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Innovations made possible by embedded systems are making our lives healthier, more interesting, safer and more sustainable. Diploma Master of Science Embedded Systems Credits 120 ECTS, 24 months Starts in September Language of instruction English % International students 50% These innovations are at the heart of industrial innovation and competitiveness, creating and sustaining jobs and economic well-being. Embedded systems are hardware/software systems built into devices that are not necessarily ‘recognised’ as computerised devices, but these systems do control the functionality and perceived quality of these devices. Some specific examples of embedded systems include: controllers for systems within a car; the automatic pilot of an aircraft; the chip set and software for smartphones, tablets and smart TVs; wireless sensor networks for ambient intelligence, a pacemaker; and control systems embedded in robots/ mechatronic machines. The growth rate in the embedded systems industry is more than 10% per annum and, according to forecasts, there will be more than 40 billion devices worldwide by 2020. The TU Delft Master of Science Programme in Embedded Systems focuses on the design methodology of hardware and software user environments. It covers a wide spectrum of topics ranging from integrated circuit design, computer architecture, communication networks and real-time operating systems to software engineering and formal methods for embedded applications. As an essential component in the inexorable process of miniaturisation, it is an exciting engineering science of the future. The Embedded Systems programme is a 3TU programme. The 3TU federation maximizes innovation by combining and concentrating the strengths of the three leading universities of technology in the Netherlands – Delft University of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology and the University of Twente - in research, education and knowledge transfer. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science MSc Programme
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Innovationsmadepossiblebyembeddedsystemsaremakingourliveshealthier,moreinteresting,saferandmoresustainable.
Diploma MasterofScienceEmbeddedSystems
Credits 120ECTS,24months
Startsin September
Languageofinstruction
English
%Internationalstudents
50%
Theseinnovationsareattheheartofindustrialinnovationandcompetitiveness,creatingandsustainingjobsandeconomicwell-being.
Embeddedsystemsarehardware/softwaresystemsbuiltintodevicesthatarenotnecessarily‘recognised’ascomputeriseddevices,butthesesystemsdocontrolthefunctionalityandperceivedqualityofthesedevices.Somespecificexamplesofembeddedsystemsinclude:controllersforsystemswithinacar;theautomaticpilotofanaircraft;thechipsetandsoftwareforsmartphones,tabletsandsmartTVs;wirelesssensornetworksforambientintelligence,apacemaker;andcontrolsystemsembeddedinrobots/mechatronicmachines.Thegrowthrateintheembeddedsystemsindustryismorethan10%perannumand,accordingtoforecasts,therewillbemorethan40billiondevicesworldwideby2020.
TheTUDelftMasterofScienceProgrammeinEmbeddedSystemsfocusesonthedesignmethodologyofhardwareandsoftwareuserenvironments.Itcoversawidespectrumoftopicsrangingfromintegratedcircuitdesign,computerarchitecture,communicationnetworksandreal-timeoperatingsystemstosoftwareengineeringandformalmethodsforembeddedapplications.Asanessentialcomponentintheinexorableprocessofminiaturisation,itisanexcitingengineeringscienceofthefuture.
TheEmbeddedSystemsprogrammeisa3TUprogramme.The3TUfederationmaximizesinnovationbycombiningandconcentratingthestrengthsofthethreeleadinguniversitiesoftechnologyintheNetherlands–DelftUniversityofTechnology,EindhovenUniversityofTechnologyandtheUniversityofTwente-inresearch,educationandknowledgetransfer.
FacultyofElectricalEngineering,MathematicsandComputerScience
MScProgramme
NamithaGopalakrishna(India)
Thelinkbetweencomputerscienceandelectricalengineeringhasalwaysintriguedme,soIwasoverjoyedtofindoutthatTUDelftofferedtheMScprogrammethatistheperfectcombinationofthetwo:EmbeddedSystems.ThefeaturethatenticedmethemostwastheflexibilitythatTUDelftoffers.Giventhemulti-disciplinarynatureoftheembeddedsystemsdomain,itoftenrequiresknowledgeofcontrolsystems,computerengineering,appliedphysicsorsimilarareas.Theflexibilitytotakecoursesofyourchoiceatanyfacultyishighlybeneficialinthisregard.Inadditiontotheprogramme’sworld-renownedreputation
andindustrialpartners,thewidevarietyofelectives–rangingfromEmbeddedReal-TimeSystemstoAdvancedMulticoreSystems–isanotherreasonforchoosingTUD.Furthermore,becauseitisa3TUprogramme,studentsareautomaticallyregisteredinthepartnerinstitutions(theUniversityofTwenteandTUEindhoven),wheretheycanalsotakecourses.Thejourneyhasbeenpromisingthusfar.Coursesaretaughtfromapracticalperspective.Studentsaremotivatedtothinkindependentlythroughchallengingassignments,andtheyareassistedbyexcellenttutors.
