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Computer engineering

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Computer engineering (CE,1 CoE, CpE, or CompE) is a branch of engineering specialized in developing computer hardware and software.23

It integrates several fields of electrical engineering, electronics engineering and computer science. Computer engineering may be referred to as Electrical and Computer Engineering or Computer Science and Engineering at some universities.

Computer engineers require training in hardware-software integration, software design, and software engineering. It can encompass areas such as electromagnetism, artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, computer networks, computer architecture and operating systems. Computer engineers are involved in many hardware and software aspects of computing, from the design of individual microcontrollers, microprocessors, personal computers, and supercomputers, to circuit design. This field of engineering not only focuses on how computer systems themselves work, but also on how to integrate them into the larger picture.4

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  1. C.E. can also mean “Chartered Engineer”; “inst. CE” would have meant “Institution of Civil Engineers”. It is also a common abbreviation for Civil Engineering ↩

  2. IEEE Computer Society; ACM (December 15, 2016). Computer Engineering Curricula 2016: CE2016: Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Computer Engineering (PDF). doi:10.1145/3025098 (inactive July 1, 2025). ↩

  3. IEEE Computer Society; ACM (December 12, 2004). Computer Engineering 2004: Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Computer Engineering (PDF). p. iii. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2024. Computer System engineering has traditionally been viewed as a combination of both electronic engineering (EE) and computer science (CS). ↩

  4. Trinity College Dublin. “What is Computer System Engineering”. Retrieved April 21, 2006. “Computer engineers need not only to understand how computer systems themselves work but also how they integrate into the larger picture. Consider the car. A modern car contains many separate computer systems for controlling such things as the engine timing, the brakes, and the airbags. To be able to design and implement such a car, the computer engineer needs a broad theoretical understanding of all these various subsystems & how they interact. ↩

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