Research and Innovation
The Research and Innovation curriculum is designed to provide the student with a solid theoretical background encompassing electromagnetism, signals, wireless/transmission systems, computer vision, learning and optimization theory.
After that, advanced courses complete the profile focusing on laboratory and research-oriented activities.
This is the ideal choice for students wishing to continue with a research career, either in the industry or academia. Then, the study path can be shaped according to rules here below.
How does the study plan work?
A list of the courses available in the Research and Innovation track for the 2024-2025 academic year is reported below.
Students must mandatorily pick one Integrated Course (I.C.), chosing between Transmission Systems (Digital Communications + Fiber Optics) and Networks and Multimedia (Network Modeling + Computer Vision) , and one module from the integrated course they have not chosen.
The other courses are chosen among the Core and Related Subjects according to the rules below. Moreover, students must select one more course among the core ones, from all the curricula of the MIME study plan.
Furthermore, a soft skill course must be selected, and students must pass the B2 English exam.
More detailed information about the course syllabi and other specifics can be found on the institutional Unipd
Our core subjects:
- Electromagnetism;
- Transmission & Signals;
- Networks;
- Machine/deep learning;
Our related subjects:
- Physics & Electronics;
- Computer science & Robotics;
- Math/optimization;
- Soft skills
Integrated Courses (I.C.)
Students must mandatorily pick one Integrated Course (I.C.), chosing between Transmission Systems (Digital Communications + Fiber Optics) and Networks and Multimedia (Network Modeling + Computer Vision) , and one module from the integrated course they have not chosen.
Digital Communications (Mod. A of Transmission Systems)
Fiber Optics (Mod. B of Transmission Systems)
Network Modeling (Mod. A of Networks and Multimedia)
Computer Vision (Mod. B of Networks and Multimedia)
Core Courses (C1 group)
Select 3 courses from the following list
Game Theory
Neural Networks and Deep Learning
Stochastic Processes
Electromagnetic Theory and Methods
Core Courses (C2 group)
Select 2 courses from the following list
Advanced Network Analysis
Advanced Photonics
Advanced Multimedia Systems
Advanced Wireless Systems
Related Courses (AA group)
Select 1 course from the following list
Convex Optimization
Optimization Methods for ICT
Quantum Optics and Lasers
Related Courses (A group)
Select 2 courses from the following list
Big Data Computing
Computer Engineering for Music and Multimedia
Cryptography
Industrial Communications
Natural Language Processing
Physics and Optics at the nanoscale
Programmable Hardware Devices
Quantum Methods for ICT
Quantum Information and Computing
Reinforcement Learning
One Additional Core Subject
Students must pick one further subject among the core ones from all the curricula of the MIME study plan.
Soft Skills
Select 1 course from the following list.
Public Speaking Lab
The lab aims to help students improve their oral communication through the study and practice of the elements contributing to successful communication.
The focus is on raising the students' awareness on the importance of verbal and non verbal language in interactions to make communication more effective.
The students will learn the meanings of body language and paralanguage (voice intonation, volume, etc), how they are used in different types of interactions (one-to-one, one-to-many, computer-mediated, etc.), and will have to apply them in a number of assigned tasks.
The lab requires the students' active participation in all class activities, aimed at applying the communication strategies learned.
Project Management
This course will provide the foundations of the project management. Traditional (such as the Project Management Institute approach) as well as more advanced techniques - such as the Agile Methodology - will be reviewed. Special focus will be put on the methodologies more suited for the ICT environment.
Public values in media and ICT
More details will be available soon.
Fully elective credits
Select two courses (12 ECTs) from this Master’s offer or any other one of the University of Padua, on condition that they be relevant for the ICT scientific area.
Internship/Project
These are mandatory activities
English language B2
Students must certify that they have a proficiency level "English B2" according to the CEFR scheme.
To this end, students can:
- Submit a certificate issued by a recognized external certification agency;
- Take an internal test at the University of Padova Language Centre (CLA) to verify that they can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
Final project
Students are asked to carry out a substantial individual project in their final year.
The project can be carried out either at the University of Padova (30 ECTS combining a 21 ECTS Final Project and a 9 ECTS Report), or in an external institution, such as an Industry or a Research Center, either national or international (30 ECTS combining a 21 ECTS Final Project and a 9 ECTS Internship). It is also possible to do the internship in an external institution, and the final project at the University, though we suggest to carry out the whole work in a single place.
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