Crucialfortheacquisitionofsignalsandtheextractionandinterpretationoftheinformationthatthesignalscarry.

Diploma MasterofScienceElectricalEngineering

Credits 120ECTS,24months

Startsin September

Languageofinstruction

English

%Internationalstudents

69%

Signalanalysisandprocessingplaysanimportantroleinintegratedelectronicsystems,beingcrucialtotheacquisitionofsignalsandtheextractionandinterpretationtheinformationthatthesignalsarepresumedtocarry.

Signalprocessingisalsousedtointerpretthenatureofphysicalprocessesbasedontheobservationofeitherasignalorthemannerinwhichtheprocessaltersthecharacteristicsofasignal.Electricalengineerswhospecialiseinsignals&systemsdesignanddevelopelectronicsystemsoverawiderangeofapplications.Examplesincludethedevelopmentofmedicalequipment,wirelesscommunicationsystems,radarandremote-sensingsystems,largeantennaarraysforradioastronomyandcontrolsystems

TheMasterofScienceprogrammeinElectricalEngineeringatTUDelftoffersthetrackSignalsandSystems.InthisMSctrack,youwillbetrainedtodevelopandapplytheoryandalgorithmsinthebroadfieldofsignalprocessingandsystemdesign.Theprogrammeoffersyouthepossibilitytospecialisemorespecificallyinanyofseveralparticularaspectsofsignalprocessing,includingmultimedia,communications,biomedical,remotesensing&radarsystemsandforcontrolsystems.Theprogrammestartsbyprovidingstudentswithasolidfoundationandinthesecondsemesteryouwilllearnaboutparameterestimationanddetection.Whenselectingcoursesandagraduationproject,youcanchooseoutofseveralspecialisations.GraduationworkcanbedoneeitheratDelftUniversity,orinindustryandother(international)universities.

FacultyofElectricalEngineering,MathematicsandComputerScience

MScProgramme

MarioCoutñoMinguez(Mexico)

WhensearchingaMaster’sprogramme,Iwaslookingforacombinationbetweentheoreticalmathematicsandappliedscience.AsIlikedElectricalEngineering,IlookedintothatfieldanddiscoveredthattheSignal&Systemstrackmeetstheperfectcombinationbetweentheoryandpractice.Thetrackcoversmanyfieldssuchasradarsystems,acoustics,andcommunications.Aspartofmyinternshipandgraduationwork,Ihadtheopportunitytodoresearchattwocompanies:ThalesandBang&Olufsen.Duringthisresearchperiod,Iworkedwithtwodifferentfields:

radarandacoustics.Itwasamazingtoseehowthemodelsandalgorithmsusedinbothfieldswerequitesimilar.IreallylearnedalotduringmytimeintheR&Ddepartmentsofbothcompanies,anditprovidedagoodinsightintodifferentcareerprospectsaswell.Youneverknowifyouaremakingarightdecision,evennotwhenitcomestochoosingaMaster’sprogramme.However,Iwoulddefinitelysay‘no’ifyouaskmeifIwouldhavechosendifferently.TheSignalandSystemprogrammehasopenedmanydoorsforme,nationallyaswellasinternationally.

Formoreinformationonallcourses,pleasevisit:www.studyguide.tudelft.nl

Thetrackoffersthefollowingspecialisations:

AudioandAcousticSignalProcessingfocusesonsuchtopicsasmultimediadatacompression,audio/speechprocessing,distributedsignalprocessing,andsignalprocessingforsensornetworks.Theresearchandcourseworkcoverabroadscopeoftheoryandalgorithmsinsignalprocessingandinformationtheory.

SignalProcessingforCommunicationsfocusesonsuchtopicsasstatisticalsignalprocessing,arrayprocessinganddistributedsignalprocessing.Itprovidesawiderangeofcomputationaltoolsandalgorithms.Applicationsarerelatedto

wirelesscommunications,underwatercommunicationandsensornetworks,aswellastolargesensorarraysforradioastronomyandgeophysics.

BiomedicalSignalProcessingfocusesonsignalprocessingfortheacquisition,modelling,analysisandprocessingofbiomedicalsignals.Thesecanbenaturalsignalsfromthebody–aswithsignalsmeasuredintheheartorbrain(EEG,ECG)–ormultichannelsignalsfromimagingsystems(e.g.ultrasound,MRIorphotoacousticimaging).

SignalProcessingforRemoteSensingandRadarSystemsfocusesonmicrowavesystemdesign,analogueanddigitalprocessingofmicrowavesignals,signalprocessingfortypicalremote

sensingapplications(antennaarraypatternsynthesis;space-timeadaptivesignalprocessinginultra-widebandarrays;detectionandfeatureextraction;trackingandnavigation;classification,andimaging)thatareperformedateitherasinglenodeoratadistributedsensing.

