Master of Science in Computer Science Engineering
The Computer Science Engineering programme trains engineers to apply information technology in socially and economically relevant applications in a creative and professional manner.
EUR-ACE® Master (EURopean ACcredited Engineering Master)
The EUR-ACE label was accredited to this programme by the Commission des titres d’ingénieur (CTI), under the auspices of the European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE).
EUR-ACE® is a framework and accreditation system that provides a set of standards that identifies high-quality engineering degree programmes in Europe and abroad.
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After graduation
Study programme content subject to change
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
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1
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sem 1
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en
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Jan Fostier
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6
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1
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sem 1
|
en
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Dirk Stroobandt
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6
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1
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sem 1
|
en
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6
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1
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sem 1
|
en
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Joris Walraevens
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3
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1
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sem 1
|
en
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Bart Coppens
|
6
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1
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sem 2
|
en
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Heidi Steendam
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6
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1
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sem 2
|
en
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Eric Laermans
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6
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1
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sem 2
|
en
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6
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1
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sem 2
|
en
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6
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1
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year
|
en
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Femke De Backere
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9
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Subscribe to 30 credit units from at least 1 module from the following list.
Subject to approval by the faculty.
Subscribe to no more than 30 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.
The courses are labeled according to research topic:
- reference 'AI' = Artificial Intelligence
- reference 'DE' = Data Engineering
- reference 'CS' = Cybersecurity
- reference 'IR' = Internet-of-Things / Robotics
Students can subscribe to a maximum of 6 ECTS credits internship (Research Internship E099400 and/or Industry Internship Engineering and Architecture E099300), label S as reference.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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AI
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sem 2
|
en
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Pieter Simoens
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6
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AI
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sem 2
|
en
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Thomas Demeester
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6
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AI
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sem 2
|
en
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Toon De Pessemier
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6
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AI
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sem 2
|
en
|
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3
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AI
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sem 2
|
nl
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Hiep Luong
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6
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AI
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sem 1
|
en
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Tijl De Bie
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3
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AI, IR
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sem 1
|
en
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Heidi Steendam
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6
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AI
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sem 2
|
en
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Tony Belpaeme
|
3
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AI, DE
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sem 1
|
en
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Antoon Bronselaer
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3
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AI, DE
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sem 1
|
en
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3
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DE
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sem 2
|
en
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Antoon Bronselaer
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3
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DE
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sem 2
|
en
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Pieter Colpaert
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3
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|
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CS
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sem 1
|
en
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Bjorn De Sutter
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6
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CS
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sem 1
|
en
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Bruno Volckaert
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6
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IR
|
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sem 1
|
en
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Jeroen Hoebeke
|
6
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IR, AI
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sem 1
|
en
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Tony Belpaeme
|
6
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IR
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sem 1
|
en
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Hiep Luong
|
6
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|
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IR
|
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sem 2
|
en
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Jan Aelterman
|
3
|
|
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IR
|
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sem 1
|
en
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Francis wyffels
|
3
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IR
|
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sem 2
|
en
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Adnan Shahid
|
3
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|
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IR
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sem 1
|
en
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Dirk Stroobandt
|
6
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|
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IR
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sem 2
|
en
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Ioulia Tzouvadaki
|
6
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sem 2
|
en
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Bjorn De Sutter
|
6
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sem 1
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nl
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Christophe Scholliers
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6
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sem 2
|
en
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Danilo Babin
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6
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sem 2
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nl,en
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3
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sem 2
|
en
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Jan Fostier
|
6
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sem 1
|
en
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Alain Sarlette
|
3
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sem 2
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nl,en
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3
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sem 2
|
en
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6
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sem 1
|
en
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3
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S
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year
|
en
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Patrick Segers
|
3
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S
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year
|
en
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Patrick Segers
|
6
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S
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year
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nl,en
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Patrick Segers
|
6
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S
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year
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nl,en
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Hiep Luong
|
6
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S
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year
|
nl,en
|
Hiep Luong
|
3
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Subscribe to no more than 9 credit units from the programmes of Ghent University, including the Ghent University Elective Courses. Subject to approval by the faculty.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Lieven Eeckhout
|
6
|
|
Subscribe to 30 credit units from at least 1 module from the following list.
