Dr. David Horsley

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Biography

David Horsley is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Davis. He earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1998. Horsley has held various research development positions at Dicon Fiberoptics and Hewlett Packard Laboratories, and he co-founded Onix Microsystems, which manufactures fiber-optic switching components. Since 2003, he has co-directed the Berkeley Sensor Actuator Center (BSAC), a National Science Foundation's Industrial/University Collaborative Research Center focused on microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) research. He is also a co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Chirp Microsystems Inc., which develops ultrasonic sensors using MEMS technology, and co-founder of Picosense Inc., which focuses on low-noise magnetoresistive sensors. Horsley has received several accolades, including the National Science Foundation's CAREER Award and the Outstanding Junior Faculty Award from UC Davis. He has authored or co-authored 150 scientific papers and holds 20 patents.

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Requirements for University of California, Davis

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field ECS 120 (Theory of Computation) ECS 122A (Algorithm Design and Analysis) ECS 140A (Programming Languages) or ECS 160 (Software Engineering) ECS 150 (Operating Systems) or ECS 154B (Computer Architecture)
Application Checklist
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  • Application fee
  • Three letters of recommendation
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Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science. GRE is NOT required.