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News (Posted 07/12/07)

Cal Poly Wins International RoboGames Competition
A robot designed and built by Cal Poly students won the Robo-Magellan Competition at the International RoboGames held in San Francisco recently. Dubbed “Spybot,” the robot won the event by autonomously navigating an outdoor course with use of GPS, camera, compass, encoder, and ultrasonic range finder. Spybot completed a nearly perfect last run in just over a minute and a half -- even with interference from sunspots. Read more about the Cal Poly victory at the RoboGames

Cal Poly Engineering Professor Receives NSF CAREER Grant
Diana Franklin, assistant professor of computer engineering and computer science, has received a prestigious five-year grant from the National Science Foundation’s Early Career Development Program. The $300,000 award is the first of its kind for a professor in the College of Engineering. “As the first recipient of an NSF CAREER grant in the College of Engineering, Diana has certainly raised the bar,” said CENG Dean Mohammad Noori. “What she has achieved is a significant milestone in our journey to move the College to higher grounds of national visibility.” More on the NSF Grant for Diana Franklin

Cal Poly Engineering Professor Receives Service Learning Fellowship
Lynne Slivovsky, a Hood endowed professor who teaches in computer and electrical engineering, was recently selected as a Faculty Fellow in the Service Learning for Political Engagement Program, a joint venture between the California Campus Compact and Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Slivovsky, one of just 25 faculty members from public and private universities across California to be honored with the fellowship, proposed a new multi-disciplinary service learning course in museum design. “Students will create museum exhibits for the local community that highlight sustainability in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education,” she said.
Read More about Engineering Professor Lynne Slivovsky

News (Posted 02/01/06)

The following documents are posted for public information regarding the objectives for embedded systems work:
Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs In Computer Engineering (2004)
A Curriculum for Embedded System Engineering
Computing Curricula:  Computer Engineering
Embedded Pages From Computing Curricula:  Computer Engineering (CE 2004) Final Curriculum Report

News (Posted 02/06/03)

The Computer Engineering Honor Society initiated new members on November 12th at the Veranda Cafe. Congratulations go to new members Anna Kinney, Deepak Sharma, Michael Shelley, Ryan Hermle, Derek Lockhart, Dana Schaa, and Ariel Kopel. The ceremony was presided over by Honor Society President Joseph Soldo, Dr. Len Myers and Dr. MacCarley. The Honor Society plans to participate in CPE Open House Activities the weekend of April 16-18, 2004. This year's banquet is scheduled for Friday, May 14, 2004.

News (Posted 3/27/03)

Computer Engineering student Bridget Benson has been chosen to promote Cal Poly in 2003-04 to prospective students, alumni, and friends of the University as a member of POLY REPS. The group's activities include leading campus tours, as well as visiting high schools and community colleges as student representatives of Cal Poly. In addition, the Poly Reps work to develop alumni ties, help with University constituent groups, and assist efforts to encourage support from potential donors to the University.

News (Posted 11/24/02)

The Computer Engineering Honor Society initiated its first members on November 12th at Veranda Cafe. The ceremony was presided over by Bert Forbes and Dr. MacCarley. The honor society will be holding its first general meeting on December 5th.

News (Posted 11/24/02)

The Accreditation Board for Engineering Technologies (ABET) visited Cal Poly in Fall 2002. While not official until the final report is released in June 2003, the wrap-up review by evaluators gave the Computer Engineering Program a perfect score. Computer Engineering was one of only three programs in the College of Engineering for which no deficiencies, weaknesses or concerns were reported.

News (Posted 5/10/02)

Fee Initiative Committee Elections for Computer Engineering were held May 8 and 9. The following students were elected to serve on this committee for the 2002-2003 academic year:

Student committee members:

Lower Division: John Azevedo, Jeff LaBarge, Bridget Benson

Upper Division: Carolyn Candido, Heather Heiman, Brian Wallace, Jon Davis Marsh

Faculty committee members:

Art MacCarley (Computer Engineering Director), Fred Depiero, Phil Nico

The first committee meeting will take place on Monday, May 13. Initial recommendations are due to the College of Engineering May 14, and due to the University Provost May 15 (!!!)

