ELEC 8120. Principles of Network Performance Analysis
(3) LEC. 3. Pr., ELEC 5120 or ELEC 6120, and ELEC 7410.
Data network performance analysis, queueing systems, admission control, network traffic modeling, network calculus, flow and congestion control, wireless network analysis, and network simulation.

ELEC 8420. Detection And Estimation Theory
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 7410.
Decision theory concepts: Bayesian, maximum likelihood, minimax and Neyman-Pearson approaches to hypothesis testing; Detection of deterministic and random signals in noise; Parameter estimation: Bayesian and maximum likelihood approaches, nonrandom and random parameter estimation; Signal estimation.

ELEC 8560. Adaptive Control
(3) LEC. 3. Pr., ELEC 7560 or departmental approval.
Theory and application of adaptive control systems. Real-time parameter estimation, self-tuning regulators, model-reference adaptive systems, stability, auto-tuning and gain scheduling controllers.

ELEC 8710. Advanced Topics In Semiconductor Devices
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 6710.
Advanced treatment of selected topics in semiconductor devices.

ELEC 8780. Contemporary Topics in Electronic Circuit Design
(3) Lec. 3. Pr., ELEC 6780 or departmental approval.
Contemporary topics in electronic circuit design such as Delta-Sigma A/D and D/A conversion, switched capacitor circuitry, continuous time and discrete time filter design, communications electronics. May be taken more than once for credit.

ELEC 8900. Advanced Independent Study in Electrical Engineering
(1-3). Departmental approval.
May be taken more than one semester.

ELEC 8970. Advanced Special Topics 
(1-5). Departmental approval.
Study of a specialized area of electrical and computer engineering not covered by regularly offered courses. Course may be repeated with change in topics. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours.

ELEC 8990. Research and Dissertation
(Credit To Be Arranged).
May be taken more than one semester.