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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;‎&lt;span dir=&quot;auto&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;autocomment&quot;&gt;Welcome&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Welcome to the Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) at Stanford University. We are proud of our heritage of innovation and entrepreneurship that has helped create Silicon Valley and educated many leaders in industry and academia worldwide. Our faculty and students continue to advance the state-of-the-art, define new directions for electrical engineering, and develop new technologies to help address critical societal challenges in biology and medicine, energy, and the environment. Perhaps even more important is our unceasing commitment to our students, helping them learn, grow, and develop and achieve their goals, whether it is becoming a professor, an entrepreneur, or joining industry.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Welcome to the Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) at Stanford University. We are proud of our heritage of innovation and entrepreneurship that has helped create Silicon Valley and educated many leaders in industry and academia worldwide. Our faculty and students continue to advance the state-of-the-art, define new directions for electrical engineering, and develop new technologies to help address critical societal challenges in biology and medicine, energy, and the environment. Perhaps even more important is our unceasing commitment to our students, helping them learn, grow, and develop and achieve their goals, whether it is becoming a professor, an entrepreneur, or joining industry. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Electrical Engineering is the largest department in the School of Engineering at Stanford with nearly 60 faculty and over 1000 undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students. The Department’s graduate programs continue to draw from a very strong application pool. University rankings, including the 2010 NRC ranking of doctoral programs, continue to place our Department in the top group of all electrical engineering departments in the nation.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Electrical Engineering is the largest department in the School of Engineering at Stanford with nearly 60 faculty and over 1000 undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students. The Department’s graduate programs continue to draw from a very strong application pool. University rankings, including the 2010 NRC ranking of doctoral programs, continue to place our Department in the top group of all electrical engineering departments in the nation. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Since its formation in 1893, our Department has had a profound impact on society. Myriad innovations by our faculty and students, such as in electric power generation and transmission, wired and wireless communications, integrated electronics, digital computers, healthcare systems, cellular phones, and Internet‐based information technology, have fundamentally transformed all aspects of human life. Today, nearly every tool and manufactured product, from cars and refrigerators to phones and medical devices, includes electronic circuits, uses signal‐processing algorithms, and is linked to a network. These innovations have originated from research across three areas that form the intellectual core of the Department:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Since its formation in 1893, our Department has had a profound impact on society. Myriad innovations by our faculty and students, such as in electric power generation and transmission, wired and wireless communications, integrated electronics, digital computers, healthcare systems, cellular phones, and Internet‐based information technology, have fundamentally transformed all aspects of human life. Today, nearly every tool and manufactured product, from cars and refrigerators to phones and medical devices, includes electronic circuits, uses signal‐processing algorithms, and is linked to a network. These innovations have originated from research across three areas that form the intellectual core of the Department:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Professor and Chairman, Department of Electrical Engineering&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Professor and Chairman, Department of Electrical Engineering&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Stanford University&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Stanford University&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;On behalf of &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;faculty and staff of the department &lt;/del&gt;of Electrical Engineering&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;, I welcome you to &lt;/del&gt;Stanford University. We &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;hope you will have a stimulating &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;enjoyable experience &lt;/del&gt;in our &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Department &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at Stanford throughout your graduate studies&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Welcome to &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Department &lt;/ins&gt;of Electrical Engineering &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;(EE) at &lt;/ins&gt;Stanford University. We &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are proud of our heritage of innovation and entrepreneurship that has helped create Silicon Valley &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;educated many leaders &lt;/ins&gt;in &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;industry and academia worldwide. Our faculty and students continue to advance the state-of-the-art, define new directions for electrical engineering, and develop new technologies to help address critical societal challenges in biology and medicine, energy, and the environment. Perhaps even more important is &lt;/ins&gt;our &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;unceasing commitment to our students, helping them learn, grow, &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;develop and achieve their goals, whether it is becoming a professor, an entrepreneur, or joining industry&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;You are a member &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a highly able&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;highly motivated&lt;/del&gt;, and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;highly select group of &lt;/del&gt;students. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;You will find your &lt;/del&gt;graduate &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;colleagues &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stimulating &lt;/del&gt;group &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and interaction with them will be a valuable component &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;your professional growth&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Electrical Engineering is the largest department in the School &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Engineering at Stanford with nearly 60 faculty and over 1000 undergraduate&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;masters&lt;/ins&gt;, and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;doctoral &lt;/ins&gt;students. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The Department’s &lt;/ins&gt;graduate &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;programs continue to draw from &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;very strong application pool. University rankings, including the 2010 NRC ranking of doctoral programs, continue to place our Department in the top &lt;/ins&gt;group of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;all electrical engineering departments in the nation&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;You will be assigned to &lt;/del&gt;a &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;faculty adviser before the start of your program. &amp;amp;nbsp;Your adviser will be your primary source of counsel &lt;/del&gt;on &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;your academic program&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;Information on the research interests of &lt;/del&gt;our &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;various &lt;/del&gt;faculty, and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;on the spectrum &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;research activities available &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;our graduate students&lt;/del&gt;, is &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;included in