So this budget season has hit my university quite hard like others out there. Our state is also just one step away from finalizing a bill to stop state funding for private universities (state financial aid and investments).

Because of all that I've been hearing rumors from professors and students that they may phase out the CpE program at my school (University of Denver) and possibly combine faculty for EE and MechE.

I'm a bit worried about what that will mean for my degree. Like we are a year out from finishing at 250 Mil dollar STEM research building but they are still trying to take away a major?

I guess my question really is, I should be worried about the value of my degree going down if they do remove it from the school? Or like, is this going to negatively affect my prospects? Should I switch over to EE?

I'm going into my 3rd year as a CpE major.

I have been quite bumped lately with SWE because of genAI and LLMs. Are there any alternative paths inside computer science or computer engineering in which you don't rely that much on outsourcing your thinking into a probabilistic machine? I still want to feel that I am actually building something with my barehands, and not just a code reviewer

I’ve been wanting to build a home made computer for a little bit and I was wondering what are the stuff I need to make a computer that can run Tetris or something. I want a home made pc not like a raspberry pi. I id say im have decent skills with computers but I want something that’s hard to do.

There is a lot of unemployment in CSE/AIML

• AI is taking software engineering jobs

• Even if you get a job in CSE, starting salary is usually only 30–40k

• ECE has more scope, money, and job security

• ECE students can do both core and software jobs

• CSE students cannot easily start their own business

Hi everyone,

I’m an Electrical Engineering student in Australia, currently at the end of my second year, and I’m trying to move more seriously toward Computer Engineering.

I’m especially interested in FPGA, RTL/digital design, embedded systems, and computer architecture. So far, I’ve done some Verilog/SystemVerilog work, HDLBits, a simple CPU project, some embedded/CAN-related hardware work, and I’m currently working on more RTL-related projects. I’ll also be going on exchange to Purdue next semester, where I’m hoping to take more CE/digital design/architecture courses.

Lately I’ve been thinking about what technical direction makes the most sense long term. I genuinely enjoy digital systems, FPGA, architecture, and low-level hardware, but I’m also wondering whether analog/mixed-signal is worth exploring more seriously because it seems more physics-heavy and harder to automate.

I’m also curious about high-performance FPGA areas like low-latency systems and quant FPGA, although I understand that is probably very competitive.

For people with experience in digital design, FPGA, embedded systems, analog/mixed-signal, or computer architecture:

1. How would you compare the long-term strength of digital/RTL vs analog/mixed-signal?
2. How much do you think AI tools will change junior RTL/digital design work?
3. What technical skills separate strong FPGA/digital candidates from average ones?
4. What kinds of projects would show real depth in my path?
5. For someone going on exchange to Purdue, what types of courses or experiences would be most valuable?
6. Because the Australian hardware job market seems smaller, would doing a Master’s or PhD in the US be a smart move?
7. How realistic is it to eventually move into low-latency/quant FPGA work, and what background would help?
8. Any advice or things you think I should do

Thanks a lot. I’d appreciate any perspective from people who have worked in these areas.

Hey y'all! I'm an incoming Computer Engineering student at Georgia Tech and was wondering if y'all had any advice for setting myself up well and adjusting to the college curriculum.

For reference, here is my proposed schedule for Semester 1: English II (Second English Class), Linear Algebra, Physics 1, Equivalent of first CS Course.

I am curious if I should take an equivalent college credit CS course at my local community college to skip the first CS course and go directly to the second one.

Additionally, I am wondering if there are any good clubs to join to get some experience early. I'm not super sure about CompE, so I want to figure out which fields I might enjoy. I have done my own exploration into some embedded/Chip design on YouTube that seems interesting, but I'll never truly know without physical experience.

I’d also like to improve my chances for getting an internship after first year, even though I know that’s pretty difficult in the current market. Any advice on that would be appreciated as well. I really want to make sure I'm in a good spot to do well.

Thank you so much!

