Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Thesis-based program
Program overview
For students seeking to gain cutting-edge expertise in a particular area, the Electrical and Computer Engineering doctoral program will place you in a vibrant community of researchers who are focused on finding practical solutions to real-world problems. The PhD is a research-based degree that usually takes three to four years of full-time study following a master's degree, or five to six years following a bachelor's degree. Successful students go on to work in high-tech companies in positions such as senior research and development engineer, senior system/network architect, senior system designer, senior system engineer, senior application engineer, senior application developer and senior software architect. They can also work in academia as an assistant professor or instructor.
Completing this program
- Courses: Topics may include virtual environments, data mining, intelligent control, VLSI and SOC, multidimensional signal processing and more.
- Professional Development Courses: Students take two professional development courses on communication styles, presentation skills and more.
- Thesis: Students will be required to submit and defend an original research thesis.
- Software Engineering Specialization: Topics may include modelling and measurement of software performance, advanced software testing and more.
- Candidacy: Students will complete both oral and written candidacy exams.
Specializations
- Software Engineering (offered jointly through the Department of Electrical and Software Engineering and the Department of Computer Science)
- Engineering, Energy and Environment Interdisciplinary
- Engineering, Environmental Interdisciplinary
- Energy and Environmental Systems Interdisciplinary
- Wearable Technology Interdisciplinary
- Medical Imaging Interdisciplinary
Outcomes
Electrical energy, electronics, control, and instrumentation, telecommunications, information and communications technology, computer, software, oil and gas, medical, biomedical, automotive.
A PhD in electrical and computer engineering is usually considered a final degree.
Thesis-based program
Students are required to prepare a thesis and successfully defend in an open oral defense.
Courses
Two to five courses minimum
Learn more about program requirements in the Academic Calendar
Classroom delivery
Time commitment
Expected completion time is 4 years; six years maximum; part-time available
Supervisor
A supervisor is required, but is not required prior to the start of the program
Fees and funding
See the Graduate Calendar for information on fees and fee regulations, and for information on awards and financial assistance.
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Supervisors
Learn about faculty available to supervise this degree.\ Please note: additional supervisors may be available. Contact the program for more information.
Seeking Students
6G, Foundation Models and Trustworthy AI , Wireless Sensing , AI-Powered Brain Computer Interfaces, Extended Reality Networking 2. Ann Barcomb
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Software engineering, open source software, human and social aspects of software engineering, human factors, research methods, collaboration, community management 3. Leo Belostotski
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RF and Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuits and Systems 4. Colin Dalton
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Electrokinetic Microsystems, Microneedles, Brain-machine interfaces 5. Lorenzo De Carli
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Network Security, Software Security, Usable Security 6. Ronnie de Souza Santos
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Human Aspects of Software Engineering, Software Fairness, Software Testing, Software Engineering Education 7. Novarun Deb
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Requirements Engineering, Transient Micro-services, MLOps and Advanced DevOps 8. Gouri Ginde Deshpande
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Software Engineering, Requirements Engineering, Machine Learning, NLP, Data Analytics 9. Steve Drew
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Distributed Learning Systems, Edge Computing, Container orchestration systems and AIOps, Blockchain Services 10. Samira Ebrahimi Kahou
Seeking Students
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, AI + Health, Natural Language Processing, Climate Modelling and Disaster Response
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Admission Requirements
GPA
A minimum of 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 point system.
Minimum education
MSc degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or software engineering.
Work samples
None
Documents
None
Reference letters
Two
Test scores
None
English language proficiency (ELP)
An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in different ways. For accepted criteria, please refer to the program “Admissions” tab in the Academic Calendar.
*Please contact your program of interest if you have any questions about ELP requirements.
Deadlines
For admission on September 1:
- Canadians and permanent residents: Jan. 31 application deadline
- International students: Jan. 31 application deadline
For admission on January 1:
- Canadians and permanent residents: Apr. 30 application deadline
- International students: Apr. 30 application deadline
If you're not a Canadian or permanent resident, or if you have international credentials, make sure to learn about international requirements
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Learn more about this program
Department of Electrical and Software Engineering
ICT (Information and Communications Technology) 402\ 2500 University Drive NW\ Calgary, AB T2N 1N4\ 403.220.7596
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Schulich School of Engineering
University of Calgary\ 2500 University Drive NW\ Calgary, AB T2N 1N4
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