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Graduate Course Descriptions

The following are up-to-date course descriptions, which may differ from those in the printed graduate bulletin due to corrections, additions, etc.

Graduate Courses

Some graduate courses may not apply toward certain degree programs. As early as possible, preferably during the first quarter of study, students should investigate with their faculty advisor the program of study they wish to pursue.

COEN 200. Logic Analysis and Synthesis

Analysis and synthesis of combinational and sequential digital circuits with attention to static, dynamic, and essential hazards. Algorithmic techniques for logic minimization, state reductions, and state assignments. Decomposition of state machine, algorithmic state machine. Design for test concepts. (Also listed as ELEN 500.) Prerequisite: COEN 127C or equivalent. (2 units)

COEN 201. Digital Signal Processing I

Description of discrete signals and systems. Z-transform. Convolution and transfer functions. System response and stability. Fourier transform. Sampling theorem. Digital filtering. State-space representations. (Also listed as ELEN 233.) Prerequisite: ELEN 210 or equivalent. (2 units)

COEN 201E Digital Signal Processing I, II

Same description as COEN 201 and COEN 202 combined. Credit not allowed for both COEN 201/202 and 201E. (Also listed as ELEN 233E). (4 units)

COEN 202. Digital Signal Processing II

Continuation of COEN 201. Discrete Fourier transform. Digital filter design techniques. Fast Fourier transform. Quantization effects. Estimation. (Also listed as ELEN 234.) Prerequisite: COEN 201. (2 units)

COEN 203. VLSI Design I

Introduction to VLSI design and methodology. Analysis of CMOS integrated circuits. Circuit modeling and performance evaluation supported by simulation (SPICE). Ratioed, switch, and dynamic logic families. Design of sequential elements. Fully-custom layout using CAD tools. (Also listed as ELEN 387.) Prerequisite: COEN/ELEN 127 or equivalent. (2 units)

COEN 204. VLSI Design II

Continuation of VLSI design and methodology. Design of arithmetic circuits and memory. Comparison of semi-custom versus fully custom design. General concept of floor planning, placement and routing. Introduction of signal integrity through the interconnect wires. (Also listed as ELEN 388.) Prerequisite: COEN/ELEN 387 or equivalent, or ELEN 153. (2 units)

COEN 207. Hardware Formal Verification I

Need for model checking methodology. Introduction to the mathematical foundation. Binary decision diagrams (BDDs); propositional logic; basics of temporal logic. Theorem proving, equivalent checking; finding fixed points of temporal functions. (Also listed as ELEN 613.) Prerequisites: COEN 200, and COEN 303 or equivalent. (2 units)

COEN 208. Hardware Formal Verification II: The Test Case Generator

Using software tools to generate test cases pseudo-randomly in order to verify correctness of designs. Checking the response using reference models and scoreboards; measuring thoroughness of verification coverage. Use of industry tools such as Specman with the e language. (Also listed as ELEN 614.) Prerequisite: COEN 200 and COEN 303 or equivalent. (2 units)

COEN 210. Computer Architecture

Historical perspective. Performance measurement. Instruction set and addressing modes. Computer arithmetic. CPU design. Datapath. Control unit. Instruction cycle. Finite state machine and microprogramming. Pipelining. Data & control hazards. Instruction-level parallelism. Thread-level parallelism. Memory techniques. Cache memory. Memory interleaving. Input-output devices. Buses. RISC versus CISC. Prerequisites: COEN 20 and COEN 21. (4 units)

COEN 218. Input-Output Structures

I/O architecture overview. I/O programming: dedicated versus memory-mapped I/O addresses. CPU role in managing I/O: Programmed I/O versus Interrupt-Based I/O versus DMA–based I/O. I/O support hardware: interrupt controllers (priority settings, and arbitration techniques), DMA controllers and chip-sets. I/O interfaces: point to point interconnects, busses, and switches. Serial versus parallel interfaces. Synchronous versus asynchronous data transfers. System architecture considerations: cache coherency issues, I/O traffic bandwidth versus latency (requirements and tradeoffs). Error detection and correction techniques. Examples: a high bandwidth I/O device, a parallel I/O protocol, and a serial I/O protocol. Prerequisite: COEN 210. (2 units)

