A very brief introduction to Electronic Engineering & Computer Science. Geraint A. Wiggins Professor of Computational Creativity & Head of School

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1 A very brief introduction to Electronic Engineering & Computer Science Geraint A. Wiggins Professor of Computational Creativity & Head of School

2 Example Careers Engineering and Computer Science solves practical problems, to improve the quality of life through innovative technology letting people take control Technology impacts on every aspect of life and so there are many specialist careers in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science Examples specialisms include Computer Vision Microelectronics Artificial Intelligence Robotics Healthcare Power Engineering Software engineering Communications systems Careers include Hardware Engineer Software Engineer Programmer IT Consultant Telecoms Engineer Systems Engineer Salaries are typically 30K to 70K depending on experience. The UK has a high demand for electronic engineers and computer scientists excellent employment prospects!

3 Comp-Sci / Elec Eng: Salary & Conditions Starting salaries for newly graduated electrical/electronics engineers are in the range of 18,000-29,000 Qualified electronics engineers can earn between 35,000 and 45,000, with more senior engineers earning between 40,000 and 55,000. Highly experienced engineers can earn in excess of 65,000 Salaries vary from company to company, with some sectors attracting higher salaries due to demand. A 40-hour week is typical Opportunities are usually available in areas with a strong manufacturing or research base. Most UK-based electronics employers are small to medium-sized enterprises Overnight absence from home and overseas travel may be required, depending on the employer and nature of the business. There are increasing opportunities to work abroad

4 Comp-Sci / Elec Eng: Graduate Schemes Airbus graduate salary: 25,000 ARM graduate salary: 25,000 BAE Systems graduate salary: 24,000 28,000 BOC graduate salary: 23,000 BP graduate salary: 32,000 34,000 British Sugar graduate salary: 30,000 EDF energy graduate salary: 25,000+ E.ON graduate salary: 26,500 Jaguar Land Rover graduate salary: 28,000 Mars graduate salary: 29,000 National Grid graduate salary: 24,750

5 Comp-Sci / Elec Eng: Graduate Schemes Network Rail graduate salary: 26,900 Procter & Gamble graduate salary: 28,600 Rolls-Royce graduate salary: 26,300 Royal Navy graduate salary: 28,216 32,061 Shell graduate salary: 32,500 to 37,000. Siemens graduate salary: 23,000 28,000 Unilever graduate salary: 28,500 Transport for London graduate salary: 25,000 TRW graduate salary: 25,000 UK Power Networks graduate salary: 26,500

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7 About EECS School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) EECS is home to 750 undergraduates in London and 2300 in Beijing, 150 MSc students, about academics, 25 administrative, and 57 research staff Our research spans exciting areas ranging from antennas to networks, from computer theory to computer vision, from digital music to multimedia, and from interaction to risk and information management Our University of London degrees are internationally recognised and accredited by the British Computer Society and the Institution of Engineering Technology We have specialist facilities including Media and performing arts space (and audio studio) World leading antennas laboratory Dedicated (and well-equipped) teaching labs for computing and electronics

8 Our Research EECS delivers world-class electronic engineering and computer science research and applies it to real-world problems Our current research grant portfolio is 44.1m The 2014 UK Research Excellence Framework 11th in the UK for Computer Science 6th in the UK for Electronic Engineering

9 INTRODUCING EECS Nine large research groups Antennas and Electromagnetism Cognitive Science Computer Vision Digital Music Intelligent Sensing Multimedia and Vision Risk and Information Management Networks Theoretical Computer Science

10 Our Research Cognitive Science (CogSci) Group The Cognitive Science group was set up more than five years ago and is built around a shared interest in how digital technologies are creating new forms of human action and interaction, including music and language, and in creativity. We combine world-class expertise in computer science, linguistics, mathematics and psychology to drive new approaches to design, new tools for experiment and analysis and new applications Multimedia and Vision (MMV) Group Formed in 2000 to conduct research in image, video processing and computer vision. Research includes: multimedia indexing and retrieval (Visual Google), Human (and Animal) Motion Analysis, Analysis of brain signals for Emotion Recognition, Facial Expression Recognition

