EECS Ph.D. Program

The Department offers Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a D.E. degree in EE. Our doctoral programs strive to develop exceptional scholars and to prepare them for careers in research and education. Independent original research drives our programs. Doctoral candidates quickly evolve from passive students to active investigators, conducting original, independent research. Accomplished EECS faculty guide student research and help doctoral candidates tailor individual plans of study. Coursework expands general knowledge of their chosen field while providing in-depth study of their focus area.

Under the direction of faculty mentors, doctoral candidates will conduct research that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries. The Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) , a prestigious National Science Foundation center, and Information and Telecommunication Technology Center (ITTC) , one of KU's largest research centers, enable the study of complex, real-world problems. From global climate change to illness in the human body, student researchers gain invaluable, hands-on laboratory experience and develop contacts with research sponsors, from federal agencies to industry giants.

EECS by the Numbers

46 Ph.D. students enrolled in Computer Science and 24 in Electrical Engineering (spring 2008).
35 full-time faculty members and 11 full-time staff members are affiliated with EECS.
17 EECS professors have achieved Fellow or Senior Member status within IEEE (the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.).
Four years (4.3 in EE and 4.9 in CS to be precise) is the median time to degree for full-time Ph.D. students.
Four EECS researchers ( Joe Evans, Prasad Gogineni, Ron Hui, and Gary Minden) and have served prominent positions within federal government agencies, developing new research programs and helping create national policy.
Two prestigious research centers, the Information and Telecommunication Technology Center (ITTC) and the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS), a National Science Foundation-sponsored center, foster innovative EECS research.
One of only 32 public universities that belong to the prestigious American Association of Universities.