13/08/2014
Cybersecurity
Networking
Design automation
Machine
intelligence
Computer software
Biomedical
Embedded Systems
Computer engineers continually push the
capability and applicability of computers in
every industry and every facet of modern
life.
Boosting Capability & Usability
Computer engineers
embed computers in
other machines and
systems, build
networks to transfer
data, and develop
ways to make
computers, faster,
smaller, and more
capable. Computer engineers are improving
the ability of computers to "see" and
"think." They are making computers more
mobile, and even incorporating computers
into fabrics, clothes, and building materials.
The Body and the Mind
Computer engineers are
concerned with analyzing and
solving computer-oriented
problems. CPEs understand both
the hardware and the software of
computers. This enables them to choose the
solution that is best, not just the one they
know. Sometimes the answer to making a
program more efficient is a change in the
computer itself. Sometimes it's cheaper and
faster to change the software than the
hardware. The knowledge of both the
"body" and the "mind" of a computer helps
computer engineers work at the microscopic
level and on a large, system-wide scale.
A Field of Its Own
Computer engineers use many of the
principles and techniques of electrical
engineering and many of computer science.
Computer engineering, however, is more
than a blend of two other fields.
The major technical areas of CPE
