The education component of the overall IREAN program is designed to:

1. Prepare IREAN Trainees to conduct research in multiple aspects of advanced networking;
2. Enable IREAN Trainees to work in collaborative teams by providing a common knowledge base and introducing team-based projects; and
3. Provide educational benefits that extend to undergraduate, masters, and other Ph.D. students in the participating academic departments.

As part of the program's overall strategy, we are enhancing existing courses and creating two new for-credit courses. We are also offering special non-credit seminars and workshops for IREAN Trainees, Associated Students, and, in some cases, other students. We are also offering international internship opportunities to IGERT Trainees.

Core Required Courses

IREAN Trainees are required to take the following three courses.

• ECE/CS 5565: Network Protocols and Architectures I (offered each Fall and Spring)
• Finance 5984/Economics 5984: Commercializing Network Technologies (offered Spring 2003 and Spring 2005)
• ISE 5984: Simulation and Optimization for Networking (offered Spring 2004 and Spring 2006)

Other Courses

The following directly related courses are also available.

• CS 4244: Internet Programming
• CS 4524: Computer Network Architecture and Programing
• CS 5244: Internet Software
• ECE 4500: Fundamentals of Computer Systems
• ECE 4564: Network Application Design
• ECE 4614: Telecommunication Networks
• ECE/CS 5566: Network Protocols and Architectures II
• ECE 6504: Advanced Topics in Computer Engineering - Wireless Networks and Mobile Computing
• ECE 6504: Advanced Topics in Computer Engineering - Network Quality of Service
• ECE/CS 4570: Wireless Networks and Mobile Systems