Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology

Postgraduate Programmes
Table of Contents

MS Programmes 01
Overview 02
MS in Biomedical Engineering 03
MS in Computer Engineering 04
MS in Civil Engineering 06
MS in Electronic Engineering 08
MS in Mathematics 09
MS in Telecommunication Engineering 10
PhD Programmes 11
Overview 12
PhD in Biomedical Engineering 14
PhD in Computer Engineering 15
PhD in Electronic Engineering 16
Course Descriptions 17
Biomedical Engineering Courses 18
Computer Engineering Courses 28
Civil Engineering Courses 42
Electronic Engineering Courses 52
Mathematics Courses 56
Telecommunication Engineering Courses 63
Policies 68
Semester Rules 69
Fee Structure 71
MS Programmes

1
Overview
Duration Studies
The duration for completing the MS degree requirements shall be • Minimum 30 credit hours are required to be completed within allowed
minimum 02 years and maximum 04 years. duration. These 30 credit hours will be in addition to any pre-requisite.
• A Student enrolled in a MS programme may take up to 09 credit hours
Admission Requirements of MS level courses from other disciplines subject to approval of indi-
Education: vidual courses as being acceptable by the department towards the
Sixteen years of schooling or 4-year education after HSSC or equiva- student’s MS degree.
lent (minimum 124 credit hours), in relevant area from HEC recog- • A student may undertake MS Thesis of 06 credit hours to be counted
nized degree awarding institutes, with following minimum CGPA or towards the 30 credit hours required for the MS degree.
marks: • Minimum CGPA is required to be 2.5 out of 4.0 in the MS level courses.
For Engineering Programs: 2.5 CGPA or 60% marks • A student may repeat a MS level course in which grade point of less
For Non-Engineering Programs: 2.0 CGPA or 50% marks than 2.5 is achieved to improve the CGPA. The better grade will be
used in the computation of CGPA.
Test:
The SSUET MS Admission Test must be passed prior to admission in Degree Requirements
the MS Program. Valid result of NTS GAT General Test with a mini- Pass at least 10 MS level courses (meeting programme-specific require-
mum 50% cumulative score can be accepted in lieu of admission test. ments) with minimum 2.5 CGPA.
OR
Interview: Pass at least 08 MS level courses (meeting programme-specific require-
ments) with minimum 2.5 CGPA and pass MS Thesis.
An interview must be cleared.

2
MS in Biomedical Engineering
Core / Compulsory Courses
BM-6101 Modeling & Simulation of Physiological Systems
BM-6102 Research Methodology
BM-6103 Advanced Biomedical Signals & Systems
BM-6104 Biomedical Engineering Design
BM-6105 Biomaterial Science & Engineering

Elective Courses
BM-6201 Clinical Instrumentation
BM-6202 Embedded Systems & Applications
BM-6203 Medical Microsystems
BM-6204 Rehabilitation Engineering
BM-6301 Cell and Molecular Biology
BM-6302 Tissue & Cell Engineering
BM-6401 Medical Informatics
BM-6402 Telemedicine System
BM-6501 Pattern Recognition
BM-6502 Medical Image Processing
BM-7101 Biomaterials and Drug Delivery
BM-7201 Mathematical and Computer Modeling of Physiological System
BM-7301 Advanced Bio-Fluid Mechanics
BM-7302 Design of Medical Devices
BM-7321 Advanced Medical Imaging
BM-7499 Master Thesis

3
MS in Civil Engineering
The fields of specialization offered are: CV-7110 Plates and Shells
• Structural Engineering CV-7113 Advanced Concrete Technology
• Geotechnical Engineering CV-7099 Thesis
• Transportation Engineering and Management
• Construction Management Geotechnical Engineering:
• Environmental Engineering
Core / Compulsory Courses
Structural Engineering: CV-6201 Applied Soil Mechanics
CV-6203 Foundation Engineering & Design
Core / Compulsory Courses CV-6205 Geology for Civil Engineers
CV-6101 Advanced Reinforced & Pre-stressed Concrete CV-7202 Advanced Methods in Geotechnical Engineering
CV-6104 Structural Dynamics CV-7204 Advanced Analytical Geotechnical Engineering
CV-6001 Advanced Engineering Mathematics
CV-7102 Mechanics of Solids Elective Courses
CV-7103 Advanced Structural Analysis CV-6207 Soil Dynamics & Earthquake Engineering
CV-6208 Pavement Design
Elective Courses CV-6209 Geotechnical & Geo Environmental Engineering
CV-6106 Structural Mechanics CV-6210 Underground Excavating & Tunnelling
CV-6108 Earthquake Resistant Design CV-6212 Pressure & Retaining Systems
CV-6109 Sustainable Construction CV-7206 Ground Improvement Techniques & Geo Synthetics
CV-6111 Design of High Rise Structures CV-7211 Rock Mechanics
CV-6112 Bridge Engineering CV-7099 Thesis
CV-7105 Finite Element Methods
CV-7107 Advanced Steel Design

4
Transportation Engineering and Management: Elective Courses
CV-7406 Statistics and Probability
Core / Compulsory Courses CV-7407 Infrastructure Management in Public Sector
CV-6301 Development of Transport Infrastructure CV-7408 Human Resource Management in Construction Projects
CV-6302 Urban Transportation Planning and Development CV-7409 Sustainability and the Built Environment
CV-6002 Probability and Statistics CV-7410 Information Technology Applications
CV-7303 Advanced Traffic Engineering and Management CV-7099 Thesis
CV-7304 Pavement Analysis and Design
Environmental Engineering:
Elective Courses
CV-6305 Geometric Design of Highways Core / Compulsory Courses
CV-6307 Transport and Logistics Management CV-6501 Environmental Engineering Design
CV-6309 Highway Materials CV-6502 Water and Wastewater Engineering
CV-6310 Transport Economics CV-6504 Solid Waste Management
CV-6311 Public Transport Operations & Management CV-7503 Air Pollution & Control Engineering
CV-7306 Sustainable Transportation Systems CV-7505 Environmental Impact Assessment
CV-7308 Intelligent Transportation Systems
CV-7312 Supply Chain Management Elective Courses
CV-7099 Thesis CV-6506 Environmental Management Techniques
CV-6509 Marine and Estuarine Environment
Construction Management: CV-6510 Environmental Measurements
CV-6511 Water Quality Management
Core / Compulsory Courses CV-6512 Disaster Management and Risk Analyses
CV-7401 Project Management CV-7507 Environmental Auditing
CV-7402 Total Quality Management CV-7508 Industrial and Hazardous waste management
CV-7404 Construction and Industrial Law CV-7099 Thesis
CV-7403 Construction Operations and Productivity
CV-7405 Management of Design Process

5
MS in Computer Engineering
The fields of specialization offered are: CE-6128 Network Management
• Computer Networks CE-6211 Advanced Database Systems
• Software Engineering CE-7190 Special Topics in Computer Networks-I
CE-7191 Special Topics in Computer Networks-II
Computer Networks: CE-7105 Wavelet Analysis and Applications
CE-7106 Wireless Sensor Network
Core / Compulsory Courses CE-7107 Cryptography
CE-6103 Networking Protocols CE-7108 Digital Processing of Random Signals
CE-6104 Internetworking CE-7109 Internet of Things
CE-6126 Network Security CE-7110 Cloud Computing
CE-7104 Research Methodology CE-7111 Software Defined Networking
CE-7205 Intelligent Systems
Elective Courses CE-6099 MS Thesis
MS-6001 Mathematical Methods
CE-6109 Network Performance Evaluation Software Engineering:
CE-6110 Networks and Optical Communication
CE-6111 Programming for Internetworking Applications Core / Compulsory Courses
CE-6112 Stochastic Process Engineering CE-6241 Software Requirement Engineering
CE-6113 Digital Signal Processing (DSP) CE-6242 Software System Architecture
CE-6114 Digital Communications CE-6243 Software System Quality
CE-6115 Wireless and Mobile Networking CE-7104 Research Methodology
CE-6116 Multimedia Networking
CE-6120 IT Project Management Elective Courses
CE-6125 Distributed Applications MS-6001 Mathematical Methods
CE-6127 Electronic Commerce CE-6204 Software Quality Assurance

6
CE-6208 Information Systems Analysis and Design
CE-6209 Formal Methods in Software Engineering
CE-6210 Software Reliability and Safety
CE-6211 Advanced Database Systems
CE-6212 Database Security
CE-6214 User Interface Analysis and Design
CE-6215 Software Measurements and Metrics
CE-6233 Fuzzy Systems
CE-6251 Software Engineering Ontologies
CE-6252 Software Case tools and Applications
CE-7205 Intelligent Systems
CE-7206 Decision Support and Expert Systems
CE-7290 Special Topics in Software Engineering-I
CE-7291 Special Topic in Software Engineering-II
CE-7295 Case Studies and Projects
CE-6099 MS Thesis

7
MS in Electronic Engineering
The field of specialization offered is: EE-7104 Dynamics and Controls of Nonholonomic Systems
• Industrial Automation EE-7105 Embedded System Modeling
EE-7106 Advance Engineering Mathematics
Core / Compulsory Courses EE-7107 Linear System Theory
EE-6107 Advance Power Electronics EE-7108 Adaptive Systems
EE-6102 Industrial Control Systems EE-7109 Advance Digital Signal Processing
EE-7101 Research Methodology
EE-7110 Stochastic Processes

Elective Courses
EE-6103 Advanced Digital Electronics and Interfacing Techniques
EE-6104 Electronic Design Automation
EE-6105 Measurement and Calibration of Electronic Systems
EE-6106 Intelligent Measurements and Instrumentation
EE-6108 Sensors and Systems
EE-6109 Robotics and its Application of Industrial Electronics
EE-6110 Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics
EE-6113 Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Electronic Control Systems
EE-6114 Solid State Drives
EE-6115 FPGA Based Systems
EE-6199 MS Thesis
EE-7116 Digital Image Processing and its applications
EE-7102 Design of Industrial Control Systems
EE-7103 Mechatronics

8
MS in Mathematics
Core / Compulsory Courses MS-7230 Fuzzy Set Theory
MS-6101 Real Analysis MS-7301 Algebraic Topology
MS-6105 Complex Analysis MS-7401 Partial Differential Equations
MS-6201 Abstract Algebra MS-7405 Mathematical Techniques for Scientists and Engineers
MS-6205 Linear Algebra MS-7410 Calculus of Variation and Integral Equations
MS-6301 General Topology MS-7415 Optimization
MS-6401 Ordinary Differential Equations MS-7420 Integral Equations
MS-7425 Numerical Solutions of Ordinary Differential Equations
Elective Courses: MS-7430 Numerical Solutions of Partial Differential Equations
MS-6099 Thesis MS-7510 Basics of the Theory of Fluids
MS-6110 Measure Theory – I MS-7515 Theory of Stability
MS-6115 Functional Analysis – I MS-7520 Computational Fluid Dynamics
MS-6120 Summability Theory – I MS-7525 Aerodynamics
MS-6215 Ring Theory - I MS-7601 Elementary Decision Theory
MS-6501 Introduction to Continuum Mechanics MS-7605 Operations Research
MS-6601 Mathematical Statistics MS-7610 Approximation Theory
MS-6901 Special Topics – I MS-7615 Stochastic Processes
MS-7110 Measure Theory - II MS-7620 Mathematical Modeling
MS-7115 Functional Analysis - II MS-7701 Data Structure
MS-7120 Summability Theory – II MS-7705 Mathematical Coding Theory
MS-7125 Fourier Analysis MS-7710 Graph Theory
MS-7215 Ring Theory - II MS-7715 Theory of Computation
MS-7220 Theory of Semigroups MS-7720 Numerical Analysis
MS-7225 Theory of Semirings MS-7801 Differential Geometry
MS-7901 Special Topics - II

9
MS in Telecommunication Engineering
Core / Compulsory Courses TE-7190 Special Topics in Telecommunication-I
TE-6121 Communication Systems TE-7191 Special Topics in Telecommunication-II
TE-6122 Data Networks TE-7199 Thesis
TE-6123 Information Theory and Coding
TE-6124 Analysis of Stochastic Processes

Elective Courses
TE-6125 Digital Signal Processing
TE-6126 Wireless and Mobile Communication Systems
TE-6127 Management and Security of Telecommunication Networks
TE-6128 Broadband Communication Systems
TE-6129 Software Tools and Technique in Telecommunication
TE-6130 Antennas and Applied EM
TE-6131 Optical Communication systems
TE-6132 Digital Communication and Information Storage
TE-6133 Satellite Communication
TE 6134 Advanced Information Security
TE-7111 Lightwave Engineering
TE-7112 Advanced Communication Networks
TE-7113 Advanced Filter Design
TE-7114 IP Telephony
TE-7115 Teletraffic Engineering and Network Planning

10
PhD Programmes

11
Overview
Duration Coursework
The duration for completing the PhD degree requirements shall be • Course work of minimum 18 credit hours (06 PhD level
minimum 03 years and maximum 08 years. courses) is required to be completed within 02 academic
years. These 18 credit hours will be in addition to any pre-
Admission Requirements requisite courses.
Education: • A Student enrolled in a PhD programme may take up to 09
HEC recognized Master’s degree (MS, MPhil or equivalent) in rele- credit hours of PhD level courses from other disciplines sub-
vant discipline with minimum CGPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 (in the semester ject to approval of individual courses as being acceptable by
system) or First Division (in the annual system). the department towards the student’s PhD degree.
• Minimum CGPA is required to be 3.0 out of 4.0 in the 18
Test:
credit hours of PhD level courses that are to be counted to-
A subject test must be passed prior to admission in the PhD Program
wards PhD coursework.
in the area of specialization chosen at the PhD level. The details of
• A student may repeat a PhD level course in which grade point
the subject test are as follows:
of less than 3.0 is achieved to improve the CGPA. The better
• A GAT-Subject test (relevant to the concerned PhD program)
grade will be used in the computation of CGPA.
conducted by National Testing Service (NTS), passed with
minimum 60% marks.
Comprehensive Examination
• In case relevant GAT-Subject test is not offered by NTS, a sub-
A Comprehensive Examination is required to be passed after com-
ject test conducted by the University, passed with minimum
pleting PhD level courses with minimum CGPA of 3.0 and within 03
70% marks.
years of initial enrolment. The Comprehensive Examination is com-
posed of a written part and an oral part.
Interview:
An interview must be cleared that shall aim to assess the research
potential of the applicant.

12
PhD Candidacy and Research Work • Positive report on dissertation evaluation by two duly international
• When a student qualifies both written and oral parts of the experts.
Comprehensive Examination, he/she shall be recommended • Open Defence of PhD thesis.
for the confirmation of the PhD candidacy. • Pass Thesis Examination conducted by the Defence Committee.
• Submit revised PhD thesis after Open Defence and Thesis Exami-
• After obtaining the PhD candidacy, the student is required to
nation.
submit the written research proposal and present it in a sem-
inar.
• During PhD candidacy, the scholar shall engage in creative
and innovative research work (equivalent to 30 credit hours)
leading to an original PhD thesis.
• Minimum duration of PhD candidacy is 02 years.

Degree Requirements
• Pass at least 06 PhD level courses (meeting programme-specific re-
quirements) with minimum 3.0 CGPA in specified duration.
• Pass Comprehensive Examination Part A (Written) and Part B (Oral)
in specified duration.
• Proposal Defence to be completed with BASR approval.
• At least 04 Progress Reports submitted and 02 Seminars delivered.
• Two peer-reviewed research papers accepted in HEC recognized
journals or international conferences with at least one of these pa-
pers published in a journal recognized by HEC in category ‘W’.
• Clear university plagiarism test of the PhD thesis as per HEC crite-
ria.
• GEC approval of PhD thesis for external evaluation.

13
PhD in Biomedical Engineering
The offered tracks are as follows. Medical Instrumentation
1. Bio Material and Regenerative Medicine. BM-8201 Neural Implants Devices
2. Medical instrumentation. BM-8202 Sensors in Bio Instrumentation
3. Medical Imaging and Signal processing BM-8203 Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Devices
BM-8204 Applied Bioelectricity
Core Courses (Select minimum 04 of the following) BM-8205 Innovating Medical Technologies
BM-7601 Advanced Bio-Instrumentation Design
BM-7602 Advanced Biomedical Signals Processing Bio Imaging and Signal Processing
BM-7603 Advanced Biomedical Imaging BM-8301 Radiological Imaging
BM-7604 Advanced Biomaterial BM-8302 Video Signal Processing
BM-7605 Bio nanotechnology BM-8303 Advance Biomedical Optical Engineering and Design
BM-7606 Advanced Modeling and Simulation of Physiological Sys- BM-8304 MR Radiology and Spectroscopy
tem BM-8305 Advance Filter Design and Implementation

Elective Courses (Select maximum 2 from a track) Thesis

Biomaterial and Regenerative Medicine BM-8099 PhD Thesis
BM-8101 Tissue Engineering
BM-8102 Material Engineering
BM-8103 Polymers in Drugs Delivery Systems
BM-8104 Regenerative Medicine
BM-8105 Bio Implants Material

14
PhD in Computer Engineering
Elective Courses
CE-7104 Research Methodology
CE-7105 Wavelet Analysis and Applications
CE-7106 Wireless Sensor Network
CE-7107 Cryptography
CE-7108 Digital Processing of Random Signals
CE-7109 Internet of Things
CE-7110 Cloud Computing
CE-7111 Software Defined Networking
CE-7206 Decision Support and Expert Systems
CE-7205 Intelligent Systems
CE-7295 Case Studies and Projects
CE-8001 Computer Vision
CE-8002 Optimization Techniques
CE-8003 Intelligent Data Analysis and Probabilistic Inference
CE-8004 Advanced Computer Systems Analysis
CE-8090 Advanced Topics in Computer Engineering-I
CE-8091 Advanced Topics in Computer Engineering -II

Thesis
CE-8099 PhD Thesis

15
PhD in Electronic Engineering
Core / Compulsory Courses
EE-7101 Research Methodology
EE-7102 Simulation, Modelling and Optimization

Elective Courses
EE-7116 Digital Image Processing and its applications
EE-7102 Design of Industrial Control Systems
EE-7103 Mechatronics
EE-7104 Dynamics and Controls of Nonholonomic Systems
EE-7105 Embedded System Modeling
EE-7106 Advance Engineering Mathematics
EE-7107 Linear System Theory
EE-7108 Adaptive Systems
EE-7109 Advance Digital Signal Processing
EE-8103 Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition
EE-8104 Advance Adaptive Control Systems
EE-8105 Non-Linear Control system
EE-8106 Advanced Topics in Electronic Engineering – I
EE-8107 Advancedl Topics in Electronic Engineering – II

Thesis
EE-8099 PhD Thesis

16
Course Descriptions

17
 BM-6103 Advanced Biomedical Signals and Systems
Biomedical Engineering Courses Introduction: Origins of biomedical signals, challenges in acquisition
and interpretation, time and frequency domain representation, Fil-
BM-6101 Modeling & Simulation of Physiological Systems ter Design and applications, Random Signals: Random signals and
Introduction: Model Human, an engineering point of View, mathe- stochastic processes, parametric and nonparametric estimation of
matical Model, types and variation of models. Cell Physiology and power spectral density; case studies: Instrumentation: Signal acqui-
transport: Gibbs-donnan Equilibrium, Carrier Mediated Transport sition, analysis and interpretation in a hospital, diagnostic labora-
action potential, Energetics of Muscle Contraction. Motion: Electrical tory. Time-frequency and time-scale analysis of biomedical signals,
analogy of steady Flow, Newton law of viscosity, Laminar flow and case studies. Adaptive processing of biomedical signals and applica-
Viscosity of Blood, general form of equation of motion, sheer stress tions. Emerging techniques in medical signal processing. Case stud-
and endothelial cells. Signal Processing: Overview, signal acquisition ies: EEG/EMG and evoked potentials.
and it's processing. Human Modeling: Techniques for Physiological
system, Autoregressive modeling, time frequency analysis, physiol- BM-6104 Biomedical Engineering Design
ogy of autonomic nervous system and heart rate variability, Meas- Introduction: Principles of Electronic Instrumentation, Biopotential
urement of Physiological stress, cardiac rhythm, EMG and Its spectral measurements, Electrical and Electronic device design for Biomedi-
analysis and mean power frequency, and EEG and Its spectral analy- cal Engineering; laboratory experience designing devices for taking
sis & coherence. Modeling the respiratory System. measurements of living systems. Analysis & Design: Principles, Skel-
etal and Cardiovascular Implant Design; Selection of material, Stress
BM-6102 Research Methodology and Functional Analysis, Failure Criteria, Fatigue Analysis, and Opti-
Introduction: Problem identification, Problem Statement, Objec- mal Design; case studies, Computer aided design methods, design of
tives, Literature Review & Referencing, Conceptual Framework/ Hy- subsystems. Tools: Computational methods and tools in Design and
potheses, Planning, Methods and Procedures, Presenting Profes- Analysis, 3-D Modeling and Simulation, Systematic approach for Cre-
sional Papers. Data Collection & Analysis: Introduction to data col- ation of Virtual 3-D models (digital prototypes), Visualization and
lection and analysis, Statistical measures, hypothesis testing, linear Physical Simulation, Matrix transformations, Geometric modeling,
regression and analysis of variance in application-oriented manner. Design of artificial organs and prostheses. Product Development:
Data collection methods using various instruments, Analysis of ex- Product development for solving Biomedical, Biotechnological, and
perimental and quasi-experimental methods. Presentation of re- Ergonomic problems. Teamwork in design, Establishing Customer
search findings. Needs, Writing Specifications, Legal and Financial Issues.

