Presentation about the Master of Science:
Communication Technologies, Systems and
Networks that takes place at the Telecommunication Engineering School - Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Presentation about the Master of Science: Communication Technologies, Systems and Networks at ETSIT-UPV
1. Master of Science:
Communication Technologies, Systems and
Networks
Departamento de Comunicaciones
Universitat Politècnica de València
2. •First Official Master in the
Telecommunications area in Valencia
•Direct access to the Doctorate in
Telecommunications DCOM-UPV
-Quality Mention MCD2003-00746 of the Spanish
Government
•120 ECTS
•2010-2011 course:
5th edition
96 students (35% international students)
3. • Professors
– 50 professors of the UPV
– 16 external invited professors
• 10 from other Spanish universities
• 6 from abroad
– European Space Agency
– University of Gent
– Ecole des Mines de Paris
– University of Oslo
– University of Calabria
– Politecnico de Milano
4. • 50 professors of the UPV
• Doctors with
– At least six-years experience in research
– Scientific production
• Areas
– Computer networks
– Signal processing
– Optics
– RF engineering
• Research institutes
– Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications
(ITEAM)
– The Institute for the Applications of Advanced Information
and Comm. Technologies (ITACA)
– Valencia Nanophotonics Technology Center (NTC)
5. • Research groups (ITEAM)
– Optical communications
– Mobile communications
– Microwave applications
– Electromagnetic radiation
– Signal processing
– New communication technologies
– Multimedia communications
– Audio and communications processing
– Digital electronic systems integration
6. • Research groups (ITACA)
– Industrial Applications of Electromagnetism
– Applied Electromagnetism
– Broadband Network Interconnecting Group
– Bioengineering, Electronic and Telemedicine
– Technologies for Health and Well-being
– Biomedical Technology
– Digital Systems Design
– High Performance Networking and Computing
Group
– Fault Tolerant Group
7. • Research groups (NTC)
– Optical Networks & Systems
– Materials & Devices
– Micro/nanofabrication and facilities
• Research groups (DCOM)
– Distributed real time applications and systems
– Communications applied to computer networks
8. • MSc Specializations:
– Signal and communication theory and
techniques
– Communication networks and systems
9. PROGRAM
Leveling Leveling
Signal Theory & Com. Tech. Com. Networks & Systems
60 ECTS 60 ECTS
Advanced courses
36 ECTS
At least 27 ECTS of the specialization
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Advanced seminars
6 ECTS
28 seminars
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ... 1 1 1
Master thesis
18 ECTS
10. • Signal & Com. Theory advanced courses
– Space communication systems
– Mobile and wireless communication systems
– Industrial aspects of electromagnetism
– Analysis and synthesis of microwave circuits
– Advanced electromagnetism theory
– Optical engineering
– Nanophotonics
– Optical processing of signals in optical networks
– Communication theory I & II
– Statistical signal processing
– Image and video signal processing
11. • Computer Networks & Systems courses
– Cryptography & Security
– Traffic and quality of service management
– Modeling and evaluation of communication networks
– Teletraffic and queuing theory
– Wireless local area networks
– Mobile communication networks: architecture and
protocols
– Information society policy in the EU
– Content distribution techniques in IP networks
– Multimedia communication theory and systems
– Information and communication systems for defense
and security
12. • Cost
– Tuition fees: 3600 € for the full 2-year
program
• Languages :
– Spanish
– Some seminars in English
13. • Erasmus agreements
• TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT HAMBURG-
HARBURG
• TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT WIEN
• HAUTE ECOLE ARC INGENIERIE
• UNIVERSITY OF GENT
• UNIVERSITY OF AGDER
• POLITECNICO DI MILANO
• Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne
• Double degree
• TU Darmstadt
• TU Stuttgart (in negotiation)
14. Awards
• 2 awards
– 500 € each award
– Students with best qualifications of
each specialization
– Awards gala dinner
15. • General information:
– http://www.mastercomunicaciones.upv.es/
– www.upv.es/posgradooficial
• Contact
– Departamento de Comunicaciones
• mastercomunicaciones@posgrado.upv.es (direction)
– Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de
Telecomunicación
• etsit_a@upvnet.upv.es (administration)
• int_etsit@upvnet.upv.es (International Office)