Review of the Evolution of the Computer Engineering Field and Proposal of a Framework of Recommendations and Guidelines for Designing Computer Engineering Curricula

The paper presents an analysis of the progress of the Computer Engineering (CE) field in the last years and proposes a framework of curricula recommendations and guidelines derived from the work of the ACM and IEEE Computer Societies, formalized in 2004. By highlighting the key features of Computer Engineering compared to Computer Science and Electric Engineering/Electronic Engineering, we stress the importance of ad-hoc CE curricula, and provide suggestions for their optimal design.