Welcome to UCSB Computer Engineering
Computer Engineering continues to be one of the most marketable degrees and with some of the best salaries.
In fact, Computer Engineers are in the best position to help solve some of our societies most pressing problems by designing novel systems with emerging technologies.
The Computer Engineering Program at UCSB starts with a foundation of hardware and software fundamentals and extends that foundation with advanced elective sequences. Students then bring all this knowledge together in a capstone sequence that culminates in a Capstone Presentation Day.
Our website was created with the student in mind. We wanted prospective and current students to have access to a freshman to senior year timeline, advising information, and CE's curriculum including the 4-year-plan, senior sequence courses, and the senior year "Capstone" project.
We’re sure you will find what you need on our website. If you don't, feel free to call us at 805/893-5615 or email us at info@ce.ucsb.edu.
We look forward to the 2018-19 academic year — Li-C. Wang, Director, CE Program
Key Areas of Interest
- Research > Interested in a particular area or a CE faculty member's research?
- Spotlights > Undergraduate Students | Graduate Students
- Overviews > Undergraduate Studies | Graduate Studies
Undergraduate Areas of Interest
- Student Spotlights: Juan Reyes '19 | Brian Sandler '17 | Yang Ren '17
- Academic Timeline: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior Years
- 4 Year Course Plan / Senior Sequence Courses / Senior Capstone Project
- FAQs: How to Apply / Current Job Outlook for Computer Engineers... and more
- Prospective Students: Email a Student / Advisor / Faculty / Director
Recent Computer Engineering News and Events
Professors Chandra Krintz and Rich Wolski's research on machine learning and classifying animals that are caught on camera in COE's Convergence magazine
Professor Tevfik Bultan receives an Amazon Research Award for his research on "Automatically Detecting Bugs in Identity and Access Management Policies."
Professors Luke Theogarajan & John Bowers and four UCSB Graduate Student Researchers (GSRs) work together in "Shrinking the Synthesizer"
Professor Tim Sherwood named a Distinguished Lecturer at George Mason University's ECE Department
Computer Science News & Events | Electrical & Computer Engineering News / Events
Congratulations UCSB Hyperloop!
For finishing in 1st place in the Levitation Sub-Competition at the 2018 Hyperloop Pod Competition
The competition took place on July 22, 2018 at the Hyperloop system built by SpaceX at its headquarters in Hawthorne, CA
New CE Faculty – Dr. Yogananda Isukapalli
Dr. Isukapalli joined the UCSB ECE faculty in Winter 2017. He instructs the Computer Engineering Capstone course and most of his teaching is centered around courses related to CE Capstone projects. Prior to UCSB, he was a staff scientist in the Wi-Fi division at Broadcom, San Diego from 2010 to 2017. At Broadcom he was involved with the design and implementation of fast and power efficient 11n/11ac/11ax Wi-Fi chips. As part of the systems team at Broadcom he worked on all phases of Wi-Fi chip production from conceptual design to integration of the chip into customer products. Isukapalli received his Ph.D. in ECE from UC San Diego in 2009.
Learn more about Dr. Isukapalli & his ECE189 Capstone Course
COE Interview: Professor Tim Sherwood
Tim Sherwood simplifies computer security in relation to computer architecture. For info visit his lab's website ArchLab
Undergrad Student Profile: Juan Reyes – Jr. Yr.
Hometown: Madera, California
Favorite Class: Introduction to Digital Image and Video Processing (ECE 178)
Organizations: Los Ingenieros
Hobbies: Gaming, drawing and basketball
Graduate Student Profile: Aaron Bluestone – Ph.D.
Hometown: Aliso Viejo, CA
Research Interests: optoelectronic feedback loops, system arch. design, freq. synthesizers
Awards & Honors Received: ECE Outstanding Teaching Assistant (2012-13 and 2014-15)