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The Dearborn Engineer Fall 2005 6 IMSE GRADUATE PROGRAMS News from the College of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan-Dearborn www.engin.umd.umich.edu Graduate Degree Programs at CECS 1 CIS Graduate Degree Programs 2 ECE Graduate Degree Programs 4 IMSE Graduate Degree Programs 6 ME Graduate Degree Programs 8 Interdisciplinary Programs 10 IAVS Offers Graduate Students Experience 11 Ford Partnership with IAVS 12 11 IAVS PROGRAMS Co-op Employer of the Year: DENSO 15 DENSO Gift 13 New Visiting Committee Members 14 Scholarship Awards 15 New Faculty Members 16 Faculty Research Awards 17 Student Robotics Activities 18 2005 Annual Alumni Awards 20 Editorial Board Subrata Sengupta, Ph.D., Dean Keshav S. Varde, Ph.D., Associate Dean Editor: Kathryn Tamborino 12 FORD MOTOR COMPANY FUND The Dearborn Engineer is published for the alumni and friends of the University of Michigan-Dearborn College of Engineering and Computer Science. Send correspondence to the Editor, Dearborn Engineer, 4901 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI 48128-1491. Regents of the University David A. Brandon, Laurence B. Deitch, Olivia P. Maynard, Rebecca McGowan, Andrea Fischer Newman, Andrew C. Richner, S. Martin Taylor, Katherine E. White, Mary Sue Coleman (ex officio) Citizens Advisory Committee Ismael Ahmed, Stephen T. Economy, Linda P. Kughn, Patricia Mooradian, Timothy J. O’Brien, Jon Pepper, Michael C. Porter, Maria Leonhauser Rosenau, Shirley R. Stancato 18 ROBOTICS
FALL 2005 Graduate Degree Programs at CECS In order to remain relevant, all major engineering schools cater to the needs of their students. The graduate programs at the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) go a step further and also work to meet the needs of its stakeholders, the engineering companies and industries who benefit from the college’s research and highly qualified graduates. Over the past 40 years, the CECS graduate programs have sought to balance research and practice, a balance that pushes the boundaries of what is currently possible but stays rooted in practical application. This approach provides opportunities for full-time students to pursue leading-edge research while accommodating part-time students who need to solve daily problems facing them in their industry jobs. “I would say that we have succeeded in achieving this balance,” says Malayappan Shridhar, chair of the electrical and computer engineering department. More than 90 percent of the 800 graduate students enrolled at CECS are sponsored by their employers. To facilitate their education, courses are offered in the evening or online. Some course offerings are tailored directly to a specific company’s needs and offered on site. “Our industry partners like to see this sort of flexibility in education, which helps to provide them with a very competent and productive technical workforce,” says Keshav Varde, associate dean of CECS. “And our students appreciate the ability to enhance their technical education without interruption of their careers.” CECS offers both traditional and more unusual graduate programs. The traditional programs, including mechanical, electrical, and industrial and systems engineering, have been around since the 1960s, when graduate studies at CECS began. Newer programs have been added to reflect changes in industry and educational approach. “Our graduate programs in software engineering, automotive systems engineering, and engineering management are nearly unique,” says Varde. “Very few institutions offer these programs. The automotive systems program is interdisciplinary in nature in that students get exposure to important engineering disciplines that practicing engineers in automotive industry are expected to know. The software engineering program blends unique and important aspects of software engineering with exposure to computer science ASSISTANT PROFESSOR JIRACHAI BUDDHAKULSOMSIRI WITH HIS PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS CLASS and computer engineering. And the engineering management program is designed for engineers who need more background in management disciplines.” Graduate students in all the programs have the option to do research with faculty members, most of whom pursue multiple industry-based projects at any given time. “All of our graduate programs are staffed by faculty who are knowledgeable in the field, work in the discipline, and pursue research activities in the discipline,” says Varde. “The professors at CECS are very familiar with working with industry and most have direct industry experience,” says Karl Kennedy, who received his master’s degree in electrical engineering in 2005. “Most of the students are also industry professionals. As a result, in the same way that the professors can challenge students, the students can also challenge the professors with ideas and issues from industry. It’s a good relationship.” Lisa Marie Floros, who received her master’s degree in industrial and systems engineering in 2000, concurs. “The programs offer a wide scope of applicable study,” she says, “which translates into greater opportunities out in the workforce. You increase your skill set and become much more marketable. I really enjoyed my entire educational experience at UM-Dearborn. Looking back from where I am now, I wouldn’t change a thing.”
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