18
BM-6105 Biomaterial Science and Engineering Applications such as DNA micro-arrays, drug and gene delivery, mi-
Basic understanding of materials' Properties, Biocompatibility, Per- cro-sensors, actuators for research, microstructures for implants and
formance requirements of materials for implants. Structure-prop- micro-devices for prostheses.
erty relationships, in vivo and vitro performances of polymers, met-
als, ceramics, glasses, etc,. used for manufacturing implants and de- BM-6204 Rehabilitation Engineering
vices. Practical experience in design, fabrication, and testing of bio- Overview, Design and Prescription of prosthetic limbs, orthotic, seat-
materials and devices; mechanical testing, tissue response, and de- ing & positioning systems. Introduction to injuries, disability, human
sign to optimize response, interfacing for Biomedical Engineering, movement, kinesiology. Biomechanics, Gait analysis, prosthetics, or-
Principles of tissue engineering, cell-material interactions, cellular thotics and mobility assist technology. Improvement of performance
scaffolding and genetic engineering, in vitro and vivo models. and prevention of injuries.

BM-6201 Clinical Instrumentation BM-6301 Cell and Molecular Biology

Analysis and design of transducers and signal processors; measure- Structure-function relationships at the molecular and cellular levels.
ments of physical, chemical, biological, and physiological variables; Emphasis on basic genetic mechanisms; control of gene expression;
special purpose medical instruments, systems design, storage and membrane structure, transport and traffic; cell signaling; cell adhe-
display, grounding, noise, and electrical safety. Development of de- sion; mechanics of cell division; and cytoskeleton.
vices used in a clinical or biological environment.
BM-6302 Tissue and Cell Engineering
BM-6202 Embedded Systems and Applications Tissue engineering approach for Augmentation or Replacement of
Fundamentals of real time and embedded systems. Real time oper- Compromised Tissue, Function in Nerve, Micro-vessels, Skin and Car-
ating systems. Design methodologies. Development, debugging tilage. Integrative exploration, Use of Three-Dimensional Polymeric
tools and programming languages. Reliability. Case studies and ap- Scaffolds and Drug Delivery Vehicles. Gene Therapy and Cellular En-
plications. gineering for Functional repair of Damaged Tissues.

BM-6203 Medical Microsystems BM-6401 Medical Informatics

Fundamental and advanced fabrication process for integrating ma- History of Patient Record, Introduction to Computer Based Patient
terials into microstructures and microdevices. Micropatterning, Record (CPR), Data from Patients, Coding and Classification, Strate-
moulding, sensing, and actuation technologies. Research concepts gies for Data Entry, Representation of Time and Clinical Use of the
and applications of Microsystems at the molecular and cellular level. CPR, Clinical Departmental and Support Systems. Scope of Hospital

19
Information System (HIS), Challenges for the Health Care Sector, Bayesian approaches, Discriminant Functions for Normal Class Distri-
State of Transition, Objectives and Requirements, Planning, Model- butions, Parameter Estimation, Non-parametric Techniques (nearest
ing, Development, Architecture and Clinical Uses of HIS. Decision neighbor rules, Parzen kernel rules, tree classifiers), Linear Discrimi-
Support Models, Medical Reasoning, Quantitative & Qualitative nant Functions. Supervised learning (Perceptron, LMS algorithms,
Methods, Performance & steps involved, Uncertainty in Medical support vector machines, Back propagation), unsupervised learning
Judgment, Probability Theory and Decision Analysis. Characteristics and clustering, Neural networks, Combining Classifiers. Support Vec-
& Implementing of Decision Support Systems. tor Machines, Hidden Markov Models. Applications of Pattern
Recognition to Gene patterns and biomedical problems.
BM-6402 Telemedicine System
Introduction & Benefits of telemedicine. Communication infrastruc- BM-6502 Medical Image Processing
ture – LAN and WAN technology. Satellite, Mobile, Internet technol- Advanced image processing algorithms applied to analysis of medical
ogy for telemedicine. Video and audio conferencing. Medical infor- images; image segmentation (level sets, watershed, active contours)
mation storage and management for telemedicine, patient infor- and image registration (mutual information, Thirion Demons, B
mation, medical history, test reports, medical images, diagnosis and Spline algorithms); development and application of these algorithms
treatment. Hospital information systems, Doctors, paramedics, facil- using ITK Toolkit. Medical Image Enhancement, automatic Under-
ities. Pharmaceutical, Security and confidentiality of medical records standing & Diagnostic Systems.
and access control. Cyber laws, Access to health Care Services,
Health Education and Self Care. Bio-modeling, medical data coding BM-7101 Biomaterials and Drug Delivery
and compression, Functions of DICOM, PACS and HIS for Telemedi- Principles of design and engineering of well-defined molecular struc-
cine. tures and architectures intended for application in controlled re-
leased and organ-tagged drug delivery. Therapeutic basics of Drug
BM-6501 Pattern Recognition Delivery based on Drug Pharma-dynamics and clinical pharma-coki-
Theoretical foundations of classification and pattern recognition. Ap- netics. Biomaterials with specialized structural and interfacial prop-
plications in Object, Speech, Texture Recognition, Biomedical Pat- erties to achieve drug targeting and perquisites.
terns. Image sensing and measuring objects, features and patterns.
Data acquisition, preprocessing, invariants, and representation is- BM-7202 Mathematical and Computer Modeling of Physiological
sues. Feature Reduction, Classification. Classifier complexity, bias Systems
variance, local and global error, error estimations, rejects, ROC. Mathematical and computer modeling of physiological systems,
Principal emphasis on cardiovascular system and individual nerve

20
cells; other topics include respiratory system and skeletal-muscle BM-7601 Advanced Bio- Instrumentation and Design
system; extensive use of “hands-on” computer. This course will introduce the advance level of biomedical instru-
mentation system, Building blocks of the biomedical Instrumenta-
BM-7301 Advanced Bio-Fluid Mechanics tion systems, future need of biomedical instrumentations the course
Hemodynamic Theories of Atherogenesis, Womersley models, deal with advance bio instruments used to record the bio, detail
Steady and unsteady Flows in Curvature, Bifurcation and Branching discussion on origin of the bio signals, signal originated from the
Arterial Segments, Flow Dynamics, Past Prosthetic Implants. Experi- heart like sound signals from the movement of the heart valves, de-
mental and Computational Models, Particulate and Mass Transport vices used to record the signal and its advancements, details analysis
Simulations in Human Circulation. of electrocardiogram signal it instrumentation and advancements in
the recording, Electromyogram system design, EMG signal interpre-
BM-7302 Design of Medical Devices tation and advancements in the current EMG devices its future Ap-
Design of medical device, Problem identification, specifications, pre- plications, electroencephalography signal interpretation , EEG sys-
liminary design, review, iteration, testing, marketing and economic tem design advancement in the EEG device and its application in
considerations for manufacturing, Regulation, Controls and Clinical brain computer interfacing, Neural spikes amplifiers, electro muscles
trials. Medical device system safety analysis and human factors. stimulator, the design and application and future advancements in
Medical product liability and malpractice. the system, Future biomedical instrumentation trends, Advance-
ments in the Xray, MRI and CT scan and PET Scan Systems. fMRI and
BM-7321 Advanced Medical Imaging its application in medical diagnosis, Advance instrument used for res-
Algorithms for Processing and Analyzing Large Volumetric Data-Sets; piration System, implantable Biomedical Systems their application
Process of CT, MRI, Ultrasound; SPECT, etc. 3-D convolution and fil- and limitations and future trends. Medical instruments and devices
tering, geometric transformations, shape features, surface segmen- used in the home, future device for home and remote areas etc.
tation, regional segmentation, surface tiling, surface reconstruction,
volumetric registration. 3-D Rendering, Image Integration & Tagging. BM-7602 Advanced Biomedical Signals and Processing
This course will introduce the Nature of the biomedical signals, Noise
BM-7099 MS Thesis removal and signal compensation of ECG and EMG signals, Biomedi-
Student has to take a topic for literature review and research under cal examples of IIR digital filter design, Stochastic filter as filtered
the supervision of his advisor. He/She has to submit the results of his white noise, Random process, Digital Biomedical Signal Acquisition
findings in the form of a thesis/report and defend his findings in front and processing, Time frequency signal representations of biomedical
of a panel of experts. signals, Uncertainty management in medical applications, Nonlinear

21
behavior of heart rate variability, Ventriculo-Arterial interaction af- ramics, bio-erodable material. Host reactions to biomaterials, Bio-
ter acute increase of the aortic input impedance , Nonlinear Estima- compatibility, Implant associated infection, Testing of Biomaterials,
tion of respiratory induced heart movement and its Application in In vitro assessment, in vivo assessments, Blood Materials interac-
ECG signal processing, Nonlinear deterministic behavior on blood tions. Design on materials for biomedical application, Wound heal-
pressure control, Wavelet Analysis in biomedical signal processing, ing, Ophthalmologic applications, Sutures, dental implants, Cardio-
Future Directions of biomedical signal processing and multimedia vascular implants, neural implants, Skin and Orthopedic application.
communication. Implantation techniques for soft tissues and hard tissues replace-
ments, Problems and possible solutions in implant fixation. Failure
BM-7603 Advanced Biomedical Imaging Processing analysis of medical device and implants.
This course will deals with the biomedical image processing, need of
image processing in medicine, principles of image used in biomedical BM-7605 Bio nanotechnology
devices, types of imaging, components of image processing, image This course will cover the introduction to the bio-nanotechnology,
analysis, image managements, Magnetic resonance imaging, Spin Application of bio-nanotechnology, Protein Engineering, tools for ge-
echo, One dimensional fourier imaging, k space and gradient echoes, nome analysis, Microchip, Bioelectronics chips, Gene Chips. Micro
slice excitation, sampling and aliasing in image reconstruction , pro- fabrication processes of silicon and glass chips, Self-assembled mon-
jection reconstruction of images, MR angiography, motion artifacts olayers Applications in surface modification and micro-patterning,
and flow compensation, MR Spectroscopy, X-ray and computerized Fabrication of polymer Microfluidic devices, Noncontact micro-ar-
tomography, color X ray imaging, ultrasound imaging, tissue, Scat- raying techniques, electronic manipulation of cells on a microchip
tering, Ultrasound tissue phantom, Ultrasound beam formation, Ul- based devices, micro-filters based separation of cells, Technology
trasound image modalities, Electrical impedance tomography, Opti- options and applications in microchips, Micro-fabricated devices for
cal Coherence Tomography, Medical application of virtual reality integrated DNA Analysis, Biochip based portable laboratory, biologi-
technology. cal applications of paramagnetic particles in chips, and Nano scale
size based bio-molecular separations technology.
BM-7604 Advanced Biomaterial
This course will cover the introduction to the biomaterial, Applica- BM-7606 Advanced Modeling and Simulation of Physiological Sys-
tion of biomaterial in Medical engineering, Need and requirement of tem
Biomaterial in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering, Classes This course deals with the definition of Modeling and simulation, in
of materials used in medicine, Metals Polymers, FRPs, Glasses, Ce- importance, Types of modeling and its Application in biomedical en-

22
gineering with examples. Hybrid models and its application in bio- BM-8101 Tissue Engineering
medical engineering, example of simulators. Multi-scale modeling its This course will cover biological principles and physiological phe-
application in biomedical engineering and its examples. Conceptual nomena underlying cellular regulation during development, homeo-
Modeling, why and when to use the conceptual model. Things nec- stasis, and cell proliferations and wound healing. The course also in-
essary before building a model. Conceptual model of cardio-respira- cludes tissue engineering fundamentals, such as cell sources, trans-
tory system Subdivision of Physiology models and combining of basic plantation immunology, processing of scaffolding materials, integra-
elements of Conceptual models. Mathematical Models. Mathemati- tion at cell-material interfaces, mechanisms of incorporation and re-
cal model of Mechanical and electrical system. Mathematical model lease of biologics, engineered culture environments, and host-trans-
of electrical system. State space variable and derivation of its equa- plant integration. A Brief Introduction to Different Cell Types, Human
tions. Example of State space equation and transfer its relation with Embryonic Stem Cells, Derivation and Culture of embryonic stem
transfer function. Representation of fluid and biomedical system in cell, Stem Cells Differentiation, Marrow Stem Cells, Cord Blood Stem
electrical component diagram. Electrical and mechanical modeling Cells Potentials and Realities, Control of Adult Stem Cell Function in
of the blood flow through the artery. Introduction to the software Bioengineered Artificial cell and functions, Stem Cell and tissue Im-
implementation of model. Flow diagram of the software implemen- munology, Development of a Design of Experiment Methodology,
tation. Electrical model of the Skin. Use of Skin model in Electrical Applications to the Design and Analysis of Experiments, Synthetic Bi-
Impedance Plethysmography. Electrical model of the electrode. Ap- omaterials as Cell-Responsive Artificial Extracellular Matrices, Bioac-
plication of electrode electrolyte model by attaching the electrode. tive Composite Materials for Bone Tissue Engineering Scaffolds Ag-
Bio Heat equation and its derivative. Application of bio-heat equa- gregation of Cells Using Biomaterials, Nanotechnology for Tissue En-
tion in simulation and modeling. Model of the brain and temperature gineering, Microscale Technologies for Tissue Engineering, Cell Ex-
effect on implanted Deep Brain stimulation electrodes. Modeling of pansion, Cell Encapsulation, 3D Cultures, Stem Cell Therapy (Past,
the Human Eye. Electrical Modeling of the Neuron and Cable Theory. Present, and Future, Tissue Engineered organs and implants, Tissue
Block diagram of Middle Ear and its Electrical Modeling. Electrical Engineering for Tooth and Bone Regeneration, Animal Model and
Model of the Respiratory System. Three Block Model of the Renal material compatibility, In Vitro 3D Human Tissue Models for Oste-
System. Monti-Carlo Simulation of the Photon Movement in the Bi- ochondral Diseases, Application of Tissue Engineering according to
ological Tissue. Model design in COMSOL Multiphysics Software, de- the latest trends and Technology, importance of clinical trials and its
signing of the electrode and identify the electrical field passing outcomes.
through the medium using COMSOL.

23
BM-8102 Bio-Material Engineering pharmacokinetics. The course will first cover the fundamentals of
The course deals with the material the biological materials used in drug delivery, including physiology, pharmacokinetics/pharmacody-
the field of biomedical. The fundamental of the course is the material namics, drug diffusion and permeation, and biomaterials used in
and its types, bio material and artificial materials used as bio im- drug delivery course, Fundamentals and challenges of drug delivery,
plants. The advance physical and chemical properties of the materi- Barriers to Drug Delivery, In vitro models in drug discovery and de-
als. design of the biomaterial, physical, chemical and behavior of the livery, Routes of Drug Delivery, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynam-
material in and outside the biological system. Synthetic Biomaterials ics, Diffusion in Biological Systems, Drug Metabolism, Polymer Selec-
as Cell-Responsive Artificial Extracellular Matrices, Bioactive Compo- tion, Polymer Characterization, Hydrogel drug delivery systems, Pol-
site Materials for Bone Tissue Engineering Scaffolds Aggregation of ymer Microparticles/Nanoparticles/ Micelles/Vesicles, Polymer-
Cells Using Biomaterials. The development of new scaffolds for re- Drug Conjugates, Implantable Drug Delivery Systems, Drug Delivery
generative medicine, biomaterials characterization, stem cell ther- in Tissue Engineering, Controlled Release Drug Delivery, Mucoad-
apy, cell-materials interface engineering, self-assembled bio-mi- hesive Drug Delivery Systems, Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Delivery
metic copolymers and nano-materials for bio sensing applications. Systems, Affinity Based Drug Delivery, Drug Targeting, Pro-drugs/
Biomaterials activities are particularly exciting is the tailoring of in- Bio-conjugation.
organic nano-particles such as gold and quantum dots with bioactive
peptides so that they can act as reporters for the detection of en- BM-8104 Regenerative Medicine
zyme activity. Ultrasensitive detection of enzymes related diseases Regenerative medicine course includes the following are topics Bio-
such as cancer or infectious diseases. Natural and synthetic materials materials: including novel biomaterials that are designed to direct
as well as the interactions between materials and biological tissues. the organization, growth, and differentiation of cells in the process
It covers a wide range of research areas including advance materials of forming functional tissue providing both physical and chemical
science, biocompatibility, implant device development, surgical ap- cues.
plications, and failure analysis and has application throughout most Cells: including enabling methodologies for the proliferation and dif-
physiologic systems. Application of material Engineering according ferentiation of cells, acquiring the appropriate source of cells such as
to the latest trends and Technology, importance of clinical trials and autologous cells, allogeneic cells, xenogeneic cells, stem cells, genet-
its outcomes. ically engineered cells, and immunological manipulation. Biomole-
cules: including growth and other differentiating factors. Engineering
BM-8103 Polymers in Drugs Delivery Systems design aspects: including 2D cell expansion, 3D tissue growth, biore-
It will focus on topics at the interface between engineering and med- actors, vascularization, cell and tissue storage and shipping (biologi-
icine such as polymer chemistry, biomaterials, mass transport, and cal packaging).

