Master of Science in Intelligent Communication Systems
Biot, France
DURATION
24 Months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
15 May 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
16 Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 9,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 24-month tuition: 9000€ for EU students, 18000€ for non-EU students
Introduction
The MSc Intelligent Communication Systems aims at providing the theoretical background and the applied know-how for engineers in Mobile Communication Systems.
The goal is to tackle the problems from a system viewpoint, taking a vertical cut and following a cross-layer design approach. This corresponds to both the most recent trend in research and to the most desired professional profile for engineers in this field. In fact, it is now well-recognized that problems related to physical layer transmission techniques (RF design, signal processing algorithms, channel coding, and modulation), and upper layer protocols (link layer control, multiple-access, routing), were traditionally treated in a separate fashion in wired networks, must be treated jointly in mobile communication networks.
Environment
Sophia-Antipolis is considered a major European region for telecommunications research and development in southern France. EURECOM, which is a consortium of academic and industrial partners, has established over the years a synergy with the local industrial environment on advanced research topics.
During their Master of Science, students will benefit from the expertise of renowned industrial partners (Alcatel, Bouygues, SFR, France Télécom R&D, Philips, Thales, ST Microelectronics, Hitachi, Texas Instruments, IBM, BMW, SAP, Sharp, ESA) as well as the use of cutting edge technology platforms within EURECOM's Wireless Communication laboratory.
Language of instruction: English
Awarded Degree: Master's degree fully recognized by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research. The degree is co-delivered by EURECOM and the INSTITUT MINES TELECOM (French leading consortium of the best Engineering Schools in France). The degree allows for further Ph.D. Studies.
Curriculum
Students need to validate a certain amount of credits per Teaching Unit each semester. The curriculum offers great flexibility by offering many elective courses. Please consult the Academic Schedule and the Frequently Asked Questions for more information about the schedule organization.
Semester 7 - Fall (30 ECTS) - September – February
Foundations for Telecom
- Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems
- Mobile communication systems
- System and Network Security
Humanities and Social Sciences 1
- How to adopt the right posture and move from idea to market!
- The challenges of a sustainable economy
- Introduction to management
- Intellectual property law
- Responsible Digital Innovation: Risks, Ethics and Technology
- Personal Development and Team Leadership
Mobile Networks and Models
- Advanced topics in wireless communications
- Digital communications
- Mobile communication techniques
- Statistical signal processing
Scientific and technical opening 1
- Advanced topics in wireless communications
- Awareness-raising to research
- Security and Privacy for Big Data and Cloud
- Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing
- Computer architecture
- Database Management System Implementation
- Digital communications
- Emulation and simulation methodologies
- Image & Video Compression
- Digital Image Processing
- Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems
- Multiparty Computation and Blockchains
- Mathematical Methods for Engineers
- Mobile communication techniques
- Mobility Modeling
- Mobile application and services
- Mobile communication systems
- Mobile Systems and Smartphone Security
- Operating systems
- Optimization Theory with Applications
- Quantum Information Science
- Statistical signal processing
- Secure communications
- Software development methodologies
- Standardization activities
- System and Network Security
- Designing embedded systems with UML
- Design and Development of Modern Web Applications
Language (French, or another language if the student is already fluent in French)
Semester 8 - Spring (30 ECTS) - March – June
Humanities and Social Sciences 2
- Business Simulation
- General introduction to law: contracts, setting up a business
- Project management
- Approaches of Telecom Technologies
- Personal Development and Team Leadership
- Web strategy and organizational Performance
Mathematical & Algorithmic Methods for ICS
- Algorithmic Machine Learning
- Advanced Statistical Inference
- Computational Methods for Digital Communications
- Deep Learning
- Signal Processing for Communications
- Semantic Web and Information Extraction Technologies
Networking for Telecom
- Machine Learning for Communication systems
- Mobile Advanced Networks
