While you’re learning how to engineer solutions for the future, you’ll also be using the most advanced technology ever employed to deliver live, interactive lectures with top-notch faculty from UMass Amherst. Here’s a brief overview of your program course structure. Security Engineering An introduction to computer security and the challenges security engineers face. The course…
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Almost a hundred years ago, Leon Theremin created the eponymous theremin, the first mass-produced electronic musical instrument. Since then, music and technology have had a mostly symbiotic, sometimes conflicting, relationship. As The Buggles famously sang in “Video Killed the Radio Star”: They took the credit for your second symphony Rewritten by machine on new technology…
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These are the days of miracle and wonder This is the long distance call The way the camera follows us in slo-mo The way we look to us all – Paul Simon, “The Boy in the Bubble” In a move that was startling but makes perfect sense, Amazon purchased high-end grocer Whole Foods. If the…
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The National Academy of Inventors ranked the UMass university system #36 among the world’s top 100 universities when it comes to patents, and #30 among American universities. UMass earned 58 patents for faculty inventions in 2016, in a variety of fields, including weight-bearing adhesives, vaccines, flame-retardant polymers, genetics research and prosthetic limbs. The university system…
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Consider the fidget spinner. It’s the newest toy, a technological marvel taking the world by storm. If you know a tween, chances are you’ve seen one. If you know someone who knows a tween, chances are you’ve seen a meme about fidget spinners on social media. The device is uniquely suited to being the takeover…
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Convergence used to be the kind of tech dream that futurists like Raymond Kurzweil wrote about. Then, all of a sudden, we’re living in it. Everything is connected—data, culture, supply chains, and processes. We’re hurtling toward something that, if not quite the singularity, is pretty close. Here you are, an engineer in the middle of…
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UMass Amherst’s M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering Field Degree Program Will Get You There The future of engineering is global. Innovation knows no boundaries. Technology is continually evolving — improving upon existing tools and concepts and growing in entirely new and unexpected directions, and from just about anywhere. The global market consistently demands skilled,…
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The decision to pursue a Master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering (E.C.E.) is a big one, but what’s often more challenging for students is finding the M.S. in E.C.E. program that’s the best fit. The good news is there are hundreds of programs to choose from; however, because of all of these choices, it…
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As your undergraduate career comes to an end, many of you are probably wondering what you are going to do next. Maybe you’ve applied to graduate programs, maybe you’ve lined up a job or internship—or perhaps you’re planning to return home. For Chinese nationals, the answer to the question of “what next?” has significant implications…
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When you think of getting a master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering (E.C.E.) from a US university, you likely assume this means another two years away from home, potential visa headaches, and a hefty tuition payment. While a reasonable assumption, there are other options you may not be aware of. This fall, the University…
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