COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

MASTER

The Master’s program in Communication Systems offers a unique education

emphasizing the interplay of mathematics, computer science and electrical

engineering. It covers fields like wireless communications, networking and mobility,

internet computing, information security or signal processing and includes minors

such as space technology.

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Olivier Roy: “I had told myself:

‘well, one thing I am sure of is that these concepts will never be useful’. Fifteen years later, I have to admit that I use them on an everyday basis to develop novel medical imaging technologies that will, one day perhaps, save lives.”

Patricia Pérez: “The high level of demand

of the classes teaches us to surpass ourselves and to go

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“After the Fukushima

reactor fallout, empowering people to take

their own readings was a reaction to the outstanding lack of transparency. The first

prototype was ready to go after less than one week of work. We now lend out DIY portable Geiger-counters and then

post the data online. The bGeigie takes level readings with geographical coordinates and records the information on a standard SD card. Then users upload this information to our website and we make this data available for all,”

explains Robin Scheibler who launched the whole initiative named Safecast.

Discover the whole story : http://actu.epfl.ch/news/we-bring-radioactivity-data-to-the-japanese-publ-3/

GroupStreamer : to sing from the same song

sheetParty organizers finally have a neutral friend, which helps them in

the difficult choice of which music to play. GroupStreamer is a smartphone app that works as a mediator between organizers,

DJ and guests. Once the app is installed, the DJ creates a group and invites other guests to join it. Each participant’s playlist

is scanned. The tool analyses every song and save the ones that appear more often. Lucas Maystre designed and

developed this tool from A to Z for his Master project.

Discover the whole story : http://actu.epfl.ch/news/groupstreamer-to-sing-

from-the-same-song-sheet/

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Core courses and options

72 ECTS

Seme�er proje12 ECTS

Proje in social and human sciences6 ECTS

Ma�er’s thesis30 ECTS

The program includes a compulsory 8-week internship which can be extended to 6 months and combined with the Master’s thesis.

Students may choose a 30 ECTS specialization in:A Computer engineeringB Data analyticsC Foundations of softwareD Cyber securityE Networking and mobilityF Signals, images and interfacesG Software systemsH Wireless communicationsI Computer science theoryJ Internet information systems

Or a 30 ECTS minor included in the 120 ECTS. Recommended minors with this program: • Biocomputing • Biomedical technologies• Computational science and engineering • Management, technology and entrepreneurship• Space technologies

Instead of a minor, students may opt for a Teaching specialization (30 ECTS at the Haute école pédagogique du canton de Vaud).

Career prospectsThe EPFL Innovation Park, literally two steps away, is home to numerous R&D laboratories from international companies such as Cisco, Logitech, Credit Suisse or Nitto Denko. Such companies closely collaborate with the researchers from the School of Computer and Communication Sciences IC. The EPFL Innovation Park is the springboard for plenty of start-ups, most of them stemming from the IC School.

It only takes an average of 10 weeks to find one’s first job in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Moreover, many graduates in the ICT field receive a job offer during the last semester of their training. Companies like Facebook, Google and Microsoft have even begun recruiting directly on campus.

School of Computer and Communication Sciencesgo.epfl.ch/master-communication-systemscontact: eileen.hazboun@epfl.ch

Master of Science in

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

2-year program - 120ECTS

Options A B C D E F G H I JAdvanced computer architecture A D G 6Advanced computer graphics F 6Advanced cryptography D 4Advanced multiprocessor architecture A G 6Advanced topics on privacy enhancing technologies D 7Applied biostatistics 5Applied data analysis B 6Artificial neural networks 5Automatic speech processing F 3Bioimage informatics F 4Biological modeling of neural networks 4Biomedical signal processing F 6Business design for IT services 3Cellular biology and biochemistry for engineers 4Computational complexity B I 4Computational photography F 5Computer vision F 4Computers and music 4Concurrent algorithms C G I 5Database systems B C G J 7Data visualization B 4Decentralized systems engineering G 6Deep learning F 4Design technologies for integrated systems A 6Digital education and learning analytics 4Distributed intelligent systems A 5Dynamical system theory for engineers 4Embedded systems A 4Enterprise and service-oriented architecture J 6Experience design F 6Formal verification A C D 6Geometric computing F 6Gödel and recursivity I 5Image processing I, II F 6Industrial automation 3Intelligent agents J 6Interaction design J 4Introduction to natural language processing B J 4Learning theory 4Machine learning for behavioral data 4Markov chains and algorithmic applications B I 4Mathematical foundations of signal processing F 6Networks out of control B E H J 4Number theory in cryptography D 5Optimization for machine learning 5Optional project in communication systems 8Principles of computer systems A C D G 7Probabilistic method in combinatorics I 5Real-time embedded systems A 4Sensors in medical instrumentation F 3Set theory 5Smart grid technologies 5Social media J 2Software security D 6Statistical mechanics and Gibbs measures 5Statistics for data science B 6Student seminar: security protocols and applications D 3Sublinear algorithms for big data analysis I 4Technology ventures in IC 4The GC maker project F 6Topics in theoretical computer science B I 4Virtual reality F 4Visual intelligence: machines and minds 5

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