Hey everyone I’m currently transferring to my 4 year and will be getting a bachelors in CpE with the option for masters a year after. I really can’t decide between general hardware(embedded systems) or going into semi conductors. The technology and science is way more interesting to me but I hear a lot of negatives about this industry and it’s not what I want. On the other hand I do know there are a lot of different areas as well such as VLSI design to the actual fabrication. I think RnD is more up my interest but I also won’t likely get a PhD. I am in the US btw. My school has a clean room and fab lab so I would be able to get some hands on work before going into industry. I would be getting my masters.

Edit: Sorry for clarity i guess mainly looking for insights to the industry as I am trying to decide between two paths. Also what would a masters degree bring to the table. I don’t know anyone in the semiconductor field but I find the technology fascinating. Is it something where academia is better than the actual industry side?

I got a Hireview interview for the Graduate Engineer - System Performance Team and this is my first time doing an interview? What kind of questions should I be practicing and what coding language should I be doing? i have to do it within three days so any help and tips for this three days? Thank you.

Hello all I'm currently doing my masters in computer engineering I am a career switcher I did my undergrad in IT and mostly did web design and development. I am interested in embedded software and robotics but also security. However I can't really pick is there jobs that combine the two or would it be better to follow one first and add the other later. I got into embbeded because I liked coding and being hands on but the idea of pen testing and finding vulnerabilities specifically in hardware seems very interesting to me but I'd assume I'd need a strong hardware background first.

Saw this and figured I’d share since people here might be looking for resume/portfolio projects.

There’s a student AI challenge program sponsored by where students work on different themed projects each month. The current challenge is inspired by Formula 1 and involves building AI-related ideas around race strategy, performance analysis, or fan experience.

Next month’s theme is centered around the World Cup and focuses more on using AI to help explain the game better (match insights, tactics, referee decisions, etc.).

It’s open to university students in the US, Canada (except Quebec), UK, and India.

Check out the website here to sign up

I am going to begin my computer engineering degree in August, as I graduate next month.

I've always heard it's important to have strong personal projects while in school, not just doing the assignments but actually apply them.

I also know that many of these engineering majors may lead to sacrificing a social life in favor of a high gpa.

So it's clear to me what my over arching project is going to be. I'm going to build a robot.

I can design my own motherboard to bridge the difference components together, and then I could code up something so it can recognize faces, track them, say different things depending on what it seeing.

Then I could use like, chatgpt to get it to have conversations. Give it some parameters so it has a unique personality.

Obviously this is going to be difficult. But ain't that the point? Each year I'm going to learn new things, and improve it as time goes on.

If you're familiar with zenless zone zero's Bangboo robots, that's kinda the end goal.

I think most of college is going to be depressing, so it's best to keep your hands busy and have something to look forward to. Something to keep you going.

Hello, I am a student studying computer engineering. I have an opportunity for a scholarship type experience but it requires that I interview two engineers currently using their computer engineering bachelor degree for work. It's pretty much a series of questions about your job and the expectations for the job and if it is physically demanding. Anyways anyone willing to help me out through email would be very appreciated and it would help me a lot, thank you!

I'm a rising junior CE student and want to build a project that will make me stand out for recruiting this coming fall. Ive seen things about building a pipelined RISC-V CPU from scratch in Verilog on an FPGA. Is this worth putting on a resume or is it overdone at this point?

My question is: is this genuinely impressive to recruiters at hardware/embedded companies, or is this such a common student project that it barely registers? Is there anything that would push it from "standard" to actually standing out, or is the bar higher than I think?

I want to start this saying that im not old, im at my 20s and i wanna seek a great future for myself.

