pulse horizons 19 imagine new beginnings
Imagine... The Heartbeat of Innovation Tech Talks Workshops Networking Events Competitions Key Speakers CPO of Uptake, Greg Goff CEO of Nvidia, Jen-Hsun Huang CEO of ViaSat, Mark Dankberg a student run conference exploring ece & cs
Our Newest Beginnings Exploring New Horizons This Year First RSO Day First Future Tech Panel 2018 2017 First Women in Tech Day First Time Breaking 1,000 Attendees First High School Day pulse horizons imagine new beginnings
Join Us Dear Potential Sponsor, On behalf of the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at Illinois, we cordially invite you to be a part of our 8th annual celebration of technology and innovation, Pulse 2019. Each year, hundreds of students with a passion for technology come together to explore the latest advancements in ECE and CS at our student-run conference. This year we aim to reach a greater audience than ever before, attracting a diverse group of engineers and leaders to participate in our stimulating competitions, engaging workshops, and inspiring tech talks. Our theme for this year s conference, Pulse Horizons: Imagine New Beginnings, focuses on the power of creative innovation in engineering new solutions for the future. This year we are encouraging corporate sponsors to inspire students by sharing knowledge and starting conversations. We hope that this will be the spark to ignite the imaginations of the next generation so that, together, we can solve the problems of the future. Pulse has always been a way to give back to our students. Our curriculum teaches us fundamental concepts and skills while Pulse brings the cutting edge of technology right to students. Combining knowledge with experience, we motivate students to push the boundaries of innovation. However, more than anything, Pulse is a reminder of why we all chose to be engineers: for the opportunity to create impactful technology and push the world forward. The first Pulse tech conference took place in 2012 as a collaboration between multiple student organizations. We believe the spirit of collaboration is an essential idea in engineering and even more so in the present day. This year, we will be teaming up with other major ECE organizations such as HKN, IEEE, and WECE in order to reconnect with our roots and recapture the essence of Pulse, an event run by students, for students. We hope to have all of these student organizations work closely with you, our corporate sponsors, in order to make Pulse 2019 the best one yet. The ECE department at Illinois is well-known for its research and education, ranking among the top engineering departments nationwide. Similar rankings for Computer Science and other Illinois engineering programs help contribute to the university s reputation as a hub for innovation and worldwide impact. Our corporate sponsors will get exposure to highly motivated engineers, an exchange of new ideas, and a chance to foster excitement around innovation. We look forward to working with you to broaden horizons and imagine new beginnings with our students at Pulse 2019. Best Regards, Pulse 2019 Team
Sponsorship Tiers Bronze $2,500 Silver $5,000 Gold $8,000 Platinum $15,000+ Recruiting Networking/Social event in ECE Building Access to Resume book Submitted by all Pulse participants early access Tech Talk (Limit 4 Total)* Sponsored Technical Workshop* High School Workshops available Sponsored Competition Recruiting Space in ECE Lobby** shared exclusive Private networking dinner with Up to ten corporate guests Exclusive invitation to Women in Tech Day networking event Advertising Advertisement on all Pulse material Including Website & Social Media Logo on T-shirt Provided to all participants small medium large primary Sponsored Competition Prizes By request Ad space in Pulse publication half-page full-page Exclusive title sponsorship Pulse Co-hosted by Labelled Exclusive Co-host Event (Choice of tech talk, workshop, etc.) Logo in the Keynote address advertisment *Time slots for Tech Talks and Workshops will be determined at a later date. **During Recruiting time, sponsors are encouraged to bring in technologies to showcase to students
Schedule *** Schedule is tentative and is subject to change based on sponsor availability. Please email us at with any questions *** Overview January February 2018 20 27 3 Sunday 21 28 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday RSO* Demo Day RSO Workshop #1 RSO Workshop #2 Professor Speaker Series 4 Corporate Connection After Hours 22 29 Women in Tech Day 5 ECS Career Fair 23 30 Keynote Address Workshop #1 31 Tech Talk #1 Tech Talk #2 Workshop #2 1 Tech Talk #3 Future Tech Panel Workshop #3 26 High School Recruiting Recruiting Future Demo Day Competitions 6 ECS Career Fair 24 7 25 8 Day 2 Tech Talk #4 Closing Ceremony 9 Saturday, January 26th 10am - 7pm High School Day (High school workshops, competitions, etc.) Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner provided Monday, January 28th 11am - 3pm 4:30pm - 6pm 6pm - 7:30pm 7:30pm - 8:30pm ECEB Demo Day RSO Run Workshop #1 RSO Run Workshop #2 Professor Speaker Series Tuessday, Tuesday, January 29th 31st 11am - 1pm 5pm - 6pm 6pm - 7pm 7pm - 8:30pm Networking Luncheon Lean in Lightning Talks Women in Tech Keynote continued on next page *RSO stands for Registered Student Organizations