24
Biomechanical aspects of design: including properties of native tis- Deep Brain Stimulation, Implantable Cardiac Electro-stimulation De-
sues, identification of minimum properties required for engineered vices, The Bion1 Microstimulator and its Clinical Applications, Brain
tissues, mechanical signals regulating engineered tissues, and effi- Control and Sensing of Artificial Limbs, Magnetic Stimulation of Neu-
cacy and safety of engineered tissues. In this course, we will intro- ral Tissue: Techniques and System Design, and Regulatory Approval
duce most of these elements through some examples that have al- of Implantable Medical Devices in the United States and Europe,
ready successfully reached the clinics and others that have still to be
further improved to enter daily clinical practices. BM- 8202 Sensors in Bio Instrumentation
The course will include the Introduction to the bio sensors, Temper-
BM-8105 Bio Implantable Material ature Sensors, Humidity sensors, Tilt Sensors, Pulse sensors, Accel-
The course will include (i) biomaterials used for the implants, (ii) sur- erometers and it application in biomedical Instrumentation, Pres-
face modification and coatings (iii) biomechanics aspects of the im- sure Sensor and its application in Biomedical instrumentation, capac-
plant (iv) corrosion and tribo-corrosion aspects of the implants (v) itive sensors and its application in biomedical instrumentation, Opti-
Clinical concerns. Some other topics related with implants such has cal sensors in medical care, Bio sensors for monitoring glucose, Non-
Introduction of Biomedical implants, Different types of implants Invasive cardiovascular hemodynamic measurements, Sensors for
used in dentistry, orthopedics, and Cardiac implants, Implant mate- Respirator system, Sensors for fetal and neonatal monitoring, Body
rials, Implant design, Surface coatings and modifications, Mechanics Motion Analysis, Cardiac Pacemakers, Sensors for Catheter Applica-
of implant in action- Contact stresses and forces, Corrosion aspects, tions, Home Health Care and Telecare. Normal regional variation,
Tribo-corrosion aspects, Major failure mechanisms, Lab experience MR in neurology. MR in Cardiology, MR in traumatic injury. MR in
from dental and hip implant simulator, Diagnostic techniques for the cancer diagnoses and its importance.
implant monitoring in orthopedics and dentistry, Material selection
and economic impact, Clinical issues and concerns, Current status BM- 8203 Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Devices
and future direction. The course will include the Principles of Assistive Technology: Intro-
ducing the Human Activity Assistive Technology Model, Technologies
BM- 8201 Neural Implants Devices that Assist People Who Have Disabilities, Activity, Human, and Con-
The course will include the Microelectronic Visual Prostheses, Visual text: The Human Doing an Activity in Context, Ethical Issues in Assis-
Prosthesis for Optic Nerve Stimulation, Cochlear Implants, Auditory tive Technology, Control Interfaces for Assistive Technologies, Ac-
Prosthesis Using Deep Brain Stimulation: Development and Imple- cessing Mainstream Information and Communication Technologies:
mentation, Spinal Cord Stimulation: Engineering Approaches to Clin- The Technology and the Web, Technologies that Enable Mobility,
ical and Physiological Challenges, Microelectrode Technologies for

25
Technologies That Aid Transportation, Technologies That Aid Manip- Marketing and stakeholder strategy, Sales and distribution strategy,
ulation and Control of the Environment, Sensory Aids for Persons Competitive advantage and business strategy Business Planning: Op-
with Visual Impairments, Sensory Aids for Persons with Auditory Im- erating plan and financial model, Strategy integration and communi-
pairment, Assistive Technologies for Cognitive Augmentation, and cation, Funding approaches, Alternate pathways.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems,
BM-8301 Radiological Imaging
BM-8204 Applied Bioelectricity The course will cover the advance techniques used for the radiolog-
The course will include the Impedance and Current Distribution, ical imaging and its types. The importance of the radiological imaging
Electrical Principles of Nerve and Muscle Function, Excitation Mod- for diagnoses, treatment, and therapy of the disease. Advance phys-
els, Electrical Properties of the Heart, Cardiac Sensitivity to Electrical ics applied for the generation, transmission and acquisition of the
Stimulation, Sensory Responses to Electrical Stimulation, Skeletal radiological signals. Signal and body interface, effect on the biologi-
Muscle Response to Electrical Stimulation, Stimulation via Electric cal tissue before, during for the Source of the Radiological images.
and Magnetic Fields, TENS for pain management, TENS equipment, Radiation biology and protection. Radiological Pathology, digital vas-
techniques, and biophysical principles, Appropriate electrode sites cular imaging, computed tomography (CT), general ultrasound and
and electrical characteristics for TENS, Mechanism of action of TENS, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Head and soft tissue imaging,
and The use of TENS for non-painful conditions, Functional electrical cardio vascular and pulmonary imaging, spinal stenosis imaging,
Stimulation, Biosignal control based electrical stimulation. stroke imaging. Techniques, trends and technology of the imaging.
Extraction of the information from the radiological images. Format
BM- 8205 Innovating Medical Technologies and manipulation of the images. Diagnostic techniques for the radi-
The course will include the all the expects of device design which in- ological imaging in orthopedics and dentistry, cardio vascular and
cludes Identification: Strategic focus, needs exploration, Need state- pulmonary system. safety procedure and precautions. economic im-
ment development Screening: Disease state fundamentals, Existing pact, Clinical issues and concerns, Current status and future
solutions, Stakeholder analysis, Market analysis, Needs selection
Concept Generation: Ideation, Initial concept selection BM- 8302 Video Signal Processing
Concept Screening: Intellectual property basics, Regulatory basics, The course will cover the advance techniques used for the video sig-
Reimbursement basics, Business models, Concept exploration and nal techniques. The course includes the elaboration of the Video
testing, Final concept selection Analysis and Video Processing. Video Analysis and Video Processing,
Strategy Development: IP strategy, R&D strategy, Clinical strategy, Video Coding and Transmission, Compensated Multi-Dimensional
Regulatory strategy, Quality management, Reimbursement strategy,

26
Wavelet-Lifting, Compressed Domain Video Analysis, Image Recon- and Applications. Optical Coherence Tomography: Technical As-
struction from Arbitrary Pixel Meshes, Objective quality evaluation pects. Introduction to Biomedical Optical Imaging. Optical Fibers in
of video, Reconstruction of HDR Videos using Multiple Camera Set- Biomedical Imaging. Microscope Optics. Fluorescence Imaging and
ups, Reconstruction of Non-Regularly Sampled Data, Resolution En- Techniques. Polarization Imaging. Confocal Imaging. Endoscope Op-
hancement Techniques for Compressed Video Sequences, Signal tics.
processing for digital camera systems, Video processing for multi
camera systems. Coding and Processing of Non-Rectilinear Image BM- 8304 MR Radiology and Spectroscopy
and Video Data, Coding medical datasets, Compression of Display The course will cover the fundamentals of the Magnet resonance
data, Energy Efficient Video Coding, Error Concealment of Image phenomena. The Advance technique for the MR Radiology and Spec-
Data, High Quality Video Coding, Spatio-Temporal Prediction. Theory troscopy. The application of the MR in the Radiology. MR imaging
of Multidimensional Signals and Systems, implementation of the Sig- and acquiring of the Image data. Methods and formulation of the
nal transmission and its techniques. The display and reading of the Technique for the data analysis. Signal, noise and data analysis and
video signals and its format. The use of Video signals in medical and its difference. Advance filters and algorithm for the data process. Lat-
medical devices. The comparison of the conventional and the latest est trends and technology in MR radiology and spectroscopy. Intro-
used videos signal devices. The advancement in the trends and tech- duction to the Spectroscopy in Vivo. Pulse sequence and protocol
nology and its barriers. design. Normal regional variation, MR in neurology. MR in Cardiol-
ogy, MR in traumatic injury. MR in cancer diagnoses and its im-
BM- 8303 Advanced Biomedical Optical Engineering and Design portance.
The course will cover the advance techniques used for the optical
Engineering in the field of Biomedical. The course includes the detail BM-8500 PhD Thesis
knowledge of the Light Propagation in Microstructure Optical Fibers Student has to take a topic for literature review and research under
and Designing High Gain Fiber Amplifier. Details and application of the supervision of his advisor. He/She has to submit the results of his
the Fiber Optics and Devices. Nano-photonics, Bio-photonics and findings in the form of a thesis/report and defend his findings in front
Bio-medical Optics, Diagnosing Heterogeneous Dynamics for CT Scan of a panel of experts.
Images of Human Brain in Wavelet and MFDFA Domain. Automated
Detection of Optic Disc in Fundus Images. Three-Dimensional Opti-
cal-Resolution Photoacoustic Microscopy. Fluorescence Microscopy
Imaging in Biomedical Sciences. Spectral Imaging: Methods, Design,

27
Civil Engineering Courses CV-6106 Structural Mechanics
Introduction, Energy Principles- principle of virtual work, potential
CV-6101 Advanced Reinforced and Pre-stressed Concrete energy, complementary energy, Stability Theory- Euler method, non-
Introduction, Behaviour and design of beams-Review, Behaviour and conservative systems, Review of Classical Beam Theories- Euler- Ber-
design of Short Columns- Review, Behaviour and design for Slender noulli and Timoshenko, beam theories, energy methods, large de-
Columns, Two Way Slab Systems, Strip Method, Direct design flections (beam-columns), stability (planer and lateral buckling),
method, Equivalent frame method, Shear in walls, Structural Walls, Classical Plate Theories- Kirchhoff and Reissner-Mindlin plate theo-
Prestressed Concrete- elastic analysis, prestress losses, deflections, ries, solution methods, energy methods.
flexural and shear strength, bond and anchorage.
CV-6108 Earth Quake Resistant Design
CV-6104 Structural Dynamics Introduction- Basis of earthquake philosophies, role of uncertainty
Single degree of freedom systems: Formulation of the equation of and the management of risk, an 'ideal' approach and some practical
motion and its methods of formulation, Free vibration response; un- simplifications, limit state approaches, approaches adopted in cur-
damped free vibration and damped free vibration; Response to dif- rent and emerging building code provisions, Sources of Earthquake
ferent types of dynamic loadings and different methods of analysis ground motions, measures of earthquake intensity and damage po-
of nonlinear structural response. Development of software in C++ tential, effects of local soil conditions on ground shaking, engineer-
language. ing estimation of ground motion characteristics based on determin-
istic and probabilistic approaches, Assessment of the effect of struc-
CV-6001 Advanced Engineering Mathematics tural system and ground motions on the response of simple one and
Numerical solutions of linear algebraic equations; Solutions of non- multiple degrees of freedom systems, Development of Design Earth-
linear using first and second order iterative methods; Numerical dif- quakes for Linear and Non-Linear Structural Response, Analytical
ferentiation and integration; Partial differential equations and finite Procedures for Preliminary/ Conceptual Design and Proportioning of
difference methods; Eigen value problems such as plates. Laplace Structural Systems, Code Related Issues, Applications.
equations; Applications of Legendre, Chebyshev, Hankal and Bessel
Functions to Structural Problems. Application of Taylor Series, Runge CV-6109 Sustainable Construction
Kutta Method. Calculus of Variation, Euler Lagrange equations, Ra- Patterns of Development-current global patterns, sustainable devel-
leigh-Ritz & Galerkin techniques. Development of software for all nu- opment, Global Environment Issues, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA),
merical techniques in C++ language.

28
Sustainable Design-Introduction, principles and strategies, Design steel girders, Design of prestressed concrete girders, Composite ac-
for Environment, Sustainable Consumption. tion - shear connectors, Bridge tests and NDT procedures, Evaluation
of existing bridges, Corrosion - types, mechanisms, evaluation of cor-
CV-6111 Design of High Rise Structures roded bridges, Fatigue - steel bridges, concrete bridges, Rehabilita-
Design Criteria- design philosophy, architectural requirements, load- tion of bridges.
ing, strength and stability, stiffness and drift limitations, human com-
fort criteria, creep, shrinkage and temperature effects, Gravity Load CV-7102 Mechanics of Solids
Resisting Systems-composite steel floor systems, precast concrete Introduction to Cartesian tensors; stress tensor and tensorial trans-
floor systems, post-tensioned concrete floor systems, Lateral Load formation of stress; Mohr's circle for 3-D stress transformation; dy-
Resisting Systems- moment resisting frames, brace frames, shear adic and indicial symbols; finite and infinitesimal strain tensors;
wall systems, core and outrigger systems, tubular systems, hybrid Mohr's circle for 3-D strain; constitutive equations for anisotropic
systems, Modelling for Analysis-Assumptions, computer modelling material; composite laminates; two dimensional theories of yield;
for accurate analysis, dynamic analysis, Fire Safety Engineering- fire Airy's stress function in plane elasticity; generalized Fourier series
protection systems, fire-resistance-rated construction , Foundation solution to bi-harmonic equation; elasticity in polar coordinates;
Systems and Construction Techniques-foundation systems, shallow thermoelectricity; numerical methods in elasticity.
foundations, pile foundations, raft foundation design and analysis,
settlement aspect of foundation for tall buildings, basement excava- CV-7103 Advanced Structural Analysis
tion design and construction, Project Management for Tall Buildings- Matrix algebra, solution of equations, review of energy principles,
planning and scheduling, design management and constructability virtual work; degree of redundancy, choice of redundant, flexibility
reviews, value engineering, site control. method, kinematics indeterminacy, development of element stiff-
ness matrices, stiffness method of analysis of structures, computer
CV-6112 Bridge Engineering applications and software development, axial force effects and Eigen
Introduction to bridge engineering, Historical perspective, Structural value analysis, introduction to finite element method, introduction
members- Materials, structural types, Selection of site, Bridge loads to structural stability. Development of software in C++ language.
- dead load, live load, Live load moments and shears, influence lines,
dynamic load (impact), Longitudinal loads. Load combinations, CV-7105 Finite Element Methods
Bridge substructure - pier, abutment, pile, Design of concrete slab, Basic concepts of structural modelling, Review of the Stiffness
Design of non-composite steel girders, Design of non-composite method of Structural Analysis, Modelling stiffness, loads and dis-
steel girders, Design of composite steel girders, Design of composite

29
placement boundary conditions, Mathematical interpretation of fi- behavior of fresh and hardened concrete ; testing of properties of
nite elements, variational formulation, Formulation of Finite Ele- concrete and its constituents, performance and durability of con-
ments- development of continuum elements, shape functions con- crete; strength development, deterioration vis-à-vis environment;
sistent loads, numerical integration, convergence requirements, assessment of causes and mechanism of deterioration of concrete
Computer Implementation of the Finite Element Method- Pre-pro- with emphasis on some well-known causes, non-destructive testing
cessing: model definition, element level calculations, equation as- (NDT), Design of concrete mixes; high performance concrete, light
sembly, equation solver. weight concrete, Self-compacting Concrete, Ready mixed concrete .

CV-7107 Advanced Steel Design CV-6201 Applied Soil Mechanics

Introduction of Steel Structures- material behaviour, member and Mechanical Analysis, Index Properties and Soil Classifications: Princi-
structural behaviour, loads, connections, design of steel structures, ple of sedimentation; sieve and sub-sieve analysis, Pre-treatment of
Basic Stability Theory- potential energy and strain energy, buckling soils, Index Properties, Casagrande's Plasticity Chart, unified soil clas-
of one degree of freedom, Stability of Steel Beams- Elastic buckling sification, Relative density of sand.
under axial loading, elastic torsional buckling, elastic lateral buckling, Effective Stress Principle and Permeability: Terzaghi's effective stress
design against buckling, Stability of Steel Plates and Shells- theory of principle, Flow through soils and Darcy's Law, Constant and falling
plate bending, elastic buckling of plates and shells, Fatigue Design of head permeability, In-situ permeability, theory, wells.
Steel Structures- S-N curves, fatigue crack propagation, fatigue cate- Stress-History and Compressibility of Soils: Normally consolidated
gory, fatigue life estimate. and over-consolidated soils, pre-consolidation pressure, Terzaghi's
theory of consolidation, Pore pressure coefficients, Skempton &
CV-7110 Plates and Shells Bjerrum Modification, Secondary consolidation.
Pure bending of plates (Kirchhoff theory), Rectangular, circular and Stress Distribution in Soils: Evaluation of geo-static stresses, Mohr's
annular plates under lateral loads, Various edge conditions, Effect of circle of stresses, Elastic theories for evaluation of stress increments.
transverse shear deformation (Mindlin theory), Large deflection of Stress-Strain Behaviour and Shear Strength: Stress and strain condi-
Plates, Theory of thin curved shells, Deformation and stresses of cy- tions in plane shear and axi-symmetric conditions, Direct shear and
lindrical and conical shells. triaxial tests, Stress-strain behaviour of cohesive and non-cohesive
soils, Shear strength of cohesive and non-cohesive soils, Stress path
CV-7113 Advanced Concrete Technology methods and stress-strain theories.
Characteristics and properties of constituents of concrete; Cement,
Aggregates, Admixtures, etc. and their influence on properties and

30
CV-6203 Foundation Engineering & Design Geological Structure Analysis: Geological structures (faults, folds),
Principles of Foundation Engineering: Design of foundations, Design Discontinuities, Hemispherical projection (basics and borehole anal-
criteria: allowable settlement, total factor of safety, partial factors. ysis). Processes in Engineering Geology: Weathering, Erosion, trans-
Stability Analysis based on plastic theorem: Total and effective stress portation and sedimentation, Groundwater.
analyses, Limit analysis: upper bound and lower bound calculation, Applied Engineering Geology: Landslides classification for slopes in
Slip line method, Limit equilibrium method. rock and soil, Mass movement in rock, Mass movement in soil, Exca-
Earth Pressure Problems Related to Foundation Engineering: Earth vation Principles in Rock and Soil. Engineering Geology in Practice:
pressure and earth pressure coefficient, Earth pressure at rest, active Site characterization and investigation techniques, Case histories
and passive pressure, Earth pressure acting on flexible walls, Case and examples, reporting.
histories.
Shallow Foundations: Types of shallow foundation, bearing capacity CV -6207 Soil Dynamics & Earthquake Engineering
Calculation: bearing capacity factors: Factors affecting bearing ca- Fundamentals of Vibration: Fundamental definitions, System with a
pacity: 2D and 3D, depth, load inclination and eccentricity, founda- single degree of freedom, System with two degrees of freedom.
tion flexibility, soil compressibility, Stress in elastic media due to sur- Waves in Elastic Medium: Elastic stress waves in a bar, Stress waves
face loading, Settlement calculation: immediate settlement, consol- in an infinite elastic medium, Stress waves in elastic half-space.
idation settlement, Settlement predictions using in-situ tests and Properties of Dynamically Loaded Soils: Laboratory tests and results,
empirical methods, Case histories. Field test measurements, Correlations for shear modulus and damp-
Deep Foundation: Classification of deep foundations, types of pile ing ratio.Foundation Vibration: Vertical, rocking, and sliding vibra-
foundation, Load transfer mechanism: friction resistance, pile tip tions of foundations, Vibration of embedded foundations, Vibration
bearing load, Vertical bearing capacity and settlement of piles, Time screening.Dynamic Bearing Capacity of Shallow Foundations: Ulti-
effects, group action of piles, negative skin friction, Lateral loads on mate dynamic bearing capacity, behaviour under transient load.
piles, pile testing, Case histories. Earthquake and Ground Vibration: Earthquake magnitude, Vibration
of soil layers due to earthquake, Characteristics of rock motion dur-
CV-6205 Geology for Civil Engineers ing earthquake.
Geological and Mechanical Principles: Geological time, Rock forming Lateral Earth Pressure on Retaining Walls: Mononobe-Okabe active
minerals, Rock types, Soil Types, Mechanical fundamentals for Engi- earth pressure, Laboratory model test results for active earth pres-
neering Geology, Soil and rock properties. sure coefficient, Design of gravity retaining walls based on limited
displacement, Passive force on retaining wall.