11 Our Research Networks Group Research includes cloud-computing, social networking, traffic analysis, quality of service, mobile and wireless communications, intelligent network management and network analysis Antennas & Electromagnetics Group Research into antennas for mobile communications includes multi-band antennas, Ultra Wide-Band (UWB) antennas, semi-smart base station antennas and antennas and radio propagation for body-centric wireless communications

12 Our Research Centre for Digital Music (C4DM) The Centre for Digital Music is a world-leading multidisciplinary research group in the field of Music & Audio Technology, which has grown to become arguably the UK s leading Digital Music research group with its broad range of skills and a strong focus on making innovation usable Computer Vision Group The Computer Vision group is one of the largest in the UK and internationally leading in its work on the extraction of object behaviour models and dynamic face models from image sequences and live video. Our work has been widely applied to vehicle and people detection, object tracking, counting and recognition in public space CCTV.

13 Undergraduate Courses Computer Science Electronic Engineering + Business Management + Telecommunications + Industrial + Mathematics Experience + Electrical + Computing Information and Communication Technologies Audio Systems Engineering Multimedia and Arts Technology Full-Time courses are 3 or 4 years (optionally including industrial experience)

14 Some Undergraduate Programmes BSc Computer Science BSc Computer Science and Multimedia BEng Electronic Engineering BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering BEng Electronic Engineering and Computing BEng Audio Systems Engineering BEng Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications BSc(Eng) Information Technology Management for Business

15 Final Year Projects Energy-Aware Routing Protocol Brain-Computer Interfaces/EEG Analysis Magnetic Levitation Train Human-aware Cooperative Lighting System Self-Positioning Hovercraft A Melody Harmoniser Social Recommendation in Group Structures Secure Access using RFID RF Energy Harvesting Guided Robot Using GPS Data

16 Supported Student Learning Feedback for coursework not just a mark We get work set which is then marked with feedback This allowed me to see what I was doing wrong and how to approach it. Academic tutor allocated to each student Focus on 1st year support Administration and Systems staff available in the Informatics Teaching Lab every weekday Peer Assisted Study Support (PASS) scheme Student to student support (1st years) College-wide Drop in Study Centre Support for maths (2 hours every day) Staff Student Liaison Committees & Questionnaires Actions fed back to staff

17 Opportunity to study in London If you pass all your modules in the first three years, you may come to study in London for your final year, and enjoy the facilities EECS offers You will be eligible for a China scholarship, depending on your performance

18 Why Study at EECS? Internationally recognised University of London degree A campus which is located just 15 minutes from the centre of London Diverse student population: around a quarter of our students are female and 47 countries are represented Teaching by internationally-recognised research staff Excellent student-staff relations Specialist EE and CS degrees accreditation from BCS and IET Access to high quality facilities A wide choice of three-year (BSc/BEng) and four-year (MSci/MEng) degrees Group and individual project work prepares you for a variety of work situations Excellent links with industry and degree options with industrial experience

19 Master of Science (MSc) Programmes And then EECS offers An MSc programme Students study 8 taught modules, 15 credits each + 60 credit project General and specialist subjects in EE and CS An MSc by Research programme students study 4 taught modules, 15 credits each credit project subject headings: Computer Science Electronic Engineering Media and Arts Technology CS and EE programmes are very flexible All programmes are available as 2-year MSc with Industrial Experience

20 MSc with Industrial Experience All our MSc programmes offer an Industrial Experience option The whole programme takes 2 full years (of HARD work!) You study for 2 semesters, earning 120 UK credits You then work in UK industry for 1 year, with supervision by QMUL staff and assessment by industry managers according to QMUL scheme You return to QMUL for 1 summer semester to complete a project for 60 UK credits

21 I wish you GOOD LUCK in your studies and everything you do at university!!