A track within the MSc Electrical Engineering

Connected World Technologies

Are you ready to design the communication technologies of the future?


KEY FACTS

  • Track focus: Developing communication and sensing technologies, with expertise in antennas, RF electronics, photonics, electro-optical communication, networking and embedded systems
  • Career outlook: Graduates are highly valued in the telecommunication sector, chip design, design and testing of wireless products, (automotive) radar sensing, wireless signal processing and the growing photonics and quantum industry

WHY CONNECTED WORLD TECHNOLOGIES?

Communication and sensing technologies are key areas within Electrical Engineering and form the foundation of our increasingly connected world. The continuous demand for faster connectivity, smarter sensing solutions and more efficient systems drives rapid innovation in this field. The Connected World Technologies track focuses on the technologies behind this connected future, from 6G and beyond and AI-driven communication systems to autonomous vehicles, sustainable sensor networks and space-based radio scientific instrumentation.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

Whether you are interested in designing wireless chips, developing future communication networks or creating intelligent sensing systems, this track provides the knowledge and engineering skills to design the connected technologies of tomorrow.

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What will you learn?

You will develop a broad understanding of communication and sensing technologies, combining electromagnetics, integrated circuits, signal processing, networking, photonics and embedded systems. You will learn to design, analyze and optimize reliable and intelligent systems for a wide range of applications.
 

Curriculum

Within the Connected World Technologies track, you can build your own programme. Students:

1) Choose 1 out of 10 track lines, with 6 courses per track line (30 ECTS)

Wireless Communication

1. RF Front End Technology for Communications and Sensing: Design antennas, RF transceivers, and integrated circuits for wireless communication and radar systems.
2. Wireless Communication Systems & Networks: Develop wireless communication systems, mobile and optical networks, embedded systems, and communication technologies.
3. Wireless Communication Technology & Propagation: Explore antennas, wireless propagation, phased arrays, and physical layer communication.

Sensing Technologies

4. Radar and Lidar Systems & Technology: Design radar and lidar systems using antennas, transceivers, imaging, and signal processing.
5. Terahertz Systems & Technology: Explore THz communication, imaging, sensing, antennas, and system design for future applications.

Networks and Computing

6. Networks for Embedded Systems: Design secure, connected embedded systems for IoT, cyber physical systems, and edge computing.
7. Energy Efficient Compute: Develop energy efficient computing platforms for AI, datacenters, and data intensive applications.
8. Information Processing: Apply signal processing, machine learning, and intelligent algorithms to communication and sensing applications.

Optical Technologies

9. Optical Communication Systems: Build high capacity communication systems using fibre optics, quantum communications, and datacenter networking.
10. Optical Communication Technology: Design photonic integrated circuits and optical hardware for next generation communication systems.

2) Choose 3 free electives (15 ECTS)

Why should you follow this track at 黑料福利网?

  • Follow one of the broadest tracks within Electrical Engineering: Covering the complete technology chain from antennas and RF electronics to intelligent information processing.
  • Work on emerging communication technologies: Such as 6G and beyond, AI-driven sensing, autonomous systems and next-generation wireless technologies.

  • Learn from leading experts: Study with researchers who are advancing innovations in wireless communication, radar, photonics, semiconductor technology and intelligent systems.

  • Build a future-proof engineering career: Prepare for roles in industries where demand for electrical engineers is growing, including telecommunications, chip design, wireless systems, automotive sensing and advanced technology development.

Labs and research groups for Connected World Technologies