31
Compressibility of Soils under Dynamic Loads: Compaction of granu- Conduction of Chemical Species through Porous Media: Steady state
lar soils, Settlement of foundation on granular soil under vibration. diffusion, Transient state diffusion, Column test, Batch equilibrium
Liquefaction of Soil: Fundamental concept of liquefaction, Labora- test. Cover System of Landfill: Type of cover system, Components of
tory studies to simulate field conditions for soil liquefaction, Proce- cover system, Design of cover system. Settlement of Landfill: Creep
dures for determination of field liquefaction. models, Prediction and quantification, Case studies. Gas from Land-
Seismic Stability of Earth Embankments: Free vibration of earth em- fill: Landfill gas characteristic, Landfill gas movements, Landfill gas
bankment, Forced vibration of earth embankment, Pseudo-static control. Water Balance in Landfill: Design of drainage systems. Land-
analysis, Estimation of Earthquake-induced deformation. fill Monitoring and Control: Drilling method, Soil sampling method,
Groundwater sampling method, Landfill monitoring scheme. Site Re-
CV-6208 Pavement Design mediation Technology: In-situ site remediation technique, Ex-situ
Introduction to pavement design process, concepts, history and de- site remediation technique.
sign factors, stress-strain analysis for flexible pavements, stresses
and deflections in rigid concrete pavements, analysis of traffic loads, CV-6210 Underground Excavating & Tunneling
material consideration in design, factors effecting design, servicea- Introduction: History, type, stability and influencing factors, related
bility concept and failure criteria of rigid and flexible pavement, problems.
AASHTO design method for rigid and flexible pavements, pavement Underground Excavations in Rocks: Stresses and displacements
evaluation, rehabilitation and overlay design. around underground excavations, In situ stresses, Thick-walled cyl-
inder solution, stresses and displacements around a circular open-
CV-6209 Geotechnical & Geo Environmental Engineering ing, uniform stress field & non-uniform stress field (elastic, elasto-
Introduction: Waste characteristic, Landfill system. Clay Mineralogy: plastic), ground reaction curves (characteristic lines), Displacements
Basic structural unit, Two-layer sheet and three-layer sheet, Classifi- around advancing tunnel face, Elastic stresses and displacements
cation of clay minerals and their characteristics, Double layer theory. around non-circular openings and caverns; around multiple excava-
Leachate: Definition of leachate, Leachate characteristic. Soil-Leach- tions, Design considerations for underground rock excavation on the
ate Compatibility: Soil-solution interaction, Soil-hydrocarbon inter- basis of stress criteria; pressure tunnels, Tunnel responses and rela-
action, Role of surfactant. Method for Assessing Hydraulic Conduc- tion to ground properties and geology, Stand-up time and free span,
tivity: Laboratory tests for determination of hydraulic conductivity Type of tunnel grounds: rock and soft ground, Major ground re-
i.e. fixed wall test and flexible wall test, Field tests for determination sponses: rock burst, loosening, squeezing. Methods of excavation
of hydraulic conductivity i.e. variable head test, constant head test and support, Conventional method (drill-and-blast with steel sup-
and pumping test. Flow through Porous Media: 1-D flow, 2-D flow. port), Mechanized tunnelling & tunnel boring machines (TBM's),

32
Supports (initial & final supports): steel ribs, rockbolts, and shot- CV-7202 Advanced Methods in Geotechnical Engineering
crete. Methods of excavation, ground treatments and supports for Introduction to slope stability studies, Slop stability analysis, Design
heavy grounds, Geotechnical investigations for design and construc- and construction of soil reinforcement. Bearing capacity of rein-
tion, Determination of rock loads on tunnel support requirements, forced earth. Reinforced earth walls and slopes. Characterizing co-
Empirical methods (Classifications: Terzaghi's, Deere's, Barton's, hesion sands – Review factors, affecting strength, sampling and test-
Bieniawski's, NATM, etc.). ing, In situ tests, static and seismic loading behaviour, characterizing
Analytical methods - confinement-convergence method. Numerical saturated clays- Review factors affecting strength, sampling and test-
methods - stress and displacement analysis. Observational methods ing, In situ tests, static and seismic loading behaviour, representation
- control criteria/back analysis. Instrumentations, purposes, types of of strength in slope Stability Analysis, Slope in other Materials-stiff
measurements and interpretation, New Austrian tunnelling method fissured clay, sensitive clay, partially saturated clay, loess, residual
(NATM). soils, rock slopes landfill liners. Site investigation methods ground
Soft Ground Tunnelling: Types of ground responses and influencing water flow: methods, control and design of dewatering systems.
factors, Face stability in clay and granular soils, Shield tunnelling, Ground support techniques during temporary works. Analysis of soil
Ground movement prediction (empirical & numerical analyses), Re- improvement techniques including grouting, vertical drains, and dy-
sponse of structures to ground movement from tunnelling, shallow namic compaction.
foundation, piled foundation, damage criteria, risk assessment, Con-
trol of stability and ground movements: compressed air; ground CV-7204 Advanced Analytical Geotechnical Engineering
treatment (grouting, dewatering, freezing, etc.), Lining design: lining Field Testing Equipment and Data Interpretation: Sampling, Stand-
load, ground-lining interaction, segmented lining, analysis methods. ard Penetration Test, Field Vane, Cone Penetration & Dissipation
Instrumentation and Monitoring. Tests, Pressuremeter, Dilatometer. Field Monitoring Equipment: Pi-
ezometer, Inclinometer, Settlement Measurements.
CV-6212 Pressure & Retaining Systems Advanced Laboratory Equipment: Consolidation, Constant rate of
Pressure on Retaining walls. Basic concepts and earth pressure the- strain/displacement, Rowe Cell & Radial flow, Ko consolidated Triax-
ories. Design criteria and pressure analysis of rigid walls with and ial, Measurement of Ko-value, Strength testing, Ko-consolidated Tri-
without surcharge loads. Effect of seepage and drainage on walls. axial (Compression & Extension), Direct Shear and Simple Shear,
Pile – supported retaining wall. Behaviour of flexible earth retaining True Triaxial & Plane Strain, Torsional Shear Hollow Cylinder, Direc-
structures. Design criteria and pressure analysis of anchored bulk tional Shear Cell.
heads, braced out and tie back bracing system, design criteria for cel-
lular cofferdams. Behaviour of retaining walls during earthquakes.

33
CV-7206 Ground Improvement Techniques & Geo Synthetics Foundations on Rocks: Modes of bearing capacity failure, Socketted
Densification and Consolidation: Shallow and Deep Foundations, Dy- pile foundations, Foundation on weathered rock, Foundation on
namic consolidation and vibroflotation. Preloading and Drainage: karstic terrain. Rock Slope Engineering: Types of slope movement
Vertical drain with surcharge and vacuum preloading, Electro-os- and influencing factors, Classification of slope movement and land-
motic consolidation with vertical drains. Soil Reinforcement: Rein- slides, Failures of rock slopes, Failures of weathered rock/residual
forced earth and geotextiles applications, Granular piles/sand com- soil slopes, Shear strength along geologic discontinuities, Influence
paction piles. Soil Stabilization by Admixtures: Soil + cement (deep of irregularity, displacement, joint filling and confining pressure,
mixing method), Soil + lime (lime columns) and other additives. De- Strength criteria (Patton's, Barton's, etc), Rock Slope stability analy-
signing with Geosynthetics: Composition, Properties and Functions sis, Plane failure, Wedge failure, Rotational failure, Rock falls, Appli-
of Geosynthetics, Designing for Separation, Filtration, Drainage and cation of software for rock slope analysis, Stabilization and instru-
Roadway Applications, Designing for Landfill Liners and Barrier Ap- mentation.
plications.
CV-6301 Development of Transport Infra-Structure
CV-7211 Rock Mechanics Transportation & access needs of the society, various modes of
Rock Engineering in Geotechnical Practice: Overview of rock me- transportation systems (e.g. road and rail), passenger and freight
chanics and rock engineering, Application to civil and mining engi- movements, basic considerations of transport infrastructure devel-
neering. Properties of Intact Rock, Rock Mass and Geologic Disconti- opments, current development programmes, Integration of trans-
nuities: Index properties and classifications for rocks, Geologic dis- portation systems, interface between systems, National & Global
continuities and description, In situ stresses and measurement, Transportation Networks. Appraisal & Evaluation of Transportation
Stress-strain relationship, brittle fracturing and failure theories, Projects; Appraisal & evaluation guidelines, Requirements, Method-
Strength criteria of rock and rock mass, Properties of weak rock - ology, Other considerations and practical examples, Highway Plan-
creep, swelling, slaking. Deformability of Rock Mass: Types of prob- ning, Design & Construction; General planning considerations, Com-
lems - buildings, dams, pressure tunnels, Influencing factors and the- ponents & Classification of highways, Design elements and stand-
oretical assessment, Determination of modulus of rock mass (labor- ards, Loading on pavements, Design principles for flexible and rigid
atory tests, in situ tests, empirical methods), Elastic solutions for pavements, Construction & Maintenance of modern highways. Rail-
stresses and displacements beneath foundations and around tunnels way Systems; Important components of the railway system, Railway
(close-formed and numerical analysis). development, Railway capacity, Railway alignment, Rail joints, bal-
Groundwater Flow in Rock Mass and Assessment: Flow characteris- last and other infrastructure components, Airports and Sea ports;
tics, Permeability measurements and flow analysis and monitoring. Airport activity systems & components, Airport planning procedure,

34
Runway orientation, Runway length and pavement design, Design of section, Speed, Change lanes, Medians, Design of At-grade and grade
port terminals & connections, Seaport activity systems & compo- separated intersections, Road-rail crossings, Highway drainage, De-
nents, Seaport planning procedure, Port and Airport Development sign automation concepts, and Highway design software.
Study (PADS).
CV-6307 Transport and Logistics Management
CV-6302 Urban Transportation Planning and Development The Transport System; The function of transport; the elements of
Coordination of City Planning and Transportation Planning. Trip gen- transport system; systems concept as applied to transport and dis-
eration, trip distribution, modal split, trip assignment models; Pre- tribution. The Structure and Management of Transport Organisa-
paring land-use cum transport plans; Economic evaluation; Urban tions; The pattern of ownership and scale of operation; organisation
travel Characteristics and trends in travel demand. Basic urban trans- structures; management function and practices; policy formulation
portation studies i/c origin destination surveys, Inventory use stud- and planning of strategies. Road Transport Management; Highway
ies, Parking studies and transit surveys. Pedestrian facilities; Light rail Classification; Area Traffic Control; Parking Control; Junction Control;
and Mass Rapid Transit. Traffic Surveillance And Regulations; Transport Routing Manage-
ment. Pavement Management System; Maintenance Assessment
CV-6002 Probability and Statistics Rating and Costing for Highways; pavement maintenance and reha-
Probability: Concepts of Probability and their relevance to statistical bilitation strategy; pavement performance prediction; economic
analysis, Probability distributions relevant to transportation data analysis and network optimization. Logistics Management; Concept
analysis. Data Collection: Survey planning and design, traffic survey of a logistics system, Logistics need evaluation, Design & manage-
practice, inventory surveys, transport usage surveys, travel time and ment of logistic & distribution networks, Optimal vehicle fleet utili-
congestion surveys, matrix surveys, questionnaires and interviews, zation techniques, Industrial logistics, Stores, spares & supplies man-
sources and use of secondary data, Statistics: Summary measures. agement, Warehousing, Logistic operations for emergencies & relief
Statistical distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, operations, Training & Scheduling.
contingency table, correlation and linear regression analysis, ANOVA
and multivariate analysis. CV-6509 Highway Materials
Properties and usage of soil, sand and rock as highway materials,
CV-6305 Geometric Design of Highway Modification and evaluation of their properties, Criteria for use and
Design philosophy and present trends, Design controls and criteria, acceptance, Testing, variability and quality control, use of non-struc-
Design speed, Safe sight distance, Road gradients, Super elevation, tural material, material resources, in-service conditions, and their ef-
Capacity as design control, Horizontal and Vertical alignment, Cross-

35
fect on material, performance, properties and use of bitumen, as- system, Fixed and variable schedules, Minimum fleet size, Dead-
phalt & tars and concrete as pavement materials. Rheology of bitu- heading considerations. Service Reliability; Variability of concern to
men, bituminous coating of aggregates, optimization of bituminous passengers and operator, The bunching phenomenon, Improving re-
mixtures, Asphalt Concrete mix design. Quality control and perfor- liability, Passenger waiting time, Vehicle Running time; AVL (auto-
mance of bituminous & concrete pavement materials. matic vehicle location) systems-features and benefits. Systems Anal-
ysis; Recent developments, Production functions and marginal anal-
CV-6310 Transport Economics ysis; Sensitivity analysis; Resource allocation and transportation
Introduction to transport economics, Demand for transport, problems. Transit Network (Routes) Design; Current practices, Estab-
Transport supply, Transport pricing Subsidy and investment, Compe- lishing objective functions, Creating routes and transfers, Demand
tition and ownership, Cost benefit analysis in developed countries, assignment and initial frequency determination, Optimal criteria and
Cost benefit analysis in developing countries, Road user charging, best solutions with flexibility for decision makers. Design & Evalua-
Transport and the economy. tion of Public Transport Priority Measures; Important elements in
providing preference to public transport, Priority schemes, Design
CV-6311 Public Transport Operations and Management and Evaluation. Applications of information technologies in public
Overall Framework; Public transport operations and planning pro- transport. Field/Laboratory Work; Public transport network building
cess; Problem decomposition. Tradeoffs between services; Standard and demand assignment, boarding and alighting counts, on-board
versus mini-vehicle; Vehicle size models. Public transport planning surveys, and on-site case studies.
studies. Data Collection Methods; Manual and automated data col-
lection techniques; Automatic vehicle monitoring; Sampling consid- CV-7303 Advanced Traffic Engineering and Management
erations; Operations surveys: passenger load counts, boarding and Road inventory, Traffic measurements, flow, speed, road structures,
alighting checks, transit speed and delay studies. Frequency and driver, vehicle & pedestrian characteristic; Controlled & uncon-
Headway Determination; Analyzing passenger load and running time trolled intersections; Signals, Street lights, road markings, traffic
data, Four methods for frequency and headway determination. Ex- signs. One way and Tidal Flow System, Parking Controls, Traffic calm-
amples of the four methods and cost-effectiveness criteria. Timeta- ing; Capacity Analysis of signalized and un-signalized intersections;
ble Development; Current practice, Alternative timetables, Timeta- Accident study and road safety; Intelligent Transport System, Travel
bles with evenly spaced headways, Timetables with even loads. Au- Demand Management.
tomated timetables with examples, Experiences with computer pro-
grams. Vehicle Scheduling; An experience with an optimization
scheduling method, Graphical and optimal method for an interactive

36
CV-7304 Pavement Analysis and Design CV-7401 Project Management
Pavement type, stress distribution in pavements; theoretical and ac- Introduction to Project Management - Goals, Roles and Responsibil-
tual sub-grade conditions & traffic loading, design principles, meth- ities, Project life Cycle, Role of Project Manager, Project Selection
ods & criteria for flexible pavements, rigid & semi-rigid pavements. Models, Project Acquisition and Risk Analysis, Project Scope Man-
Design of special duty & temporary pavements; Environmental influ- agement, Time Cost and Quality Management, Project management
ences & effects, pavement overlays, Mechanistic Design of Pave- Software, Project Communications, project Team Building, Project
ments, Pavement sub-drainage. teams and Teamwork Issues, Project Termination Issues.

CV-6306 Sustainable Transportation Systems CV-7402 Total Quality Management

Introduction & emerging need for sustainable transportation sys- Introduction to quality (definitions, history and importance, dimen-
tems, Sustainable transport Indicators, Sustainability Analysis of sions), Principles of Total Quality Management, TQM as a new cul-
transportation systems with special focus on developing countries ture, Quality management philosophies (Deming, Juran, Crosby, Ishi-
like Pakistan, Policy issues and main principles of design, Application kawa, Taguchi, Feigenbaum), Customer satisfaction and customer
of advanced transport technology and intelligent transport systems. relationship management, Quality awards (Deming, EFQM, Malcolm
Baldridge), Benchmarking, Tools for TQM (quality improvement,
CV-7308 Intelligent Transportation Systems SPC, QFD, Taguchi, techniques, etc), Quality standards and quality
Introduction to intelligent transportation systems, Basic types and assurance systems, Cost of quality.
application areas, Design & Performance Characteristics, World wide
applications, and ongoing research, Accident prevention, Environ- CV-7404 Construction and Industrial Law
mental pollution control and other main advantages. Introduction, Role of Engineers and managers, Ethics and Profes-
sional Status, Business Issues- Business Organizations, Law of Con-
CV-7312 Supply Chain Management tract, Intellectual Property Law, Employment, Liability Issues- Law of
Concepts in supply chain management; Information technology for Tort, Risk and Loss Management, Bonds and Insurance, Societal Re-
the supply chain; Decision support system for supply chain manage- sponsibilities- Environmental Law and Considerations, Health and
ment; Logistics network design and planning; Inventory manage- Safety Act, Sustainable Development, Employment Equity and Hu-
ment in the supply chain; Risk pooling concept; Bullwhip effect in man Rights, Career Issues – Leadership and Management, The Engi-
supply chain; Computerized beer game; Supply chain integration; neering Design Process- Design for Safety, Quality Assurance.
Strategic alliance and partnering; Product and process design for lo-
gistics; International issues in supply chain management.

37
CV-7406 Statistics and Probability structure planning, Infrastructure Programming and Budgeting, Pro-
Introduction to Basic Elements of Probability Theory, Important ject Development – infrastructure design, identification of barriers
Probability Distributions in Engineering- Gaussian, log-normal, bino- to project development, realistic project schedule and budget. Role
mial, exponential, Poisson, exact and asymptotic distributions of ex- of value engineering, Environmental Impact Assessment, Construc-
tremes, Emphasis on applications to various engineering problems, tion- bidding and contract award process, Construction inspection
Component and System Reliability/Failure Analysis-time to failure, with and without a construction management consultant. Quality
failure rate, hazard rate, hazard function, reliability of series system Assurance in the construction product.
configuration, reliability of parallel system configuration, reliability
of r-out-of-n system configuration, Elements of Decision Analysis Un- CV-7408 Human Resource Management in Construction Projects
der Uncertainty- simple and more general risk decision problems, Importance of HRM, external factors influencing HRM; planning and
decision tree, decision criteria, maximum expected monetary value forecasting human resource requirements; recruitment and selec-
criterion, optimal alternative. tion; performance management; reward systems; careers and men-
toring; HRM outcomes and current issues in HM. Effects of sociolog-
CV-7407 Infrastructure Management in Public Sector ical, legal, economic, ethical, political, strategic and environmental
Definition of public infrastructure, Infrastructure management pro- changes, issues and developments on human resource management
cess- monitoring and evaluation, planning and programming, design, processes, practices, programs and policies. Responsibilities of HR
construction, operations and maintenance, Infrastructure Organiza- managers- strategic implementation, managing change, interna-
tions and Systems- role of Local, regional, state, and federal agen- tional employment relations, corporate restructuring initiatives, and
cies, their organization and relationships. Managing infrastructure employee information management, Legal constraints in HR plan-
within and between large public agencies, role of civic organizations ning
and the private sector, planning, design, and construction manage-
ment consultants. CV-7403 Construction Operations and Productivity
Infrastructure systems: Streets, highways, and sidewalks; public Lean construction principles; materials management including pro-
transportation; street lighting and traffic control systems; potable curement and control; process simulation and flow improvement;
water supply; wastewater and drainage, parks, recreation facilities, constructability, subcontractor and supplier management; quality
and public open spaces; communications systems; public buildings; and productivity improvement; just-in-time, just-in-case, and just-
solid waste handling and disposal, Infrastructure Monitoring and right delivery practices; bar coding for material identification; and
Evaluation, Infrastructure Planning-Principles and practices of infra- construction facilities and site development.

