| 8:00 AM | Light Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM | Welcome and Introductions (Jeff Zingsheim, Chair)
Update on program information (Eric Durant)
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| 8:50 AM | Review of Events
- Recent
- Op Computer: record attendance of 49 teams of 4 (11/20/2015)
- Visited Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids (Faculty and Students) (12/11/2015)
- JCI-sponsored MSOE/DoE Regional Science Bowl (1/26/2016)
- JCI-sponsored CE Student Event (3/21/2016)
- Czech exchange: Intro meeting for CE/AE students (3/21/2016)
- SE2890: Industry visitors provided feedback on oral presentation skills. Thanks to Peter Grzechowiak from JCI and Paul Wadzinske from QuadTech. (5/19/2016)
- Upcoming
- Open Houses (7/16/2016, 9/17/2016, 10/15/2016, 12/3/2016, 4/22/2017)
- QuadTech-sponsored CE Student Event (Monday, 9/26/2016 [tentative date])
- Sixth EECS Industry Forum for Students (Friday, 9/20/2016, 12 PM, followed by panel lunch; optional tour before? field/parking structure and/or Grohmann Museum)
- IEEEXtreme 10.0 (date TBD, c. October 21, 2016 UTC, MSOE's 8th year, Dr. Livingston)
- Fall IAC Meeting: TBD: Volunteer to host: morning meeting followed by tour?
- Op Computer Competition (Friday, 11/18/2016, Dr. Durant)
- Rockwell Collins-sponsored EECS Student Event (Monday, 12/5/2016 [tentative])
- Ongoing
- Senior project collaboration
- Do you have an idea for a student tour, perhaps working with our IEEE student group?
- The CE program faculty appreciate the opportunity to visit each IAC company every few years.
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| 9:20 AM | Student feedback: Senior debriefing summary |
| 9:35 AM | Break and IAC Member Survey |
| 9:50 AM | Recent Developments
- Potential MS in Cyber Security
- Popular electives this year:
- CE-4930 Computer Architecture II (Dr. Meier)
- CE-498/EE-4980: Circuit/System Fabrication (Dr. Rothe)
- CE-498B Digital Image Processing (Dr. Livingston)
- CS-4920 Information Security (Prof. Vieau)
- Many other options, including: databases, distributed and cloud computing, neural networks, DSP applications, developing secure software, C#/language design, machine learning, mobile application development (Android and iOS)
- Some elective options for next year:
- CE-4100/EE-4100 Embedded System Fabrication
- CE-4940 VLSI Design (Dr. Meier)
- [pending scheduling] CS-493 Advanced Digital Design (Prof. Barnekow)
- CS-4920 Information Security (Prof. Vieau)
- SE-4930 Developing Secure Software (Dr. Schilling)
- Many other options, including: databases, opamp design, neural networks, mobile app development (Android and iOS), computer vision, C#, control systems applications, DSP applications, machine learning, game theory, and advanced Unix and system administration
- Czech Tech. (Prague) spring semester exchange option for sophomores: sixth group (3 CEs, +SE, +AEs) completing. Had Skype video conference with them at freshman recruiting meeting in March.
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| 10:00 AM | Curriculum
- Second year of CE 4.0 Curriculum, was effective for F'15 freshmen
- Embedded platform updates proceeding
- Embedded Systems I-III: Students will use the Altera DE0-Nano laboratory board that they purchased in their 1st digital logic class freshman year, moving to ARM architecture (Dr. Rothe and others)
- I (CE2801) introduces assembly and several subsystems
- II (CE2812) moves to C and covers additional subsystems; introduces round-robin scheduling using the timer interrupt
- III (CE2820) continues with the DE0-Nano (ARM core + FPGA); remains project-based course focused on interfacing peripherals
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| 10:25 AM | General Discussion
- Student representative comments and input
- Industry representative comments and input
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| 10:45 AM | Meeting Wrap-up
- Agenda items for the next IAC meeting
- Action items
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| 10:50 AM | IAC Group Picture
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| 11:00 AM | Adjourn to Senior Design Show |