Electrical Engineering Department Fall 2025 Graduate Student Orientation
The Electrical Engineering Department Fall 2025 Graduate Student Orientation for incoming students will take place on Thursday, August 28, 2025.
Below you will find important documents and links (Orientation E-Packet) from 2024. Incoming students are encouraged to check this page throughout the summer for 2025 updates. Please read this material carefully.
Graduate Students Orientation For the Following Programs: Electrical Engineering (EE), Computer Engineering (CE) & Quantum Science and Technology (QST)
2025 PROGRAM OF EVENTS
- 10:30
- Sign in (Miller Theater, Located on Broadway at 116th St.)
- 11:00
- Welcome and introduction to the department (Department Chair: Prof. Gil Zussman)
- 11:10
- Introduction to the MS programs (Prof. Zoran Kostic)
- 11:40
- CE welcome (Prof. Mingoo Seok, Chair of the CE Program)
- 11:50
- EE career services (Ms. Jennifer Lee)
- 12:00
- Q&A with faculty and Ambassadors
- 12:30
- Student clubs (GEEC, IEEE, FSAE, Optica/SPIE)
- 1:00
- Departmental Group picture (Low Library steps)
- 1:15
- Social Lunch with faculty and Ambassadors (Math Lawn)
- 2:30 - 4:30
- Open labs for all students (CEPSR & Mudd)
- 2:30 - 5:30
- Advising for EE MS students (CEPSR, Mudd, NWC, and CSB)
- 2:30 - 3:30
- Introduction to the CE program and courses (Prof. Mingoo Seok) for CE students only
(524 MUDD) - 2:30 - 3:30
- Introduction to the QST program and courses (Prof. Peter Schuck) for QST students only
(414 CEPSR) - 2:30 - 3:15
- Introduction to the Ph.D. program (Prof. Fred Jiang) for Ph.D. students only (EE Conference Room, 1300 MUDD)
- 3:15 - 4:00
- Discussion of GRA/TA administrative aspects (Prof. John Wright, Ms. Rocio Pena, Ms. Elsa Sanchez) for Ph.D. students only (EE Conference Room, 1300 MUDD)
Open Labs (2:30PM – 4:30PM)
- Lab
- Lightwave Research Lab
- Professor
- Bergman
- Lab Location
- CEPSR 8LW1/8LW2
- Lab
- CoSMIC (Columbia high-Speed and Millimeter-wave IC)
- Professor
- Krishnaswamy
- Lab Location
- MUDD 1226
- Lab
- CLUE (Columbia Laboratory for Unconventional Electronics)
- Professor
- Kymissis
- Lab Location
- CEPSR 10LE3
- Lab
- MPLab
- Professor
- Preindl
- Lab Location
- MUDD 1327
- Lab
- WimNet
- Professor
- Zussman
- Lab Location
- CEPSR 8LE1
- Lab
- Professor
- Lab Location
Important Resources
We put together important resources to help you with a smooth transition to the EE, CE and QST Graduate programs. We will update this section with 2025 relevant materials throughout the summer. Please check this page before registering.
Flowcharts
- Communications, Networking, Internet & Internet of Things (2025)
- Computer Engineering and Computer Systems (2025)
- Integrated Circuits and Systems & Electronics (2025)
- Integrated Devices & Photonics (2024)
- Signals, Information, Data, Learning & Control (2025)
- Smart Electric Energy (2025)
- Systems Biology and Neuroengineering (2025)
Checklists
- EE MS Checklist (2025)
- CE MS Checklist (2025)
- QST MS Checklist (2025)
- EE PhD Checklist (2025)
Offered Classes Fall 2025
- See the online bulletin for a complete course list
- Offered Classes in EE (see fall 2025)
- Offered Classes in APAM
- Offered Classes in CS
- Offered Classes in Mechanical Engineering
Meet the Faculty
Meet the Staff
Useful EE Contacts
Career@EE
Meet EGSC
Fall 2025 Classes Explanatory Videos
The two 2024 videos will be updated soon. Please check back on the site later.
Quantum Science and Technology Program (2025)
The Quantum Science and Technology Master’s program is for aspiring quantum scientists and engineers who will become leaders in emerging quantum industries. Applicants will have an undergraduate degree in a STEM field and should be able to articulate a vision for what they want to accomplish after they have graduated with their masters’ degree.
Check more on our QST site here.
Computer Engineering Program (2025)
The computer engineering program is run jointly by the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering departments. The program covers some of engineering’s most active, exciting, and critical areas, which lie at the interface between CS and EE. The focus of the major is on computer systems involving both digital hardware and software.
Some of the key topics covered are computer design (i.e., computer architecture); embedded systems (i.e., the design of dedicated hardware/software for cell phones, automobiles, robots, games, and aerospace); digital and VLSI circuit design; computer networks; design automation (i.e., CAD); and parallel and distributed systems (including architectures, programming, and compilers).
More details are available on our Computer Engineering site.