38
CV-7405 Management of Design Process CV-7410 Information Technology Applications
Design Team Organization, Problem Definition Understanding, De- Introduction and overview of technology applications for civil and
sign Process Overview, Schematic Design, Concept Design Develop- environmental engineering, choice of tools and software, simulation
ment, Final Design, Ready to Advertise Construction Documents , and modelling, Intelligent transportation systems overview including
Disruption Management/Phasing, Schedule Monitoring, Project environmental and energy savings concepts, Introduction to Remote
Management Meetings, Construction Team Organization/Plan, In- sensing and cartography, photogrammetry, Introduction to GIS- data
spection & Testing/Surveillance, Computer applications/tools, Park- base system, GPS, Spatial data visualization, Computer aided design,
ing, Security, Outages, Interim Moves, Relations between Contractor computer graphics.
and Others, Mock-ups, Relationship to space plan and building de-
sign/construction, Budgets, Re-use criteria/analysis and refurbish- CV-6501 Environmental Engineering Design
ment, Managing the moving target of technology, Process/phases, Design Principles for water, wastewater and solid waste processing,
User review/approval, Computer Applications/Tools, A/E Relation- Water treatment Plant design, Municipal wastewater treatment
ship Plant design, Sludge and biosolids, Industrial wastewater, Municipal
Solid waste management and disposal, Air Quality Criteria / Manage-
CV-7409 Sustainability and the Built Environment ment.
Fundamental concepts of sustainability and sustainable develop-
ment, natural systems, interaction of the built environment (infra- CV-6502 Water and Wastewater Engineering
structure) with natural systems, Role of technical and non-technical Water quality and standards, Sources of contamination; Treatment
(economic, social, ecological, ethical, philosophical, political, psycho- of water, Clarification, Design of Clarifier / Sedimentation tank, Sed-
logical, cultural) issues in shaping engineering decisions, System sci- imentation of flocculent suspensions, Hindered settling, Scouring;
ence and system thinking, Methods to identify and select sustainable Coagulation processes, Flocculation processes, Chemical feeding
solutions to design problems, Methods of improving existing solu- methods, Sedimentation basin design, Selection of mechanical
tions; and methods of reasoning, Natural building technologies and equipment. Filtration of water, Slow and Rapid sand filters, Operat-
Alternative building systems. Eco-materials, sustainable water and ing difficulties, other filtration processes. Disinfection. Advanced wa-
waste water systems, renewable energy, waste and waste products, ter treatment techniques; Aeration, Water softening, Stabilisation,
green building construction, straw bale construction, natural plas- Ion Exchange, Reverse Osmosis, Treatment of brackish / saline wa-
ters, and building with earth and straw. ters, and Water treatment wastes. Types of wastewaters, Sewage
and its characteristics, Microbiology of sewage, Sewage treatment.

39
Preliminary treatment; Screening, Comminution, Grit and Grease re- NEQs, ISO- 14000 and Occupational Safety and Hazard Regulations,
moval, Pre-aeration, Equalization, Primary treatment; Primary sedi- Risk Analysis.
mentation, Chemical coagulation, Fine screening. Secondary treat-
ment; Attached growth processes; Design of Trickling Filters, Design CV-6509 Marine and Estuarine Environment
of Rotating Biological Contactors, Design of Fluidized Bed Systems, Marine Ecology, Effects of Pollution Discharges, Oil Spills, Coast De-
Design of clarifier, Suspended growth processes; Activated Sludge, velopment, Beach Erosion, Channel Dredging and Changing Sea-
Lagoons and Oxidation ponds, Aeration and mixing techniques, De- Level on Marine Environment and Control Measures, Modeling for
sign of clarifier for suspended growth process. Sludge management, Pollution Dispersion, Study of Marine Biology (Organism, Fisheries
its amount and characteristics. Sludge conditioning, Digestion, Pro- and Mangroves), Coastal Geology and Estuarine Ecology. Marine Re-
cessing and Disposal, Composting. Advanced wastewater treatment; sources Management
Purpose, Suspended Solids removal, Removal of Nitrogen, Phospho-
rus, Refractory organics and Dissolved Solids. Disinfection, Odour CV-6510 Environmental Measurements
control. Principle of Analysis Related to Important Areas in Environmental
Chemistry. Analytical Techniques include Colorimetry, Gravimetric
CV-6504 Solid Waste Management and Electrochemical Methods, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotome-
Evolution of Solid Waste Management; Sources, Composition and ter, and Gas Chromatography for Determination of Physical/Chemi-
Properties of Solid Waste, Municipal Solid Waste, Physical, Chemical cal Characteristics of Water, Wastewater, Solid and Air. Analysis of
and Biological properties of MSW; Types of Hazardous wastes found Treatment Parameters Used in Monitoring of Biological Processes,
in MSW. Solid waste generation and collection rates, Waste handling Microbiological Examinations of Water and Wastewater. Toxicity
and separation, storage and processing, Collection, Transfer and Tests for Aquatic Organisms.
Transport, Recovery, Reuse and Recycling, Disposal of Solid wastes
and residual matter. Sanitary Landfills, Incineration and other meth- CV-6511 Water Quality Management
ods of safe disposal. Introduction to Water Quality Management, Eco-toxicology, Bio-
monitoring and Environmental water quality, Aquatic Toxicology.
CV-6506 Environmental Management Techniques Water Laws and Regulation and Strategies for Wastewater and Wa-
Environmental Organization, Legislation, Standards, Monitoring and ter Quality Management. Direct Estimation of Ecological Effect Po-
Compliance assurance, Environmental Economics, Regional Devel- tential. Water resources Hydrology and Geo-hydrology, Basic Water
opment Planning, Environmental Decision Making for industries, Microbiology and Chemistry, Biological, chemical and physical water
quality parameters. Point and diffuse sources of pollution.

40
CV-6512 Disaster Management and Risk Analysis Decision making, EIA Guidelines for various developmental projects
Disaster Risk Context, Terms and concepts used in disaster manage- in different sectors. Case Studies.
ment, Evolution of disaster risk management, Disaster management
models and approaches, Disaster risk management process; Haz- CV-7507 Environmental Auditing
ards, Vulnerability factors, Coping capacities, Outputs from risk as- Introduction to Environmental Audit, Eco-design, Supply Chain Man-
sessment. Prevention / Mitigation; Framework for prevention and agement, Quantifying and reporting environmental performance,
mitigation, Structural mitigation, Role of public awareness, Prepara- Relationship and difference between ISO 14001, ISO 9000, EMAS &
tion of prevention and mitigation strategies. Preparedness Planning, TQM, Life cycle analysis (L.C.A.). Audit skills and process, Overview
Key preparedness considerations; Coordination and the emergency of auditing, Types of audit, Basic audit process. Environmental Legis-
coordination center, Early warning systems, Damage assessment lation and Auditing Skills, Evaluating audit results, Audit reporting,
and needs analysis, working with the media. Emergency Response Post-audit activities.
Management System; Damage assessment and needs analysis, Infor-
mation management, Resource management. Recovery and Recon- CV-7508 Industrial and Hazardous Waste Management
struction. Evaluation of Industrial Waste Problems, Legislation, Characteristics,
of wastes produced from industries, Application of Engineering Prin-
CV-7503 Air Pollution and Control ciples and Processes for Pollution Prevention, Waste Treatment, Re-
Introduction to Air Pollution Control, Air Pollution Effects, Air Pollu- covery and Disposal, Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management
tion Measurements, Emission Estimates, Meteorology, Air Pollutant Practices combined with Hazardous Waste Management, Site Reme-
Concentration Models, General ideas in Air Pollution Control, Nature diation Technologies-Bioremediation, Air Stripping and Vapor Ex-
of Particulate Pollutants, Control of Primary Particulates, Control traction.
VOCs, Sulphur dioxide, Nitrogen oxides. Control of Industrial emis-
sions. Motor vehicle problems. Air Pollutants and Global Climate, In-
door Pollution.

CV-7505 Environmental Impact Assessment

Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment, Overall EIA pro-
cess; Preliminary Assessment, Scoping, Identification of Impacts,
Quantification of Impacts, Mitigation Measure, Presentation of EIA,

41
 CE-6109 Network Performance Evaluation
Computer Engineering Courses Techniques for analysing the performance of networks and com-
puter systems. The techniques to be covered include statistical anal-
CE-6099 MS Thesis ysis of measurements, queuing theory and simulation. The applica-
The thesis is a report of theoretical or laboratory/practical work, suit- tions and limitations of each technique will be studied. Design and
able for publication. The Department will appoint an MS Thesis Su- implementation of simulations of discrete event systems. Topics in-
pervisor for this purpose. The student will choose a suitable topic clude simulation models, a review of relevant concepts in probability
with the approval of the Supervisor who will guide, supervise and modelling and statistics, queuing theory, generation of random num-
monitor the student’s progress and suggest reading material. bers and variates, variance reduction techniques, analysis and vali-
dation of data and results, and comparison of simulation languages.
CE-6103 Networking Protocols Emphasis will be placed on applying these techniques to perfor-
Fundamentals of computer networks and the Internet. Protocol lay- mance-capacity modelling and analysis of computer and communi-
ers and their service models. Application layer services and proto- cations systems. Students will be expected to implement a simula-
cols, DHCP, DNS, HTTP, Email protocols. Transport layer services and tion project.
protocols, reliability, congestion control, UDP, TCP, SCTP. Network
layer services and protocols, ARP, IPv4, IPv6, ICMPv6. Link layer ser- CE-6110 Networks and Optical Communication
vices and protocols, error control, link control and link virtualization. Fundamentals of Optical Communication, Optical Components and
Fiber Classification, Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI) Architec-
CE-6104 Internetworking ture, Extension for Telecommunication: FDDI-II, TCP/IP and OSI Pro-
Overview of TCP/IP protocols and network technologies; Internet- tocols on FDDI, SONET/SDH Architecture, Design Configuration of
working concepts and architectural model; Switching technology, SONET/SDH, SONET Automated Protection Switching (APS) Technol-
switch components, LAN switching, WAN switching, spanning tree; ogy, TCP/IP and Protocols and SONET/SDH, Dense Wavelength Divi-
Internet addressing with IPv4 and IPv6; Routing architecture, dis- sion Multiplexing (DWDM) Technology, Optical Communication Sys-
tance-vector routing, link-state routing, inter-domain routing, intra- tems Design, Optical Network Design.
domain routing; Label switching, flows, MPLS; Packet classification;
Virtual LANs, virtual private networks, network address translation; CE-6111 Programming for Internetworking Applications
Multicasting, Ethernet multicast, IP multicast, multicast addressing, Introduction and Overview, The Client/Server Model and Software
multicast routing. Design, Applications using the TCP/IP Protocol Suite, Program Inter-
face to Protocols and the Socket Interface Design, Algorithms and

42
Design Issue of Client/Server Software, Servers Classification, Re- CE-6115 Wireless and Mobile Networking
mote Procedure Call Concept, Introduction to Transport Level Inter- Overview of wireless and mobile communication and networking;
face, Distributed Program Generation. wireless personal area networks, Bluetooth, Zigbee; IEEE 802.11
wireless local area networks; wireless regional area networks, IEEE
CE-6112 Stochastic Process Engineering 802.16, cellular networks; mobility management, mobile IPv4, mo-
Probability and random variables, characteristic functions, transfor- bile IPv6; mobile ad hoc networks.
mation of random variables, sequences of random variables, linear
mean squared estimation, stationary estimation, stationary random CE-6116 Multimedia Networking
process, correlation functions power spectrum output of linear sys- This course explains and discusses key concepts of multimedia net-
tems with stochastic input, Gaussian process. Markov chains, state working, including basic representation and compression of multi-
classification, kolmogorov equations, applications to Probabilistic fi- media data types, characteristics of multimedia, multimedia percep-
nite state machines, Birth death process, applications to queuing tual quality, multimedia protocols SIP and H.323, multimedia
theory, buffer problems and the design of communication nets. streaming and an overview of current multimedia applications.

CE-6113 Digital Signal Processing CE-6120 IT Project Management

Introduction, Classification of Signals, Discrete-time Signals, Convo- Life cycle view of organizing and managing information technology
lution, Correlation, Fourier Transforms, Discrete Fourier Transform projects, including project selection, planning, and execution. Meth-
(DFT), Discrete-time Fourier Transform (DTFT), Fourier Transform ods for managing and controlling project costs, schedules, and
Properties, z-Transforms, z-Transform Properties, Sampling of Con- scope. Techniques for assessing project risk. Use of popular project
tinuous-time Signals, Aliasing, Analog to Digital Conversion, Digital to management software tools. Application of project management
Analog Conversion, Digital Filters, IIR and FIR Filters, Design of Digital tools and methods to product development, software, and process
Filters, Application of Digital Signal Processing. reengineering projects.

CE-6114 Digital Communications CE-6125 Distributed Applications

Introductory topics, Sampling, Aliasing, and Pulse code Modulation Design principles and development methods for internet-based dis-
and related topics, Baseband Demodulation, Digital Passband Trans- tributed applications. Distributed application architectures, lan-
mission (Modulation / Demodulation), Channel Coding, and Ad- guage systems (e.g., Java, ActiveX, PERL, and Java Script). Distributed
vanced Topics. object standards (e.g., CORBA and COM), and net-focused develop-
ment methodologies. Focuses on the design, implementation and

43
management of distributed systems, and involves protocol issues CE-6128 Network Management
above the network layer of the International Standards Organization A range of network management protocols are introduced. The com-
(ISO) hierarchy. Topics include naming, security, reliability, resource ponents of network management, i.e., fault management, perfor-
sharing and remote execution, and sharing information in a distrib- mance management, configuration management, security manage-
uted system, such as electronic mail, file systems and database. ment and accounting management. The integration of the compo-
nents into an enterprise management system is addressed. Students
CE-6126 Network Security will have access to a laboratory where aspects of network manage-
Principles of computer and network security management, policy ment can be tried out in a practical way.
and technical issues. Discussion of techniques for achieving security
in multi-user computer systems and distributed computer systems. CE-6204 Software Quality Assurance
Introduction to cryptography and its application to network and op- Introduction to Software Quality Assurance, Total Quality Manage-
erating system security: security threats; secret key and public key ment, Software Quality Lessons, Standardization of Software Quality
cryptographic algorithms; hash functions; digital signatures; authen- Assurance, SQA Program Management Office, Costing of Quality As-
tication systems; security services at network layer; security services surance, Up-Front Quality Technique, Software Configuration Man-
at transport layer; security services at application layer; authentica- agement, Software Capability and Maturity Model, Software Quality
tion, authorization, accounting (AAA); intrusion detection systems; Assurance, CASE Tools, Software Quality Assurance Metrics, Practi-
malicious software. cal Applications of SQA, Software Reliability
Management.
CE-6127 Electronic Commerce
Electronic commerce: payment protocols, electronic cash. Security CE-6208 Information Systems Analysis and Design
on the World Wide Web. This course focuses on the security proto- To analyze the information needs of organizations and design suita-
cols, algorithms and tools needed to support different E and web ap- ble information systems to meet their needs. Topics include: systems
plications. First half of the course will focus on the security proper- analysis and design techniques related to analyzing and determining
ties required by various E-Commerce applications and how different information needs, feasibility studies, designing input/pro-
protocols and techniques satisfy these. In the second half the practi- cessing/output systems, and hardware/software development and
cal aspects of implementing E-Commerce applications, surveying evaluation.
various emerging technologies is discussed. This part of the course
will require students to work in teams on implementation of one or
more projects.

44
CE-6209 Formal Methods in Software Engineering CE-6212 Database Security
The course covers the different formal mechanisms for specifying, Security issues in database systems, different security models for da-
validating and verifying software systems. Topics include: program tabases, trusted database interpretation, security mechanisms for
verification through Hoare's method and Dijkstra's weakest precon- databases, secure database architectures and multilevel secure da-
dition, formal specification via algebraic specifications and abstract tabase systems. Secure transaction processing, statistical database
model specifications, including initial specification and refinement protection, inference problem, integrity models and mechanisms,
towards implementation, integration of formal methods with exist- models for the protection of next generation database systems,
ing programming languages, and the application for formal methods commercial multilevel secure database products and research pro-
for requirement analysis, testing, safety analysis and object oriented totypes and security issues in data warehousing and data mining.
approaches.
CE-6214 User Interface Analysis and Design
CE-6210 Software Reliability and Safety Current theory and design techniques concerning how user interface
Importance of reliability for current and future software systems. for computer systems should be designed to be easy to learn and
Safety criteria hazard analysis and risk analysis. Analysis, design, ver- use. Focus on cognitive factors, such as the amount of learning re-
ification and validation of mission and safety critical systems. Safety quired, and the information-processing load imposed on the user.
critical hardware and software. Measurements of reliability (MTTF, Emphasis will be on integrating multimedia in the user interface.
MTTR, defects/KLOC). Techniques to increase reliability and safety:
Petri nets, formal methods, component reuse, proofs of correctness. CE-6215 Software Measurements and Metrics
Verification and validation, certification. Safety and security. Introduction to foundations of measurement theory, models of soft-
ware engineering measurement, software products metrics, soft-
CE-6211 Advanced Database Systems ware process metrics and measuring management. Measurement
Provides an in depth examination of some advanced database tech- theory (overview of software metrics, basics of measurement the-
nologies. Topics are selected from object relational databases, active ory, goal-based framework for software measurement, empirical in-
databases, distributed databases, parallel databases, deductive da- vestigation in software engineering). Software product and process
tabases, fuzzy databases, data warehousing and data mining, spatial measurements (measuring internal product attributes: size and
and temporal databases, multimedia databases, advanced transac- structure, measuring external product attributes: quality, measuring
tion processing and database security. cost and effort, measuring software reliability, software test
metrics, object-oriented metrics) Measurement management.

