Graduate Programs

The Engineering Machine Learning Systems certificate program educates about the mathematical theory, fundamental algorithms, and optimized engineering of computational learning systems used in real-world, big data applications. Students will also study modern technologies used in devising such data systems, including software tools, architectures, and related hardware structures. Comprehensive, hands-on student projects on designing, implementing, and testing real-world learning systems are part of the certificate program. The certificate program includes a total of four courses: three required courses and one elective course.     

Certificate Requirements

To receive the Stony Brook certificate in Engineering Machine Learning Systems, a student must be currently enrolled in an MS or PhD program in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and must complete four courses as specified below, with at least a B grade in each course.

Foundations (1 required course)

• ESE 503 Stochastic Systems

Fundamental Methods (2 required courses)

• ESE 588 Fundamentals of Machine Learning
• ESE 589 Learning Systems for Engineering Applications

Applications (1 course out of four electives)

• ESE 568 Computer Vision
• ESE 587 Hardware Architectures for Machine Learning
• ESE 590 Practical Machine Learning
• BMI 511/ESE 569 Translational Bioinformatics 

To apply for the Engineering Machine Learning Systems Certificate Program, a student must email the Graduate Program Coordinator with their intent to enroll in the program. Students will then be required to complete the Permission to Enroll in Secondary Cert Program form.

The Engineering the Internet-of-Things certificate program provides the fundamental principles, popular technologies and optimized engineering of Internet-of-Things applications and systems. Students gain a broad set of skills and knowledge for IoT development and innovation, including sensors and interfaces, RF communication, microcontroller and embedded systems, wireless radios, network protocols, cloud services and security techniques. Students learn how to design, implement and evaluate IoT systems and applications through hands-on projects on popular embedded system hardware. The certificate program includes a total of four courses: three required courses and one elective course.     

Certificate Requirements

To receive the Stony Brook certificate in Engineering the Internet-of-Things, a student must be enrolled in an MS or PhD program in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department and must complete four courses as specified below, with at least a B grade in each course.

Foundations (1 required course)

• ESE 566 Hardware Software Co-design for Embedded Systems

Basic Skills and Knowledge (2 required courses)

• ESE 506 Wireless Networking and Mobile Computing
• ESE 525 Modern Sensors

Cloud and Security (1 course out of two electives)

• ESE 543 Mobile Cloud Computing
• ESE 544 Network Security Engineering 

To apply for the Engineering the Internet-of-Things Certificate Program, a student must email the Graduate Program Coordinator with their intent to enroll in the program. Students will then be required to complete the Permission to Enroll in Secondary Cert Program form. 

Networking and wireless communications are key technologies in today’s technological world.  Networks such as the Internet as well as telephone, cable and wireless networks serve to interconnect people and computers in a ubiquitous and cost effective way.  The area of wireless communications in particular has grown rapidly in recent years and has utilized networking technology to be successful.  There is a large industrial base involving networking and wireless communications in terms of equipment and software providers, service providers and end users. Moreover this technology has made the average consumer’s life more productive, flexible and enjoyable. 

The Stony Brook Certificate Program in Networking and Wireless Communications is designed to give matriculated students validated graduate level instruction in this area of much recent interest. The program can be completed in a reasonable amount of time as it involves only four courses. These are regular Stony Brook graduate level courses taught by Stony Brook faculty. The SUNY approved certificate program can be tailored to the needs of the individual student. Courses used for the certificate program can also be used toward the MS or PhD degree by matriculated students.

Admission to the certificate program is limited to students enrolled in either the MS or PhD programs in the Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering.

Students are eligible to receive the certificate if they had completed no more than 12 graduate credits in the department as of the start of Fall 2015.

To apply for the Networking and Wireless Communications Certificate Program, a student must email the Graduate Program Coordinator with their intent to enroll in the program. Students will then be required to complete the Permission to Enroll in Secondary Cert Program form. Up to 6 credits of certificate courses from the prior semester may be applied to the certificate at the time of registration. The student must complete FOUR required courses as specified below, with at least a B grade in each course.

At least ONE course from the following:

• ESE 505: Wireless Communications
• ESE 506: Wireless Networking 

At least ONE course from the following:

• ESE 532: Theory of Digital Communications
• ESE 546: Networking Algorithms and Analysis
• ESE 548: Local and Wide Area Networks 

In addition to the above, if needed, courses may be selected from:

• ESE 503:  Stochastic Systems
• ESE 504:  Performance Evaluation of Communication and Computer Systems
• ESE 522:  Fiber Optic Systems
• ESE 528:  Communication Systems
• ESE 531:  Detection and Estimation Theory
• ESE 535:  Information Theory and Reliable Communication
• ESE 536:  Switching and Routing in Parallel and Distributed Systems
• ESE 543:  Mobile Cloud Computing
• ESE 544:  Network Security Engineering
• ESE 547:  Digital Signal Processing
• ESE 550:  Network Management and Planning
• ESE 552:  Interconnection Networks

Students may apply up to 6 graduate transfer credits toward the certificate with the approval of the Director. To be eligible, transfer credits must meet the following criteria:

• They must come from an institution authorized to grant graduate degrees by a recognized accrediting body.
• They cannot have been used to satisfy the requirements of another degree or certificate.
• They must be no more than 5 years old at the time the student is admitted to graduate study at SBU.
• Courses listed at both the graduate and undergraduate level are not eligible for transfer.
• They must carry a letter grade of B or higher.

Important Note: Students will not be permitted to extend their time in the MS or PhD degree program based on entering the certificate program. The student MUST complete the secondary certificate within the time limit for the original program.

Any questions about the Certificate Program should be directed to Professor Thomas Robertazzi via email Thomas.Robertazzi@stonybrook.edu.