COEN 225. Secure Coding in C and C++

Writing secure code in C, C++. Vulnerabilities based on strings, pointers, dynamic memory management, integer arithmetic, formatted output, file I/O. Attack modes such as (stack and heap based) buffer overflow and format string exploits. Recommended practices. Prerequisite: Experience with coding in C or C++. (2 units)

COEN 226. Introduction to System Certification and Accreditation

Certification and accreditation of information systems’ security provides an objective basis of confidence for approval to operate systems that protect the confidentiality and integrity of valuable information resources. This course provides an overview of the laws, regulations, standards, policies, and processes that govern and provide guidance for certification and accreditation of national security systems, including federal agency and Department of Defense information systems. The course introduces the National Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (NIACAP), the DoD Information Technology Certification and Accreditation Process (DITSCAP), and Director of Central Intelligence Directive (DCID) 6/3 for intelligence systems. Also addressed are a variety of personnel, facility, and operational security management (SSM) considerations for such systems. Prerequisite: COEN 150 or COEN 250. Prerequisites may be waived for students with knowledge of the basics of computer security. (2 units)

COEN 233. Computer Networks

Fundamentals of computer networks: Protocols, Algorithms, and Performance. Data Communication: circuit and packet switching, latency and bandwidth, throughput/delay analysis. Application Layer: client/server model, socket programming, Web, e-mail, FTP. Transport Layer: TCP and UDP, flow control, congestion control, sliding window techniques. Network Layer: IP and routing. Data Link Layer: shared channels, media access control protocols, error detection and correction. Mobile and wireless networks. Multimedia Networking. Network security. Prerequisites: AMTH 108 or equivalent. (4 units)

COEN 234. Network Management

Covers the fundamentals of network management. Management functions and reference models, management building blocks (information, communication patterns, protocols, and management organization), and management in practice (integration issues, service-level management). Prerequisite: COEN 233 or equivalent. (2 units)

COEN 235. Client/Server Programming

Client/server paradigm in the context of the Web and the Internet. Objects, components, frameworks, and architectures. Current platforms, such as J2EE, CORBA, and .NET. Prerequisites: Knowledge of Java programming, HTML. (4 units)

COEN 236. UNIX Network Programming

Overview of UNIX networking tools. Detail of the different Internetwork-Process Communication (IPC) facilities under UNIX to develop distributed applications. IPC user interfaces including: pipes, shared memory, message queues, semaphores, sockets, system V Transport Layer Interface (TLI), and Remote Procedure Calls (RPC). Network protocols supported under the UNIX environment including: TCP/IP and UDP/IP. Prerequisite: COEN 233 or equivalent. (4 units)

COEN 238. Multimedia Information Systems

Overview and applications of multimedia systems. Brief overview of digital media compression and processing. Operating system support for continuous media applications. System services, devices, and user interface. Multimedia file systems and information models. Presentation and authoring. Multimedia over network. Multimedia communications systems and digital rights management. Knowledge-based multimedia systems. MPEG-7. MPEG-21. Prerequisites: AMTH 377 and COEN 177 or 283. (2 units)

COEN 239. Network Design Analysis

Focus on current modeling, analysis of computer networks. Graph theory for networks, queuing theory, simulation methodology, principles and tools for network design, protocol definition, implementation, validation and evaluation. Prerequisite: COEN 233 or equivalent. (4 units)

COEN 250. Information Security Management

Techniques and technologies of information and data security. Managerial aspects of computer security and risk management. Security services. Legal and ethical issues. Security processes, best practices, accreditation, and procurement. Security policy and plan development and enforcement. Contingency, continuity, and disaster recovery planning. Preparation for design and administration of a complete, consistent, correct, and adequate security program. (2 units)

COEN 252. Computer Forensics

Procedures for identification, preservation, and extraction of electronic evidence. Auditing and investigation of network and host system intrusions, analysis and documentation of information gathered, and preparation of expert testimonial evidence. Forensic tools and resources for system administrators and information system security officers. Ethics, law, policy, and standards concerning digital evidence. One unit of lab is included (5 units)

