Skip to main content.

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

The fields of electrical and computer engineering are on the cutting edge of development, discovery, and changes in technology.

Electrical engineers design and develop electrical and electronic systems and devices such as communications equipment, integrated circuits, and computers.

Computer engineers specialize in areas such as embedded systems, computer networks, database systems, and cybersecurity.

Academic programs

UMassD's Electrical & Computer Engineering Department offers the following academic programs:

Course information

Department videos

Computer Engineering: creating tools for progress

Electrical Engineering: shaping the future

Department news

ECE News
PhD student David Anchieta in Sydney, Australia
Electrical engineering PhD student wins Best Paper Award from Acoustical Society of America

David Campos Anchieta recently received the award for a paper he presented at the ASA meeting in Sydney, Australia

Students and SMART scholarship winners Chris Brunette and James Bourgeois stand side by side in the library
Two UMassD students receive prestigious SMART Scholarship

The Department of Defense SMART Scholarship awards full tuition and a stipend, and guarantees employment after graduation.

UMass Dartmouth architecture
UMass Dartmouth and Roger Williams University launch 4+1 engineering program partnership

UMassD and RWU to provide joint accelerated master's programs in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and civil engineering

Department feature stories

Electrical engineering, robotics student
Leandro Neves ’25: Wired for success at UMass Dartmouth
Scholarships are the key that unlocked Neves' potential, empowering him to pursue his passion for robotics and pave the way for his future in electrical engineering.
Electrical and computer engineering student Isaiah Ortiz portrait
Isaiah Ortiz '26: Engineering a future in deep-sea robotics
Electrical and computer engineering student working toward a future in autonomous underwater vehicles and deep-sea robotics.
Electrical engineering graduate student Divyamaan Sahoo
Divyamaan Sahoo MS '24: The art of engineering
Artist turned engineer develops new solutions in marine acoustics
Back to top of screen