Geraint A. Wiggins
Professor of Computational Creativity & Head of School
A very brief introduction to
Electronic Engineering &
Computer Science
Example Careers
Engineering and Computer Science solves practical problems, to
improve the quality of life through innovative technology letting people take control
Technology impacts on every aspect of life and so there are many specialist careers in Electronic Engineering and Computer Science Examples specialisms include…
Communications systems Healthcare
Software engineering
Power Engineering Robotics
Computer Vision Microelectronics Artificial Intelligence
Careers include… Hardware Engineer Software Engineer Programmer IT Consultant Telecoms Engineer Systems Engineer
Salaries are typically £30K to £70K depending on experience. The UK has a high demand for electronic engineers and computer scientists – excellent employment prospects!
Comp-Sci / Elec Eng: Salary & Conditions
Starting salaries for newly graduated electrical/electronics engineers are in the range of £18,000 - £29,000
Qualified electronics engineers can earn between £35,000 and £45,000, with more senior engineers earning between £40,000 and £55,000.
Highly experienced engineers can earn in excess of £65,000
Salaries vary from company to company, with some sectors attracting higher salaries due to demand. A 40-hour week is typical
Opportunities are usually available in areas with a strong manufacturing or research base. Most UK-based electronics employers are small to medium-sized enterprises
Overnight absence from home and overseas travel may be required, depending on the employer and nature of the business. There are increasing opportunities to work abroad
Comp-Sci / Elec Eng: Graduate Schemes
Airbus graduate salary: £25,000
ARM graduate salary: £25,000
BAE Systems graduate salary: £24,000–£28,000
BOC graduate salary: £23,000
BP graduate salary: £32,000–£34,000
British Sugar graduate salary: £30,000
EDF energy graduate salary: £25,000+
E.ON graduate salary: £26,500
Jaguar Land Rover graduate salary: £28,000
Mars graduate salary: £29,000
Network Rail graduate salary: £26,900
Procter & Gamble graduate salary: £28,600
Rolls-Royce graduate salary: £26,300
Royal Navy graduate salary: £28,216–£32,061
Shell graduate salary: £32,500 to £37,000.
Siemens graduate salary: £23,000–£28,000
Unilever graduate salary: £28,500
Transport for London graduate salary: £25,000
TRW graduate salary: £25,000
UK Power Networks graduate salary: £26,500
EECS is home to 750 undergraduates in London and 2300 in Beijing, 150 MSc students, about 20088 academics, 25 administrative, and 57 research staff
Our research spans exciting areas ranging from antennas to networks, from computer theory to computer vision, from digital music to
multimedia, and from interaction to risk and information management
Our University of London degrees are internationally recognised and
accredited by the British Computer Society and the Institution of Engineering Technology
We have specialist facilities including…
Media and performing arts space (and audio studio) World leading antennas laboratory
Dedicated (and well-equipped) teaching labs for computing and electronics
About EECS
Our Research
EECS delivers world-class electronic engineering and computer science research and applies it to real-world problems
Our current research grant portfolio is £44.1m
The 2014 UK Research Excellence Framework 11th in the UK for Computer Science 6th in the UK for Electronic Engineering
INTRODUCING EECS
Nine large research groups
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Antennas and Electromagnetism
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Cognitive Science
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Computer Vision
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Digital Music
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Intelligent Sensing
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Multimedia and Vision
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Risk and Information Management
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Networks
Our Research
Cognitive Science (CogSci) Group
The Cognitive Science group was set up more than five years ago and is built around a shared interest in how digital technologies are
creating new forms of human action and interaction, including music and language, and in creativity. We combine world-class expertise in computer science, linguistics, mathematics and psychology to drive new approaches to design, new tools for experiment and analysis and
new applications
Multimedia and Vision (MMV) Group
Formed in 2000 to conduct research in image,
video processing and computer vision.
Research includes: multimedia indexing and retrieval (Visual Google), Human (and Animal)
Motion Analysis, Analysis of brain signals for Emotion Recognition, Facial Expression
Our Research
Networks Group
Research includes cloud-computing, social networking,
traffic analysis, quality of service, mobile and wireless communications, intelligent network management and network analysis
Antennas & Electromagnetics Group
Research into antennas for mobile communications includes multi-band antennas, Ultra Wide-Band (UWB) antennas, semi-smart base station antennas and
antennas and radio propagation for body-centric wireless communications
Our Research
Centre for Digital Music (C4DM)
The Centre for Digital Music is a world-leading multidisciplinary research group in the field of
Music & Audio Technology, which has grown to become arguably the UK’s leading Digital Music research group with its broad range of skills and a strong focus on making innovation usable
Computer Vision Group
The Computer Vision group is one of the
largest in the UK and internationally leading in its work on the extraction of object behaviour models and dynamic face models from image sequences and live video. Our work has been widely applied to vehicle and people
detection, object tracking, counting and recognition in public space CCTV.
Undergraduate Courses
Electronic Engineering Computer Science
Information and Communication Technologies
Audio Systems Engineering Multimedia and Arts Technology + Computing + Business Management + Mathematics + Electrical + Telecommunications Industrial Experience +
Some Undergraduate Programmes
BSc Computer Science
BSc Computer Science and Multimedia
BEng Electrical and Electronic Engineering
BEng Electronic Engineering
BEng Electronic Engineering and Computing
BEng Electronic Engineering and Telecommunications
BEng Audio Systems Engineering
Final Year Projects
Energy-Aware Routing Protocol
Brain-Computer Interfaces/EEG Analysis Magnetic Levitation Train
Human-aware Cooperative Lighting System Self-Positioning Hovercraft
A Melody Harmoniser
Social Recommendation in Group Structures Secure Access using RFID
RF Energy Harvesting
Supported Student Learning
Feedback for coursework – not just a mark
“We get work set which is then marked with feedback…This
allowed me to see what I was doing wrong and how to approach it.” Academic tutor allocated to each student
Focus on 1st year support
Administration and Systems staff available in the Informatics Teaching Lab every weekday
Peer Assisted Study Support (PASS) scheme Student to student support (1st years) College-wide Drop in Study Centre
Support for maths (2 hours every day)
Staff Student Liaison Committees & Questionnaires Actions fed back to staff
Opportunity to study in London
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If you pass all your modules in the
first three years, you may come to
study in London for your final year,
and enjoy the facilities EECS offers
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You will be eligible for a China
scholarship, depending on your
performance
Why Study at EECS?
Internationally recognised University of London degree
A campus which is located just 15 minutes from the centre of London
Diverse student population: around a quarter of our students are female and 47 countries are represented
Teaching by internationally-recognised research staff Excellent student-staff relations
Specialist EE and CS degrees accreditation from BCS and IET Access to high quality facilities
A wide choice of three-year (BSc/BEng) and four-year (MSci/MEng) degrees
Group and individual project work prepares you for a variety of work situations
Excellent links with industry and degree options with industrial experience
Master of Science (MSc) Programmes
And then… EECS offers
§ An MSc programme
§ Students study 8 taught modules, 15 credits each + 60 credit project
§ General and specialist subjects in EE and CS
§ An MSc by Research programme
§ students study 4 taught modules, 15 credits each + 120 credit project
§ subject headings:
§ Computer Science
§ Electronic Engineering
§ Media and Arts Technology
CS and EE programmes are very flexible