COEN 253. Secure Systems Development and Evaluation

Software engineering for secure systems. Security models and implementations. Formal methods for specifying and analyzing security policies and system requirements. Development of secure systems, including design, implementation, and other life-cycle activities. Verification of security properties. Resource access control, information flow control, and techniques for analyzing simple protocols. Evaluation criteria, including the Orange and Red books and the Common Criteria, technical security evaluation steps, management, and the certification process. Prerequisite: COEN 250. (2 units)

COEN 254. Secure Systems Development and Evaluation II

Formal methods for specifying security policies and systems requirements and verification of security properties. A hands-on course in methods for high-assurance using systems such as PVS from SRI, and the NRL Protocol Analyzer. Prerequisite: COEN 253 (may be taken concurrently). (2 units)

COEN 256. Principles of Programming Languages

Some history and comparison of languages. Regular expressions; abstract and concrete syntax; formal grammars and post systems; Peano, structural, and well-founded induction. Algebraic semantics and term rewriting; program specification and verification. Unification and logic programming; lambda calculus, combinators, polymorphism; denotational semantics. Prerequisites: COEN 70 and AMTH 240. (4 units)

COEN 259. Compilers

Principles and practice of the design and implementation of a compiler, focusing on the application of theory and trade-offs in design. Lexical and syntactic analysis. Semantic analysis, symbol tables, and type checking. Run-time organization. Code generation. Optimization and data-flow analysis. Prerequisites: COEN 256 or COEN 283 or COEN 210. (4 units)

COEN 260. Truth, Deduction, and Computation

Introduction to mathematical logic and semantics of languages for the computer scientist. Investigation of the relationships among what is true, what can be proved, and what can be computed in formal languages for propositional logic, first order predicate logic, elementary number theory, and the type-free and typed lambda calculus. Prerequisites: COEN 19 or AMTH 240 and COEN 70. (4 units)

COEN 261. Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs

Programming in a modern, high-level, functional programming language (i.e., one with functions, or procedures, as first-class objects and facilities for abstract data types). Techniques used to control complexity in the design of large software systems. Design of procedural and data abstractions; design of interfaces that enable composition of well-understood program pieces; invention of new, problem-specific languages for describing a design. Prerequisites: COEN 19 or AMTH 240 and COEN 70. (2 units)

COEN 266. Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence viewed as knowledge engineering. Historical perspective. Problems of representation: AI as a problem in language definition and implementation. Introduces representations, techniques, and architectures used to build applied systems and to account for intelligence from a computational point of view. Applications of rule chaining, heuristic search, constraint propagation, constrained search, inheritance, and other problem-solving paradigms. Applications of identification trees, neural nets, genetic algorithms, and other learning paradigms. Speculations on the contributions of human vision and language systems to human intelligence. Prerequisite: AMTH 240. (4 units)

COEN 271. Automata, Computability, and Complexity

Regular and context-free languages (deterministic, non-deterministic, and pushdown automata). Decidable and undecidable problems, reducibility, recursive function theory. Time and space measures on computation, completeness, hierarchy theorems, inherently complex problems, probabilistic and quantum computation, interactive proof systems. Prerequisites: AMTH 240 (or equivalent) and COEN 179). (4 units)

COEN 275. Object-Oriented Analysis, Design, and Programming

Four important aspects of object-oriented application development are covered: fundamental concepts of the OO paradigm, building analysis and design models using UML, implementation using Java, and testing object-oriented systems. Prerequisite: COEN 70. (4 units)

COEN 276. Web Programming I

An architecture-centric approach to software development with emphasis on understanding existing software tools and using them to develop new tools. Pipe and filter architecture and distributed Web architectures; Unix utilities, scripting with Unix shell and Perl, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, XML, and XSLT to build software tools for distributed Web applications. Current practices in Web application development. Prerequisite: COEN 70. (4 units)

COEN 277. Graphical User Interface Design and Programming

Core concepts in user interface design, task analysis, principles of good UI design, UI interaction styles, building prototypes and evaluating user interfaces, software architectures for graphical user interfaces. Prerequisite: COEN 276 or familiarity with a scripting language. (2 units)

