- The Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering is a 5-year program at Carleton University.
- The Ph.D program in Electrical and Computer Engineering is offered by the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering and the Department of Electronics in the Faculty of Engineering and Design.
- Carleton’s renowned researchers work in areas such as:
- Cloud/distributed computing
- Software engineering
- Cybersecurity
- Modeling and simulation
- Machine learning
- Nanotechnology
- Quantum/optical computing
- Sensor nets
- Robotics
- Artificial intelligence
- Integrated circuit design
- Microwaves and RF
- The major components of the program are:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Computer-Aided Design for Electronic Circuits
- Computer and Software Engineering
- Computer Communications, Distributed Systems, and Multimedia
- Digital and Optical Communications
- Integrated Circuits and Devices
- Microwaves and Electromagnetics
- Photonic Systems
- Signal, Speech and Image Processing
- Systems and Machine Intelligence
- Carleton offers modern, well-equipped laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment and excellent computer facilities.
- The Electrical and Computer Engineering program is also offered through the Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Electrical and Computer Engineering which allows the students access to the largest program in Canada with resources both at Carleton and the University of Ottawa.
- The student to faculty ratio is 12:1 which bridges the gap between faculty and students.
- Carleton University has an acceptance rate of 21%, compared to other Canadian universities.