The Swiss engineering master's degree

The course will focus on the design of advanced aircraft systems, aiming towards more electric types of aircraft for a new generation beyond the Airbus A380 and Boeing 787.

Today, aircraft design is more than just aerodynamics, flight dynamics, propulsion, structures,and equipment. The new technologies require a systems engineering approach, which guides the way towards a sustainable aircraft.

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The course will first stabilize some ground knowledge as security, detailed IP stack, network mobility background and quality of service approach. Based on this, the module will define a red thread that starts with set of service availability requirements used for defining architectures. Exploring different architectures solutions will be the next aim that will let the student have a complete overview how a…

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The objective of this course is to offer both theoretical knowledge and practical expertise in the realm of contemporary real-time 3D Computer Graphics (CG) systems.

In this class, you will delve deep into the world of modern GPU programming techniques, gaining firsthand experience to enhance the realism and performance of 3D rendering software. You'll explore the generation of complex synthetic images, mastering the…

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Model-based controller design is a key technology to control systems with complex dynamics. It was the enabling technology for many innovations in the last decade. In this module, the key elements of the development process are addressed: system identification, LQR/LQG-Controller design and controller implementation. Since there is always model uncertainty, the course ends with an introduction to robust controller…

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The heterogeneity of the requirements of modern applications is not always well addressed by classical data management systems. The use of the appropriate data management system can address properly requirements such as replication, scalability, availability, data model flexibility, or query performance.

This course aims to provide a critical approach to polyglot data management systems by knowing their…

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The course covers the following core topics:

• Distributed and parallel database systems architectures, internals and services such as transaction processing, concurrency control and query processing
• No-SQL Systems
• Data processing architectures

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The purpose of this module is to enhance students' understanding of deep learning techniques.

We will explore significant and current developments in deep learning, including generative models, attention networks, transformers, graph neural networks and other related techniques.

Furthermore, we will examine case studies that pertain to language, speech, or visual processing domains.

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This Advanced Electronic Design module gives to the students the key elements for the development of high performance electronic systems. These systems are characterized by:

• the presence of sensitive analogue circuits and signals
• the presence of complex and high-speed digital ICs (Integrated Circuits)

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An embedded system is a specialized computer system with embedded hardware. There exists a wide variety of embedded systems, but in general such systems are processing systems capable of sensing physical inputs from their environment and of communicating the results. Usually embedded systems are designed to perform repeating tasks, either periodically or spontaneously, for low cost, low power, and optimal…

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This course provides a comprehensible introduction to basic concepts of continuum mechanics, material modelling and failure assessment for metals and polymers.

The students learn the fundamentals of tensor algebra and gain comprehensible insight into the governing mechanical and thermo-mechanical concepts of continuum mechanics. On this basis, an overview is given of state of the art material models for metals and…

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This module enables students to understand the main theoretical concepts that are relevant to text and speech processing, and to design applications which, one the one hand, find, classify or extract information from text or speech, and on the other hand, generate text or speech to summarize or translate language data, or in response to user instructions.  The module briefly reviews fundamentals of natural language…

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This course aims to provide students with an in-depth understanding of current network security technologies and their application in solving technical security challenges. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to analyze, design and implement secure network infrastructures, using state-of-the-art security technologies and best practices. They will also develop an understanding of emerging network…

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Although widespread, the currently mainstream imperative, object-oriented programming paradigm, with testing as its main method of quality assurance, has its limitations. Even though it allows novices to write programs relatively quickly and without much formal training, such programs tend to become complicated as soon as they need to do something non-trivial. This makes them increasingly hard to write and reason…

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In this module, basic and advanced robotics knowhow is developed necessary for leading-edge, innovative industrial and service applications with robot manipulators.

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One of the most used (statistical) models for inferential data analysis is the linear regression model. But it is restricted to a Gaussian distributed response and a linear function for linking the linear combination of predictors with the expected response. Generalized Linear and Additive Models (GLM, GAM) allow us to relax some of these restrictions by specifying a more general set of response distributions and…

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In Part A this module reviews the subjects of basic engineering thermodynamics (energy, entropy and material balances, fluid properties, and important thermodynamic cycles) and extends knowledge to deal with real fluids, phase and chemical equilibria, system stability, and processes with chemical transformation.

Additionally, in Part B the students will learn to draw connections between detailed, thermodynamic…

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Many data sets are temporal by nature.  

The first part of the course presents techniques for analysis of time series. It starts from visualization techniques; then it shows techniques for characterizing trend and seasonality; eventually it present structured statistical approaches based on exponential smoothing and arima techniques. Several examples referring to real data sets are shown. 

