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Computer Science & Engineering Department
University of Bridgeport
Computer Science & Engineering Department
Proposal for a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science &
Engineering

Computer Science & Engineering
Department
1. UB & CSE Profiles
2. Is CSE Ready for a PhD program?
• Students
• Faculty
• Laboratories
• Collaboration with Industry
• Research
• Recent Achievements
• Unique Characteristics
3. The Program
• Review of Comparable Programs
• Proposal feedback
• Areas of Study
• Milestones
• A Typical Program
4. Conclusions
Outline

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1. UB and CSE
Profiles

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University and CSE Profile
• University of Bridgeport founded in 1927 as the
Junior College of Connecticut
• Became the University of Bridgeport in 1947
• Private, Independent, Non-sectarian and
International
• UB Total Students : 3300
• CSE is the Largest Department on Campus (500 students )

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University and CSE Profile
• Location: 1 hour north of NYC, 2 hours south of
Boston, Seaside Campus.
• Other Schools (Education, Health Sciences,
Business, etc.)
• Emphasis in UB is on Professional and
Pre- Professional programs.

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Academic Profile of Computer
Science and Engineering
CSE Offers B.S. and M.S. Degrees in Computer Science and
Computer Engineering on main campus in Bridgeport and
M.S. in C.S. on the weekend in the Stamford Campus.

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2. Is CSE Ready for a PHD
Program?

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2. Is CSE Ready for a PHD
Program?
•Students
•Faculty
•Laboratories
•Collaboration with Industry
•Research
•Recent Achievements
•Unique Characteristics

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A National Crisis
• Number of nation wide and Canadian PhD
graduates is 900
•There is an estimated 1500 job openings for
faculty nationwide
•100 – 150 ads per month in CS/CpE in leading
magazines {1 –4 positions per ad}
• 1 –4 daily ads in the NEEDHA newsletter

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A National Crisis
• CSE used to receive 150 applications for a new
opening
• In the last 2 years we had an ongoing research
for two positions
• We received only 40 applications in two years

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Students
• High percentage of international students.
• Very active and high quality :
• High grades, co-ops, internships, publishing and
research (graduates and undergraduates),
tutoring, awards, entrepreneurial activities.
• CSE Department is largest in School of Engineering.

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Faculty
• Faculty background in CS , CE, MATH, and EE
• Very active faculty in research
• publishing in quality journals and conferences
• attracting external funds
• Distinguished teaching
• This year’s UB Distinguished teacher of the year award
• Developing new courses, course materials, web pages, labs
• Strong collaboration with with industry

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University of Bridgeport Laboratories
Extensive Research and Development Labs. in the areas of:
• Robotics / Automation and Control.
• Advanced digital design and VLSI / FPGA.
• Advanced networking and telecommunications.
• Wireless communications.
• High Performance Computing.
• Power Electronics.
• Others.
Compute Platform Count for SED approximately 250 (120 Sparcs,
130 PC)

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Research
• Several NSF and Industry grants for Equipment, Research and
Development. (Helped in Establishing our labs.)
• Several R & D projects with industry partners is the areas of:
• Automation and Robotics.
• Product Design and Prototyping.
• Signal Processing.
• VLSI.
• Motion Control.
• Manufacturing / Reverse Engineering.
• Software Development.

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Teaching and Innovative Programs
•Evening, weekend and continuing education
offerings.
•On-site teaching in Industry.
•Distance learning version of M.S. in C.S.
• 3 - 4 Course graduate and undergraduate certificates

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Industry and Community Collaboration
• Co-ops and internships
• Joint development projects.
• On-site Training
• Industry Advisory Board
• ConnCap Program (Pre-Engineering) with Bridgeport School District
and the School of Education.
Sample of Companies:
Sagemaker, EMC, Pitney Bowes, Northrup Grumann, ADC Newnet,
Dictaphone, Transwitch, Executone, Motorola,Sony, Lucent, Synopsis,
NEC,Oracle, General Re,Lockheed Martin, IBM, UPS, SNET,
Remington, Sikorsky Aircraft and others.