COEN 279. Design and Analysis of Algorithms

Advanced topics in design and analysis of algorithms: amortized and probabilistic analysis; greedy technique; dynamic programming; max flow/matching. Intractability: lower bounds; P, NP, and NP-completeness; branch-and-bound; backtracking. Current topics: primality testing and factoring; string matching. (Also listed as AMTH 377.) Prerequisite: COEN 179 or MATH 163 (or equivalent). (4 units)

COEN 280. Database Systems

Data models. Relational databases. Database design (normalization and decomposition). Data definition and manipulation languages (relational algebra and calculus). Architecture of database management systems. Transaction management. Concurrency control. Security, distribution, and query optimization. Prerequisite: COEN 12 or Data Structures class and COEN 283 or equivalent. (4 units)

COEN 281. Pattern Recognition and Data Mining

How does an online retailer decide which product to recommend to you based on your previous purchases? How do bio-scientists decide how many different types of a disease are out there? How do computers rank Web pages in response to a user query? In this course we introduce some of the computational methods currently used to answer these and other similar questions. Topics included are association rules, clustering, data visualization, logistic regression, neural networks, decision trees, ensemble methods, and text mining. Prerequisite: AMTH 210 and 245 or equivalent, COEN 12 or equivalent. (2 units)

COEN 283. Operating Systems

Fundamentals of operating systems. Processes, Memory, I/O, and File Systems. Implementation and performance issues. Security, Multimedia Systems, Multiple-processor Systems, Prerequisite: COEN 12 and 20 or equivalent.

COEN 284. Operating Systems Case Study

Case study of a large multiuser operating system: implementation of different operating system components. Operating system for network and distributed processing systems: naming, resource allocation, synchronization, fault detection and recovery, deadlock. Prerequisite: COEN 283 or equivalent. (2 units)

COEN 285. Software Engineering

Systematic approaches to software design, project management, implementation, documentation, and maintenance. Software design methodologies: SA/SD, OOA/ OOD. Software quality assurance; testing. Reverse engineering and re-engineering. CASE. Term project. (4 units)

COEN 286. Software Quality Assurance and Testing

Social factors. Configuration management. Software complexity measures. Functional and structuring testing. Test coverage. Mutation testing. Trend analysis. Software reliability. Estimating software quality. Testing OOPs. Confidence in the software. Software quality control and process analysis. Managerial aspects. Prerequisite: COEN 285. (2 units)

COEN 287. Software Development Process Management

Management of the software development process at both the project and organization levels. Interrelationship of the individual steps of the development process. Management techniques for costing, scheduling, tracking, and adjustment. Prerequisite: COEN 285. (2 units)

COEN 288. Software Ethics

Broad coverage of ethical issues related to software development. Formal inquiry into normative reasoning in a professional context. Application of ethical theories to workplace issues, viz., cost-benefit analysis, externalities, individual and corporate responsibility, quality and authorship of product. Case studies and in-class topics of debate include computer privacy, encryption, intellectual property, software patents and copyrights, hackers and break-ins, freedom of speech and the Internet, error-free code, and liability. (2 units)

COEN 290. Computer Graphics

Raster and vector graphics image generation and representation. Graphics primitives, line and shape generation. Scan conversion anti-aliasing algorithms. Simple transformation, windowing and hierarchical modeling. Interactive input techniques. 3D transformations and viewing, hidden surface removal. Introduction to surface definition with B-spline and Bezier techniques. Surface display with color graphics. Prerequisites: AMTH 245 and COEN 12. (4 units)

COEN 296. Topics in Computer Engineering

Various subjects of current interest. May be taken more than once if topics differ. (2 units)

COEN 301. High-Level Synthesis

Synthesis strategy. Hardware description language and its applications in synthesis. Cost elimination. Multilevel logic synthesis and optimization. Synthesis methods and systems. Module generation. Timing considerations. Area vs. speed tradeoffs. Design simulation and verification. Heuristic techniques. CAD tools. (Also listed as ELEN 605.) Prerequisites: COEN 303 and COEN 200 or 209. (2 units)

