UMD’s MEng in Computer Engineering blends electrical engineering and computer science, focusing on embedded systems, VLSI, digital design, and hardware-level cybersecurity. Students work on integrated projects involving real-time systems, processor design, and secure IoT applications. The program emphasizes hands-on lab work, systems integration, and collaboration with leading tech companies and national labs.
Design of a RISC-V based processor with custom instruction sets
Development of a low-power embedded system for wearable health monitoring
Implementing hardware trojan detection mechanisms in SoC design
Creating a secure bootloader for embedded Linux devices
Design and simulation of an FPGA-based real-time image processing unit
Building a CAN bus communication system for autonomous vehicles
Side-channel attack mitigation for cryptographic hardware modules
Power and performance optimization of edge AI inference hardware
Secure firmware update mechanism for IoT devices
Design of a fault-tolerant multiprocessor architecture for aerospace applications
Hardware accelerator design for neural network operations
Modeling and simulation of clock gating techniques for energy savings
Developing a tamper-resistant hardware encryption module
Designing a smart sensor network using microcontrollers and BLE
Testbench creation for validating high-speed memory interfaces
Automated verification framework for ASIC design pipelines
Building an embedded Linux system for robotic arm control
Reconfigurable computing system for adaptive traffic signal control
Design of a custom PCB for sensor data acquisition and wireless streaming
Implementing real-time kernel modules for secure drone navigation
Engineer secure, efficient computing systems with UMD’s hands-on computer engineering master’s program.
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