• ESE 503: Stochastic Systems
• ESE 505: Wireless Communications
• ESE 528: Communication Systems or ESE 532: Theory of Digital Communications
• ESE 531: Statistical Learning and Inference
• ESE 546: Networking Algorithms and Analysis
• ESE 547: Digital Signal Processing
• ESE 558: Digital Image Processing I
• ESE 588: Fundamentals of Machine Learning

• ESE 501: System Specification and Modeling
• ESE 506: Wireless Network or ESE 537: Mobile Sensing Systems & Application or ESE 543: Mobile Cloud Computing
• ESE 507: Advanced Digital System Design & Generation or ESE 555: Advanced VLSI Systems Design or ESE 556: VLSI Physical and Logic Level Design Automation
• ESE 536 (CSE 626): Switching and Routing in Parallel and Distributed Systems
• ESE 545: Computer Architecture
• ESE 554: Computational Models for Computer Engineers
• ESE 566: Hardware-Software Co-Design of Embedded Systems
• ESE 568: Computer and Robot Vision
• ESE 587: Hardware Architectures for Deep Learning or ESE 534: Cyber Physical Systems or ESE 589: Learning Systems for Engineering Applications

• ESE 502: Linear Systems
• ESE 509: Modern Energy Technologies
• ESE 512: Intro Quantum Systems Engineering or ESE 523: Quantum Computing and Applications or PHY 568 Quantum Information Science
• ESE 531: Statistical Learning and Inference
• ESE 533: Convex Optimization and Engineering Applications
• ESE 534: Cyber Physical Systems
• ESE 539: Power Electronics and Motor Drives
• ESE 548: Computer Networks
• ESE 562: AI-driven Smart Grid
  ESE 576: Power System Dynamics
• ESE 578: Quantum Engineered Power Grids
• ESE 586: Micro Grids

• ESE 511: Solid-States Electronics
• ESE 513: Introduction to Photovoltaics
• ESE 515: Quantum Electronics I or ESE 538: Nanoelectronics;
• ESE 516: Integrated Electronic Devices and Circuits I
• ESE 517: Integrated Electronic Devices and Circuits II or ESE 585: Nanoscale Int. Cir. Design
• ESE 519: Semiconductor Lasers and Photodetectors
• ESE 525: Modern Sensors in Artificial Intelligence Applications 

• ESE 507: Advanced Digital System Design & Generation
• ESE 516: Integrated Electronic Devices and Circuits I
• ESE 517: Integrated Electronic Devices and Circuits II
• ESE 555: Advanced VLSI Systems Design
• ESE 556: VLSI Physical and Logic Design Automation
• ESE 566: Hardware-Software Co-Design of Emb. Sys. or ESE 549: Advanced VLSI System Testing
  or ESE 575: Advanced VLSI Signal Processing Architecture
• ESE 585: Nanoscale Integrated Circuit Design

If you have any questions about these forms, please email ecegradcoordinator@stonybrook.edu.

Departmental Request Forms:

• Accelerated Program: Students Enrolling in Grad Classes Google Form
• Accelerated Program: ECE Department Matriculation Request Form
• Transfer Credit Form
• Letter of Good Standing
• Skills Letter
• Letter of Completion
• ECE Department Defense Announcement Form
• ECE Department Request for Dissertation Defense Committee Appointment and Scheduling Form
• Advancement to Candidacy Form
• Request to Enroll in ESE 697
• Request for Prelim Committee Approval Form
• ECE Department MS Thesis Declaration
• Request for OPT 
• Request for CPT 
• F-1 Visa Extension
• ECE Department Graduation Form
• Request for ESE 597 Requirement Replacement 

If you have any questions about these processes, please email ecegradcoordinator@stonybrook.edu.

Requests via Email 

Students can request approval via email to the Graduate Program Coordinator (GPC) and Graduate Program Director (GPD) for the additional requests listed below. Once approved, this email confirmation can be used to complete the corresponding forms on the Graduate School’s website. 

For all requests listed below, students must email the GPC (ashley.cimato@stonybrook.edu) and GPD (fan.ye@stonybrook.edu) in order to have these requests reviewed. 

For students adding a Master’s along the way to their PhD: You MUST email the GPC and GPD for approval and to ensure you have met all requirements. Once approved, you can apply for graduation via the Graduate School’s Graduation Application. 

The GSO is the graduate student government at Stony Brook University. Its purpose is to identify and protect the rights of graduate students, advance their interests, provide a forum for public debate, and promote graduate student participation in university affairs. The GSO also provides financial support for graduate research (by providing individual reimbursements to students), student-organized conferences and speaker series, student travel to workshops and seminars, as well as reimbursements for recreational activities and University Cafe programming. 

Electrical and Computer Engineering Senators

• Primary: Anand Ravishankar
• Primary: Abrar Abdurrob
• Alternate: Disha Ghoshal

More Information

In order to learn more about the GSO, you are welcome to visit the following online resources:

• GSO website: stonybrookgso.org
• Facebook: facebook.com/sbugso

To find the list of active Senators with their department affiliation using the link below: stonybrookgso.org/senators

MS graduates should apply on SOLAR. PhD students must apply through the Google Form application for graduation available on the Graduate School's website here (PhD students do not have access to the SOLAR Application). MS students who have missed the deadline to apply through SOLAR may also submit through the application form on the Graduate School’s website. 

Either option alerts the Graduate School you intend to graduate. You must apply through one of these options by the Graduate School’s deadline for the term you are applying for. 

The Change of Graduation Date form is for students who have ALREADY applied for graduation, but need to change their graduation date. This is NOT a graduation application. If you have not already applied for graduation, you may do so by submitting this graduation form. 

Please email ecegradcoordinator@stonybrook.edu to receive the most up-to-date Graduate Program Guide.