45
CE-6233 Fuzzy Systems Architecture Driven Design, Evaluating a software architecture
Fuzzy Set Theory and Fuzzy Logics, Fuzzy Sets Applications, Fuzzy (ATAM, CBAM, ARID), Principles of sound documentation, View
Controllers (FC), Expert System Theory and Architecture, Advanced types, styles, and views; Advanced concepts such as refinement, con-
Topics. text diagrams, variability, software interfaces, and how to document
interfaces; Documenting the behavior of software elements and
CE-6241 Software Requirement Engineering software systems; Choosing relevant views; Building a documenta-
Definition of requirements engineering and role in system develop- tion package
ment, Fundamental concepts and activities of requirements engi-
neering, Information elicitation techniques, Modeling scenarios. CE-6243 Software System Quality
Fundamentals of goal-oriented requirements engineering, Modeling What Is Software Quality: Quality Assurance, Quality Engineering.
behavioral goals, Modeling quality goals, Goal modeling heuristics, SOFTWARE TESTING: Testing: Concepts, Issues, and Techniques, Test
Object modeling for requirements engineering, Object modeling no- Activities, Management, and Automation, Coverage and Usage Test-
tations, Object modeling heuristics, Identifying objects from goals, ing Based on Checklists and Partitions, Input Domain Partitioning and
Modeling use cases and state machines, Deriving operational re- Boundary Testing, Coverage and Usage Testing Based on Finite-State
quirements from goals, Requirements Specification, Requirements Machines and Markov Chains, Control Flow, Data Dependency, and
verification and validation. Management of inconsistency and con- Interaction Testing, Testing Techniques: Adaptation, Specialization,
flict, requirements engineering risks, the role of quality goals in the and Integration. QUALITY ASSURANCE BEYOND TESTING: Defect Pre-
requirements selection process, Techniques for requirements evalu- vention and Process Improvement, Software Inspection, Formal Ver-
ation, selection and prioritization; Requirements management; Re- ification, Fault Tolerance and Failure Containment, Comparing Qual-
quirements traceability and impact analysis. ity Assurance Techniques and Activities. QUANTIFIABLE QUALITY IM-
PROVEMENT: Feedback Loop and Activities for Quantifiable Quality
CE-6242 Software System Architecture Improvement, Quality Models and Measurements, Defect Classifica-
Definition and overview of software architecture, the architecture tion and Analysis. Risk Identification for Quantifiable Quality Im-
business cycle, Understanding and achieving quality attributes, At- provement, Software Reliability Engineering. Sample labs and assign-
tribute-driven design, Documenting software architecture, evaluat- ments: Use of automated testing tools, Testing of a wide variety of
ing software, Architecture, Architecture reuse. Life-cycle view of ar- software, Application of a wide variety of testing techniques, In-
chitecture design and analysis methods, The QAW, a method for elic- specting of software in teams; comparison and analysis of results
iting critical quality attributes, such as availability, performance, se-
curity, interoperability, and modifiability,

46
CE-6251 Software Engineering Ontologies CE-7106 Wireless Sensor Network
Ontology Engineering: Principles, Methods, Tools, and Languages. Introduction and Overview, Sensor Node Architecture, Sensor-Level
Using Ontologies in Software Engineering. Development of Ontolo- Energy Management, Wireless Transmission, Medium Access Arbi-
gies for SWEBOK (Software Engineering Body of Knowledge): Issues tration, MAC Protocols for Sensor Networks, Network Bootstrapping
and Techniques. Some Ontologies for Software Development: Ontol- and Clustering, Data Routing, Node Positioning/Relocation, Sensor
ogies for Requirements, Design, Maintenance, Measurements, Use Network Security
of Ontologies in Domain Oriented Software Development Environ-
ments Comparative Study of Semantics Coverage in Ontologies as CE-7107 Cryptography
per SWEBOK, Alignment of Different Available Ontologies. There will An Introduction to Cryptography: Simple Substitution ciphers, Divis-
be a lot of case studies in this course as assignments. ibility and Greatest Common Divisors, Modular arithmetic, Prime
numbers unique factorization, and finite fields, Powers and Primitive
CE-7104 Research Methodology roots in finite fields, Cryptography before the Computer age, Sym-
Research design, qualitative and quantitative research, sources of metric and asymmetric ciphers, Discrete Logarithms and Diffie–Hell-
data. Data collection procedures, measurement strategies, question- man, The Chinese remainder theorem, The Pohlig–Hellman algo-
naire design, interviewing techniques, content analysis. Literature rithm, Rings, quotients, polynomials, and finite fields. Integer Factor-
surveys; information ization and RSA, Combinatorics, Probability, and Information Theory:
data bases. Research Ethics, Probability testing, inferential statistics, Basic principles of counting, The Vigenere cipher, Probability theory,
deductive methods and proofs. The use of computers. Evaluating Collision algorithms and meet-in-the-middle attacks, Pollard's ρ
and writing research reports. Development of a research project. method, Information theory, Complexity Theory and P versus NP.
Digital Signature: What is a digital Signature? RSA digital signatures,
CE-7105 Wavelet Analysis and Applications Hash functions, Random numbers and pseudorandom number gen-
One-and two-dimensional Haar, Daubechies, Mallat wavelets etc., erators, Zero-knowledge proofs, Secret sharing schemes, Identifica-
Wavelet Transforms and Fast Wavelet Transforms; Applications tion schemes, Padding schemes and the random oracle model, Build-
(Data compression, Image compression, Edge detection, Network ing protocols from cryptographic primitives, Hyper-Elliptic curve
traffics, Nuclear engineering medicine etc.); Multiresolution analysis cryptography, Quantum computing, Modern symmetric cryptosys-
and wavelets, computation and design of wavelets. tems: DES and AES.

47
CE-7108 Digital Processing of Random Signals putation Frameworks, Key-Value Store and Interactive Query Sys-
The Structure Of Stationary Processor, Parameter Estimation, Non- tems, Big Data in the Clouds, Geographic distributed Storage, Pro-
parametric Spectrum, Parameter Estimation Theory For Gaussian gramming Languages for the Cloud, Data Bases in the Cloud, In-
Processes, Autoregressive Parameter, Moving Average And Arma Pa- Memory Frameworks, Google file system, Hadoop file system,
rameter Estimation, Adaptive Ar And Aram, High-order Statistical MapReduce, Cloud networking topologies, Traffic Management,
Analysis, Time-frequency Signal Analysis: Linear Transforms, The Transport Protocol Improvements, Security, Scheduling and Re-
Short-time Fourier Transform, The Gabber Representation: Elemen- source Management in clouds, Software Level Agreements. Cloud
tary Discussion, Thegabor Representation: Advanced Discussion, The Computing Trends & Issues.
Wavelet Transform, Orthonormal Wavelet Bases, Implementation
Of Linear Transforms For Discrete-time Signals Time-frequency Sig- CE-7111 Software Defined Networking
nal Analysis: Nonlinear Transforms, The Wigner-ville Distribution, Course Outline: fundamentals of software defined networking (SDN)
The Ambiguity Function, The Choen Class Of Distributions, High-or- technology and the perspective from different industrial enterprises.
der Ambiguity Function, Estimation Using The High-order Ambiguity API between control plane and data plane of SDN. SDN controller
Functions. design. SDN abstraction, protocol independent forwarding, compo-
sition and trace tree, network update. Various SDN applications e.g.
CE-7109 Internet of Things in traffic engineering and wireless networks, SDN virtualization. SDN
Introduction of the Internet of Things (IoT), main assumptions and fault tolerance and security.
perspectives, IoT device architectures, Operating systems for re-
source-constrained devices, Wired and wireless communication CE-7190 Special Topics in Computer Networks-I
technologies for IoT, Ad hoc and Sensor networks, Dynamic routing Topics will be chosen based on industry trends and requirements.
protocols for ad hoc networks, Communication protocols for IoT,
Data processing for IoT, Various applications and Industrial case CE-7191 Special Topics in Computer Networks-Ii
studies of IoT. Data and Knowledge Management and use of Devices Topics will be chosen based on industry trends and requirements.
in IoT Technology. Big Data and the Internet of Things.
CE-7205 Intelligent Systems
CE-7110 Cloud Computing Topics include elements of AI, searching techniques, language para-
Datacenter Architectures, Cloud Stack, Technology Trends, Con- digms, knowledge representation, reference techniques, object-ori-
sistency, Availability, Partitions, Cluster File Systems, Data-flow Com- ented techniques, engineering application of intelligent systems us-
ing production rules, fuzzy logic networks. Project work required.

48
CE-7206 Decision Support and Expert Systems Frequency domain processing - Edge detection - Boundary and line
To study the application of artificial intelligence in building decision extraction - Building machines that see: constraints, robustness, in-
support and expert systems for management and other applications. variance and repeatability - Fundamentals of machine-learning: clas-
Topics include: fundamentals of artificial intelligence, knowledge sification and clustering - Understanding covariance, Eigende com-
representation and knowledge processing, tools for building expert position and PCA - Feature extraction - Interest point detection - Seg-
systems and decision support system design. mentation - 2-D Shape representation - Local features - Image
matching - Large-scale image search and feature indexing - Under-
CE-7290 Special Topics in Software Engineering-I standing image data and performing classification and recognition -
Topics will be chosen based on industry trends and requirements. 3D vision systems - Recovering depth from multiple views - Practical
examples, including: biometric systems (recognizing people), indus-
CE-7291 Special Topics in Software Engineering-Ii trial computer vision, etc.
Topics will be chosen based on industry trends and requirements.
CE-8002 Optimization Techniques
CE-7295 Case Studies and Projects Introduction to optimisation and optimal decisions. Convexity. Un-
Application of the methodologies, tools, and theory of software en- constrained optimisation. Constrained optimisation. Management
gineering to produce a specific validated software product. Projects decision formulations. Optimality conditions for constrained prob-
can be faculty generated, self-generated, and/or work related. All lems. Need for unconstrained methods in solving constrained prob-
projects must be undertaken with one or more students under the lems, Necessary conditions of unconstrained optimization, Structure
supervision of the instructor. Prior to enrollment, a project proposal methods, Quadratic models, Methods of line search, Steepest de-
must be prepared and approved by the instructor and department scent method, Quasi-Newton methods: DFP, BFGS, Conjugate-di-
chair. Standard software engineering documents must be prepared rection methods:, Methods for sums of squares and nonlinear equa-
and approved at each phase of the project, and an oral presentation tions. Linear Programming: Simplex Methods, Duality ii LPP, Trans-
of the project is required. Course includes lectures and case studies. portation problem. Nonlinear programming: Lagrange Multiplier,
KKT conditions, Convex programing.
CE-8001 Computer Vision
The human eye-brain system as a model for computer vision - Image CE-8003 Intelligent Data Analysis and Probabilistic Inference
formation: sampling theorem, Fourier transform and Fourier analysis Probabilistic methods for modelling data and making inferences
- Image models - Basic image processing: Sampling and quantization, from it. Bayes' Theorem and Bayesian inference and networks.
Brightness and color - Histogram operations, Filters and convolution, Bayesian Decision Trees. Evidence and message passing. Probability

49
propagation and inference in singly connected networks, generating CE-8099 PhD Thesis
networks from data, and calculating the network accuracy consider- The PhD thesis is a report of theoretical or laboratory/practical work,
ing highly dependent data and special techniques for exact and ap- suitable for publication, preferably presented also in HEC approved
proximate inference in these cases. Exact Inference. Data modelling journals/international conferences of repute out of which at least
using probability theory and distributions. Gaussian processes for one research paper must be published in an ISI indexed journal (with
solving regression problems. Probability propagation in Join Trees. impact factor) in relevant area as specified by post graduate commit-
Approximate inference techniques including various sampling tech- tee. The University will appoint a PhD Thesis Supervisor (and co-su-
niques and variational inference. pervisor wherever deemed necessary) for research purpose. The stu-
dent will choose a suitable topic with the approval of the Supervisor
CE-8004 Advanced Computer Systems Analysis who will guide, supervise and monitor the student’s progress and
This course covers techniques for analysis and comparison of com- suggest reading material.
puter systems using measurement, simulation, and queueing mod-
els. Common mistakes and how to avoid them, selection of tech-
niques and metrics, art of data presentation, summarizing measured
data, comparing systems using sample data. Experimental designs
and fractional factorial designs. Simulation, common mistakes in
Electronic Engineering
simulations, analysis of simulation results, random number genera-
tion, random variate generation, commonly used distributions. Courses
Queueing theory, single queues, and queueing networks. Students
do a project involving application of these techniques to a problem EE-6102 Industrial Control Systems
of their interest. Review of Control system, Architecture of Industrial Automation /
Control Systems, PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers): architec-
CE-8090 Advanced Topics in Computer Engineering-I ture, real-time control I/O layout, I/O types, inter-processor commu-
Selected research topics in computer engineering. Emphasis is on nications, programming. Industrial applications, interlocking, safety,
new results or technical publication and emerging areas. risks, justification. Loop tuning, communications applications, Oper-
ator Interfaces, simple operators, terminals, Measurement Systems
CE-8091 Advanced Topics in Computer Engineering -II Characteristics, Data Acquisition Systems, Introduction to Automatic
Selected research topics in computer engineering. Emphasis is on Control, P-I-D Controller and its tuning, feed forward Control Ratio
new results or technical publication and emerging areas. Control, Time Delay Systems and Inverse Response Systems, Special

50
Control Structures, HMI (Human Machine Interfaces) package soft- EE-6105 Measurement and Calibration of Electronic Systems
ware, business system connectivity (SQL), data structures. Introduction to Instrumentation for Test and Measurement: Systems
approach. Standardization and Traceability. Characteristics of Dy-
EE-6103 Advanced Digital Electronics and Interfacing Techniques namic Measurements: Types of Dynamic data, Periodic, transient
Revision of topics related to Digital Electronics, Advanced Digital and non-periodic (random). Accuracy, Calibration and Error Assess-
Concepts, Logic Families and their Applications. Internal Structure of ment. Measurement Systems and Instrumentation Electronics: Am-
Logic Families, Complex Digital Circuits, Synchronous Logic, A/D and plifies and signal conditioners, Avoiding unwanted signals, System
D/A Conversion, timing diagrams, computer bus systems, program- Considerations; amplifier to transducer matching, Integrating, differ-
mable logic devices (PLD), and complex circuit debugging using a entiating and filters. Digital signal Processing: Generating and pro-
Logic Analyzer. Standard logic interfacing, Circuit Design Fundamen- cessing digital data, Digital analytical techniques, and Recording and
tals for Microprocessors and Microcontroller based Systems, Differ- readout devices. Data Acquisition and Measurement Environment.
ent Man-machine Interfacing Techniques, Computer based Design
and Simulation of Discrete Implementation of Digital Logic, Micro- EE-6106 Intelligent Measurements and Instrumentation
processor and Microcontroller based Systems. Analog and digital instrumentation principles, analog instrumenta-
tion blocks, microprocessor concepts, digital instrumentation blocks,
EE-6104 Electronic Design Automation bus communications, telemetry systems, instrument systems set-
Introduction: digital design flow. Verilog: introduction and use in ups, interference reduction, configuration, selection, installation and
synthesis, modeling combinational and sequential logic, writing test application.
benches. Logic synthesis: multilevel gate level optimization tools,
basic concepts of high-level synthesis – partitioning, scheduling, al- EE-6107 Advanced Power Electronics
location and binding. Testability issues: fault modeling and simula- Single phase and three phase AC Voltage controllers. Single phase
tion, test generation, design for testability, built-in self-test. Testing and three phase Cyclo converters. Thyristor communication tech-
SoC’s. Basic Concepts of verification. Physical design automation. Re- niques. Single phase and three phase inverters. Modulation tech-
view of MOS/CMOS. Fabrication technology. VLSI design styles: full- niques. DC link and hidden link inverters. Resonant pulse converters.
custom. Standard-cell, gate-array and FPGA. Physical design automa- Zero voltage and zero current converters.
tion algorithms: floor-planning, placement, routing, compaction,
clock and power routing, etc. EE-6108 Sensors and Systems
Introduction to systems, Discrete and continuous time systems,
memory and memory less systems, analysis of linear time invariant

51
and time variant systems, Time-frequency characterization of sys- memory and pattern recognition, self-organization systems, neu-
tems, independent and dependent systems, Introduction to nonlin- rofuzzy logic controllers, neuro-fuzzy logic, hybrid controllers, appli-
ear system, nonlinear system analysis, Introduction to sensors and cations, implementation.
sensing systems, Sensor terminology: Transducers, input, output, ac-
tive and passive, Accuracy, precision, resolution, sensitivity (respon- EE-6114 Solid State Drives
sively), linearity, range, relative error, absolute error. Primary and Variable speed drive systems, Separately excited and series DC mo-
secondary sensors. Design of integrated solid state sensors. Date ac- tor single phase drives, power factor improvement. Three phase
quisition circuits. Micro-actuators and integrated Microsystems. drives, Semi Converter, Full Converter, Series connected and dual
converter drives. Reversible drives. DC Chopper drives. Dynamic and
EE-6109 Robotics and its Application of Industrial Electronics regenerative braking. Closed loop control, Phase locked Loop control
Evolution of Robots and Introductory aspects of Robotics, Homoge- and Microprocessor control. Review of three phase induction motor
neous Transforms, Robot speed control, Speed control by Slip-Energy Recovery schemes, In-
arm kinematics, Robot configurations, Inverse Kinematics, Robot Dy- duction motor with voltage source inverters, Induction motor with
namics, Robot Autonomy, Mobility, Manipulation, Sensing, Control current source inverters, Synchronous motor drives. Stepper motor
and Navigation, Work-space considerations and planning, obstacle drives. Cyclo-converter controlled AC drives. Brushless synchronous
Avoidance, Robot Algorithms and Program Design, Advanced Robot- machines.
ics Example and case studies.
EE-6115 FPGA Based Systems
EE-6110 Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics This course introduces fundamentals and circuit architectures of
Topics to be selected from emerging technologies and trends in the field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), design tools supporting
field of Electronic Engineering. Contents vary from year-to-year ac- FPGA-based system designs, and their applications in reconfigurable
cording to student and instructor in-charge interest. computing. Students will gain hands-on experience of designing sys-
tem with FPGAs, and learn the basics of design tools targeted for
EE-6113 Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Electronic Control Systems FPGA based designs. The applications of FPGAs in various custom
Introduction to Fuzzy logic, Fuzzy logic sets and systems, Fuzzy mod- computing environments will also be examined.
eling, control and decision making, Supervised learning and neural
networks, back propagation, radial-base functions, associative

52
EE-7116 Digital Image Processing and its applications transform. Difference equations. Stability in the Z-domain. Digital
Image sampling and quantization color, point operations, segmenta- implementation of analog controllers. Equivalent digital plant
tion, morphological image processing, linear image filtering and cor- method. Alias signals. Selection of sampling time. PID controller. Pro-
relation, image transforms, eigen-images, multi-resolution image ject on specific topic or applications.
processing, noise reduction and restoration, feature extraction and
recognition tasks, image registration. Emphasis is on the general EE-7103 Mechatronics
principles of image processing. Students learn to apply material by Introduction to mechatronics; basic elements of mechatronic sys-
implementing and investigating image processing algorithms in tems. Measurement systems: including principles of measurement
Matlab. systems; sensors and transducers; signal conditioning processes and
circuits; filters and data acquisition. Actuation systems: mechanical
EE-7101 Research Methodology actuation systems and electrical actuation systems. Controllers: con-
Research Methodology is a hands‐on course designed to impart ed- trol modes; PID controller; performance measures; introduction to
ucation in the foundational methods and techniques of academic re- digital controllers and robust control. Modeling and analysis of
search in Electronic Engineering. Research scholars would examine mechatronic systems; performance measures; frequency response;
and be practically exposed to the main components of a research transient response analysis; stability analysis.
framework i.e., problem definition, research design, data collection,
ethical issues in research, report writing, and presentation. Once EE-7104 Dynamics and Controls of Nonholonomic Systems
equipped with this knowledge, participants would be well‐placed to Kinematics of nonholonomic systems; dynamics of nonholonomic
conduct disciplined research under supervision in an area of their systems. Euler-Lagrange equations; equations of motion of nonho-
choosing. In addition to their application in an academic setting, lonomic systems with Lagrangian multipliers; the reaction of ideal
many of the methodologies discussed in this course would be similar nonholonomic constraints; nonholonomic Caplygin systems; Bifurca-
to those deployed in professional research environments. tion and stability analysis of the nonholonomic systems. Analysis and
design of nonlinear control of nonholonomic systems, including kin-
EE-7102 Design of Industrial Control Systems ematic control and dynamic control as well as force control. Control-
Analog and digital control system design. Analog controller design ler designs with uncertain nonholonomic systems. Application exam-
methods: lead and lag compensators, pole placement, model match- ples including control of wheeled mobile robots and walking robots.
ing, two-parameter configuration, plant input/output feedback con- A project.
figuration. Introduction to state-space control system. State estima-
tor and state feedback. Introduction to digital control system. Z-

