M.S. Concentration in Cloud Computing

Cloud computing is the automated delivery of computing resources remotely over the internet ``on demand.’’ Cloud platforms, which host cloud computing resources and services, are increasingly becoming the foundation of modern society’s information-based economy, providing the large-scale computation and storage capacity necessary to advance nearly every industry sector, including transportation, energy, communication, healthcare, science, and entertainment. The design and use of cloud platforms covers a wide range of topics in computer systems and networking within Computer Engineering that span the hardware/software stack. 

In addition to the requirements for our MS degree, the concentration requires taking 5 courses from among the following:

  • Networked Embedded Systems Design (E&C-ENG 635)
  • Computer Architecture (E&C-ENG 668)
  • Advanced Operating Systems (E&C-ENG 670)
  • Computer Networks (E&C-ENG 671)
  • Simulation & Evaluation of Computer Systems & Networks (E&C-ENG 703)
  • Green Computing (E&C-ENG 674)
  • Data Analytics (E&C-ENG 678)
  • Database Design and Implementation (COMPSCI 645)
  • Distributed and Operating Systems (COMPSCI 677)
  • Trustworthy Computing (E&C-ENG 644)

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Michael Zink

Michael Zink

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Paros Professor of Geophysical Sensing Systems
Co-director, Paros Center for Atmospheric Research
Adjunct, Computer Science
Phone: (413) 545-4465

Co-director of the Center for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA) and PI of the Massachusetts Open Cloud (MOC).

Michael Zink

Computer Engineering

Computer engineering students at UMass Amherst are designing and programming everything from complex software systems to autonomous vehicles—and you can, too.

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