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Recent Achievements and Work in Progress
• 2 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) awards (First,
Second in undergraduate paper competition.
• This year award at ASEE (First in undergraduate paper competition)
• ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) regional competition
top 3 - 5 placements for several years.
• Faculty research / best paper awards and grants.
• Recent Lab. upgrades and grants (Sun Microsystems $0.7M grant,
Oracle $1M grant, NSF Lab. grants)

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Unique Characteristics
• 1 out of 2 ABET-accredited Computer Engineering
programs in Connecticut.
• Largest CS-Graduate program in Connecticut.
• Only Weekend Masters in Computer Science in Region.
(NY, NJ, CT, MA, RI, etc.)
• Co-op and internships programs (Virtually all students,
graduate and undergraduate)
• Undergraduate research and publications.
National and international awards.

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3. The Program

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The Program
• Review of Comparable Programs
• Proposal feedback
• Areas of Study
• Milestones
• A Typical Program

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Review of Comparable Programs
• New Mexico Tech
• Tulane University
• Vanderbilt University
• Oklahoma State University
• John Hopkins University

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New Mexico Tech
• Number of Faculty: Six (plus 5 adjuncts).
• B.Sc., M.S. (with or without thesis) and Ph.D. degrees.
• 15 undergraduate classes (not for graduate credit), 10
grad/undergrad classes, 11 graduate classes

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Tulane University
• Number of Faculty: Thirteen.
• B.S. (Computer Science and Computer
Engineering), M.S. (with or without thesis),
Ph.D., and Sc.D. degrees.
• The number of graduate classes offered are
approximately 12 regular classes and other
``advanced topics in CS'' classes that vary from
one semester to the other.

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Vanderbilt University
• Number of Faculty: Nine.
• B.Sc., M.E., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees.
• The number of graduate courses listed in the catalog
is 33 and some special research seminars.

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Oklahoma State University
• Number of Faculty: Thirteen.
• B.Sc., M.S., Ed.D., and Ph.D. degrees.
• The department offers 17 undergraduate classes (not
for graduate credit), 9 grad/undergraduate classes, 17
graduate classes, and some seminars and special topic
classes.

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John Hopkins University
• Number of Faculty: Fourteen
• B.Sc., B.A., MSE, and Ph.D. degrees.
• Courses offered: N/A

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And finally, CSE in UB
• Number of Faculty:
• Nine
• Three new openings for academic year 2001/2002}
• Many distinguished adjuncts
• B.Sc., M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering
• Courses offered in Academic year 2000/2001
•Undergraduate: 26
•Graduate: 24

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Findings
These comparable departments, already with
established and successful Ph.D. programs, share a lot
with our department, including small faculty size, and
approximately the same variety, complexity, and
number of classes offered at the graduate and
undergraduate levels, plus comparable facilities,
computing power and labs.

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Proposal Feedback
1. Review by all faculty in the School of Engineering
and Design
2. Connecticut institutions were solicited for feedback
3. Feedback and review received from about 20 US &
International Universities
4. Feedback and review received from about 10
Connecticut-based industries
5. Potential Students feedback (market study)

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Excerpts from
Universities feedback
Prof. Arthur C. Sanderson, Vice President for Research, Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, USA. and Director, Electrical and Communications
Systems Division National Science Foundation and Fellow of IEEE and
AAAS, and a member of AAAI, AIAA, ASEE, and SME
 “The proposal describes a program that is well conceived and well
organized and will provide an important educational resource for the
University and for the Bridgeport area.”
 “I am familiar with several of the key participants and feel that their
research and teaching records are appropriate for this program.”
 “I am pleased to recommend that the proposed Ph.D. program be
approved by the Connecticut Board of Governors for Higher Education.”

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Excerpts from
Prof. Imre Rudas, Vice Rector, Budapest Polytechnic, Vice President of IEEE
Industrial Electronics Society for Workshops
 “I have very positive impressions regarding the proposed courses.”
 “It is based on a set of well analyzed case studies.”
 “The proposed courses practically cover all the areas on the basis of
which young researchers of our days can be active and useful for the
society in an industrially well developed environment”
 “Congratulations for the proposal.”