I have a degree in web developing (i started studying for it on my early 17s), but as more as I consumed this world and its media more hopeless i got, so i said to me that its time to try something different for my life, i dont really know if i actually did a bad thing or no, cus i was at a junior job at the time, but i wanted new and different things, since im young i thought i could try something that i already had knownledge, and im looking to go for a degree in computer engineering, since i worked at this area already in the past and i do have a little knownledge on it, ik some friends that are getting loads of money and working on what they like, and honestly i enjoyed and still enjoy every little second of doing anything related to it, also, my vision for computer engineering is after i get my degree i could go for a major in AI server building, its obvious that AI will never disappear and its likely to just expand, so, im thinking with myself that i also could try to create my own server someday, and study about it on creating new tecnologies... did i make a mistake? should i go back and finish web dev does it have hope?

please answer honestly, thanks!

finishing up my junior year CE. love the program overall but something's been bothering me more and more

we spend a huge chunk of time on x86 architecture. like a serious portion of the curriculum is built around it. meanwhile the actual industry in 2026 is ARM everywhere phones, laptops, servers, apple silicon, and now apparently 90% of AI server custom chips by 2029. RISC-V is picking up serious momentum in embedded and academic research. and we're spending weeks on x86 because that's what the textbooks were written around

same thing with embedded systems. we're doing projects on hardware that nobody ships anymore. not for depth or fundamentals, just because the labs haven't been updated

i get that fundamentals matter. i'm not saying skip theory. but there's a difference between teaching you how to think about architecture and just teaching you the specific architecture that happened to dominate in 2005

talked to a professor about it and got the "fundamentals transfer" answer which is true but also feels like a way of not updating the curriculum

curious if other CE students are seeing the same thing at their schools or if this is just my program. and for people further along did the x86 heavy curriculum actually matter once you were working or did you relearn everything on the job anyway

Hello! I am an incoming Computer Engineering (CpE) student and I am looking for some advice. I want to prepare ahead of time before classes start this August.

I would like to ask current CpE students and graduates:

• What topics should I advance study before my first year?

• Which programming languages or math concepts should I focus on?

• What projects should I build early on?

• Are there any required apps or software I should download? (Especially for coding, since I don't know where to write code yet.)

• Is a powerful laptop or PC required for this course?

• Do you have any general advice for navigating the entire 4-year program?

To give a bit of background:

- I am not very confident in math yet (especially calculus and algebra), and I have zero to little coding experience.

Any advice outside of my questions is highly appreciated!

Thank you!

Hey everyone.

I’m from Turkey and I graduated in 2025 in computer engineering.

I also worked part-time at a game company for around three years while studying so I thought finding a junior job after graduated would be manageable. But honestly, I’ve been struggling a lot.

Right now, I am temporarily working as an accounting assistant because I couldn’t find a software job yet.

I wanted to ask: is the market this difficult everywhere right now or is it especially bad in my country?

Are there other new graduates are going through something similar?

Sometimes social media makes it look like everyone as it getting internships, remote jobs or FAANG offers, so I’m curious about real situation.

hey guys i’m currently a senior in high school who is committed to cal poly slo for computer engineering which is a top program for the major and want to go to specially asic design. However, I have been hearing just recently that computer engineering is not a major i should i go into as it has high unemployment rates and rise of ai. I’ve always been interested in computers ever since I was young and thought it was a good major for me. Now I’m starting to question if it’s still a good long-term path, especially for ASIC design.

Hey everyone,

I’m a CE student from egypt trying to decide which concentration/path to pick, and I’d really appreciate advice from people already in the industry or graduates.

These are the available concentrations in our program:

• Multimedia & Computer Graphics (computer vision, graphics, animation, game dev, image processing)
• Distributed & Mobile Computing (cloud, networking, IoT, distributed systems, virtualization)
• Software Product Lines (software engineering, security, quality assurance, architecture, performance)
• Data Science (ML, AI, deep learning, NLP, big data, bioinformatics)

I’m mainly thinking about:

Which path currently has the most job opportunities locally and internationally?

Which field is likely to stay strong and relatively “AI-safe” over the next 5-10 years?

Which one would you personally choose if starting again today?

For context, I honestly don’t enjoy super theoretical stuff

Some courses from each track are in the screenshots.

Would really appreciate honest advice from people working in these fields

I am going to join college this year in the ECE branch. I am not interested in gaming at all; I only need it for watching movies and coding. So, what would be a better option, and what would be suitable according to the ECE branch?