Schedule *** Schedule is tentative and is subject to change based on sponsor availability. Please email us at with any questions *** Wednesday, January 30th 10am - 2pm 5pm - 5:45pm 6pm - 7pm 6:15pm - 7pm 7pm - 8:30pm Recruiting in the Lobby (exclusive for highest tier) Keynote Address Q&A Session with Keynote Speaker Dinner Sponsored Workshop Thursday, January 31st 10am - 2pm Recruiting in the Lobby (shared by second tiers) 4:30pm - 5:30pm Tech Talk #1 5:30pm - 6:30pm Tech Talk #2 6:30pm - 7:00pm Dinner 7pm - 8:30pm Sponsored Workshop Friday, February 1st 12pm- 4pm Future Tech Demo Day (Let us know if you have any new technologies that you can demo) 4:30pm - 5:30pm Tech Talk #3 5:30pm - 7:00pm Future Tech Panel 7:00pm - 8:30pm Networking Social/Dinner (Mini boba bar) Saturday, February 2nd 10pm- 1pm Competitions 1am - 1:30pm Lunch 1:30pm - 2:30pm Tech Talk #4 2:30pm - 7pm Competitions 7pm - 7:30pm Closing Ceremony 7:30pm - 8:45pm Exclusive Dinner with Competition Winners and Pulse Staff
Curriculum Information Attached below is the ECE Illinois curriculum. In order to assist with the tech talk or competition design process, please refer to the information below to better understand our curriculum. Based on the listed courses, you can better cater presentaitons towards our students and connect with their coursework. Please contact our corporate director Abishek Venkit at or avenkit2@illinois.edu for more information. Course Title Core Concepts Required Electrical/Computer Engineering Core Curriculum ECE 110 ECE 120 ECE 210 ECE 220 ECE 313 ECE 329 ECE 340 ECE 385 Intro to Electronics Intro to Computing Analog Signal Processing Computer Systems & Programming Probability with Engr Application Fields and Semiconductor Electronics Digital Systems Lab Required Supplementary Computer Engineering Curriculum CS 173 CS 225 ECE 374 ECE 391 ECE 411 DC circuit analysis Discrete components Digital logic Computer organization Fourier Analysis Frequency domain analysis C Programming Binary representations Probability distributions (Gaussian, etc.) Applications of probability Transmission line analysis -n junctions Semiconductor fundamentals V HDL or V erilog Digital system design using FPGA Sets, propositions, boolean algebra Discrete Structures Induction, recursion, graphs C++ and object-oriented programming Data Structures Data structures (linked lists, trees, graphs) Design and analysis of algorithms Intro to Algorithms & Models of Computation Utilization of models of computation Device programming Computer Systems Engineering Operating system fundamentals Instruction Set Architecture Computer Organization & Design Input-Output
Curriculum Information Course Title Core Concepts Required Supplementary Electrical Engineering Curriculum ECE 445 Senior Design Project Lab Team project development Circuitry design and layout Documentation process Selected Electrical & Computer Engineering Technical Electives ECE 310 Digital Signal Processing Discrete-time signal processing Digital filter design ECE 330 ECE 333 ECE 342 ECE 350 ECE 408 ECE 420 ECE 425 ECE 431 ECE 438 ECE 444 ECE 453 ECE 464 ECE 482 ECE 483 ECE 486 Power Circuits and Electromechanics Green Electric Energy Electronic Circuits Fields and W aves II Applied Parallel Programming Embedded DSP Lab Intro to VLSI Design Electric Machinery Communication Networks IC Device Theory & Fabrication W irelesss Communication Systems Power Electronics Digital IC Design Analog IC Design Control Systems Three-phase circuits Power grid structures Energy systems analysis Large-signal and small-signal circuit analysis Diodes, transistors, amplifiers Radiation, antennas, waveguidees Plane-wave propagation Computational thinking and parallelism Efficient Data Structures Sampling, digital filtering on chips Real-time DSP application CM OS circuit and logic design V LSI system design methods Induction and DC machines Synchronous machines TCP/IP and network protocols Data link and multi-access protocols Photolithography and etching Fabrication of IC devices Phase-locked loops, modulation Two-port network analysis Switching converter topologies Real component analysis Design of V LSI circuits Programmable logic arrays Large and small signal analysis Op-amp design, feedback amplifiers Root locus, frequency response design method