53
EE-7105 Embedded System Modeling AR, MA, ARMA processes. Wiener filters and linear prediction: opti-
Fundamental issues and state-of-the-art methods, tools and tech- mal linear filtering, forward and backward prediction, Levinson-Dur-
niques for system-level design of heterogeneous multi-core embed- bin algorithm. LMS adaptive filtering: method of steepest descent,
ded systems. Modeling at different levels, from abstract specifica- LMS algorithm, stability and performance analysis. Method of least
tion down to implementation across hardware-software boundaries. squares: least-squares solution, properties, singular value decompo-
Embedded system specification using system-level design languages, sition and pseudo-inverse, recursive least-squares method.
SystemC and SpecC. Application modelling and analysis. Embedded
multi-core platforms. Transaction-level platform modelling. Proces- EE-7109 Advance Digital Signal Processing
sor and RTOS modeling. Communication architecture modelling. Digital processing of continuous-time signals, Sampling and sampling
theorem, Quantization, A/D and D/A conversion, DFT and FFT, Win-
EE-7106 Advance Engineering Mathematics dowing, FFT structure, Digital filters, FIR-filters: Structures, linear
A Brief Review, Numerical Solutions of Equations and Interpolation, phase filters, least-squares frequency domain design, IIR-filters:
Ordinary differential equations, The Laplace transformation, Fourier Structures, classical analog lowpass filter, approximations, conver-
Methods, Linear Algebra, Systems of Ordinary Differential Equations, sion to digital transfer functions, Multirate digital signal processing
Partial Differentiation, Partial differential equations, Numerical Solu-
tions of Partial Differential Equations, Integral Functions. EE-7110 Stochastic Processes
Probability and random variables, characteristic functions, transfor-
EE-7107 Linear System Theory mation of random variables, sequences of random variables, linear
Review of linear algebra, state space representations. State transi- mean squared estimation, stationary estimation, stationary random
tion matrix, linear time varying systems. Controllability, observabil- process, correlation functions power spectrum output of linear sys-
ity, stability, stabilizable, minimal realizations. Synthesis of linear tems with stochastic input, Gaussian process. Markov chains, state
controllers, pole placement, state feedback, observer design. classification, kolmogorov equations, applications to Probabilistic fi-
nite state machines, Birth death process, applications to queuing
EE-7108 Adaptive Systems theory, buffer problems and the design of communication nets.
Introduction: scope and objectives of the course, overview of issues
in adaptive filtering, survey of a few applications. Random processes EE-7102 Simulation, Modelling and Optimization
and signal modelling: discrete-time random processes, correlation In this course the students will study the constituents of the simula-
and power spectrum, models: linear processes, harmonic processes, tion and modelling methods of the physical systems using mathe-
matical formulations. During the course, mathematical modeling will

54
be described as a research and development tool. Recent engineer- Model reference control, Model reference adaptive control, Adap-
ing and development software uses a number of modelling tech- tive controllers for nonlinear systems, Robust redesign of adaptive
niques. Once the models are developed, the validation of the devel- control systems, Robustness of adaptive systems, Dead-zone and
oped design is highly needed. With the techniques, student can use projection-based techniques, system identification of adaptive con-
them to predict the behavior of the real world engineering system trol systems, Model Free Adaptive Control.
designs. The course will cover Modeling & simulation development
process, Numerical and mathematical modelling, Introduction to EE-8105 Non-Linear Control Systems
MATLAB simulation tools, Managing Simulation Development, Clas- Linear, non-Linear system theory, classification of control systems,
sical Optimization Theory, Design of Experiments – Analysis of Vari- linear system and its properties, LTI systems, modeling of systems,
ance (ANOVA), Response Surface Methods (RSM) and Verification norms, inner-product, norm of linear operator, linear operators,
and validation in systems engineering rank, null-space, orthogonal complement, Eigen vector, controllabil-
ity & observability of system, controllable canonical form, observa-
EE-8103 Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition ble canonical form, Jordan canonical form, Jacobian linearization and
Classification theory in terms of Bayesian costs, decision functions gain scheduling, introduction to feedback linearization and exten-
and the geometry of decision regions for continuous and discrete sions of optimal control techniques, state feedback estimator, tech-
random variables, classification error probabilities and bounds, Max- niques for the stability analysis of nonlinear and time-varying sys-
imum-Likelihood and Bayesian parameter estimation, Non paramet- tems, internal stability of feedback systems, Lyapunov and MIT sta-
ric recognition, Parzen window operation, K-nearest neighbor classi- bility theorems.
fier, decision trees, Algorithm independent machine learning, re
sampling for estimating statistics and accuracy, mixture densities EE-8106 Special Topics in Electronic Engineering – I
and identifiability, K-means clustering, unsupervised Bayesian learn- Topics will be chosen based on latest electronic engineering topics
ing, decision-directed approximation, hierarchical clustering, mini- for research.
mum spanning trees, Applications to computer vision problems of
estimation and recognition. EE-8107 Special Topics in Electronic Engineering – II
Topics will be chosen based on latest electronic engineering topics
EE-8104 Advanced Adaptive Control Systems for research.
Overview of Adaptive Control Systems, advanced tools for stability
of non-autonomous nonlinear systems, Stability of prototypical
adaptive control systems, Adaptive observers for linear systems,

55
 proper integrals. Multiple integrals. Line and surface integrals. The-
Mathematics Courses orems of Gauss, Stokes and Green. Differentiation under the integral
sign.
MS-6001 Mathematical Methods
Set theory, Relations on set, Functions, Samples & Selections, Math- MS-6105 COMPLEX ANALYSIS
ematical Induction, Countability of sets, Discrete Sets, Continum, El- Definitions, properties of complex numbers, polar form, De-Moivre's
ementary Algorithms, Elementary Recursion, Theory of Monoides & theorem and its applications, exponentials, limit, continuity, differ-
Groups, Complex numbers and their representation. Graphs as data entiability, ana1aytical functions Cauchy-Riemann equations,. Cau-
structures, graphs and their special instances as trees. Finite State chy's theorem and integral formulae, power series, Taylor's series,
Machine, Infinite Machines, Turing machines & Non-deterministic Laurant's series, zeros and poles, classification of singularities, resi-
Machines (NFA). Real analysis and, Elementary Measure Theory, dues and Cauchy's residue theorem and its applications, argument
limit points, some examples of sets that have discrete nature and principle, theorems of Rouche and Gauss-Lucas, contour integration,
have special distance / difference concepts. analytic continuation, Mobius transformation, Schwarz-Christoffel
transformation, iterated functions system, fractals, algorithms to
MS-6101 REAL ANALYSIS generate Sierpinski Gasket.
Review of real number system: Sequences, subsequences and series.
Cauchy sequences. Completeness, convergence of series. Absolute MS-6201 ABSTRACT ALGEBRA
and conditional convergence of series. Uniform convergence, differ- Groups and subgroups. Generators and relations. Cyclic groups. Co-
ence between pointwise and uniform convergence of sequences and sets and Lagrange's theorem. Normalizers and centralizers. Centre of
series of functions, continuity, differentiability, properties of contin- a group. Subgroups. Conjugacy classes of groups. Normal subgroups
uous functions, types of discontinuities. Functions of several varia- and simple groups. Factor groups. Commutators. Permutation
bles: Limit, continuity, differentiability of functions of severable var- groups and Cayley's theorem. Isomorphism theorems and automor-
iables. Taylor's theorem of functions of several variables, maxima phisms. Introduction to rings. Types of rings. Integral domains. Fields
and minima of functions of two and three variables. Method of La- and their characteristics.
grange multipliers. Implicit functions, Jacobians, functional depend-
ence. The Riemann-Stieltjes (R-S) integral: Properties of R-S integra- MS-6205 LINEAR ALGEBRA
ble functions of bounded variation. Mean value theorems. Conver- Review of elementary concepts of vector spaces. Linear dependence
gence of improper integrals, Weierstrass M-test, theorem of im- and independence of vectors. Vector spaces and subspaces. Quo-
tient spaces. Direct sum of spaces. Linear transformations. Rank and

56
nullity of linear transformations. Algebra of linear transformations MS-6099 MS THESIS
and representation of linear transformations as matrices. Change of The thesis is a report of theoretical or laboratory/practical work, suit-
bases. Linear functionals. Dual spaces and annihilators. Eigenvectors, able for publication. For the MS degree a Thesis is required. The De-
eigenvalues and Cayley-Hamilton theorem. Diagonalization of matri- partment will appoint an MS Thesis Supervisor for this purpose. The
ces. Inner product spaces. Bilinear, quadratic and Hermitian forms student will choose a suitable topic with the approval of his Supervi-
sor who will guide, and monitor his/her progress and suggest reading
MS-6301 GENERAL TOPOLOGY material. A student will only graduate after the final acceptance of
Metric spaces, open sets, closed sets, convergence and continuity in his/her thesis report.
metric spaces, topological spaces, bases and subbases, product to-
pology, subspace topology, closed sets and limit points, closure, in- MS-6110 MEASURE THEORY - I
terior and boundary, Hausdorff spaces, continuous functions, home- Algebra of sets: The axiom of choice and infinite direct products,
omorphisms, metric topology.Connectedness, path connectedness, countable sets, relations and equilvalences, partial ordering and the
component and local connectedness, compact spaces, compact sub- maximal principle, well-ordering and countable ordinals.The real
spaces of the real line, limit point compactness, local compactness, number sysytm:Axioms of real numbers, the natural and rational
first countable and second countable spaces, regular and normal numbers as subsets of R, the extended real numbers, sequences of
spaces. real numbers, open and closed sets of real numbers, continuous
functions, Borel sets.Lebesgue measure: Introduction, outer meas-
MS-6401 ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS ure, measurable sets and Lebesgue measure, A nonmeasurable set,
Review of ordinary differential equations with constant and variable measurable functions, Littlewood's three principles.Lebesgue inte-
coefficients, ordinary points, regular and irregular singular points grals: The Riemann integral, the Lebesgue integral of a bounded
and series solutions of differential equations. Frobenius method: The function over a set of finite measure, the integral of a nonnegative
Bessel, Legendre, Hermite, Chebychev, hypergeometric equations function, the general Lebesgue integral, convergence in measure.
and their solutions, orthogonal polynomials Sturm-Liouville systems. Differentiation and Integration: Differentiation of monotone func-
Adjoint differential equations. Linear systems of. differential equa- tions, functions of bounded variation, differentiation of an integral,
tions, Cauchy's problems for linear second order equations in n inde- absolute continuity, convex functions. The Classical Banach Spaces:
pendent variables. Cauchy- Kowalewski theorem. Characteristic sur- The Lp spaces, Minkowski and Holder inequalities, convergence and
faces. Adjoint operations, bicharacteristics. Spherical and cylinderi- completeness, approximation in L p, bounded linear functionals on
cal waves. Heat equation, wave equation, Laplace equation, maxi- L p spaces.
mum-minimum principle. Integral transforms.

57
MS-6115 FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS – I MS-6501 INTRODUCTION TO CONTINUUM MECHANICS
Banch spaces: Definition and examples of normed spaces, Banach Introduction to tensors. Stress tensor. Equilibrium equations. Mohr's
spaces, characterization of Banach spaces, quotient spaces. circle for plane stress. Deformation, Strain tensor. Rate of defor-
Bounded linear transformations, functionals and their examples, mation tensor. Equations of motion. Dynamic similarity. Exact solu-
various characterizations of bounded (continuous) linear operators, tions. Laminar boundary layer over a float plat. Vorticity circulation
the space of all bounded linear operators. The open mapping and & irrational flow. Torsion of cylindricalbars. Plane elastic waves.
closed graph theorems. The dual (conjugate) spaces, reflexive MS-6601 MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS
spaces, Hahn-Banach theorem. Some important consequences of Introduction to probability, basic classical theorems, modes of prob-
the Hahn-Banach theorem.Inner product spaces and their exam- ablistic convergence, random variable and its distribution, moment
ples.The Cauchy-Schwarz inequalitity. Hilbert spaces. Adjoint, self- generating functions, characteristic functions, probability distribu-
adjoint, normal and unitary operators ( simple properties). tion of functions of random samples, theory of point and interval es-
timation, hypothesis testing, elementary decision theory.
MS-6120 SUMMABILITY THEORY - I
General theory, regular transformations. Toeplitz theorems. Special MS-7110 MEASURE THEORY- II
methods of summability, Borel and Abel type methods of summabil- Measure and integration: Measure spaces, measurable functions, in-
ity. Norülund means, Cesaro and Holder means. Summability of tegration, general convergence theorems, signed measures, the Ra-
products of series, summability factors, summability of integrals, don-Nikodym theorem, the L p spaces. Measure and outer measure
Hausdorff methods. and measurability, the extension theorem, the Lebesgue-Stieltjes in-
tegral, product measure, extension by sets of measure zero, Carathe-
MS-6215 RING THEORY-I odory outer measure. Hausdorff measure.Measure and Topology:
Rings, subrings, characteristics of a ring, Boolean ring, direct prod- Baire sets and Borel sets, the regularity of Baire and Borel measures,
ucts and direct sums of rings, ideals and homomorphisms, factor the construction of Borel measures, positive linear functionals and
rings, sums and direct sums of ideals, maximal and prime ideals, Borel measures, bounded linear functionals on C(X).The Daniell inte-
nilpotent and nil ideals, modules and vector spaces, R-homomor- gral.
phisms and quotient modules, simple and completely reducible
modules. MS-7115 FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS – II
Hahn-Banach theorem, Principle of uniform boundedness, open
mapping theorem, closed graph theorem. Weak topologies and Ba-

58
nach-Alaoglu theorem, extreme points and the Klein-Milman theo- regular semigroups, 0-simple semigroups, simple and 0-simple semi-
rem. The dual and bidual spaces, reflexive spaces, compact opera- groups, Rees's theorem, primitive independents, cmpletely 0-simple
tors, spectrum of an operator, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, ele- semigroups, finite congruence-free semigroups, union of groups,
mentary spectral theory. bands, free bands, varieties of bands, inverse semigroups.

MS-7120 SUMMABILITY THEORY - II MS-7225 THEORY OF SEMIRINGS

Euler & Borel Methods: Generalization of some methods of summa- Hemirings and semirings, definitions and examples, building new
bility, strong and absolute summability, Tauberian theorems. Wiener semirings from old. Complemented elements in semirings. Ideals in
theory, special topics. semirings. Prime and semiprime ideals in semirings. Factor semir-
ings. Morphisms of semirings. Regular semirings. Semimodules, fac-
MS-7125 FOURIER ANALYSIS tor semimodules. Free, projective and injective semimodules.
Fourier series: Norm and pointwise convergence, approximate iden-
tities, Plancherel theorem, conjugation, maximal functions. Classical MS-7230 FUZZY SET THEORY
Hardy spaces, F. and M. Riesz theorems, interpolation of linear oper- Introduction, classical logic, classical set theory. Fuzzy sets: Basic
ators. Fourier & Fourier Stieltjes transforms, tempered distributions, concepts and properties, further properties, classical relations, fuzzy
Paley-Wiener theorems. Wiener- Tauberian theorems & applications relations, fuzzy arithmetics, fuzzy logic, applications.

MS-7215 RING THEORY-II MS-7301 ALGEBRAIC TOPOLOGY

Free modules, Noetherian and Artinian rings and modules, composi- Homotopy of paths, the fundamental group. Covering spaces. Sim-
tion series, projective modules, split exact sequences, the group of plicial complexes and simplicial maps, homology groups, barycentric
homomorphism, important homological properties, injective mod- subdivision, the simplicial approximation theorem. Singular homol-
ules, characterization of injective modules, divisible abelian groups ogy groups, The exact homology sequences, the Eilenberg-Steenrod
and their relationship with injective modules. axioms, Mayer-Vietoris sequence.

MS-7220 THEORY OF SEMIGROUPS MS-7401 PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Introductory ideas, basic definitions, cyclic semi groups, ordered Cauchy's problems for linear second order equations in n-independ-
sets, semilattices and lattices, binary relations, equivalences, con- ent variables.Cauchy- Kowalewski theorem. Characteristic surfaces.
gruences, free semigroups, Green's equivalences, L, R, H, I and D, Adjoint operations, bicharacteristics. Spherical and cylinderical

59
waves. Heat equation, Wave equation, Laplace equation, maximum- MS-7420 INTEGRAL EQUATIONS
minimum principle, integral transforms. Volterra and Fredholm integral equations, resolvent kernels. Opera-
tor equations, Fredholm theory, Hilbert-Schmidt theory, nonlinear
MS-7405 MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGI- integral equations, singular integral equations
NEERS
Green's function, method with applications to wave-propagation. MS-7425 NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS OF ORDINARY
Perturbation method, regular and singular perturbation techniques DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
with applications. Variational methods. A survey of transform tech- Introduction. Runge-Kutta, methods, derivation, error bounds and
niques, Wiener-Hopf technique with applications to diffraction prob- error estimates. Weak stability theory for Runge-Kutta methods. Or-
lems der and convergence of the general explicit one-step methods. Lin-
ear multi-step methods -derivation, order consistency, zero-stability
MS-7410 CALCULUS OF VARIATION AND INTEGRAL EQUATIONS and convergence. Weak stability theory for general linear multi-step
Euler's equation and its generalization: Variational problems with methods. Predictor-corrector methods. Stiff systems.
moving boundaries, Rayleigh-Ritz method. Classification of integral
equations, Neumann's iterative method for Fredholm's equation of MS-7430 NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS OF PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL
the second kind, Volterra type integral equations, integral equations EQUATIONS
of the first kind. Basic linear algebra, vector and matrix norms and related theorems.
Parabolic equations in one and two space dimensions - explicit and
MS-7415 OPTIMIZATION implicit formulae. Consistency, stability and convergence. Iterative
Optimization Problem: various examples, characterization of opti- methods for linear systems, split operator methods. Multilevel dif-
mality and constrained optimal problems. Convex sets and convex ference schemes. Nonlinear equations. Elliptic Equations : Dirichlet,
functions and their properties, non-linear programming theory. Neumann and mixed problems. Direct factorization methods and
Kuhn-Tucker conditions, Lagrange's theory, duality theory, search successive over relaxation (S.O.R.). ADI and conjugate gradient
techniques-one variable and several variables, Pontyagin's maxi- methods. Hyperbolic equations. First order hyperbolic systems in
mum principle and its applications, dynamic programming and its ap- one and two space dimensions-stability and convergence. Second or-
plications. der equations in one and two space dimensions. The Galerkin
method and applications.

