materials. The systems engineering program allows students with bachelor's degrees in mathematics, computer science, or other engineering disciplines to study the system and networking aspects of electrical sciences. The telecommunications program admits students with bachelor's degrees in computer science, computer engineering, or electrical engineering.

The M.S. degree requires 36 units of course work, which is equivalent to twelve standard semester-long courses meeting 21&Mac218;4 hours per week. Students may elect to do a 9-unit master's thesis, and up to 9 units may be transferred from other universities. For the telecommunications M.S. degree, students must complete a 3-unit project. In order to receive the degree, a student must maintain an average grade of at least a B. Students seeking the Ph.D. must take a minimum of 30 course units and 24 dissertation units past the M.S. In addition, they must pass a written and oral qualifying examination prior to taking dissertation credits and make a successful oral defense of the dissertation.

Facilities & Resources
The department has ongoing research programs that support the Ph.D. and M.S. programs. Research activities related to telecommunication networks, distributed systems, wireless networks, SONET and ATM networks, image processing and compression, video and multimedia transmission, and communication theory are organized through the New York State–funded Center for Advanced Technology in Telecommunications (CATT), in which many of the faculty members participate. Other research activities are under individual or groups of faculty members. The activities include signal processing, microwave-integrated circuits, control and robotics, power systems, underwater propagation, and plasmas and high-power sources. These research activities are supported by $3 million in grants and contracts from industry and from federal and state agencies. Research facilities are divided between the primary campus in Brooklyn and the Long Island campus in Farmingdale. The Brooklyn campus has research laboratories devoted to image processing, video networking, multimedia, signal processing, VLSI design, high-speed switching, LANs, control and robotics, wireless propagation, and power systems. On the Long Island campus, there are laboratories for studying microwave-integrated circuits, wireless communication systems, and plasmas and high-power sources.

Expenses and Aid
Costs: In 2004-05, tuition was $795 per unit.

Financial Aid: Financial aid includes full-tuition remission for research and University fellowships and partial remission for graduate assistantships and graduate traineeships. Stipends range from $1390 to $1970 per month.

Housing/Living Expenses: In Brooklyn, there are dormitory facilities for single students. In addition, private rooming accommodations are available for all students. For students enrolled at the 25-acre Long Island campus in Farmingdale, accommodations are available in the residence hall. Private rooms for men, women, and families can be rented nearby. Basic living expenses for a single student are approximately $2000 per month.

How to Apply
For admission to the M.S. programs, the applicant must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited university with a grade point average indicative of success in graduate study. For the electrical engineering program, a B.S. in electrical engineering is required. Admission to the electrophysics program requires a B.S. in electrical engineering, physics, or a related discipline. Admission to the system engineering program requires a bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, or computer science. Admission to the telecommunications program requires a bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or electrical engineering. Students lacking some background may qualify for admission by taking specified deficiency courses. Students may be admitted directly into the Ph.D. programs with a bachelor's degree or with a master's degree. Those entering with a bachelor's will ordinarily satisfy the requirements for the M.S. on the way to the Ph.D. Students receiving a master's in systems engineering or electrophysics may go on for a Ph.D. in electrical engineering.

Applicants should submit credentials as early as possible. Deadlines are April 1 for September registration, November 1 for January registration, and May 1 for the summer session, although late admission is possible. The financial aid deadline is April 1.

P. Balaban, Visiting Research Professor; Ph.D. (electrical engineering), Polytechnic. Communications systems.

H. Bertoni, Professor and Head; Ph.D. (electrical engineering), Polytechnic. Acoustics, electromagnetics, wireless communications.

R. Boorstyn, Professor; Ph.D. (electrical engineering), Polytechnic. Computer communication networks, telecommunications.

M. Boukli, Associate Industry Professor; Ph.D. (electrical engineering), Polytechnic. Communication systems, fiber optics.

F. Cassara, Professor; Ph.D. (electrical engineering), Polytechnic. Communication electronics, wireless communications.

J. Chao, Professor; Ph.D. (electrical engineering), Ohio. High-speed networks, ATM and photonic switch design, VLSI.

X. K. Chen, Associate Industry Professor; Ph.D. (electrical engineering), Polytechnic. Control systems, stochastic processes.

D. Czarkowski, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Florida. Power electronics, power quality.

N. Das, Associate Professor; Ph.D. (electrical engineering), Massachusetts. Electromagnetics, antennas.

E. Erkip, Assistant Professor; Ph.D. (electrical engineering), Stanford. Wireless communications, communication and information theory.

D. Goodman, Professor; Ph.D. (electrical engineering), Imperial London. Wireless networks.

Z.-P. Jiang, Assistant Professor; Ph.D. (mathematics), École des Mines (Paris). Dynamic and control systems, robotics.

R. Karri, Associate Professor; Ph.D. (electrical engineering), California, San Diego. CAD, fault-tolerant computing, high-level synthesis, cryptography.

F. Khorrami, Professor; Ph.D. (electrical engineering), Ohio State. Control systems and robotics.

S.-P. Kuo, Professor; Ph.D. (electrophysics), Polytechnic. Magnetohydrodynamics, plasmas.

I.-T. Lu, Professor; Ph.D. (electrical engineering), Polytechnic. Accoustics, wireless communications.

S. Panwar, Associate Professor; Ph.D. (electrical engineering), Massachusetts. Communication networks.

S. Pillai, Professor; Ph.D. (systems engineering), Pennsylvania. Signal processing and communications.

I. Selesnick, Assistant Professor; Ph.D. (electrical engineering), Rice. Signal processing.

A. Stefanov, Assistant Professor; Ph.D. (electrical engineering), Arizona State. Wireless communications, communication theory, channel coding.

T. Stouraitis, Visiting Professor; Ph.D. (electrical engineering), Florida. VLSI signal processing, computer arithmetic.

T. Tamir, University Professor; Ph.D. (electrophysics), Polytechnic. Electromagnetics, electrooptics.

M. Veeraraghavan, Associate Professor; Ph.D. (electrical engineering), Duke. Networking protocols, wireless and optical communications.

P. Voltz, Associate Professor; Ph.D. (electrical engineering), Polytechnic. Communications, signal processing.

Y. Wang, Professor; Ph.D. (electrical engineering), California, Santa Barbara. Medical imaging, computer vision, image and video signal processing.

Z. Zabar, Professor; Sc.D. (electrical engineering), Technion (Israel). Power electronics, electrical drives, power systems.

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