School of Engineering and Computer Science
What is Computer Engineering?
Computer engineering is about designing computer and integrating them into devices which rely on computers. This field is often described as a “bridge” between computer science and electrical engineering that specifically focuses on mapping computing-related ideas into working physical systems. Computer engineers can choose to specialize on the hardware or the software side of the problem.
Computer engineers design such products as:
- CPUs and motherboard chipsets
- video graphics processors and cards
- driver software for operating systems
- compression algorithms for data transmission
- computer networking hardware such as routers, switches, and network interface cards
- monitoring devices for medical systems
Learn more about computer engineering.