60
MS-7435 BIO-MATHEMATICS MS-7520 COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS
Bio fluid dynamics; Blood flow & arterial diseases; Transport in intes- Conservation laws, weak solutions & shocks, monotone difference
tines & lungs; Diffusion processes in human system; Mathematical schemes. Total variation diminishing schemes, Godunov-type
study of nonlinear Volterra equations, Stochastic & deterministic schemes, essentially nonoscillatory methods. Flux limiters
models in population dynamics and epidemics.
MS-7525 AERODYNAMICS
MS-7501 FLUID MECHANICS Introduction to aerodynamics, review of the fluid kinematics and
Introduction to fluid dynamics. Steady and turbulent flow. Conserva- conversation laws of vorticity theorem. Two dimensional potential
tion of mass in fluid flow, viscosity. Laminar and turbulent flow of flow. Aerofoil theory, finite wing oblique shocks, subsonic, transonic
ideal and viscous liquid. Euler's and Bernoulllis equation. Calculation and supersonic airfoil theory, laminar and turbulent boundary layers,
of pressure variation in accelerating fluid surface resistance in lami- lift reduction, down force generation and drag reduction. Wind tun-
nar and turbulent flow. Evaluating head loss in pipes and conduits & nel listing technique. Computational aerodynamics. Solving prob-
solving engineering problem fluid flow. Calculating left and drag on lems by the use of commercial packages in aerodynamics.
morning liquid, Poisse formula. Calculating hydraulie pipe flow prob-
lem using Moodys diagram. Computational fluid dynamics Introduc- MS-7530 BIO-MECHANICS
tion to computational fluid dynamics. Fluid dynamics governing Introduction to bio-mechanics, Circulatory system, pressure & flow
equation, Numerical Methods, Principle of CFD. in arterial system, elastic & non-Newtonian effects on blood flow.
Arterial diseases, dialysis, artificial kidneys. Human joints & their
MS-7510 BASICS OF THE THEORY OF FLUIDS mechanism, human joint lubrication; mucus transport in lungs.
Euler's equation of motion, viscosity, Navier-Stokes equation and ex-
act solutions, dynamical similarity and Reynold's number, turbulent MS-7601 ELEMENTARY DECISION THEORY
flow, boundary layer concept and governing equations, Reynold's Utility and loss functions, the prior information, basic principles of
equations of turbulent motion. Magnetohydrodynamics, MHD equa- making decisions under uncertainity, Bayes and minmax decision
tion, fluid drifts, stability and equilibrium problems rules, prior and posterior analysis, applications to classical statistical
inference procedures.
MS-7515 THEORY OF STABILITY
Stabililty of fluid flows, Bernard convection, Poisseuille flow. Rota-
tory cousette flow. Rayleigh-Taylor and Kelvin-Helmholtz problems.
Nonlinear stability limits. Supercritical and subcritical regimes.

61
MS-7605 OPERATIONS RESEARCH MS-7701 DATA STRUCTURE
Different techniques used in operations research and their applica- Introduction to data structures, Mathematical background, how to
tions, formulation and solution of linear programming problems, create and analyze programs. Arrays, Records and Pointers: Intro-
queuing systems, rehabilitee analysis, probabilistic risk analysis. duction, linear arrays, multidimensional arrays, records, pointers,
representation of arrays, Sparse matrices. Stacks and Queues: Intro-
MS-7610 APPROXIMATION THEORY duction, representation of stacks, evaluation of expression, recur-
Best approximation in normed spaces. Tchebycheff systems. Tche- sion, representation of queues, circular queues. Linked Lists: Singly
bycheff- Weierstrass - Jackson - Bernstein - Zygmund-Nikolaev etc. linked lists, linked stacks and queues, circular linked lists, application
theorems. Fourier series, splines, convolutions, linear positive, vari- of linked lists, polynomial addition, sparse matrices, Generalized
ation diminishing. Simultaneous etc. approximations. Direct-inverse- lists. Trees, basic terminology, binary tree representation, binary
saturation theorems, applications. tree traversal. Application of trees. Hash Tables: Direct address ta-
bles, Hash tables. Hash functions. Overflow handling. Red-Black
MS-7615 STOCHASTIC PROCESSES Trees: Properties of Red- Black tree, rotations, insertion, deletion.
Definition and classification of general stochastic processes. Markov Advanced data Structures: B-Trees, heaps, data structure for disjoint
chains with discrete state space, Poisson process, birth and death sets. Design and Analysis Techniques: Dynamic programming,
processes. Renewal Process: renewal equation, mean renewal time, Greedy algorithms, examples. Graphs: Representation of graphs,
stopping time. Markov process with continuous state space: Intro- Traversals: Depth first search, breadth first search, minimum span-
duction to Brownian motion. ning tree,shortest paths.

MS-7620 MATHEMATICAL MODELING MS-7705 MATHEMATICAL CODING THEORY

Elementary mathematical models. Role of mathematics in problem Polynomial rings over fields. Extension of fields, computation in
solving. Concepts of mathematical modeling. System approach for- GF(q), root fields of polynomial.Vector space over finite fields, binary
mulation. Analysis of models. Sensitivity analysis & parameter esti- group codes, hamming codes, polynomial codes, linear block codes,
mation. Design of experiment, validation. Simulation approach. Pit- the structure of cyclic codes. Quadratic residue codes, Reed-Muelier
falls in modeling. Illustrations. codes, simplex codes.

62
MS-7710 GRAPH THEORY map. Principal curvatures, Gaussian curvature, examples. Computa-
Basic definitions. Blocks, Ramsey numbers. Degree sequences. Con- tion of the curvature in standard spaces, sphere, torus, surfaces of
nectivity. Eulerian and Hamiltonian graphs. Planar graphs and 5-col- revolution etc. Levi-Civita connection, uniqueness, Gauss theorem,
our theorem. Chromatic numbers. Enumeration, Max-Flow Min-Cut Egregium, Hubert's theorem on the positivity of curvature at a point
theorem. Groups and graphs. Matrices and graphs. Matchings and on a compact surface in R3, geodesics, equations of geodesics, ex-
Hall's Marriage theorem. Eigenvalues of graphs. amples, Jacobi fields, conjugate points etc., Riemannian area ele-
ment on a surface, Gauss-Bonnet theorem. Differential manifolds,
MS-7715 THEORY OF COMPUTATION differentiable structure, sub-manifolds, immersions, embeddings.
Some fundamental proof techniques. Finite Automata: Finite autom- Metric tensor, Riemannian connections and curvature.
ata and regular languages, languages that are and are not regular,
algorithm aspects of finite automata. Context-free grammars: Push- MS-7901 SPECIAL TOPICS -II
down automata, languages that are and are not context-free, algo- Topics will be chosen based on industry trends and requirements.
rithms for context-free grammars. Basic turing machine model and
turing computability: Variants of turing machines.

MS-7720 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS Telecommunication Engineer-

Differentiation and integration in multidimensions , ordinary differ-
ential equations : predictor methods, modified Euler's method, trun-
cation error and stability, Taylor series method , Runge-Kutta meth-
ing Courses
ods, differential equations of higher order, systems of differential
TE-6121 Communication Systems
equations, shooting methods, boundary value problems. Partial dif-
Overview of system types, analog and digital communications,
ferential equations: Elliptic, hyperbolic and parabolic equations, ex-
power-bandwidth tradeoffs, signal-to-noise ratio, channel capacity
plicit and implicit finite difference methods, stability, convergence
concepts. Classification and representation of signal, fourier repre-
and consistency analysis, the method of characteristic.
sentation, energy and power spectral density, linearity, types of dis-
tortion. Amplitude modulation (AM), carriers and modulation, types
MS-7801 DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY
of amplitude modulation, AM receivers, Generation and detection of
Theory of Space Curves: The Serret-Frenet formulas. Gauss theory of
DSB-LC and DSB-SC signals. Transmission bandwidth. Power and ca-
surfaces, first and second fundamental forms. Examples, Weingarten

63
reer in signal. Angle modulation (FM and PM), Instantaneous fre- tecting codes/Error correcting codes, continuous messages and con-
quency, approximate analysis of angle modulation (bandwidth, spec- tinuous channel, Reproduction with a fidelity criterion, Basic theo-
tral content), FM-PM receivers. Equations for FM and PM. Single rem for a continuous channel.
tone narrow band and wide band FM: Bessel functions. Carson’s rule.
Power in career and signal, modulators: Direct and indirect. Dmodu- TE-6124 Analysis Stochastic Processes
lators: discriminators, delay (phase shift or Quadrature) detector. Introduction to probability theory, Axioms of probability, Conditional
FM receiver. Pre-emphasis/de emphasis. Pulse and digital communi- probability, Bayes rule, Binomial distribution, Poisson distribution.
cations, sampling and pulse-code modulation (PCM), line coding, Random variable, Cumulative distribution, Probability Density func-
pulse shaping, error control, digital carrier systems. Multiplexing tion; Gamma density, Poisson density, Gaussian density and Rayleigh
techniques; FDM, TDM. Sampling theorem, Nyquest Frequency. density. Function of one random variable, Two random variable and
Sprectral density of signals. PCM encoder, regenerator, decoder, ISI extension to n-random variables, Moment and conditional statistics,
and Nyquist filters. TDM and PCM frames. TI system. Binary signal Random sums and conditional densities, Mean square estimation,
formats and spectral densities. ASK, FSK, PSKI: Modulators, Demod- least mean square estimation, Linear transformation of Gaussians,
ulators. Multiple access techniques; FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, SDMA. Stochastic convergence and central limit theorem, Stochastic pro-
cesses and random waveforms, Ergodicity, Power Spectrum, System
TE-6122 Data Networks with Stochastic inputs, Gaussian Noise, Orthogonal function expan-
Fundamentals of network technology, OSI reference model, Intro- sion of Stochastic processes.
duction to cables and signals, Analysis of link layer protocols and
their performance. Overview of Network architectures, Network TE-6125 Digital Signal Processing
protocols, Transport protocols, A Summary of upper layer protocols. Introduction and scope, Comparison between continuous time sig-
Overview of the telephone network. nals and discrete time signals, Digital representation of analog sig-
nals, Frequency domain and Z-transforms, Digital filter realization,
TE-6123 Information Theory and Coding IIR and FIR filter design techniques, Fast Fourier transform algo-
Introduction to information theory, Measurement of information, rithms. Sources of error in digital systems, Analysis of noise in digital
Encoding of Source output, Discrete sources, McMillan Theorem, systems, Spectrum analysis, IC based signal processors.
Noisy channel and information transmission rate, Noiseless coding
theorem, Continuous and discrete communication channels, TE- 6126 Wireless and Mobile Communication Systems
Shanon's theorem of noisy channel, Error control coding, Error-de- Fundamentals of wireless communication systems, including data
networks, cellular telephone and personal communication systems.

64
Protocol, Architecture, Signaling and Performance issues of wireless mission and presents concepts, algorithms, and methodologies re-
communication systems. Multiple Access techniques for digital wire- lated to data structures, file systems, and operating systems essen-
less communication systems. Wireless networking, Wireless system tial to other courses in the curriculum.
and standards; AMPS, GPS etc.
TE- 6130 Antennas and Applied EM
TE-6127 Management and Security Of Telecommunication Net- Fundamentals of antennas and EM wave propagation, analysis, char-
works acterization, synthesis and computer-aided design, and applications
Network Management in TCP/IP Environments, Network Manage- in communications. Antenna noise temperature, Radar polarimetry,
ment Station (NMS), Network Management Requirements, Network Remote-sensing techniques and tomography applications Remote
Management Protocols, Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1), sensing, and radars. Radiation pattern, directivity, impedance, wire
OID/MIB, CMIS/CMIP, SNMP (V1, V2, V3), Structure of Management antennas, arrays, numerical methods for analysis, horn antennas,
Information (SMI), Remote Monitoring (RMON), SNMP Commands, microstrip antennas, and reflector antennas.
Telecommunications Management Network (TMN), Network Man-
agement Tools and Systems, Principles of network security manage- TE- 6131 Optical Communication Systems
ment; policies and technical issues, Benefits, Encryption, Authentica- Review of optical signal propagation through Optical Fibers; Multi-
tion, Integrity, Protection, Speech Cryptography, Speech Scrambling media fibers, Graded-index fibers, single mode fibers, Dispersion
Techniques. shifted and dispersion flattened fibers. Mode spot size and propaga-
tion characteristics, Intensity modulation, direct detection systems,
TE- 6128 Broad Band Communication Systems Coherent systems, unguided optical communication systems, Local
Overview of communication networks, Metropolitan and wide area area optical fiber networks.
networks, Frame relay, SMDA, ATM and SONET, Broadband ISDN ar-
chitecture, Advances in broadband technologies based on fast TE- 6132 Digital Communication and Information Storage
switching and streamline protocols. Principles of digital communication, Architectures and Formats of
digital transmission systems (especially the asynchronous and syn-
TE- 6129 Software Tools and Techniques In Telecommunication chronous digital hierarchies), Signal-to-noise ratio, Link power budg-
For students who were not computer science or information science ets, Analog-to-digital conversion, Data compression, Digital modula-
undergraduates. Builds upon the programming skills required for ad- tion, and facility switching, Function and connection of computing
devices for distributing, storing and sharing information locally and
over a network.

65
TE- 6133 Satellite Communication of the interface standards and protocols. Functions and benefits of
Overview of satellite communication, Selection of frequencies, Earth networks of communicating and information processing equipment.
station and antenna structure for satellites, Digital modulation Underlying technologies and standards of such networks. Currently
schemes for satellite communication, Multiplexing and multiple ac- available products and future developments. Analysis and descrip-
cess techniques used in satellite communications, Satellite networks, tion of client-server based systems. Remote procedure calls and
Direct broadcasting satellite, Practical details and configuration of socket programming. Analysis of system-level issues (reliability, con-
various satellite communication systems of the world. sistency, etc.)

TE 6134 Advanced Information Security TE- 7113 Advance Filter Design

This course is an advance level course in Information security that Methods and techniques for digital signal processing. Review of sam-
deals with advance topics in Information Security to include theory pling theorems, A/D and D/A converters. Demodulation by quadra-
and practice of cryptographic techniques used in communication se- ture sampling. Z-transform methods, system functions, linear shift-
curity. The topics such as encryption (secret-key and public-key), invariant systems, difference equations. Signal flow graphs for digital
message integrity, digital signatures, user authentication, key man- networks, canonical forms. Design of digital filters, practical consid-
agement, cryptographic hashing, Network security protocols (SSL, IP- erations, IIR and FIR filters. Digital Fourier transforms and FFT tech-
sec), public-key infrastructure, etc will be covered to students who niques.
want to adopt Information Security as a specialization in their career.
TE- 7114 IP Telephony
TE- 7111 Lightwave Engineering Introduction of digital voice networks, Voice digitization, Digital
Review of basic principles of optics, Optical fiber, sources, Optical transmission, Multiplexing and switching, Dialing and signaling, Inte-
detectors, Optical couplers, Optical switches, Light transmission, Op- gration of voice and data, Protocols for IP telephony: SIP, H.323,
tical transmission systems. Semiconductor laser amplifiers and Opti- MGCP, including call flows, network components, security, routing,
cal fiber amplifiers, Integrated optics, Optical integrated circuits and advanced services, Transport of real-time traffic over IP (RTP and
(OICs) and Opto-electronics integrated circuits (OEICs), Optical LANs. RTCP), bandwidth control and issues in network quality of service,
such as traffic modeling, dimensioning and QoS mechanisms.
TE- 7112 Advanced Communication Networks
Overview of interfaces that interconnect hardware and software TE- 7115 TELETRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND NETWORK PLANNING
components in a telecommunications environment necessary for the Teletraffic engineering overview, Quality of Service, Network perfor-
orderly operation of a network. Analysis and demonstration of each mance optimization; Classification of teletraffic engineering systems

66
and traffic parameters, Traffic data collection techniques and statis-
tics, Modeling of non-queuing and queuing systems, Modeling of sys-
tem with mobile users, Fundamentals of network simulation and
planning.

TE- 7190 SPECIAL TOPICS IN TELECOMMUNICATION-I

Topics will be selected from new emerging technologies and trends
in the field of telecommunication.

TE- 7191 SPECIAL TOPICS IN TELECOMMUNICATION-II

Topics will be selected from new emerging technologies and trends
in the field of telecommunication.

TE-7199 MS THESIS
The student is required to choose and conduct independent research
and/or development work, theoretical or experimental, under the
supervision and guidance of supervisor as per university rules

67
Policies

68
Semester Rules

Semester/Course Registration • Students dropping a course after Add/Drop date and two
• A student must register each semester (within the prescribed weeks before the Final Exam (whether attended classes or
period) until the completion of degree requirements. Failure not) get 'W' grade and have to pay full course fee.
to register in two consecutive semesters without prior inti- • If a student does not drop a course (whether attended classes
mation and approval may result in cancellation of admission or not) and does not appear in the Final Exam gets 'F' grade
without notice. and pays full course fee.
• A student can register in maximum of 03 courses in a semes-
ter. Course Withdrawal
• A student can apply for withdrawal from any course two
Course Add/Drop weeks before the final examination.
• Course Add/Drop date shall be set around three weeks from • Full fee is payable for any withdrawn course(s). The university
the commencement of a semester and shall be announced at does not refund full or partial fee under any circumstances.
the beginning of the semester. • The transcript shows “W” grade for any withdrawn course.
• A student can add/drop any course (due to any reason) be- The GPA calculation does not include letter grade “W”.
fore the Course Add/Drop date without any financial or aca-
demic penalty. Attendance Requirements:
• A student is not required to pay course fee for a course • A student is required to attend at least 80% of the conducted
dropped within the Course Add/Drop date. If fee is already classes to be eligible to appear in final examination of a
paid, then it will be credited to another course of the same course.
semester or next semester. • The Vice Chancellor has the authority for 5% condonation in
this attendance requirement.

69
 • If a student’s attendance in a course is short of the minimum Grading Scheme
requirement, the concerned teacher shall award “F” grade to The grading scheme is as follows:
the student in that course.
Grade Grade Point Percent Marks Remarks
A 4.0 90 – 100 –
Course Examination A- 3.7 – 3.9 85 – 89 –
• A total of 100 marks are assigned to a course for the purpose B 3.4 – 3.6 78 – 84 –
of examination and grading. The scheme of marking is as fol- B- 3.0 – 3.3 70 – 77 –
lows: C 2.5 – 2.9 65 – 69 –
o Sessional Evaluation: 50 marks C- 2.0 – 2.4 60 – 64 –
 Quizzes, Assignments, Presentations, etc. (30 marks)
D 1.0 – 1.9 50 – 59 –
 Mid-semester Examination (20 marks)
F 0.0 00 – 49 Fail
o Final Examination: 50 marks
P – 50 – 100 Pass
• To pass a course, a student must obtain a minimum of 50%
N – 00 – 49 Not Pass
marks in Sessional Evaluation and 50% marks in Final Exami-
I – – Incomplete
nation. S – – Satisfactory
• The duration of examination shall be as follows: U – – Unsatisfactory
o Mid-semester Examination: 1.5 hours W – – Withdrawn
o Final Examination: 2.5 hours
• Letter grades P, N, I, S, U and W are not used for GPA calcu-
lation.
• Letter grades P and N are awarded to non-credit courses e.g.
pre-requisite courses or other such courses that do not con-
tribute towards fulfilling the credit hours requirement for the
award of a degree.
• Letter grades S and U are awarded for thesis examination.

70
Fee Structure
MS Fee Structure
Type Amount Frequency
Admission Fee 16,000 Once on Admission (Non-refundable)
Security Deposit 5,000 Once on Admission (Refundable)
Semester Registration Fee 2,500 Per Semester (Throughout Enrolment)
Tuition Fee 10,000 Per Course (3 Credit Hours)
Late Fee 200 Per Week#
Examination Fee 1,000 Per Course
MS Thesis* 20,000 -
MS Thesis Examination Fee 1,000 -
#If Tuition Fee is not paid by Course Add/Drop date, Late Fee is added per week until paid

*MS Thesis is of 6 Credit Hours that is equivalent to two courses

PhD Fee Structure

Type Amount Frequency
Admission Fee 16,000 Once on Admission (Non-refundable)
Security Deposit 5,000 Once on Admission (Refundable)
Semester Registration Fee 2,500 Per Semester (Throughout Enrolment)
Tuition Fee 12,000 Per Course (3 Credit Hours)
Examination Fee: 1,000 Per Course
Written Comprehensive Exam Fee 5,000 Per Exam Attempt
Oral Comprehensive Exam Fee 5,000 Per Exam Attempt
Supervision Fee 20,000 Per Semester (During PhD Candidacy)
Late Fee 200 Per Week#
PhD Thesis Examination Fee 60,000
#If Tuition Fee is not paid by Course Add/Drop date, Late Fee is added per week until paid

71
Disclaimer: The contents of this document can be modified as per the decisions of the University’s Statutory Bodies or otherwise.

72