COEN 303. Logic Design Using HDL

Algorithmic approach to design of digital systems. Use of hardware description languages for design specification. Different views of HDL structural, register transfer, and behavioral. Simulation and synthesis of systems descriptions. (Also listed as ELEN 603.) Prerequisite: COEN 127 or equivalent. (2 units)

COEN 304. Semicustom Design with Programmable Devices

Digital circuit design methodologies. Semicustom implementations. Programmable logic devices classification, technology, and utilization. Software tools synthesis, placement, and routing. Design verification and testing. (Also listed as ELEN 604.) Prerequisite: COEN 200 or 209. (2 units)

COEN 305. VLSI Physical Design

Physical design is the phase that follows logic design, and it includes the following steps that precede the fabrication of the IC logic partitioning: cell layout, floor planning, placement, routing. These steps are examined in the context of very deep submicron technology. Effect of parasitic devices and packaging are also considered. Power distribution and thermal effects are essential issues in this design phase. (Also listed as ELEN 389.) Prerequisites: COEN 204/ELEN 388 or equivalent. (2 units)

COEN 307. Digital Computer Arithmetic

Fixed-point and floating-point number representation and arithmetic. High-speed addition and subtraction algorithms and architectures. Multiplication and division algorithms and architectures. Decimal arithmetic. Serial vs. parallel arithmetic circuits. Residue number arithmetic. Advanced arithmetic processing units. High-speed number crunchers. Arithmetic codes for error detection. VLSI perspective and reliability issues. Signed- digit (SD) representation of signed numbers. Basic binary

addition. High-speed addition algorithms and architectures. Basic and advanced multiplication and division algorithms and architectures. Hardware cost, VLSI layout perspective, and reliability issues. The IEEE 754 floating point number implementation standard. Residue number arithmetic. High-speed number crunchers. Arithmetic codes for error detection. Prerequisite: COEN 210. (2 units)

COEN 308. Design for Testability

Principles and techniques of designing circuits for testability. Concept of fault models. The need for test development. Testability measures. Ad hoc rules to facilitate testing. Easily testable structures, PLAs. Scan-path techniques, full and partial scan. Built-in self-testing (BIST) techniques. Self-checking circuits. Use of computer-aided design (CAD) tools. (Also listed as ELEN 608.) Prerequisite: COEN 200 or equivalent. (2 units)

COEN 310. Digital Testing with ATE

Identification of design-, manufacturing-, and packaging-induced faults. Static and dynamic electrical tests under normal and stressed conditions. Architecture of different automatic test equipment (ATE) and their corresponding test programming software environments. Test-result logging for statistical process control. (Also listed as ELEN 610.) Prerequisites: COEN 200 or 209 and ELEN 250. (2 units)

COEN 313. Advanced Computer Architecture

Advanced system architectures. Overview of different computing paradigms. Instruction level parallelism and its dynamic exploitation. Superscalar, VLIW, RISC vs. CISC. Advanced memory hierarchy design and storage systems. Instruction level parallelism (ILP) and its dynamic exploitation (scoreboards, Tomasulo’s algorithm, branch prediction and out-of-order execution support). Compiler-based (static) techniques to exploit ILP (scheduling techniques for VLIW CPU’s). Thread-level parallelism and its hardware support. Advanced memory hierarchy design. Multiprocessor synchronization and memory consistency. Prerequisite: COEN 210. (2 units)

COEN 315. Web Architecture and Protocols

History and overview of World Wide Web technology. Web clients and browsers. State management, session persistence, and cookies. Spiders, bots, and search engines. Web proxies. Web servers and server farms. HTTP and Web protocols. Web caching and content distribution. Load balancing. Web security and firewalls. Web workload and traffic characterization. Future of Web technology. Prerequisite: COEN 233 or equivalent. (2 units)

COEN 316. Web Services

Covers various technologies, such as protocols, frameworks, and the technology stack, which make Web Services a successful paradigm shift in enterprise computing. Includes a wide range of current topics, such as WSDL, SOAP, UDDI, and JAX-RPC. Prerequisites: COEN 233 or equivalent, COEN 275. (2 units)

