Electrical and Computer Engineering

Electrical and computer engineers have contributed to some of the most remarkable technological advances of the last 60 years including the personal computer, the Internet, digital audio and video, and wireless communications. New technologies such as biotechnology and nanotechnology are promising to provide equally impressive contributions to technology and society.

The electrical and computer engineering curriculum builds on fundamentals in physical and engineering sciences plus mathematics and computer skills. Electrical and computer engineers work in computer design, the power industry, instrumentation, solid-state electronics, speech and image processing, research and development, manufacturing, communications, biomedical instrumentation, audio and video electronics, digital signal processing, and microwaves.

Laboratory work and design experiences are central to the major. The senior design laboratory serves the capstone engineering project in which students work with a faculty member on a design problem. The department maintains eight modern laboratories supporting instruction and research in microelectronics, computer systems, control systems, circuit design, digital signal processing, biomedical engineering, microwaves, and fiber optics.

Ismail I. Jouny
Professor and Head of Electrical and Computer Engineering
(610) 330-5414
jounyi@lafayette.edu