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This module offers a comprehensive introduction and provides fundamental tools for electromagnetic field theory, up to modern numerical methods for solving the field equations and state-of-the-art simulation techniques. The global objective is to provide a deep theoretical knowledge in electromagnetic field from low frequency domain (required for electrical machines as example) up to radio- frequency domain (required…

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Based on selected examples, this module imparts the scientific and technological basics as well as the possibilities and the perspectives of the micro- and nanotechnologies to the participants. The students will become aware of the enormous potential of applications of this field and acquire a certain ability in handling it.

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Applied photonics offers an insight into various application areas of photonics, such as optoelectronics, waveguide optics, micro-optics and several application examples. Starting from the basic physics of light matter interaction, the module covers various topics of modern optoelectronics in the field of light detection systems and light sources. After an introduction to the basics of light guiding and the…

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Mobile robots are complex mechatronic systems often interacting autonomously with their environment. 

In the first part, the course provides theoretical fundamentals of mobile robot sensor fusion, planning, localization and mapping with examples in ROS. Tests of these complex systems can be conducted in simulated environments to speed up development and minimize risk of damage. Data from live tests can be recorded for…

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This module treats methods of concept, dimensioning and development in the servo drive technology sector which are particularly compatible with the various industries.

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The BIM method (VDC) comprises the digital planning, construction and operation of built assets using digital modelling in combination with suitable organizational forms and processes.

The digital building model is created in interdisciplinary collaboration with a specific goal. It includes both the geometric (3D) and the non-geometric information needed for the agreed uses.

The BIM method is used in the…

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Ziel des Moduls ist, durch die Erweiterung des im Bachelorstudium angeeigneten Wissens ein vertieftes Verständnis über das Tragverhalten schlanker Stabstrukturen zu erlangen.
Im Modul werden verschiedene Tragwirkungen vor allem schlanker und elastischer Stäbe behandelt. Speziellere Beanspruchungen wie Querkraftschub und Torsion, inkl. Wölbkrafttorsion werden vertieft behandelt. Weiterhin wird das Tragverhalten…

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Bayesian statistics provides an alternative viewpoint to the classical ‘frequentist’ statistics by using a different, more subjective interpretation of probability. This brings various advantages in solving typical industry problems, such as the inclusion of prior knowledge, more intuitive hypothesis tests or modeling uncertainty given small amounts of data. With increasing computational power, the popularity of…

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The lecture encompasses a comprehensive exposition of Biomedical Engineering. It commences with a historical overview, followed by an examination of contemporary methodologies and tools. Physiological principles will be discussed before focusing on subjects like biosignals and sensors. An array of topics will be dissected, including but not limited to bioimaging, biomolecular engineering, tissue engineering, and the…

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Ein grosser Teil der zukünftigen Bauaufgaben wird an bestehender Bausubstanz durchgeführt werden. Dieses Modul vermittelt dem Masterstudierenden die grundlegenden Methoden und Verfahren zur Erhaltung von Bauwerken.

Die Zustandserfassung mit einer fachlich fundierten Beurteilung ist Grundlage jeder Instandsetzung und ggf. Veränderung von Bauwerken und Infrastrukturanlagen. Die Auseinandersetzung mit bestehenden…

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Business Analytics (BA) is the science of analyzing enterprise data with statistical methods. The aim is to better understand market, customers, internal processes and the competitive environment, allowing for better and more informed decisions in business. As such, BA goes well beyond simply presenting data, numbers and tables, but focuses on finding new patterns, explaining the occurrence of results and forecasting…

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This module provides students with an introduction to CFD by imparting knowledge of state-of-the-art techniques in computational fluid dynamics, with the emphasis on fluid physics and verification/assessment.

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The module provides students with comprehensive knowledge in the numerical simulation of demanding static and dynamic problems in structural mechanics. Special emphasis is placed on validation methods for the models and verification possibilities for the results.

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Automatising causal inference is one of the main challenges for making artificial intelligence (AI) reliable and thus really useful in the real world, as more and more emphasised by scientists and practitioners:

“Machines’ lack of understanding of causal relations is perhaps the biggest roadblock to giving them human-level intelligence.” (Judea Pearl, Turing Award winner and AI pioneer.)

“Causality is very…

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Lecture on advanced topics in the domain of Cloud Computing, more precisely covering use, operations, development of and for IaaS and PaaS, as well as developing applications natively for the cloud.

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Lecture on advanced topics in the domain of Cloud Computing, more precisely covering use, operations, development of and for IaaS and PaaS, as well as developing applications natively for the cloud.

