ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

The applicants must possess the minimum of M.Sc., or M.Eng. degree certificate with 3.5 GPA on a five point scale minimum requirement. The applicant must have Electronic Engineering background and any other minimum requirement as in the current postgraduate programme in the department/faculty.

certification

At the end of the programme the graduates are awarded the Ph.D. degree certificates.

PROGRAMME DURATION

The Ph.D. degree programme has a defined duration based on the mode of the programme i.e. whether part-time or full-time mode.

LIST OF APPROVED SUPERVISORS

PhD DEGREE PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

A. COMMUNICATION SPECIALIZATION

Compulsory Courses

Research

Optional Courses

(One course only is required to be chosen.)

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

ECE 700 Thesis (12 Units)

Each candidate for a Doctoral degree shall be assigned a suitable research project approved by the Departmental Postgraduate Studies Committee. The results of the research shall be embodied in a thesis.

ENG 701 Thesis and Technical Report Writing (3 Units)

Choice of broad research area with considerations of interdisciplinary topics, Identification of research/ knowledge gaps and research objectives. Role of technical reports in engineering projects. Fundamental principles of technical writing.

Format of different types of reports, outlines, purpose and scope, technical discussion details, role of appendix, function of figures, equation editors, tables and illustration. Literature search, references (citings and listings). Nature of recommendations and conclusions. Guides for writing memoranda, business letters. Oral presentation of technical reports and thesis. Synopsis writing

ENG 702 Research Grant Writing (3 Units)

Developing long-term research plan, Identification of potential funding agencies and their requirements. Research objectives in relation to interests of the funding agencies. Estimating research timelines, Budget preparation, manpower requirements and availability, research facilities, legal issues, etc

ECE 703 Seminars (6 Units)

Each doctoral candidate shall present at least three seminars on his/her research project before graduation. At least, one seminar shall be presented at faculty level before graduation

ECE 710 Network Management and Reliability (3 Units)

Fault; Configuration; Performance; Accounts; and Security Management. Management Protocols – SNMP, CORBA and CMIP; Management Information Base (MIB)
Reliability; Network Monitoring Techniques – Local and Remote

ECE 711 Signaling Systems (3 Units)

Evolution of Signaling Systems; SS No. 6; Architecture; SS No. 7 Relationship to OSI; Signaling system Structure; Signaling Network Management; The Signaling Data Link (Layer 1); Signaling Link (Level 2); Basic Signal Unit Format; Signaling Network Functions and Signaling Link (Level 2); Basic Messages; (Layer 3); Signaling Message-Handling Functions; International and National Signaling Networks; Signaling Performance—Message Transfer Part; Performance Parameters

Signaling Connection Control Part (SCCP); Hypothetical Signaling Reference Connections; Services Provided by the SCCP; Signaling Connections; SCCP Formats and Codes; User Parts; Telephone User Part (TUP)

ECE 712 Modeling & Simulation Practice (3 Units)

Advanced Queuing Theory-Loss System and Delay System; Analytical Modeling and Simulation using EXCEL spread sheet. Computer Simulation Object Oriented Network Simulation Packages – SPSS, MATLAB;

ECE 713 Optical Networking (3 Units)

Optical Technologies Required; Derived Technology Applications; Overlay Networks; TwoLayer Networks are Emerging; Optical Switching; Distributed Switching; MEMS Switching

Practical Optical Add–Drop Multiplexer; OXCs and OADMs Enhance Availability and Survivability; Improvements in the Management of the New Network Architecture; All-Optical Cross-Connects; Options for Optical Layer Signaling; Four Classes of Optical Networks

Generic Networks; Optical Bidirectional Line-Switched Rings; Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS); Selected GMPLS Terminology; The GMPLS Protocol Suite; GMPLS Switching Based on Diverse Formats; Bundling Links; Standardization of Optical Control Plane Protocols; GMPLS and ASON Differ; Hierarchical Routing in Optical Networks.

ECE 714 Long-Distance Networks (3 Units)

Design Problems; Transmission Factors in Long-Distance Telephony; Design of Long-Distance Links; Design of Line-of-Sight Microwave Systems; Design of Satellite Communications; FiberOptic Communication Links.

ECE 715 Advanced Security Engineering (3 Units)

The multidisciplinary nature of security. Background: types of attacks and attackers; range of systems. Overview of security standards and best practices. Access control; authentication techniques, passwords and password vulnerabilities. Data protection. Basic Cryptography; Certificates; Crypto-primitives and cyphers. Privacy and anonymity. Trust. Trust mechanisms and level of trust

Computer security; software and platform security. Network security; attack detection and mitigation. ATM security; E-commerce security. Card security; GSM and SIM cards; Payment systems. Security of database applications; injection attacks; Cross-site scripting. Penetration listing and Web-based systems / Cyber security. Fraud and loss prevention: Banking Security. National security.

ECE 716 Advanced Signal Processing (3 Credits)

DT Processing of CT Signals and CT Processing of DT Signals: Fractional Delay Data Acquisition: Sampling in time, aliasing, interpolation, and quantization, sampling Rate Conversion, spectral analysis. Quantization and Oversampled Noise Shaping. IIR, FIR Filter Structures. Filter Design: IIR Filters. Filter Design: FIR Filters.

Multirate Systems and Polyphase Structures. Linear Prediction and All-pole Modeling. The Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT). Linear Filtering with the DFT. Spectral Analysis with the DFT. FFT Algorithms. Short-time Fourier Analysis. Modulated Filter Bank.

Image processing I: Extension of filtering and Fourier methods to 2-D signals and systems. Image processing II: Interpolation, noise reduction methods, edge detection, homomorphic filtering.