COEN 317. Distributed Systems

Fundamental algorithms for distributed system architectures, inter-process communications, network configurations, performance issues, latency tolerance, distributed file systems, network transparency, fault tolerant distributed systems, load balancing, synchronization, reliability. Prerequisites: COEN 233 and 283 or equivalent. (4 units)

COEN 318. Parallel Computation Systems

Introduction to parallel processing. Parallel system classifications. Parallel computation models and algorithms. Performance analysis and modeling. Interconnection networks. Vector processors. SIMD and MIMD architectures and their hybrid. Systolic arrays. Dataflow architectures. Introduction to parallel languages and parallelizing compilers. Prerequisite: COEN 210 and AMTH 247, or permission of instructor. (4 units)

COEN 319. Parallel Programming

Software and application issues of parallel systems. Mapping applications to parallel architectures. Problem partitioning. Parallel algorithms. Parallel programs. Parallel compiler design. Hardware-independent parallel programming. Parallel operating systems. Case studies of typical problem solutions and algorithms of parallel systems. Prerequisite: COEN 318. (2 units)

COEN 320. Computer Performance Evaluation

Measurement, simulation, and analytic determination of computer systems performance. Work load characterization. Bottleneck analysis tuning. Prerequisites: COEN 210 and AMTH 211. (4 units)

COEN 329. Network Technology

Advanced technologies and protocols for broadband LAN, MAN, WAN, L2 VPN, and L3 VPN. Current technologies: tunneling, QoS and security in content delivery, optical networks, support for multimedia communication. Emerging technologies, e.g., Carrier Ethernet. Prerequisite: COEN 233 or equivalent. (4 units)

COEN 331. Wireless and Mobile Networks

Coverage of the physical layer, OFDM and cellular networks. Medium access control in wireless networks; mobile IP; 802.11a, b, g, and n wireless LANS; ad hoc networks; Bluetooth and Zigbee; satellite networks; GSM; GPRS; CDMA; WCDMA; and wireless signaling protocols. Emerging technologies: Ethernet wireless backhaul, 3G, and 4G. Prerequisite: COEN 233 or equivalent. (4 units)

COEN 332 Wireless/Mobile Multimedia Networks

This course will cover IMS (Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem), an architectural framework for providing IP-based real-time traffic, such as voice and video, in wireless networks. IMS aims at the convergence of data, speech, fixed, and mobile networks and provides real-time services on top of the UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System) packet-switched domain. Prerequisite: COEN 331. (4 units)

COEN 335. High-Performance Networking

High-speed networks requirements, i.e., quality of service (QoS). Technologies and protocols for high-speed LAN, MAN, WAN, Layer 2 and Layer 3 switching, giga-bit Ethernet (1GE, 10GE), Q.931 signaling, fibre channel, Ethernet over SONET/SDH, PoS, fiber optics communications, DWDM, and CWDM. Tera-bit routers. Emerging technologies: 40GE, 100GE. Prerequisite: COEN 233 or equivalent. (2 units)

COEN 337. Internet Architecture and Protocols

In-depth and quantitative study of Internet algorithms, protocols, and services. Topics include: Scheduling and Buffer/Queue Management, Flow/Congestion Control, Routing, Traffic Management, support for Multimedia/Real-Time Communication. Prerequisite: COEN 233 or equivalent. (4 units)

COEN 338. Multimedia Data Compression I: Image and Video

Image and video compression. Entropy coding. Predictive coding. Quantization. Transform coding and 2-D discrete cosine transform. Color compression. Motion estimation and compensation. Digital video. Image and video coding standards such as JPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, H.263 and MPEG-4. Natural and synthetic visual coding. H.264/MPEG-4 AVC coding. Rate-distortion theory. Applications. Prerequisites: AMTH 108, AMTH 245, and COEN 279 or knowledge of algorithms. (4 units)

