Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING

Program Title: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Electronics and Communications Engineering

Arab Academy for Science and Technology & Maritime Transport, College of Engineering & Technology, Electronics and Communications Engineering Department  

OVERVIEW:

The Ph.D. program in Electronics and Communications Engineering is a research-based program. It offers a multitude of research in the following core areas: digital signal processing, communication systems and data networking, very large scale integration (VLSI), applied electromagnetics, embedded systems, and robotics. The main focus of the program is on the research work leading to a doctoral dissertation and top quality publications in recognized journals and flagship conferences. The work towards the dissertation requires a solid understanding of the state-of-art techniques in the research topic of interest to be able to address the recent trends and challenges. The research outcome has to demonstrate both numerical and analytical or experimental, validations for original contributions and novel methodologies.

The Ph.D. requires the completion of courses, a field comprehensive examination, a thesis proposal and a research dissertation. Applicants to the Ph.D. will normally hold the equivalent of an M.Sc. degree with thesis. The course work is to strengthen the students’ background to carry out the research work. The purpose of the Ph.D. comprehensive examination is to confirm that the student has sufficient depth of knowledge in the major field, and sufficient research ability, to successfully complete the Ph.D. program. Each student who successfully completes the Ph.D. comprehensive examination is required to write a Ph.D. thesis proposal, and present and defend the proposal orally before a committee. Students who do not successfully complete the Ph.D. comprehensive examination will have their registration terminated. After fulfilling the defended proposal objectives, the student will write the research dissertation and defend it in a final oral examination.

Vision

The vision of the Ph.D. program is to provide a high quality research in fields of electrical and control engineering leading to graduate Ph.D. holders capable of formulating and solving research problems through innovative solutions.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES:

The Ph.D. program objectives is to prepare the candidate for a career in research and development, academia, or highly specialized technical consulting. Ph.D. graduates will develop the ability to undertake independent research, to prepare papers for publication, and to develop leading edge expertise in one specific sub-discipline.

The primary goal of the program is to provide students with an opportunity to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the field of electronics and communications engineering. The program caters to demands of industry and research institutes and places a strong emphasis on original thinking, professional behavior and ethical conduct. The objectives of the program are for students to acquire:

• A broad analytic understanding of advanced experimental, theoretical and computational methods in electronics and communications engineering.
• Substantive knowledge of some field or area of practice (e.g., communication systems, data networking, VLSI, etc.).
• Competence to conduct independent, empirical research that extends the knowledge base of the field of interest.
• Ability to generate new ideas, convince others that their ideas are worth pursuing, do the necessary research to demonstrate that their ideas are viable, and communicate the results of their research in the public domain.
• Ability to help society adapt to the rapid changes brought about by new engineering and technology and to teach and research in higher education programs.

STRUCTURE:

Program duration: (3 Years Min - 6Years Max)

CREDIT HOURS: 48 Cr. Hrs.

Course work for the Ph.D. degree requires the completion of a minimum of (48) credit hours as follows:

Note: The Ph.D. electives list is classified into EC8XX and EC7XX. The EC7XX represents the M.Sc. list of courses. The candidate can register up to two courses from the M.Sc. list of courses (EC7XX).

Course Content of Ph.D. Program in the following link: EC 8XX Courses