News (Posted 5/10/02)

The Engineering Student Council held elections Monday for next years 2002-2003 Executive Board. The following students were elected to office:

• Chair: Jeff Roecks
• Senior Vice Chair: Brian Wallace
• Vice Chair of Events: Erica McKinnon
• Vice Chair of Communications: Dan Iverson
• Vice Chair of Finance: Amanda Carlton

If you are interested in applying for a position on the Engineering Student Council, applications are due by May 13th. You may download an application here: http://www.csc.calpoly.edu/~esc:

News (Posted 4/26/02)

COLLEGE-BASED FEE INITIATIVE

RESULTS FOR THE COMPUTER ENGINEER PROGRAM:

TOTAL	YES	%Y	NO	%N
273	151	55.3%	122	44.7%

RESULTS FOR THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING:

TOTAL	YES	%Y	NO	%N
2501	1358	54.3%	1143	45.7%

For more information, please see: www.csc.calpoly.edu/~esc

Other news items and FAQs...

What's up with the CPE 101 prerequisites?

There may be some confusion about the prerequisites listed in the 2001-03 catalog for CPE 101 (Fundamentals of Computer Science I). The catalog states: "CSC 100 or CSC 111 or consent of instructor". CSC 100 and CSC 111 are not prerequisites. The only actual prerequisite is "consent of instructor" which will be provided at the first class meeting, based upon confirmation of each student's preparation for the course. So go ahead and enroll in the course via CAPTURE. The Computer Science Department 756-2824 can answer any questions.

What courses should I take in the Fall if I started in the summer quarter?

Simple answer - the next course in each course sequence. For example, if your took CPE 101 during the Summer, take CSC 102 in the Fall. If you took Math 141 in the Summer, take Math 142 in the Winter. But, everyone should take CPE 100 (CPE Freshman Seminar) in the Fall, since it's only offered once a year.

Where should I go for questions and advising?

Individual faculty advisors. Each new student is automatically assigned a faculty advisor, based upon the first letter of your last name. You can can change advisors at any time, but as a courtesy to the assigned advisor, please let him/her know about the change. Your faculty advisor can answer questions about academic program planning, specific computer engineering courses, course work, senior projects, or questions of a technical nature (e.g., I've got a problem with my design of a microprocessor controlled surf board.) Faculty phone numbers, office numbers, and teaching schedules are available from the CPE office 7561229.

College of Engineering Advising Center. The College of Engineering operates a central academic advising facility, providing one-stop-shopping for almost all your advising needs, other than those provided by the CPE faculty or CPE Director Their office is in Building 40 room 115 (right across from Building 20, home of the CPE Office.) Their phone number is 756-1461. Note that the advising center also handles approvals for almost all special requests, such as late course withdrawal or change of major requests. When in doubt, try there first.

Computer Engineering Program Director. Usually found in the CPE Office, Building 20 Room 215. Questions about the Cal Poly Computer Engineering Program in general, general academic counseling, and whatever questions or needs that aren't covered elsewhere. All special approval requests must go to the Advising Center (above) first. Prospective students and their parents are welcome to meet with the Director. Office hours are posted outside the CPE Office, but best to call to set up an appointment in advance: 756-1229.

Career Services. Located in Building 124 Room 114, these are the folks that have the latest information on Computer Engineering career opportunities. They handle job recruiting, both corporate (e.g., Microsoft) and on-campus positions (e.g., research assistants). The CPE program office also keeps a list of teaching assistant or lab assistant opportunities.

Play CPE Movies (requires Internet Explorer):
1st Annual CPE Academic Day Robot Competition, WOW Week 2003 (7 minutes)

CpE-zine : Electronic magazine of the Computer Engineering Program

· Spring 2003 Issue