Dr. Andrew Hilton

Professor

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Biography

Drew Hilton is a Professor of the Practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. He is the Director of Innovation in Computing Education and is dedicated to teaching professional-level programming skills to master's students in Electrical and Computer Engineering. His teaching includes a three-week introduction to programming in Python for Duke's Master of Interdisciplinary Data Science and involvement with Duke's Center for Computational Thinking. Professor Hilton has received the Klein Family Distinguished Teaching Award from the Pratt School of Engineering in 2015 for his contributions to computer engineering education.

Research Interests

Computer Architecture Security Energy-Efficient Performance

Courses

ECE 899: Special Readings Electrical Engineering ECE 651: Software Engineering ECE 553: Compiler Construction ECE 551D: Programming, Data Structures, Algorithms C++ ECE 391: Projects Electrical Computer Engineering ECE 291: Projects Electrical Computer Engineering COMPSCI 553: Compiler Construction

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)