计算已从顺序运行的独立程序演变为大型组织良好的服务器群集中的并行或并行任务执行。后者以高性能和云计算为代表。在这些计算领域中，不仅性能，而且可靠性，弹性和功率效率都是系统设计和维护的目标。系统设计对应用程序（包括基于Internet和IoT应用程序）的影响也很重要。该重点领域将培养学生的专业知识和直觉，使他们能够使用独特的技术和原理来设计，评估和使用在其上运行的系统和应用程序。学生将接触到最新的技术，理论和软件，以学习在当今的大型数据中心和高性能中心中运行的代表性系统。
Computing has evolved from sequential and independent program running to parallel or concurrent task executions in a large well-organized cluster of servers. The latter are represented by high-performance and cloud computing. In these computing domains, not only performance but also reliability, resilience, and power efficiency are goals of the system design and maintenance. Implications of the system designs on applications, including Internet-based and IoT applications, are also significant. This concentration area will develop a student's expertise and intuition in the unique techniques and principles used to design, evaluate, and use the systems and applications running on them. Students will be exposed to state-of-the-art techniques, theories, and software to learn representative systems running in today's large data centers and high-performance centers.<br><br>The Ph.D. program in electrical engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is aimed at preparing its graduates to become leaders in research and development in industry, academia, as well as government organizations. Under guidance of faculty members, Ph.D. students do research in areas such as micro-/nano-electronic and photonic devices and systems, circuits and system-on-chip, power systems and sustainable energy, signal/image processing and communication, intelligent control and robotics, electric vehicle and e-mobility. Students work in research labs in ECE Department equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation. Depth and breadth of studies is further enhanced by research seminars featuring invited speakers who are leading experts in industry and academia.