Formoreinformationonallcourses,pleasevisit:www.studyguide.tudelft.nl
Thecoreprogrammesofthemastersarelargelyidenticalandcanbefollowedatanyofthethreelocations.Youwillberegisteredatthelocationofyourchoiceandautomaticallyco-registeredattheothertwolocations.
ThreedifferentspecialisationprofileshavebeendefinedforthemasterprogrammeEmbeddedSystemsatDelftUniversityofTechnology.Eachstudenthastoselectatleastfourdifferentcourses(20EC)fromoneofthespecialisationprofiles:
Software&NetworkingAlgorithmsforPlanningandScheduling,Networking,MeasuringandSimulatingtheInternet,WirelessNetworking,NetworkSecurity,DistributedAlgorithms,AdvancedAlgorithms,
CompilerConstruction,SoftwareArchitecture,InternetofThingsseminar,Real-TimeSoftwareDevelopment.
ComputerArchitectureAdvancedComputingSystems,MethodsandAlgorithmsforSystemDesign,VLSITestTechnology&Reliability,ComputerArithmetic,processorDesignProject,DigitalICDesignI,DigitalICDesignII,VLSISystemsonChip,EmbeddedComputerArchitecture2.
ControlSystemsControlTheory,Filtering&Identification,KnowledgeBasedControlSystems,OptimizationinSystemsandControl,ModellingandNonlinearSystemsTheory,ModelingandControlofHybridSystems,DigitalControl,MechatronicSystemDesign,ControlSystemDesign,ModelPredictiveControl,VehicleMechatronics,VehicleDynamicsB-AntilockBrakingSystems.
CommunicatingEmbeddedNetworkswithVisibleLightCommunicationPerformanceImprovementofOpticalAlgorithmsonMulticorePlatformsDelfi-n3Xt’sAttitudeDeterminationandControlSubsystem:ImplementationandverificationofthehardwareandsoftwareADataAcquisitionSystemDesignfora160x128Single-PhotonImageSensorProfilingofAlgorithmsforaBiomedical-ImplantArchitectureAdaptivefuzzyobserverandrobustcontrollerfora2-DOFrobot.ACow-FeedingRobotHandshakeRecognitionAppliedtoWirelessDataExchangeinSmartbands
Programmegraduatesmayexpectexcitingcareers,sincethereisanacuteneedforcompetentembeddedsystemsexpertsduetothegrowthinsystemfunctionalityandtheexpansionofapplicationareas.Careerperspectivesareexcellent,inallareasofthemanufacturingworld,throughoutEuropeandparticularlyintheNetherlands.Europeishometosomeoftheleadingcompaniesinautomotivetechnology(Daimler,BMW,BOSCH),avionics(Airbus)andconsumerelectronics(Siemens,Philips),andembeddedsystemsplayimportantrolesinallofthesesystems.
TheNetherlandshasalsoacquiredastrongpositioninembeddedsystemsduetothepresenceofsuchcompaniesasPhilips,NXP,ASMLandOcé.Therearealsonumerouscareersforembeddedsystemsengineersinacademia,wheretheseskillsareinhighdemandaswell.
ThereisacloseconnectionbetweenTUDelftandtheIndustry.DuringyourstudiesyouwillgettheopportunitytogetincontactwithHightechSME’sviainternshipsandthesisprojects,butalsoviatheEEMCSrecruitmentdaysandthetechnicalcareerfairwhereyoucangetyoufirstjobinterviews.
