电气和计算机工程哲学博士-计算机软件

软件系统在当今的公民基础设施中越来越重要
Electrical and computer engineers shape the future through innovation. They develop and improve systems that serve everyday needs of society spanning from high-voltage engineering and sustainable energy, to breakthroughs in wireless technology. Our faculty and students do everything from creating low-cost digital x-ray imagers to combat tuberculosis in developing countries, to building real-time embedded systems to advance the design and reliability of commercial products. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is founded on leading engineering education and research, a world-renowned co-operative study program, and a bold history of innovation. Waterloo Engineering is ranked among the top 50 engineering schools in the world, our ECE department is committed to sustaining that excellence in our areas of research while venturing into growing areas of opportunity. We attract the best and brightest students and faculty from around the globe, and our graduates are recruited worldwide by leading engineering firms, corporations, government agencies, and research-intensive universities. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree is ideal for students pursuing a career in fundamental or applied research in academia, government, or corporate environments.<br><br>Software systems are critical in today's civic infrastructure, software is responsible for a great number of recent technological advances, ranging from embedded systems up to Google-scale Internet infrastructure. Research in computer software aims to develop new techniques for designing and implementing software systems. Computer software makes up of part of information and communication technologies (ICT), key sub-areas include operating systems, embedded systems, software engineering (particularly formal verification and static analysis), distributed systems, and computer security. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo is strong in all of these areas and continues to grow. Because of the ubiquity of computer software, visiting researchers and graduate students gain experience with cutting-edge techniques which are indispensable to today's industry. Our graduate students develop skills that enable them to work on industrial codebases at places like Google and Microsoft.