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Excerpts from
Prof. Mo Jamshidi, Director, Center for Autonomous Control Engineering,
University of New Mexico, Currently, he holds the AT&T; Professorship of
manufacturing engineering, and a consultant with the Los Alamos
National Laboratory and IEEE fellow.
 “You and your colleagues are to be congratulated for a very thorough
review of the field.”
 “The proposal has covered breadth and depth of computer science as well
as a balanced approach between education and research.”
 The shortage of CS graduates is so high that almost all industrialized
nations are heavily importing from Third World Countries and have gone
to the Global Market Place for experts in Computer Science.”
 “A lot of these jobs are at the middle to upper scientific and managerial
levels and often require a Ph.D. in CS.”

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Excerpts from
Dr. John R. James, Adam Chair in Information Technology, United States
Military Academy, USA and former Director of the TRADOC Artificial
Intelligence Center at Ft. Monroe, Virginia.
 “I have reviewed your proposal and find it to be both feasible and
innovative.”
 “It is feasible since you have the faculty (with the anticipated additions),
facilities and courses to support the program.”
 “It is innovative in that it adds a requirement for teaching that is not in
the norm of other programs and also explicitly invites applicants who might
be part-time students for all or a portion of their program.”
 “It may be the case that business would support employees as a full-time
students for some portion of the studies in return for a commitment to the
company fro some period of time. I know of at least two companies which
have done this for both master’s degree as well as doctoral programs.”

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Excerpts from
Abdelkader El Kamel, Centrale Lille, France
 “There is a lack of Ph.D. graduates in the areas of Computer Science and
Engineering.”
 “The department of Computer Science and Engineering has the facilities
and the qualified faculty to support the new program”
 “The program is feasible and innovative.”
 “The program of study is well balanced and produces highly qualified
graduates for both academia and industry.”
 “Several well analyzed cases studies were used.”

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Excerpts from
Prof. Angela Di Febbraro, Politecnnico Di Torino, Italy, Chairman of the
IEEE Discrete event Dynamic Systems Technical Committee
 “I found the proposal excellent”
 “The proposed program should absolutely be started.”
 “The proposal is even more validated by the comparison with the other
institutions granting a Computer Science Ph.D.”
 “The Department of Computer Science and Engineering of the University
of Bridgeport appears to have a suitable faculty number, as well as more
than enough qualifications, facilities, and students to make the proposed
program a success.”

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Excerpts from
Prof. Nilanjan Sarkar, Vanderbilt University, USA.
 “I find the proposal to be thorough and well developed.”
 “It presents several key issues for having a Ph.D. program that I completely
agree with.”
 “I believe that the infrastructure for a Ph.D. program in Computer Science
and Engineering already exists at the University of Bridgeport.”
“The credentials of the faculty are excellent, the laboratories are there, and the
existing and proposed new courses are adequate to start such program.”

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Excerpts from
Kok-Meng Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA., Chair, IEEE Prototyping
for Robotics and Automation Technical Committee,
 “There has been a shortage of Computer scientists in the United States in
recent years, and this shortage is likely to continue due to rapid advancement
in computer, networking, tele-communications and information technologies.
 “I am glad to see that you have taken an active role to establish a Ph.D.
program in your school that many high-tech industries would feel more than
welcome.”
 “Your proposal has been well written, and has touched on many essential
elements.”

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Excerpts from Industry
feedback
Dr. Hadi Abu-Akeel, FANUC Robotics, USA, Senior Vice President & Chief
Engineer. (retired), Technical Advisor, Genral Manager, FAUNC Berkeley
Laboratory
 “I find the program well prepared and properly targeted.”
 “The program appears to cover all the elements necessary for the
education and preparation of Computer Science and Computer
Engineering specialists.”
 “I recognize the increasing national need for computer science graduates.
There is definitely a critical shortage of such expertise at all levels and the
contribution of the University of Bridgeport should make positive impact.”

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feedback
Hugh F.McCann, Jr., President, Identification Products Corporation,
Bridgeport
• “Having a world-class PhD program at the University of Bridgeport
would certainly be a very good start in firing up the economic engine of
job growth and wealth creation within the region.”
• “As a business owner I applaud and support all your efforts to see your
program come to fruition.”

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feedback
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Norden Systems, Norwalk
• “Having a part time Ph.D. program within easy reach of our company
location in Norwalk, CT would provide a path for my people to improve
their skill base which otherwise wouldn’t be available to them. Also, the
Ph.D. program would provide an avenue for other students in the area to
be more equipped to work for Northrop Grumman or other advanced
technology companies in the area.”

