Year: 1

Open sessions

There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).

Compulsory

• English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS)

Year: 2

Conclusive activities

There are no specific sessions for these activities (e.g. open online courses).

Compulsory

Final Exam

The master degree graduates have advanced theoretical knowledge and skills in the following learning areas:

• Algorithms, languages, logical and formal methods
• Software development and design
• Information systems and data management
• Architectures and networks
• Intelligent systems
• Data analysis and optimization
• Signal and image processing
• Multimedia and social communication

Knowledge and skills in the field of:

• Basic IT methods and principles
• Software design and development, particularly in relation to the most advanced development and design techniques and programming languages
• Information systems and data management
• Management of a company and of the processes involved in its functioning, information management in its various forms and representations, management of distributed services
• Digital architectures and methodologies for the processing of digital signals, radio networks for mobile terminals and sensors and architectures for distributed systems
• Advanced data analysis, the treatment of uncertain information, the planning and optimization of systems and processes
• Automatic reasoning and decision theory
• Algorithmic techniques for coding, compression, manipulation and analysis of images and signals
• Principles and methods for the study and design of IT systems for interaction and for digital communication

Graduates will be able to apply the acquired knowledge and skills to:

• Analysis, design, implementation and evaluation of complex IT systems operating in different application areas
• Use cognitive tools developed during the course to analyze and evaluate from a professional point of view the correctness and compliance of design choices as well as the effects of decisions on the functioning of IT systems

The student will be able to apply the acquired knowledge to:

• Solve new problems
• Design and develop any type of software for any environment
• Solve problems related to data management
• Address the development of wireless networks and digital architectures
• Extract knowledge from data collections or observations, to create predictive models based on observations, and to create systems for planning, optimization and control of processes
• Develop software for graphic manipulation and for the acquisition, representation and intelligent analysis of signals, images and videos
• Study and design of computer systems for digital interaction and communication

Graduates will have to acquire a full capacity to make aware and independent judgments on the decisions and design choices of the companies, organizations, and bodies.

Expected learning outcomes

• Ability to reason critically and to discuss design and implementation choices
• Develop autonomous and independent reasoning
• Awareness of the existence of different alternative methodological approaches for the design and analysis of systems, and understanding of the relevance of this plurality
• Critically evaluate the relevance and merits of alternative projects
• Critically evaluate and interpret evidence
• Argue their positions and communicate the results of their own analyses and evaluations in a clear and effective way

Expected learning outcomes

• Written communication skills, ability to present and evaluate critically in writing ideas and technique and methodological topics
• Ability to formulate and express orally complex technical and methodological arguments
• Ability to elaborate in an accomplished and consistent manner an original research dissertation on a complex topic

The program aims to lead the students to the frontier of research in some of the reference disciplinary areas.

Expected learning outcomes

• Ability to organize one's ideas critically and systematically
• Identify, select and collect information through the appropriate use of the relevant sources
• Use libraries, databases, archives and paper and electronic repertories to access relevant scientific and documentary information

Researcher and Specialist in Basic Computer Science Research

Functions: Junior researcher associated with academic research groups, or laboratories of public and private bodies.

Skills:

• In-depth awareness of the fundamentals of one's discipline and of the problems that characterize it with respect to other sciences
• Ability to elaborate and communicate original ideas in the field of basic computer science, particularly relating to the mathematical, logical, and statistical foundations of computation
• Design and analysis of algorithms in abstract and, depending on the paths followed during the degree course, in different disciplinary areas

Opportunities: In public and private research institutions, as well as in high-tech companies that develop new methodologies and innovative systems. Continuation of the course of studies with third-level training.

Application and System Software Analyst and Designer

Functions: High-responsibility roles in the public or private sector with respect to the coordination, management, and control of medium-sized computer systems projects. Autonomous professional activities.

Skills:

• Mastery of different programming paradigms and languages
• Analysis and specification of requirements in software engineering
• Synthesis of programs and verification of the absence of errors within programs
• Verification of correctness with respect to specifications
• Control of resource use in sequential, object-oriented, concurrent, and distributed environments
• Knowledge of methodologies and architectures relevant to different areas of traditional IT, multimedia publishing, graphics and unconventional interaction, mobile and pervasive computing, social computing, web analytics, and digital marketing

Opportunities: Manufacturing companies, high-tech companies, and public and private organizations using complex IT systems to manage their data and processes.

System Analyst

Functions: Roles of high responsibility in the analysis and management of medium-large IT systems.

Skills:

• Knowledge of advanced technologies to adapt them to business objectives
• Understanding of operating systems and network infrastructures
• Proficiency in Internet and intranet applications
• Familiarity with hardware and software architectures
• Understanding of organizational and business management models
• Knowledge of relational databases, Data Warehousing, and Data Mining
• Familiarity with ERP and CRM platforms

Opportunities: In all areas of the public and private sectors using information technologies, including industry, banks, insurance, logistics and transport, healthcare, public administration, new media, and service companies.

Specialist in Computer Networks and Communications

Functions: Roles of high responsibility and wide autonomy in medium-large telematic systems projects.

Skills:

• Ability to analyze, design, test, evaluate, and optimize the performance of networks and network systems
• Advanced knowledge in IT sectors such as distributed systems, information systems, security, and web technologies
• Design of advanced systems and applications in innovative contexts, mobile, and complex systems
• Acquisition of advanced skills for solving problems and learning innovative methodologies and technologies

Opportunities: In all areas of the public and private sectors using communication technologies, including industry, banks, logistics and transport, healthcare, public administrations, new media, service companies, and digital marketing.