this handbook&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Since its formation in 1893, our Department has had &lt;/ins&gt;a &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;profound impact &lt;/ins&gt;on &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;society&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Myriad innovations by &lt;/ins&gt;our faculty &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and students&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;such as in electric power generation &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;transmission, wired and wireless communications, integrated electronics, digital computers, healthcare systems, cellular phones, and Internet‐based information technology, have fundamentally transformed all aspects &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;human life. Today, nearly every tool and manufactured product, from cars and refrigerators &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;phones and medical devices&lt;/ins&gt;, &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;includes electronic circuits, uses signal‐processing algorithms, and &lt;/ins&gt;is &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;linked to a network&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;These innovations have originated from research across three areas that form the intellectual core of the Department:&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The faculty &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;staff of Stanford's Department of Electrical Engineering look forward &lt;/del&gt;to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;interacting with you&lt;/del&gt;, &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;both inside &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;outside &lt;/del&gt;the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;classroom&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Physical Technology &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Science: Physical devices provide the means &lt;/ins&gt;to &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;connect the physical to the virtual world and provide the substrate for computation. Leveraging advances in basic materials and fabrication techniques, we create electronic, magnetic, electromechanical, optical&lt;/ins&gt;, and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;biochemical devices that can sense or actuate in the physical world, and transform, store, or communicate information in &lt;/ins&gt;the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;virtual world&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Department Vice Chair &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[mailto&lt;/del&gt;:&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;vicechair@ee&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;stanford&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;edu Vicechair]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Hardware and Software Systems&lt;/ins&gt;: &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The systems area includes analog and digital circuits, design techniques, networking, hardware and software architectures, and large‐scale software systems&lt;/ins&gt;. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Using devices created by physical technology research, we develop methods and prototypes for sensing, computation, and communication systems that achieve exponentially improved efficiency&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Information Systems and Science: Research on information addresses fundamental limits of information systems and methods to achieve these limits. We develop mathematical models, algorithms, and analysis tools for reliable communication, information processing, storage, and decision‐making, and for extracting knowledge from large data sets gathered in the physical and virtual worlds.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;These three areas form a self‐reinforcing cycle in which new physical technologies enable new systems and novel models and algorithms running on high‐performance platforms provide fresh insights into creating new devices and systems. Our department’s mission, however, extends beyond disciplinary boundaries. The Department has evolved into a major conduit for interdisciplinary research in Stanford. We build upon developments in the basic sciences and apply EE techniques to address challenges in other engineering and science disciplines through joint projects with many other departments and schools across Stanford.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The Department also enjoys very close relationship with industry, both in terms of research and recruiting. Numerous companies participate in a variety of affiliates programs led by EE faculty, such as the Center for Integrated Systems, the Clean Slate Program, the Pervasive Parallelism Laboratory, and the Experimental Data Center Lab. Our students and faculty have cofounded some of the most successful high technology companies in the world and are consistently in high demand in industry.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;There are many advantages to joining Stanford EE as a student. We offer a broad and innovative set of research programs, supported by state-of-the-art research equipment and a large set of diverse classes. Coming here allows you to interact and build friendships with an impressive set of students, faculty, and staff from around the world. Even better, you can do all that and also enjoy the amazing Bay Area weather while taking a morning hike in the hills or surfing on some afternoons.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Please browse our website, learn more about us, and contact us with any questions. If you are joining us as a student, we look forward to your contributions to the department and to EE in general. We hope to be part of your success.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Abbas El Gamal&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Hitachi America Professor in the School of Engineering&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Professor and Chairman, Department of Electrical Engineering&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot;&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Stanford University&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;On behalf of the faculty and staff of the &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Department &lt;/del&gt;of Electrical Engineering, I welcome you to &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Graduate study at &lt;/del&gt;Stanford University. We hope you will have a stimulating and enjoyable experience in our Department and at &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford &lt;/del&gt;Stanford&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;]&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;On behalf of the faculty and staff of the &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;department &lt;/ins&gt;of Electrical Engineering, I welcome you to Stanford University. We hope you will have a stimulating and enjoyable experience in our Department and at Stanford &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;throughout your graduate studies&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;This handbook contains data and information useful to all. The members of the EE Administrative Staff &lt;/del&gt;are &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;familiar with the many details &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;our operation &lt;/del&gt;and &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;are available to help you by answering questions and providing further information. Information for new &lt;/del&gt;students &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;at Stanford can be found on the Web at [http://www.stanford&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;edu/&lt;/del&gt;group&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;/orientation/ www.stanford.edu/group/orientation/]&lt;/del&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;You &lt;/ins&gt;are &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a member &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;a highly able, highly motivated, &lt;/ins&gt;and &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;highly select group of &lt;/ins&gt;students. &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;You will find your graduate colleagues a stimulating &lt;/ins&gt;group &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;and interaction with them will be a valuable component of your professional growth&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Our large graduate operation is both exciting and challenging. You are a member of a highly able, highly motivated, and highly select group. You will find your graduate colleagues a stimulating group and interaction with them is a valuable component of your professional growth.