Electrical and Computer Engineering

Welcome to Electrical & Computer Engineering!

The ECE Office is currently operating Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm. Please contact us if you have any questions.

ABOUT THE MASEEH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

Electrical and Computer Engineering is one of five departments within the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science. At the Maseeh College, we offer academic programs that provide transformative opportunities within the classroom and beyond. If you join our college, you'll be connected to Portland’s growing, innovative industries and prepared to gain competitive jobs in engineering and computer science. Our close ties to leading tech companies give you the opportunity to build your professional skills through internship programs while you complete your degree. You can participate in research, community-based learning projects and opportunities to develop your own ideas from proposal to prototype through our innovation programs. Our students are in demand in the Portland job market and beyond, and they report the highest annual earnings of all PSU graduates one year after graduation.

ECE Programs

Undergraduate Programs

Graduate Programs

Westside Program

Postbac Bridge to MS

Fast Track BS+MS

Undergraduate Programs

We offer two bachelors degrees in our program: a B.S. in electrical engineering and a B.S. in computer engineering. Follow the link below for more information on these programs.

Bachelor of Science Programs

Graduate Programs

Portland State University ECE MS and PhD graduates have gone on to successful careers in education, research, and industry. The department's strong ties with local industry allow graduate students to interact with practicing engineers in the classroom and laboratory.

MS and PhD Program Information

Westside Program

Our "Westside Program" in Beaverton offers graduate courses in technical areas that are relevant to engineers working at neighboring technology companies who are looking for professional development or a way to complete the masters program without traveling to downtown Portland.

Westside Program Information

Postbac Bridge to MS

Students with a bachelors degree in a field other than electrical or computer engineering can join our bridge program to gain the knowledge necessary to go straight into our masters program. Follow the link below for more details.

Bridge Program

Fast Track BS+MS

The Fast Track B.S.+M.S. program allows up to 20 credits of ECE graduate credits to be used for both the BS in Electrical Engineering degree or BS in Computer Engineering and the MS in ECE degree.

4+1 Fast Track Program Info

ECE Department Research

Environmental Sensing and Monitoring

The areas of sensor system development, on-board signal processing, controls, communications, and power are all core to Electrical Engineering. At Portland State, we focus on the Electrical Engineering challenges associated with the future of environmental sensing and monitoring.

Power Engineering

The Electrical & Computer Engineering Department at Portland State University currently has two areas focused on electric power: The Power Engineering Group and the Laboratory for Magnetomechanical Energy Conversion & Control.

Research Laboratories

The ECE department is home to a broad array of research activities. Find out more about the various labs and research areas in our department

The Electronics Prototyping Lab (EPL)

Walk in with an idea and walk out with a working prototype

The EPL is a lab for rapidly prototyping electronics projects. The EPL staff is available to remotely help students with lab kits, DIY building, or just making cool stuff in their garage.

Find out more about the EPL

Recent ECE News

January 13, 2022

MCECS Faculty Member Awarded NSF Grant

Mahima Gupta, aMaseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science faculty member, receives a two-year research…

October 15, 2021

PSU students prep Oregon’s first satellite for space flight

After months and months of research, testing and development, the Portland State Aerospace Society (PSAS) is…

July 19, 2021

Come Build Something at the EPL

“Fail early, fail often.” Many of us shy away from the idea of failure, or the possibility of making a mistake,…

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Improving Environmental Sensing

by Shaun McGillis |February 15, 2021

John Lipor, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Portland State University, recently received a five-year, $550,000 CAREER award from the…

Upcoming events

January 18 January 18

Portland State Aerospace Society Winter Virtual Orientation

The Portland State Aerospace Society is having its winter virtual…

Add to my Calendar 2022-01-18 19:00:00 2022-01-18 20:00:00 Portland State Aerospace Society Winter Virtual Orientation The Portland State Aerospace Society is having its winter virtual orientation Tuesday, January 18th at 7 PM! Are you interested in hands-on experience? Think space is really cool? Come check out PSAS! We are building amateur rockets and CubeSats! We will also be having an open house of the rocket room EB 91 from 9 AM - 6 PM that Tuesday if you want to take a look at the projects we have been working on! Send a blank email to aerospace+join@pdx.edu to get Zoom information. Send a blank email to aerospace+join@pdx.edu to get Zoom information. aerospace+join@pdx.edu aerospace+join@pdx.edu America/Los_Angeles public

February 10 February 10

From basement lab to Wall Street: E. coli engineering, AI deep…

Join the Biology Department for our weekly seminar series. This week, we’re joined by Sean McClain, founder and CEO of Absci, a local drug and target…

Add to my Calendar 2022-02-10 12:00:00 2022-02-10 13:00:00 From basement lab to Wall Street: E. coli engineering, AI deep learning, and biopharma innovation Join the Biology Department for our weekly seminar series. This week, we’re joined by Sean McClain, founder and CEO of Absci, a local drug and target discovery company harnessing deep learning and synthetic biology to expand the therapeutic potential of proteins. Science Building 1, Room 107 bwar@pdx.edu bwar@pdx.edu America/Los_Angeles public