PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• conduct independent, original research that advances the field of electrical and computer engineering, demonstrating expertise in solving complex engineering problems
• critically evaluate and synthesize existing research to develop innovative solutions for current and emerging challenges in electrical and computer engineering
• design and implement advanced experiments, simulations or models to generate new insights and validate theories in specialized areas of electrical and computer engineering
• effectively communicate and disseminate research outcomes in both written and oral formats
• demonstrate  ethical and professional responsibility  to ensure engineering solutions consider societal, environmental and global impacts.

Applicants to the PhD-ECE degree program must:

• hold a master’s degree from an independently accredited university recognized by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and by AUS. Applicants with a master’s degree obtained outside the UAE must submit a Certificate of Equivalency or a Qualification Recognition report of their degree from the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.

• have achieved a minimum master’s degree cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.0 (on a scale of 4.00) or its equivalent.

• have attained a minimum iBT score of 80 or a minimum IELTS score of 6.5 (Academic Version) or a minimum EmSAT (Achieve English) score of 1550.

Required Courses 

Students must successfully complete a minimum of 33 credit hours from the following required courses:

• ECE 703 Research Methods
• ECE 795 Doctoral Seminar
• ECE 790 Qualifying Examination
• ECE 799 Doctoral Dissertation (for a minimum of 30 credit hours)

Elective Courses 

Students must successfully complete a minimum of seven courses (for a minimum of 21 credit hours) selected from the following list and subject to the approval of the Program Coordinator.

• ECE 735 Integrated Circuits for High-Speed Frequency and Clock Synthesis
• ECE 741 Experimental Methods in RF and Microwave Engineering
• ECE 743 Advanced Power Electronics
• ECE 745 Microwave Remote Sensing
• ECE 750 Reinforcement Learning
• ECE 760 Impairments Compensation in RF Transmitters
• ECE 761 Smart Grids and Renewable Energy
• ECE 762 Advanced Modelling and Optimization
• ECE 763 Advanced Queuing Systems
• ECE 764 Data-driven Science for Adaptive and Intelligent Control Systems
• ECE 765 Smart Multi-Object Design
• ECE 766 Smart City Architecture, Modeling and Applications
• ECE 767 Computational Intelligence
• ECE 768 Advanced Topics in Generative Artificial Intelligence Systems
• ECE 771 Wireless and Mobile Security
• ECE 772 Probabilistic Graphical Models
• ECE 773 VLSI Testing
• ECE 774 Advanced Wireless Communications
• ECE 794 Special topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering