School of Engineering and Design

1. University of Bridgeport School of Engineering and Design School of Engineering and Design University of Bridgeport School Overview

2. Outline University of Bridgeport School of Engineering and Design • School Profile and Academic Department • Students • Unique Characteristics • Industry and Community Collaborations • Teaching and Innovative Programs • Laboratories • Research and Development • Recent Achievements and Work in Progress • Conclusions

3. University of Bridgeport School of Engineering and Design University and School 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 • SED Largest School on Campus (840 students • as of Spring 2001)

4. University of Bridgeport School of Engineering and Design University and School 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. • Total SED student in 1995 approximately 200 !

5. University of Bridgeport School of Engineering and Design Academic Profile of the SED Five Department: • Computer Science and Engineering: • 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. • soon to offer Ph.D. in CSE. • Electrical Engineering: Offers M.S. in Electrical • Engineering.

6. University of Bridgeport School of Engineering and Design Academic Profile of the SED • Mechanical Engineering: Offers M.S. in Mechanical Engineering. • (Traditional and Design Tracks) • Technology Management: Offers M.S. in Technology Management • (Traditional and E-Commerce Tracks) • Previously called Management Engineering. • Design: Offers B.S. in Industrial Design and Interior Design.

7. University of Bridgeport School of Engineering and Design Academic Profile of the SED • Faculty: Small, but very strong and productive, • renowned researchers, industry relations, very • active in new program development. • Teaching excellence a must, good mix of theory • and practice. • Many excellent adjunct professors from industry.

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12. University of Bridgeport School of Engineering and Design 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.

19. University of Bridgeport School of Engineering and Design 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.

20. University of Bridgeport Unique Characteristics School of Engineering and Design • Job / Graduate School Placement near 100% (Distinguished Employers) • Exponential growth in school size. • Industry relations (co-ops, internships, on-site training, continuing • education, consulting, development) • Excellent student preparation. • Balanced mix of theory and practice in course work • (Examples: CS-courses, CAD/CAM, automation, hardware design, • networking, technology management, etc.)

21. University of Bridgeport School of Engineering and Design 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.

22. University of Bridgeport School of Engineering and Design Teaching and Innovative Programs • Distance learning version of M.S. in C.S. and Technology • Management. • Computer Science concentration within the Bachelor of Elective • Studies undergraduate program. • 3 - 4 Course graduate and undergraduate certificates in E-Commerce, • Programming, Networking, Robotics and Automation, CAD/CAM, • Database Design, others.

23. University of Bridgeport School of Engineering and Design Teaching and Innovative Programs • Evening, weekend and continuing education offerings. • Design concentration in Mechanical Engineering M.S. • Program. • E-Commerce concentration in Technology Management • M.S. Program. • On-site teaching in Industry. • Expanding Faculty.

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

25. University of Bridgeport School of Engineering and Design 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.

26. University of Bridgeport School of Engineering and Design Recent Achievements and Work in Progress • 2 American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) awards (First, • Second in undergraduate paper competition. • ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) regional competition • top 3 - 5 placements for several years. • Avalanche of Industrial Design national and international awards. • (Some for Interior Design too) • Faculty research / best paper awards and grants. • Recent Lab. upgrades and grants (Sun Microsystems $0.7M grant, • Oracle $1M grant, NSF Lab. grants)

27. University of Bridgeport School of Engineering and Design Recent Achievements and Work in Progress • Ph.D. in CSE proposal and excellent evaluations received. • Exponential growth in student numbers. • Weekend program expansion and popularity • Phenomenal success of the co-op / internship programs. • New industry-sponsored B.S. or M.S. program in Biotechnology • under consideration.

28. University of Bridgeport Conclusions School of Engineering and Design • Small number of Depts. / Programs • Very productive Faculty. • Dramatic growth. • Very high student quality and research / education. • Industry involvement. • Emphasis on Professional and non-traditional • ventures and delivery.                 • Possibly developing overseas off-campus accredited • sites.