The Department of Electrical Engineering was founded in 1975 as part of the Engineering Faculty of Xanthi. Nowadays, the department counts a total of 35 members of Teaching and Research Staff (TRS), separated into 20 Professors, 11 Associate Professors, and 4 Assistant Professors. There are also 1 member of Scientific Teaching Staff (STS), 3 members of Laboratory Teaching Staff (SLTS), and 5 members of Special Technical Laboratory Staff (STLS). The Department’s Sectors are Power Systems Sector, Electronics and Information Systems Technology Sector, Telecommunications and Space Science Sector, Software and Application Development Sector, and Physics and Applied Mathematics Sector. The continuous and rapid expansion of the science of Electrical Engineering resulted in changes regarding the degree of specialization required for the education to be provided. Thus, the three distinct different specialization areas offered include Energy Electrical Engineer, Electronics Electrical Engineer, and Telecommunications Electrical Engineer. In 1993 and by presidential Decree 266 the Department was also renamed to Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (DECE), formally recognizing the growing needs concerning the Computer Engineering that the Department always tried to get covered with the continuous updates and the development of its own curriculum.