IamtheheadoftheEmbeddedSoftwaregroupthatfocusesonthesoftwaresideofembeddedsystems,withspecialemphasisonwirelessdevices.Thecombinationofsmall,resourcescarcedevicesandtheerrorpronenatureofwirelesscommunicationsconstitutesaninterestingresearchchallengewithregardtodesigningandimplementingrobustsoftwarethatcanoperateautonomouslyinawiderangeofconditions.Exhaustivetestingbyindividualdevelopers(asiscommonpracticeintheindustry)isnotenough,asthenumberofsystemstatesisgrowingexponentiallywiththenumberofnetworksandotherdevicesinvolved.Inthisregard,oneofthePhDstudentsisdevelopingasoftware-testingframeworkbasedontheconceptofcrowdsourcing.HeisdevelopinganAndroidapplicationthatparticipantscaninstallontheirsmartphones,thusallowingresearcherstouseit,asoneofalargepool,torunnovelsoftwareonasmanyphonesaspossibleinordertospeedupthedevelopmentcycle.ThisexampleistypicaloftheEmbeddedsystemsgroup’sphilosophyofconductingexperimentalresearch.Inthisvision,itisfinetodevelophigh-levelconcepts,butitisonlybyimplementingthemonrealhardwarethatwecandiscoverwhethertheycanwithstandthemanyintricaciesofembeddedsystemsfoundinpractice.Accordingly,studentsintheMScprogrammeinEmbeddedSystemsreceivehands-ontrainingthroughavarietyofprojectsandlabs,ofwhichthequad-rotorprojectrunbytheESgroupisarguablythemostprominentexample.
IfyouholdaDutchBScdegreecloselyrelatedtotheMaster’sprogramme,youwillbeadmitteddirectly.However,ifyourundergraduateprogrammeisnotcloselyrelatedtotheMaster’sprogrammeyouwillberequiredtotakeadditionalcoursesinwhatiscalledabridgingprogramme.Thismaybeastandardprogrammeoritmaybetailoredtoyourspecificsituation.
ToseewhichMaster’sprogrammesareopentoyouoncompletionofyourbachelor’sdegreefromanon-technicalDutchuniversitygotowww.studychoice.nlIfyoucompletedyourbachelor’satatechnicaluniversity,gotowww.doorstroommatrix.nl
AnHBOBachelor’sdegreedoesnotqualifyyoufordirectadmissiontoaTUDelftMaster’sprogramme.Youwillfirstneedtocompleteasupplementaryprogrammeinordertobringyourknowledgetotherequiredlevel.YoucandothisduringyourHBOprogrammebymeansofabridgingprogrammeaftercompletingyourHBOdiploma.EntrancerequirementsformathematicsandEnglish(someexceptions)applyforthebridgingprogramme.Seewww.hbodoorstroom.tudelft.nlfordetailedinformation.ApplicationsthroughStudielink:www.tudelft.studielink.nl
TobeconsideredforadmissiontoanMScprogrammeyouwillneedtomeetTUDelft’sgeneraladmissionrequirements.
1. AUniversityBachelor’sdegree(orproofthatyouhavenearlycompletedaBachelor’sprogramme)inamainsubjectcloselyrelatedtotheMScprogrammetowhichyouareapplying,withgoodgradesonthekeycourses.
2. ABScCumulativeGradePointAverage(CGPA)ofatleast75%ofthescalemaximum
3. ProofofEnglishlanguageproficiency.ATOEFL(TestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage)withanoverallBandscoreofatleast90andaminimumscoreof21foreachsection.PleasenotethatweonlyaccepttheTOEFLinternet-basedtest.OranIELTS(academicversion)withanoverallBandscoreofatleast6.5andaminimumof6.0foreachsection.OrproofthatyouhavepassedtheUniversityofCambridge'CertificateofProficiencyinEnglish'withaminimumgradeBortheUniversityofCambridge'CertificateinAdvancedEnglish'
Forinternationalstudents,theapplicationperiodstartsOctober1andclosesatApril1.TostartanMScapplication,pleasecompletetheonlineapplicationandpaytherefundableapplicationfeeof€100.Next,youwillreceiveanemailwiththelinktouploadtherequireddocuments.
FormoreinformationabouttheapplicationprocedureandstudyingatTUDelftingeneral,gotowww.admissions.tudelft.nl
IntroductionweekAllinternationalstudentswillbewelcomedwiththeaward-winningintroductionprogramme.Theintroductionconsistsofavarietyofworkshopsandprojects,duringwhichyouwillgettoknowotherinternationalstudents,visitthehighlightsofDelftandlearntheinsandoutsoftheTUDelftcampus.
Afterthisveryinterestingandfunweek,youwillbeintroducedtotheEEMCSfaculty.DuringtheMasterKickOff,youwillreceivehelpfulinformationabouttheDutcheducationsystemandmeetthefellowstudentsfromyourprogrammeinavarietyofsocialandeducationalactivities.
Pleasevisitthewebpageforalldetails,completerequirements,deadlinesandcontactinformation,pleasevisit:
Dr.ir.A.J.vanGenderen,Master’sCoordinatorT+31152786217E
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