Studying Engineering Design

Matthew Karau, an electronics engineer who specializes in designing interactive systems, teaches Engineering Design at New York University, Abu Dhabi. He got his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT. He has taught in European universities, provided consulting services to several companies, and worked in interdisciplinary research organizations such as MIT Media Lab and Media Lab Europe. He is also a certified Cordon Bleu chef. Here he talks about Engineering Design and offers advice to students interested in it.

A chat with NYU-Poly President Jerry Hultin

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New Zealand universities invite applications for 35 scholarships

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Engineers Should Think Outside the Box

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Is Learning How to Code Worth IT?

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