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Cyber-Physical Systems, MS

2022-2023 Edition

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The Master of Science in Cyber-Physical Systems with a concentration in the Internet of Things (IoT) prepares our graduates for a world of connected devices. This innovative multidisciplinary program is designed to meet the demand for a new kind of specialist, one who can engineer and develop new interactive services; acquire, fuse, and process the data collected from sensors, actuators, controllers, and other devices; and develop architectures to interconnect these elements as part of larger, more diverse systems. It is expected that careers in this rapidly evolving area will encompass industry sectors ranging from energy, healthcare, transportation, infrastructure, to manufacturing.

This concentration integrates the study of wireless networking, protocols, sensor networks, security, software development, embedded systems, data analytics, and big data to provide students with the knowledge and tools to develop IoT applications, to analyze and design IoT architectures for different application domains, and to develop data analytic tools to analyze the large amounts of data generated by the massive deployment of IoT devices.

Degree Requirements 

The program requires that a mix of core required courses and elective courses be taken—16 semester hours of core course work and a minimum of 16 semester hours of elective course work. Although there are some dependencies among the core courses, the program may be started in either the fall or spring semester.

Special topics courses, as well as other courses not in the list of electives, may be used as electives with prior approval of the program director.  A maximum of two courses from the Khoury College of Computer Sciences may be used as electives.  Before taking any course from Khoury, prior approval is required from the program director.

Independent Study (TELE 5978), usually 1 or 2 semester hours, or a Master's Project in Cyber Physical Systems (TELE 7945) must be carried out under the supervision of a professor and must have prior approval of the program director.  Proposals for independent study or a master's project need to be submitted at least one month before the start of the semester.

Graduate Certificate Options

Students enrolled in a master's degree have the opportunity to also pursue one of the many engineering graduate certificate options in addition to or in combination with the MS degree. Students should consult their faculty advisor regarding these options.

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated. Students may not register for more than 9 semester hours in the fall and spring terms and 4 semester hours in each of the three summer terms.  Any exceptions must be approved by the program director.

Core Requirements

Course List
Code Title Hours
TELE 6510Fundamentals of the Internet of Things4
TELE 6530Connected Devices4
Choose two of the following three courses:8
CSYE 6200
Concepts of Object-Oriented Design
INFO 6105
Data Science Engineering Methods and Tools
TELE 5330
and TELE 5331
Data Networking
and Lab for TELE 5330

Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
Any core course not used to meet the required core course requirement may be taken as an elective. Otherwise, complete four of the following. A maximum of 8 semester hours of nontechnical electives may be taken. Students may take elective coursework outside these lists only with the prior approval of the program director. A maximum of 9 semester hours may be taken outside of the College of Engineering.16
Technical Electives
CSYE 6205
Concepts of Object-Oriented Design with C++
CSYE 6225
Network Structures and Cloud Computing
CSYE 6230
Operating Systems
CSYE 7215
Foundations of Parallel, Concurrent, and Multithreaded Programming
CSYE 7370
Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning in Game Engineering
DAMG 6210
Data Management and Database Design
EECE 5644
Introduction to Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition
EECE 5155
Wireless Sensor Networks and the Internet of Things
EECE 7352
Computer Architecture
EECE 7390
Computer Hardware Security
EECE 7397
Advanced Machine Learning
IE 7275
Data Mining in Engineering
INFO 6150
Web Design and User Experience Engineering
INFO 6205
Program Structure and Algorithms
TELE 5360
Internet Protocols and Architecture
TELE 6550
IoT Embedded System Design
TELE 7374
Special Topics in the Internet of Things
Nontechnical Electives
EMGT 5220
Engineering Project Management
INFO 6660
Business Ethics and Intellectual Property for Engineers

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

32 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required

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