COEN 339. Multimedia Data Compression II: Audio and Speech

Audio compression. Digital audio signal processing fundamentals. Non-perceptual coding. Perceptual coding. Psychoacoustic model. High-quality audio coding. Parametric and structured audio coding. Audio coding standards. Scalable audio coding. Speech coding. Speech coding standards. (Also listed as ELEN 639.) Prerequisites: AMTH 108, AMTH 245 and COEN 279 or equivalent. (2 units)

COEN 340. Digital Image Processing I

Digital image representation and acquisition; Fourier, Cosine, Walsh, and wavelet transforms; linear and nonlinear filtering; image enhancement; morphological filtering. (Also listed as ELEN 640.) Prerequisite: COEN 202. (2 units)

COEN 343. Digital Image Processing II

Image restoration using least squares methods in image and spatial frequency domain; matrix representations; blind deconvolution; reconstructions from incomplete data; image segmentation methods. (Also listed as ELEN 643.) Prerequisite: COEN 340. (2 units)

COEN 344. Computer Vision I

Introduction to image understanding, sensor models, image enhancement and restoration for vision, stereo vision, pattern recognition, segmentation, high-level scene interpretation, human vision. (Also listed as ELEN 644.) Offered in alternate years. Prerequisites: ELEN 233 or 640 and ELEN 235 or AMTH 211. (2 units)

COEN 345. Computer Vision II

Current topics in image understanding research. 3-D vision. Regularization. Energy function misinformation. Robust techniques. Neural networks. Symbolic processing. (Also listed as ELEN 645.) Offered in alternate years. Current topics in image understanding, image fusion, 3D vision. (Also listed as ELEN 645.) Prerequisite: COEN 344 and AMTH 211. (2 units)

COEN 347. Advanced Techniques in Video Coding

Rate-distortion theory and optimization. Video communication systems. Congestion control. Rate control. Error control. Scalable video coding. Multiview video coding and 3D video. Distributed video coding. Wavelet transform and compression. Image and video coding standards such as JPEG 2000, H.264 / AVC fidelity range extension, VC-1, and AVS. Other advanced topics. Prerequisite: COEN 338. (4 units)

COEN 350. Network Security

Protocols and standards for network security. Network-based attacks. Authentication, integrity, privacy, non-repudiation. Protocols: Kerberos, Public Key Infrastructure, IPSec, SSH, PGP, secure e-mail standards, etc. Wireless security. Programming required. Prerequisite: COEN 250 or consent of instructor. (2 units)

COEN 351. Internet and E-Commerce Security

Special security requirements of the Internet. Secure electronic business transactions. E-mail security. CGI scripts, cookies, and certified code. Intrusion prevention strategies. Designing secure e-commerce systems. Agent technologies. Legal requirements for E-Commerce. Prerequisite: COEN 253. (2 units)

COEN 352. Advanced Topics in Information Assurance

Topics may include advanced cryptology, advanced computer forensics, secure business transaction models, or other advanced topics in information assurance. May be repeated for credit if topics differ. Prerequisites: AMTH 387 and COEN 250. (2 units)

COEN 358. Introduction to Parallelizing Compilers

Introduction to parallelizing compiler techniques. Automatic restructuring. Loop transformation. Dependence analysis. Vectorization. Partitioning and scheduling. Data alignment. Data distribution. Algorithm mapping. Parallel code generation. Prerequisite: COEN 318 or permission of instructor. (4 units)

COEN 359. Design Patterns

Software design patterns and their application in developing reusable software components. Creational, structural, and behavioral patterns are studied in detail and are used in developing a software project. Prerequisite: COEN 275. (4 units)

COEN 362. Logic Programming

Application of logic to problem solving and programming; logic as a language for specifications, programs, databases, and queries; separation of the logic and control aspects of programs; bottom-up vs. top-down reasoning applied to problem solving and programming; nondeterminism, concurrency, and invertibility in logic programs. Programs written in Prolog. Prerequisite: COEN 70 (or equivalent) and COEN 256. (2 units)