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feedback
Lin Li, Senior Technology Manager, Thermal Analysis Business Unit,
PerkinElmer Instruments, Norwalk
• “In the high-tech concentrated state like Connecticut, the Ph.D. program
will be even more important for local industries. This will offer a great
opportunity to some working professionals for continuing improvements.
Therefore, they can further enhance their technical background and
develop the successful career path through the part-time study.”
• “Your very well written proposal has touched most essential subjects of a
well-respected Ph.D. program. The proposed courses cover all areas of
computer science and engineering in both breadth and depth.”

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feedback
Glenn E. Vallee, Director of Engineering and Quality Assurance, Remington
Products Company, L.L.C.
• “Speaking as one who has earned a Ph.D. while working full time, I
cannot over state the importance of such a program which allows
industry professionals the opportunity to pursue an advance degree
without sacrificing their livelihood.”
• “The proposal is well developed and incorporated the elements necessary
for a successful effort. It is consistent with other Ph.D. programs I’m
familiar with and should provide a diverse and interesting experience for
the students.”

Department
feedback
Patrick Nolan, Manager, Industrial Design, New Britian
• “It has been identified that the University of Bridgeport is equipped with
state of art facilities, qualified faculty, and ample student population.
Offering a quality Ph.D. program for part-time students is an insightful
addition and should assist industries and industry professionals seeking
advancement while retaining active employment status.”

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feedback
David S. Evans, Manager, Product Verification & Test, Shelton
• “In my opinion, the proposal is well thought out, and the listed resources
should get such a program off to a good start. I think the requirements
for teaching and refereed publication increase the value of the program
to the students, whether or not they pursue an academic career. Also,
providing for part-time students, while challenging, offers the benefits of
this program to a wider group of serious technical professionals.”
• “There is increasing need in this region, as well as nation-wide, for CSE
professionals with advanced skills and discipline.”
•

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Areas of Study
A. Computation, Intelligence, and Robotics Area
B. Languages and Systems
C. Parallel Processing and Networks
D. Computer Architecture and VLSI

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Computation, Intelligence,
and Robotics
Number Title Comments
CS 504 Artificial Intelligence Existing Course
CS 505 Introduction to Expert System Design Existing Course
CS 509 Automata theory Existing Course
CS 520 Theory of Computation Existing Course
CS 570 Advanced Robotics Existing Course
CS 580 Introduction to Neural Networks Existing Course
CS 584 Machine Perception Existing Course
CS 604 Advanced Artificial Intelligence Existing Course
CS 605 Advanced Expert System Design Existing Course
CpE 460 Introduction to Robotics Existing Course
CpE 585 Computer Vision Existing Course
CpE 588 Interactive Computer Graphics Existing Course
EE 545 Advanced Control Theory Existing Course
EE 580 Information Theory and Coding Existing Course
CSE 521 Robotics Programming New Course

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Languages and Systems
CS 400 Advanced Programming in C Existing Course
CS 410 Java Programming Existing Course
CS 411 Advanced Java Existing Course
CS 435 C & Unix Programming Existing Course
CS 436 Adv C & Unix Programming Existing Course
CS 440 Visual C++ w/MFC Existing Course
CS 445 Advanced Windows Programming Existing Course
CS 450 Database Design Existing Course
CS 502 Advanced Data Structures Existing Course
CS 503 Operating Systems Existing Course
CC 551 Advanced Databases Existing Course
CpE 489 Software Engineering Existing Course
CpE 560 Performance Analysis and Evaluation Existing Course
CSE 531 Distributed Operating Systems New Course

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Parallel Processing and
Networks
CS 590 Parallel and Distributed Processing Existing Course
CpE 471 Computer Communication I Existing Course
CpE 473 Local Area Networks Existing Course
CpE 572 Computer Communications II Existing Course
EE 415 Fiber Optics Existing Course
EE 437 Microwaves Existing Course
EE 455 Microwave Lab Existing Course
CSE 550 Network Security New Course (offered in Spring)
CSE 551 High Speed Networks New Course
CSE 552 Mobile Computing New Course (to be offered in Fall)

