Computer engineering encompasses the study of computing, mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering. It embodies a number of aspects of both computer science and electrical engineering. It utilizes the theoretical foundations and principles in the analysis and design of computer software and hardware, networks, and systems.

The development of computer engineering is fueled by an exponential growth in computational power, summarized by Moore’s law, which states that the computing power roughly doubles every two years, while the cost of computers is halved. This leads to computing systems that are essentially distributed in nature and can be used for both computation and storage of large amounts of data.

This is, of course, facilitated by computer networks that can support the rapid flow of data in a reliable manner and with low latency. Finally, these advancements lead to the rise of intelligent systems which are essentially knowledge-based and can both learn from their environment and shape it.