This course aims to provide student an opportunity to work on a research project in a state-of-art research laboratory independently based on their knowledge acquired from lectures in different areas. In this course, students will do literature survey to find updated information about their research topic, get involved heavily in experimental design and execution. They should discuss the project topics with their assigned supervisor and review the progress on a regular basis. Students will give an oral presentation and submit a dissertation towards the end of the course as part of the course requirement.