&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;You will be assigned &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;to &lt;/ins&gt;a faculty adviser &lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;before the start of your program. &amp;amp;nbsp;Your adviser &lt;/ins&gt;will be your primary source of counsel on your academic program.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;Information on the research interests of our various faculty, and on the spectrum of research activities available to our graduate students, is included in this handbook.&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;You will be assigned a faculty adviser &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;who &lt;/del&gt;will be your primary source of counsel on your academic program. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;During the autumn registration period the Department [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laboratories Laboratories] will hold orientation programs. &lt;/del&gt;Information on the research interests of our various faculty, and on the spectrum of research activities available to our graduate students, is included in this handbook. &lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;The information in this handbook along with a wealth of additional information, including accumulated wisdom from past students on planning academic programs and preparing for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ph.D Ph.D]. qualifying examination, may be found in the Department World Wide Web Pages, beginning at [http://ee.stanford.edu/ ee.stanford.edu]&lt;/del&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The faculty and staff of Stanford's Department of Electrical Engineering look forward to interacting with you, both inside and outside the classroom.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;The faculty and staff of Stanford's Department of Electrical Engineering look forward to interacting with you, both inside and outside the classroom.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Simon Wong &lt;/del&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Department Vice Chair &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[mailto:vicechair@ee.stanford.edu Vicechair]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Department Vice Chair &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[mailto:vicechair@ee.stanford.edu Vicechair]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Handbook]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Handbook]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Wikiuser at 20:16, 21 August 2008</title>
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				<updated>2008-08-21T20:16:35Z</updated>
		
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Simon Wong &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Department Vice Chair &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[mailto:vicechair@ee.stanford.edu Vicechair]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Simon Wong &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Department Vice Chair &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[mailto:vicechair@ee.stanford.edu Vicechair]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Wikiuser at 21:54, 23 July 2008</title>
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				<updated>2008-07-23T21:54:36Z</updated>
		
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		<title>Wikiuser at 18:36, 25 June 2008</title>
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				<updated>2008-06-25T18:36:59Z</updated>
		
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;On behalf of the faculty and staff of the Department of Electrical Engineering, I welcome you to Graduate study at Stanford University. We hope you will have a stimulating and enjoyable experience in our Department and at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford Stanford].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;On behalf of the faculty and staff of the Department of Electrical Engineering, I welcome you to Graduate study at Stanford University. We hope you will have a stimulating and enjoyable experience in our Department and at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford Stanford].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Wikiuser at 18:15, 25 June 2008</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;On behalf of the faculty and staff of the Department of Electrical Engineering, I welcome you to Graduate study at Stanford University. We hope you will have a stimulating and enjoyable experience in our Department and at [&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[W&lt;/del&gt;:Stanford&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;|&lt;/del&gt;Stanford&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;]&lt;/del&gt;].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;On behalf of the faculty and staff of the Department of Electrical Engineering, I welcome you to Graduate study at Stanford University. We hope you will have a stimulating and enjoyable experience in our Department and at [&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;http&lt;/ins&gt;:&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/&lt;/ins&gt;Stanford Stanford].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;This handbook contains data and information useful to all. The members of the EE Administrative Staff are familiar with the many details of our operation and are available to help you by answering questions and providing further information. Information for new students at Stanford can be found on the Web at [http://www.stanford.edu/group/orientation/ www.stanford.edu/group/orientation/].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #eee; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;This handbook contains data and information useful to all. The members of the EE Administrative Staff are familiar with the many details of our operation and are available to help you by answering questions and providing further information. Information for new students at Stanford can be found on the Web at [http://www.stanford.edu/group/orientation/ www.stanford.edu/group/orientation/].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #ffa; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;You will be assigned a faculty adviser who will be your primary source of counsel on your academic program. During the autumn registration period the Department [&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[W&lt;/del&gt;:Laboratories&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;|&lt;/del&gt;Laboratories&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;]&lt;/del&gt;] will hold orientation programs. Information on the research interests of our various faculty, and on the spectrum of research activities available to our graduate students, is included in this handbook. The information in this handbook along with a wealth of additional information, including accumulated wisdom from past students on planning academic programs and preparing for the [&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;[W&lt;/del&gt;:Ph.D&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;|&lt;/del&gt;Ph.D&lt;del class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;]&lt;/del&gt;]. qualifying examination, may be found in the Department World Wide Web Pages, beginning at [http://ee.stanford.edu/ ee.stanford.edu]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class='diff-marker'&gt;+&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background: #cfc; color:black; font-size: smaller;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;You will be assigned a faculty adviser who will be your primary source of counsel on your academic program. During the autumn registration period the Department [&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;http&lt;/ins&gt;:&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/&lt;/ins&gt;Laboratories Laboratories] will hold orientation programs. Information on the research interests of our various faculty, and on the spectrum of research activities available to our graduate students, is included in this handbook. The information in this handbook along with a wealth of additional information, including accumulated wisdom from past students on planning academic programs and preparing for the [&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;http&lt;/ins&gt;:&lt;ins class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/&lt;/ins&gt;Ph.D Ph.D]. qualifying examination, may be found in the Department World Wide Web Pages, beginning at [http://ee.stanford.edu/ ee.stanford.edu]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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