SystemsandControlfocusesonthedevelopmentofmathematicalmodelsofcomplexdynamicsystems,aswellasontheuseofthesemodelstooptimise/controltheirbehaviourinfeed-forwardandfeedbackconfigurations.Thestrengthoffeedbackcontrolrestsinitscapacityfordealingwithuncertainty.Thismakesitpossibletodesignlow-complexitycontrollersforachievinghighperformanceincontrolledcomplexsystems.

ProfessorAlexanderYarovoy

Recentdevelopmentsintechnologicalcapabilitieshavemademicrowavesensingaffordableforamassmarket.Inadditiontoitsapplicationinmeteorologicalinstitutesandotherprofessionalusers,microwavesensingcanbefoundincollisionavoidanceradarsystemsincarsandinfoodcontrol.Thesystem-designparadigmhasshiftedfromcomplex,stand-alonesystemstodistributedsystemsofwirelesslyconnectedlow-functionalitysensors.Ithasalsoshiftedfrommono-functionalwirelesssystems(e.g.communications,radarandnavigation)tomultifunctionalones.Thisshifthastriggeredintensiveresearchonresourceallocation,distributedsignalprocessingandcapabilitymanagementinsuchsystems.TheMicrowaveSensinggroupfocusesonelectromagneticmodellingandtheoptimalselectionofsensingwaveforms.Inourresearchprojects,wecollaboratecloselywithsignalprocessingspecialistsandRFtechnologygroups.Weapplytheresearchinareasurveillance,crowdmonitoring,landminedetection,concealed-weapondetection,weatherpredictionandcivilengineering(subsurfacesensing).StudentsenrolledintheSignalsandSystemgrouphaveaccesstostate-ofthe-artexperimentalresearchfacilities,includingelectromagneticlaboratoriesandamulti-mediasignallaboratory,aswellassoftware-definedandultra-widebandradarsystemslocatedinDelftandCabauw.

SpeechenhancementforimprovingspeechintelligibilityforhearingimpairedpeopleDetectionandtrackingofmultipletargetsinadistributedactivesensorsystemECoGsignalanalysisfortheearlydetectionandpreventionofanepilepticinsultDistributedcontrolofthenextgenerationofExtremeLargeTelescopes

ThecareerprospectsforSignals&Systemsgraduatesareverygood.ThereisacloseconnectionbetweenTUDelftandtheIndustry.Duringyourstudiesyouwillgettheopportunitytogetincontactwithhightechcompany’sviainternshipsandthesisprojects,butalsoviatheEEMCSrecruitmentdaysandthetechnicalcareerfairwhereyoucangetyourfirstjobinterviews.Withtheirsolidtheoreticalandengineeringbackground,graduatesoftheprogrammehaveabroadselectionofcareerpathsinboththeacademicandtheindustrialdomains.Theprogrammeprovidesanexcellentfoundationforcareersinresearch,developmentandconsultancy,aswellasforcommercialandmanagementpositions.Ourgraduatesareworkinginmid-sizedandlargecompaniesasresearchers,developersandconsultants.Manyhavebuilttheircareersincommercialandmanagementpositions.TheyhavefoundemploymentopportunitiesinprominentfirmsthatareactiveintheNetherlands(e.g.Philips,BoschSecuritySystems,ASTRON,Ericsson,TNOandASML),aswellasinglobalfirms,includinghearing-aidproducersOticonandSiemens,mobilephonemanufacturers(e.g.Nokia,SamsungandEricsson)andotherhighlyregardedfirms(e.g.Google,NXPSemiconductorsandBang&Olufsen).

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.AnIELTS(academicversion)withanoverallBandscoreofatleast6.5andaminimumof6.0foreachsection.OrproofthatyouhavepassedtheUniversityofCambridge'CertificateofProficiencyinEnglish'withaminimumgradeBortheUniversityofCambridge'CertificateinAdvancedEnglish'

Forinternationalstudents,theapplicationperiodstartsOctober1andclosesatApril1.TostartanMScapplication,pleasecompletetheonlineapplicationandpaytherefundableapplicationfeeof€100.Next,youwillreceiveanemailwiththelinktouploadtherequireddocuments.

FormoreinformationabouttheapplicationprocedureandstudyingatTUDelftingeneral,gotowww.admissions.tudelft.nl

Allinternationalstudentswillbewelcomedwiththeaward-winningintroductionprogramme.Theintroductionconsistsofavarietyofworkshopsandprojects,duringwhichyouwillgettoknowotherinternationalstudents,visitthehighlightsofDelftandlearntheinsandoutsoftheTUDelftcampus.

Afterthisveryinterestingandfunweek,youwillbeintroducedtotheEEMCSfaculty.DuringtheMasterKickOff,youwillreceivehelpfulinformationabouttheDutcheducationsystemandmeetthefellowstudentsfromyourprogrammeinavarietyofsocialandeducationalactivities.

Pleasevisitthewebpageforalldetails,completerequirements,deadlinesandcontactinformation,pleasevisit:

DrR.Heusdens,Master’sCoordinatorT+31(0)152783544E

Forgeneralinformation,pleasecontact:E

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