- Wireless Access Technologies
- Network Softwerization
- Radio engineering
- Wireless Security
Scientific and technical opening 2
- 3-D and virtual imaging (analysis and synthesis)
- Algorithmic Machine Learning
- Application Protocols
- Advanced Statistical Inference
- Advanced Statistics
- Awareness-raising to research
- Computational Methods for Digital Communications
- Deep Learning
- Digital systems, hardware-software integration
- Cyber-crime and Computer Forensics
- Formal Methods-Formal specification and verification of systems
- Hardware Security
- Imaging Security
- Information Theory
- Introduction to statistics
- Machine Learning for Communication systems
- Mobile Advanced Networks
- Wireless Access Technologies
- Network Softwerization
- Transportation Planning
- Communication Protocols
- Radio engineering
- Projet de recherche
- Signal Processing for Communications
- Speech and audio processing
- Emission and Traffic Efficiency
- Semantic Web and Information Extraction Technologies
- Wireless Security
Language (French, or another language if the student is already fluent in French)
Semester 9 (30 ECTS) - Fall - September – February
Advanced Telecom
- Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing
- Multiparty Computation and Blockchains
- Mobile application and services
- Mobile Systems and Smartphone Security
- Network Modeling
- Quantum Information Science
- Designing embedded systems with UML
Humanities and Social Sciences 3
- How to adopt the right posture and move from idea to market!
- The challenges of a sustainable economy
- Introduction to management
- Intellectual property law
- Responsible Digital Innovation: Risks, Ethics and Technology
- Personal Development and Team Leadership
Scientific and technical opening 3
- Advanced topics in wireless communications
- Awareness-raising to research
- Security and Privacy for Big Data and Cloud
- Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing
- Computer architecture
- Database Management System Implementation
- Digital communications
- Emulation and simulation methodologies
- Image & Video Compression
- Digital Image Processing
- Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems
- Multiparty Computation and Blockchains
- Essential Mathematical Methods for Engineers
- Mobile communication techniques
- Mobility Modeling
- Mobile application and services
- Mobile communication systems
- Mobile Systems and Smartphone Security
- Network Modeling
- Operating systems
- Optimization Theory with Applications
- Quantum Information Science
- Statistical signal processing
- Secure communications
- Software development methodologies
- Standardization activities
- System and Network Security
- Designing embedded systems with UML
- Interaction Design and Development of Modern Web Applications
Language (French, or another language if the student is already fluent in French)
Semester ProjecUnit ECTS: 10.00
Supervised Semester Projects are based on real-case studies of industrial relevance. They combine a blend of theoretical and practical work (developing new prototypes and tools, testing new technologies, assessing current systems and solutions…). Students can work individually or in groups of 2/3. The expected workload is 200 hours of individual work per semester. A defense is organized at the end. Projects provide students with hands-on skills by allowing them to put concepts into practice. (200h)
Semester 10 (30 ECTS)- Spring- March-August
Research / Industrial Internship (Paid)
The internship is to be carried out in a company or lab in France or abroad. It allows students to get hands-on experience and ease their entry into the job market. Students work on a research/development project under the supervision of a professor and an industrial mentor. Students are integrated as part of the staff and receive a monthly allowance, the amount of the allowance depends on the company and position. EURECOM helps students find an internship by providing an updated database of paid internship opportunities offered by companies.
Admissions
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
EURECOM 6G Wireless Excellence scholarship program
open to highly motivated students who wish to pursue a Master of Science in Mobile computing systems and who can demonstrate their potential.
Three Criteria:
- Holding a Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Computer science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Computer Engineering, etc) from a recognized top university
- Minimum Overall GPA score of 3.5/4 (Or CGPA of 7/10) or belonging to the top 10% of your graduating class
- Demonstrate a proven interest in some of the fields of specialization: Wireless Communications, Mobile Computing, Networking, Mobile Applications and Services, communication theory, Signal Processing, and learning for networks (a short letter of explanation will be required).