COEN 376. Expert Systems

Overview of tools and applications of expert systems, as well as the theoretical issues: What is knowledge, can it be articulated, and can we represent it? Stages in the construction of expert systems: problem selection, knowledge acquisition, development of knowledge bases, choice of reasoning methods, life cycle of expert systems. Basic knowledge of representation techniques (rules, frames, objects) and reasoning methods (forward-chaining, backward-chaining, heuristic classification, constraint reasoning, and related search techniques). Requires completion of an expert systems project. Prerequisite: COEN 366. (4 units)

COEN 385. Formal Methods in Software Engineering

Specification, verification, validation. Notations and the models they support. Classes of specification models: algebraic, state machine, model theoretic. Appropriate use of formal methods: requirements, design, implementation, testing, maintenance. Data and program specification and design using Z or any other modern formal method. Case studies. Prerequisite: COEN 260 or other courses in predicate logic. (2 units)

COEN 386. Software Architecture

Understanding and evaluating software systems from an architectural perspective. Classification, analysis, tools, and domain-specific architectures. Provides intellectual building blocks for designing new systems using well-understood architectural paradigms. Examples of actual system architectures that can serve as models for new designs. Prerequisite: COEN 385. (2 units)

COEN 387. Time-Driven Software Management

Time-driven software management achieves schedule determinism with high-quality results. Introduction to the theory of why TDSM practices lead to on-time software delivery. Explores the differences among software products and projects. Equips the student to lead software teams successfully in diverse engineering cultures by explaining practical techniques covering all phases of software development. (2 units)

COEN 388. Principles of Computer-Aided Engineering Design

Introduction to computer-aided design. Discussion of computer-aided design tools and systems. Algorithms for performing computer-aided design tasks and implementation of those algorithms. Emphasis may be on VLSI design, system design, or software design in different quarters. Prerequisite: AMTH 377. (2 units)

COEN 396. Advanced Topics in Computer Engineering

Various subjects of current interest. May be taken more than once if topics differ. See department Web site for current offerings and descriptions. (2-4 units)

COEN 397. Research Seminar in Digital Systems

Advanced topics in digital systems design and test. Themes vary yearly (e.g., memory devices, effect of GaAs on performance and reliability, missing technologies, etc.). Students are expected to investigate current research and practices, and give oral presentations. (Also listed as ELEN 697.) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. (2 units)

COEN 400. Computer Engineering Graduate Seminars

Regularly scheduled seminars on topics of current interest in the field of computer engineering. May apply a maximum of 1 unit of credit from COEN 400 to any graduate degree in the Department of Computer Engineering. Consult department office for additional information. Prerequisites: GPA of 3.5 or better and completion of 12 or more units at SCU. P/NP grading. (1-2 units)

COEN 485. Software Engineering Capstone

A capstone course in which the student applies software engineering concepts and skills to a software engineering project. Team projects are strongly encouraged. Projects will cover all aspects of the software life-cycle: specification of requirements and functionality; project planning and scoping; system and user interface definition; analysis of architectural solutions; detailed system design; implementation and integration; testing and quality assurance; reliability, usability, and performance testing, documentation, evolution, and change management. Students enrolled in the MSSE program must complete three one-quarter (preferably consecutive) sections. Students enrolled in the software engineering certificate program must complete one section. Prerequisites: COEN 286, COEN 386. (2 units)

COEN 490. Mathematical Reasoning in Computer Science

(Seminar Style) Short introduction to the praxis of mathematical proofs. Students will write and present proofs and papers on instructor-approved topics related to Computer science and engineering. Stress is on mathematical exactness. Maximum enrollment of 10. Enrollment is by preference to Ph.D. students, but is open to other students as space allows. Passing this course is part of the Ph.D. preliminary examination in Computer Engineering. Offered at least once a year. Additional sections as needed. Prerequisite: Open to Ph.D. students, or with instructor approval. (2 units)

COEN 497. Master’s Thesis Research

By arrangement. Limited to master’s students in computer engineering. (1-9 units per quarter, for a total of at least 8 units)

COEN 498. Ph.D. Thesis Research

By arrangement. Limited to Ph.D. students in computer engineering. (1-15 units per quarter, for a total of 36 units)

COEN 499. Independent Study

Special problems and/or research. By arrangement. Limited to computer engineering majors. (1-6 units per quarter)