The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Cincinnati is located in the city of Cincinnati's Clifton area.  The ECE Department offers programs of study leading to Bachelors of Science, Masters of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.  We offer the ACCEND (ACCelerated ENgineering Degree) that allows our students to earn both a BS and MS in Computer or Electrical Engineering in the same 5-year period as standard BS degree.

Our Electrical Engineers help shape the design and manufacturing of process of microelectronics, control systems, signal processing systems, and many other forms of technology that impact our daily lives. Our Computer engineers specialize in the design and analysis of computer hardware and software. Currently, we have 522 (56 Accend, 235 CMPE's, and 231 EE's) undergraduate students enrolled our programs. We graduated 37 (28 EE and 9 COMPE) undergraduate students this academic year.   Each of undergraduate students are required to complete CO-OP (cooperative education) assignment (usually 4-quarters) plus a Senior design project that demonstrates what they have learned over the previous 4-years. 

We have a large, diverse CO-OP (cooperative education) program that is ranked in the top 10 in the nation by US News and World Reports.  Our undergraduate students are required to complete at least 4 CO-OP quarters before graduating. The University provides the opportunity for International CO-OP as well. Our students usually receive job offers from their CO-OP employers. Some notable national CO-OP employers include Apple, AMD, Intel, Lockheed Martin, NASA, and Texas Instruments.  Some notable local CO-OP employers include Duke Energy, P&G, Cincinnati Bell Telephone, General Electric, Toyota, and Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

Our Career development center has generated a "google" map that displays CO-OP locations for past Academic year.

The large ECE graduate enrollment (141 MS (plus 56 Accend) and 135 PhD) is sustained by a research program with an expenditure rate of approximately $3M per year.  The department has conferred 17 PhD's and 32 MS's degrees this academic year.  One notable Alumnus is Vinod Dham who is credited with design of the Pentium processor.  Research funding is recieved from variety of sources including the Air Force, Army, Dept of Defense, National Institutes of Health, P&G, National Science F, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, General Dynamics, and many more. Our research includes strong collaboration with UC's Medical School, Cincinnati's University Hospital, Cincinnati's Children's hospital plus other UC colleges and departments, and most other Ohio Universities/Colleges.  The research program of the ECE Department
is organized into several different research areas whose disciplinary domains span a wide variety of diverse topics.

Our faculty has earned a large number of awards for their teaching and research. Two of own professors Doctor Mantei and Doctor Ahn were awarded University wide during the current academic year (2008-2009). 

Doctor Ahn was awarded the 2009 Emerging Entrepreneur Award for helping to develop a innovative "smart" polymer lab-on-a-chip which will give faster diagnoses and more immediate health related test results to patients and physicians.  

Doctor Mantei was awarded the 2009 Cohen Award for Excellence in Teaching for his teaching ability. 

The City of Cincinnati is home to two major sports teams (the Reds and the Bengals) and nine Fortune 500 companies including P&G, and Kroger. The metro area has a large number of culture and entertainment venues including a world renowned zoo (within walking distance of campus), a top Symphony Orchestra, excellent dining, museums, and Kings Island amusement park

To arrange a visit please contact: Teresa.Hamad@UC.EDU