Subject to approval by the faculty.
Subscribe to no more than 30 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.
The courses are labeled according to research topic:
- reference 'AI' = Artificial Intelligence
- reference 'DE' = Data Engineering
- reference 'CS' = Cybersecurity
- reference 'IR' = Internet-of-Things / Robotics
Students can subscribe to a maximum of 6 ECTS credits internship (Research Internship E099400 and/or Industry Internship Engineering and Architecture E099300), label S as reference.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AI
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Pieter Simoens
|
6
|
|
|
AI
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Thomas Demeester
|
6
|
|
|
AI
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Toon De Pessemier
|
6
|
|
|
AI
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
|
3
|
|
|
AI
|
|
sem 2
|
nl
|
Hiep Luong
|
6
|
|
|
AI
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Tijl De Bie
|
3
|
|
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AI, IR
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Heidi Steendam
|
6
|
|
|
AI
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Tony Belpaeme
|
3
|
|
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AI, DE
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Antoon Bronselaer
|
3
|
|
|
AI, DE
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
|
3
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DE
|
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sem 2
|
en
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Antoon Bronselaer
|
3
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|
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DE
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Pieter Colpaert
|
3
|
|
|
CS
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Bjorn De Sutter
|
6
|
|
|
CS
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Bruno Volckaert
|
6
|
|
|
IR
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Jeroen Hoebeke
|
6
|
|
|
IR, AI
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Tony Belpaeme
|
6
|
|
|
IR
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Hiep Luong
|
6
|
|
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IR
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sem 2
|
en
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Jan Aelterman
|
3
|
|
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IR
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|
sem 1
|
en
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Francis wyffels
|
3
|
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|
IR
|
|
sem 2
|
en
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Adnan Shahid
|
3
|
|
|
IR
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Dirk Stroobandt
|
6
|
|
|
IR
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Ioulia Tzouvadaki
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Bjorn De Sutter
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Christophe Scholliers
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Danilo Babin
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
sem 2
|
nl,en
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Jan Fostier
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Alain Sarlette
|
3
|
|
|
|
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sem 2
|
nl,en
|
|
3
|
|
|
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sem 2
|
en
|
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6
|
|
|
|
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sem 1
|
en
|
|
3
|
|
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S
|
|
year
|
en
|
Patrick Segers
|
3
|
|
|
S
|
|
year
|
en
|
Patrick Segers
|
6
|
|
|
S
|
|
year
|
nl,en
|
Patrick Segers
|
6
|
|
|
S
|
|
year
|
nl,en
|
Hiep Luong
|
6
|
|
|
S
|
|
year
|
nl,en
|
Hiep Luong
|
3
|
|
Subscribe to no more than 9 credit units from the programmes of Ghent University, including the Ghent University Elective Courses. Subject to approval by the faculty.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2
|
year
|
en
|
|
24
|
|
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Jan Fostier
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Dirk Stroobandt
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Joris Walraevens
|
3
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Bart Coppens
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Heidi Steendam
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Eric Laermans
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
1
|
year
|
en
|
Femke De Backere
|
9
|
|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Lieven Eeckhout
|
6
|
|
Subscribe to 30 credit units from at least 1 module from the following list.
Subject to approval by the faculty.
Subscribe to no more than 30 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.