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Computer Architecture
and VLSI
CpE 410 Introduction to Computer Architecture Existing Course
CpE 447 Logic Synthesis Using FPGAs Existing Course
CpE 448 Introduction to VLSI Design Existing Course
CpE 540 Image Processing Existing Course
CpE 550 Advanced VLSI Design Existing Course
CpE 596 Digital Signal Processing Laboratory Existing Course
EE 443 Applied Digital Signal Processing Existing Course
EE 582 Advanced Topics in Electronics Existing Course
CSE 570
Foundations of Formal Hardware
Verification
New Course
CSE 561 Design of Arithmetic Units New Course

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Other Courses
CSE 690 Independent Study
CSE 692 Special Topics in Computer Science
CSE 693 Special Topics in Computer Engineering
CSE 694 Written Comprehensive Examinations
CSE 698 Teaching requirement
CSE 699 Proposal Defense
CSE 710 Ph.D. dissertation

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Courses Summary
Current Courses at 400 levels: 20
Current Courses at 500 Levels: 23
New Courses: 5 Courses
Other courses: 7 Courses

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Course Work Requirement
• Masters degree course work requirement (typically 30 hrs)
• One course from each of the Areas of Study (12 hrs)
• Two courses from Concentration Area (6 hrs)
• Two Electives (6 hrs)
• Two courses ‘Teaching Requirement’

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Milestones
• Admission to the Ph.D. program of computer science and engineering on a
`provisional status', if needed (section 2.1);
• Taking the deficiency courses and finishing master degree, if needed;
• Getting the status restored to `regular Ph.D. student’, if needed;
• Completing the course work requirement for the Ph.D. (section 2.2);
• Passing the comprehensive examination (section 2.9);
• Admission to `Candidacy' (section 2.11);
• Selection of a dissertation advisor (section 2.10);

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Milestones
• Writing a dissertation proposal (section 2.12);
• Completion of the oral exam requirement and working on the proposed research
topic (section 2.8);
• Dissertation committee formation (section 2.10);
• Approval of the dissertation by the dissertation committee (section 2.12);
• Successful completion of the dissertation defense (2.13);
• Submission of dissertation to the Computer Science & Engineering
Department(section 2.13);
• Graduation with a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science and Engineering (section
2.13).

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A Typical Program after MSc Degree
FIRST SEMESTER
Course No. Title LT
L
B
C
R
CPE/CS/CSEXXX Course from Area A 3 3
CPE/CS/CSEXXX Course from Area B 3 3
CPE/CS/CSEXXX Course from Area C 3 3
XXX XXX Elective 3 3
SECOND SEMESTER
Course No. Title
L
T
L
B
CR
CSE 6XX Course 1 from dissertation Area 3 3
CSE 6XX Course 2 from dissertation Area 3 3
CPE/CS/CSEXXX Course from Area D 3 3
XXX XXX Elective 3 3
THIRD SEMESTER
Course No. Title
L
T
L
B
C
R
CSE 694
Written Comprehensive
Examinations
(no fees)
1 0
CSE 698 Teaching requirement (no fees) 3 0
CSE 710 Ph.D. dissertation work
3-
6
IP
FOURTH SEMESTER
Course No. Title LT
L
B
C
R
CSE 699 Seminar (Oral Exam) (no fees) 1 0
CSE 698 Teaching requirement (no fees) 3 0
3-
6
IP
FIFTH SEMESTER
Course No. Title
L
T
L
B
CR
3-
6
15

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Unique Characteristics
of the Program
•Teaching Requirement: 2 courses
•Publication Requirement: 2 journal papers
•Part-time Students allowed
•External member in the Dissertation Committee

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4. Conclusions

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• CSE is qualified to offer a PhD program:
• Very productive Faculty.
• Dramatic growth.
• Very high student quality and research / education.
• Industry involvement.
• Facilities and labs

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• New PhD will help CSE to:
• join the ranks of Ph.D. granting institutions,
• get more visibility than we currently have,
• help our faculty to carry out the required research for
funded projects,
• qualify UB for many research grants limited to Ph.D.
granting institutions,
• increase student enrollment, and
• increase instruction quality and quantity.

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