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Computer Engineering Department
King Fahd University of Petroleum Minerals

• College of Computer Sciences and Engineering
• Tuesday 18 November 2008

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COE

• Established in 1986
• Undergraduate (BS) Graduate (2 MS, PhD)
• BS Degree (BS in Computer Engineering)
• Undergraduate 4 years 1 Prep Year
• on-campus program, full-time students
• Two traks based on student interset of industrial
  training Coop or Summer
• GPA Graduation
• Minimum 2.00 / 4.00

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COE Program

• Digital computers Information processing
  systems with intensive background in
• analysis
• structure
• design
• Implementation
• A Combination of Breadth and Depth

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Faculty

• 19 PhD degree
• 3 Professors
• 3 Associate
• 12 Assistant
• 1 Adjunct
• 4 MS degree Lecturers
• Industrial Experience
• Awards (international Local)
• Patents
• Journal Editorial Board
• Professional Societies

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Teaching Research Labs

1. Digital Logic Design Lab
2. Microprocessor Lab
3. Network Communication Lab
4. Digital System Design Lab
5. Printed Circuit Board Lab
6. Robotics Lab
7. Senior Design Project Lab
8. FPGA Design Automation Lab
9. Performance Engineering Lab
10. Graduate Research Lab

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Major Areas in COE

• a. Networking
• b. Computer Systems Applications
• c. Computer Data Security
• d. Computer Systems
• e. High Performance Computing Architecture
• f. Non-Conventional Computing

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Details of Research Areas

• a. Networking
• Integrated network/service management
• Web Service Technology
• Wireless and Mobile Computing (including Mesh,
  Ad-Hoc and sensor networks), Optical Networks
• Distributed Real-Time Systems.

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Details of Research Areas

• b. Computer Systems Applications
• Autonomous Intelligent Systems (e.g. Robotics)
• Multimedia Systems
• Computer Vision
• Heterogeneous Systems Integration
• Access Technology (Smart cards and RFID
  technology)

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Details of Research Areas

• c. Computer Data Security
• IT Security Systems
• Applied Cryptography Steganography
• Encryption Authentication Technologies
• Network Security

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Details of Research Areas

• d. Computer Systems
• VLSI Design and CAD
• Testing, Verification and Design for testability
• Software-Hardware Co-design
• Systems on Chips
• Electronic Design Automation
• Application-Specific and Mixed-Signal Systems
• Synthesis and Verification of Hardware Systems

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Details of Research Areas

• e. High Performance Computing
  Architecture
• Parallel Computing
• High Performance Architecture/Processing
• Fault-Tolerant Computing.
• f. Non-Conventional Computing
• Configurable Computing
• Pervasive Computing
• Bio-Informatics