The courses are labeled according to research topic:
- reference 'AI' = Artificial Intelligence
- reference 'DE' = Data Engineering
- reference 'CS' = Cybersecurity
- reference 'IR' = Internet-of-Things / Robotics
Students can subscribe to a maximum of 6 ECTS credits internship (Research Internship E099400 and/or Industry Internship Engineering and Architecture E099300), label S as reference.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AI
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Pieter Simoens
|
6
|
|
|
AI
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Thomas Demeester
|
6
|
|
|
AI
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Toon De Pessemier
|
6
|
|
|
AI
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
|
3
|
|
|
AI
|
|
sem 2
|
nl
|
Hiep Luong
|
6
|
|
|
AI
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Tijl De Bie
|
3
|
|
|
AI, IR
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Heidi Steendam
|
6
|
|
|
AI
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Tony Belpaeme
|
3
|
|
|
AI, DE
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Antoon Bronselaer
|
3
|
|
|
AI, DE
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
|
3
|
|
|
DE
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Antoon Bronselaer
|
3
|
|
|
DE
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Pieter Colpaert
|
3
|
|
|
CS
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Bjorn De Sutter
|
6
|
|
|
CS
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Bruno Volckaert
|
6
|
|
|
IR
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Jeroen Hoebeke
|
6
|
|
|
IR, AI
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Tony Belpaeme
|
6
|
|
|
IR
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Hiep Luong
|
6
|
|
|
IR
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Jan Aelterman
|
3
|
|
|
IR
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Francis wyffels
|
3
|
|
|
IR
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Adnan Shahid
|
3
|
|
|
IR
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Dirk Stroobandt
|
6
|
|
|
IR
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Ioulia Tzouvadaki
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Bjorn De Sutter
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Christophe Scholliers
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Danilo Babin
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
sem 2
|
nl,en
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Jan Fostier
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Alain Sarlette
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
sem 2
|
nl,en
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
|
3
|
|
|
S
|
|
year
|
en
|
Patrick Segers
|
3
|
|
|
S
|
|
year
|
en
|
Patrick Segers
|
6
|
|
|
S
|
|
year
|
nl,en
|
Patrick Segers
|
6
|
|
|
S
|
|
year
|
nl,en
|
Hiep Luong
|
6
|
|
|
S
|
|
year
|
nl,en
|
Hiep Luong
|
3
|
|
Subscribe to no more than 9 credit units from the programmes of Ghent University, including the Ghent University Elective Courses. Subject to approval by the faculty.
| Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
2
|
year
|
en
|
|
24
|
|
Competence field 1: Competency in one or more scientific disciplines
- Possess advanced, theoretically profound, knowledge of the own engineering discipline and the ability to apply this knowledge in a creative and critical way to new, complex problems.
- Be able to design innovative products or processes using appropriate or autonomously developed and validated models and techniques, using recent digital technologies.
- Demonstrate integrative and system-oriented problem-solving thinking under uncertain and conflicting conditions, with attention for the correct level of abstraction.
- Be able to formulate a research question from a complex scientific problem, after in-depth study of relevant and state-of-the-art scientific literature.
- Be able to critically interpret and communicate one's own results in English to both experts and laypersons and defend decisions made.
- Be able to position oneself in, and function within an international team, with an understanding of effective leadership and an awareness of cultural sensitivity.
- Demonstrate a lifelong learning attitude to keep up with the advancements and developments in scientific research in one’s own discipline and continue to develop one's competencies.
- Act according to the principles of research integrity, professional deontology and ethics.
- Demonstrate sustainability thinking, entrepreneurial skills, and pay attention to the role of science, technology and innovation in addressing societal issues from various perspectives, and in an international context.
- Critically reflect on one's own thinking and actions, and act according to the limitations of one's competencies in a conscientious and responsible manner.
- Design, develop, analyse and optimise advanced and parallel software applications.
- Design, develop, analyse and optimise parallel and distributed hardware systems.
- Design, develop, analyse and abstract advanced communication and security systems.
- Understand, develop, analyse and optimise advanced machine learning techniques.
- Design, develop, optimise and research as a team member complex computer systems while considering societal, ethical and ecological boundary conditions.