Master in Electronic Engineering for Intelligent Vehicles
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
EUR 2,226 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
Launching in the 2022/23 academic year, the Master’s Degree in Electronic Engineering for Intelligent Vehicles proposes a cutting-edge educational offer aimed at training engineers who will drive the application of ICT technologies to new-generation vehicles.
It is divided into two innovative curricula: Electronic and Communication Systems and Autonomous Driving Engineering – both of which focus on the most futuristic challenges in automotive engineering.
The pervasive use of electronics and information technology in today’s and tomorrow’s vehicles is a prerequisite for safer, greener, and more enjoyable driving. This calls for up-to-date professionals dedicated to the development, design, and integration of electronic and information technology subsystems in new-generation vehicles.
This Master’s degree aims to train engineers to work in this challenging and exciting field, with a particular focus on understanding the main electronic and communication systems and autonomous driving applications.
The course is administered by the University of Parma and the teaching locations are as follows:
- For the ECS curriculum, the first academic year is held at the Department of Industrial Engineering (Bologna campus) and the second academic year at the Department of Engineering Enzo Ferrari (Modena campus).
- For the ADE curriculum, the first academic year is taught at the Department of Industrial Engineering (Bologna Campus), and the second academic year at the Department of Engineering and Architecture (Parma Campus).
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Ideal Students
MUNER is looking for the engineers of the future.
The requirements for the ideal candidate are:
- Top 20% Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) or a minimum score of 95/110
- Strong background in STEM
- Certified knowledge of English (B2 - CEFR)
- Passion for cutting-edge automotive innovation and technology
- The desire for a complete live experience in the Italian Motor Valley
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Curriculum
Electronic and Communication Systems
The Electronic and Communication Systems (ECS) curriculum is part of the Master’s Degree in Electronic Engineering for Intelligent Vehicles (EEIV).
The ECS curriculum aims to train electronic engineers with a sound knowledge of the methods and tools that make electronics the foundation of all systems that collect, process, transmit, and store information, with particular emphasis on the electronic subsystems embedded in current and future vehicles.
During the first year courses are offered to give students a background in topics such as embedded and real-time electronic systems, automotive sensors, automatic control, vehicle communications, wired and wireless interconnects, and power electronics.
The second year complements and specializes in the first, providing specific examples of real electronic and communication sub-system projects installed on existing vehicles, exposing students to embedded systems programming and issues related to the secure interconnection of different sub-systems.
Graduates of the ECS curriculum will learn and understand the operating principles and design constraints of basic electronic and communication devices and subsystems, and how they can be controlled and securely connected and the environment in automotive and motorcycle applications.
The first academic year is at the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering Guglielmo Marconi (Bologna Campus), while the second academic year is at the Department of Engineering Enzo Ferrari (Modena Campus).
Topics
- Advanced automotive sensors
- Hardware-software design of embedded systems
- Signals and systems for vehicular communications
- Wired and wireless interconnections
- Power electronics for automotive
- Automotive cyber security
- Modeling and control of electromechanical systems
Autonomous Driving Engineering
The Autonomous Driving Engineering (ADE) curriculum is part of the Master in Electronic Engineering for Intelligent Vehicles (EEIV).
The specific goal of the ADE curriculum is to provide future engineers with a solid knowledge of the methods and tools used in the development of intelligent transportation systems. In particular, this includes knowledge of software and electronic systems widely used in intelligent vehicles for sensing the environment, processing sensor data, planning driving actions and maneuvers, and driving a vehicle.
During the first year courses are offered to strengthen students’ background knowledge on topics such as “embedded” and “real-time” electronic systems, automotive sensors, automatic control, vehicular radio communications, machine vision, and deep learning.
The second year complements and specializes in the first year, introducing students to electronic technologies and devices for automotive systems and offering various electives on advanced driver assistance systems, vehicle path planning, and control, sensors for perception, simulation environments and HMI, and machine learning for autonomous driving.
Graduates will be able to deal with concepts, methods, and architectures used to enable advanced driver assistance systems up to fully autonomous driving. They will also be able to participate in concept development, specification definition, design, and implementation of end-user safety systems, intelligent transportation systems based on perception devices, algorithms, planning, and control strategies.
The first academic year is located at the Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering Guglielmo Marconi (Bologna Campus), while the second academic year is located at the Department of Engineering and Architecture (Parma Campus).
Topics
- Advanced automotive sensors
- Hardware-software design of embedded systems
- Image processing and computer vision
- Deep learning for engineering applications
- Statistical signal processing
- Autonomous driving and ADAS technologies
- Visual Perception for Self-driving Cars
- path and trajectory planning
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Career Opportunities
Designed in close collaboration with leading automotive companies, the program enables graduates to integrate seamlessly into high-level roles in the research, development, and manufacturing environments of the automotive industry and its technology providers.
At the end of the second academic year, the program also includes internships in private companies and lab-based thesis preparation activities that follow a “project work” approach.
Throughout the year, students attend seminars given by industry and international speakers, as well as factory visits.
The broad view of information technologies makes the graduate of Electronic Engineering for Intelligent Vehicles an ideal candidate for the role of project manager in the conception, design, production, and maintenance of complex systems, where the overall functionality depends on the interaction of several heterogeneous systems.