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Macro: Role of innovation within aviation industry, growth-driven economy, National Innovation Systems, mission oriented policies, the entrepreneurial state, role of SDGs, competitive forces

Micro: Role of innovation at firm and entrepreneur levels

Appreciation and understanding of complexity and complex systems, particularly from an innovation perspective, identifying and understanding problems and identifying…

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Analyzing images is a very complex task that has many important real-world applications.  This module presents powerful techniques to extract information from images and 3D data, based on machine learning and deep learning methods.  These methods are mostly used as “black boxes” and their inner workings are not discussed in much detail. The module provides an overview of many image analysis applications such as…

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Le cours transmettra d'abord les connaissances de base nécessaires dans le domaine de la sécurité informatique telles que le principe de CID (confidentialité, intégrité, disponibilité), ainsi que la sécurité et sureté des données.

Le module approfondira cette base pour  permettre à l'étudiant-e d'avoir une vue d'ensemble complète sur la façon d'identifier et de répertorier les menaces et les risques. Ensuite,…

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This module is designed to provide a practical introduction to Cyber Security Operations. Students will learn about different operational security functions like SOCs, CERTs, DFIR teams, CTI and Hunt teams, Red and Blue teams, and the tools they use to detect and respond to cyber criminal activity. The module provides in depth coverage of digital forensics.

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This course is about Data Engineering and Information Retrieval. It covers methods and technologies for managing, processing and analyzing potentially large and distributed data collections for transactional or analytical use, including multi-model databases and NoSQL stores. And it covers also mastering data in unstructured form (full text search). The course consists of four parts: 1. Database Management; 2. Data…

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Das Modul vermittelt methodische Grundkompetenzen für den architektonischen Entwurf. In praxisorientierten Übungen als Einzelarbeit oder in Gruppen werden theoretisches Wissen angewendet, Kenntnisse vertieft und interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit geübt.

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This course focus on software technologies, architectures, and methodologies for development of cloud-native applications.

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This course provides an in-depth overview of data management in digital healthcare.

First, the special features and challenges of medical documentation will be discussed followed by the underlying ontologies, classifications and scoring systems. Particular emphasis will be placed on a deeper understanding of different dimensions of interoperability. This knowledge will be used to address exemplary specific medical…

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This module offers an overview of digitization in industry from several perspectives.  

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Le module fournit des méthodes et des procédures pour comprendre, calculer et mesurer le comportement dynamique des structures mécaniques et montre leur importance pour le développement des structures porteuses.

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Les étudiants obtiennent une méthode d’éco-conception appliquée permettant d’appréhender un projet de développement en mettant en adéquation tous les paramètres permettant l’obtention d’un produit technique durable, sociétalement…

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This module introduces the student to advanced concepts in modern embedded systems engineering. The module is divided into two sections. The first section is practical/theoretical and is designed to get the student familiar with implementing System on Chip (SoC) designs. The second part discusses formal Hardware/Software Co-Design including design and implementation of advanced embedded architectures as well as the…

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Embedded Systems, although they are not visible, have become integral parts of this world. Embedded Systems essentially consist of two components: hardware and software. In contrast to information systems e.g. in the banking world, hardware is more application specific. Due to this fact, the software that interacts directly with the hardware is more specific as well. Real-time and concurrency are important issues…

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This course will provide the student with the background knowledge useful to address different sources of pollution, of measures and technologies to prevent pollution and of contaminated systems and the available technologies for remediation. General aim is knowing the main factors and processes affecting contaminants distribution in the environment and remediation technologies for soil and  groundwater.

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At the beginning of the course, we will give the students an insight on the basics of fluid dynamics and heat transfer. 

Subsequently, the course will focus on more complex thermal and fluid phenomena occuring in mechanical engineering applications.

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The course deals with fundamental and technical issues associated with designing and maintaining structures that resist failure from cyclic loading. Students will be taught the principles of fatigue testing and analyzing fatigue failures of materials, addressing the questions of how fatigue behaviour is characterized, how fatigue failure is predicted, which physical mechanisms are responsible for fatigue initiation…

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The course will describe Production Systems Configuration and Management as well as the drivers influencing the choice of a given layout and the rules adopted for managing it. Various typical layouts will be described also highlighting their benefits and pitfalls, while eliciting the characteristics of the manufacturing environments justifying their choice. Well known Production Planning & Control (PPC) methods will…

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• Presenting all energy vectors with respect to their usage on temporal, spatial and sectorial levels
• Introducing all energy conversion technologies from both historic and systemic perspectives, based on robust basis of technical description of characteristics, operation, dimensioning and design
• Developing sensitivity to scales, temperature levels of energy-related processes, resources harvesting based…

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The basic theories of heat transfer by conduction, convection and thermal radiation are presented. However, this study-unit focuses on solving practical heat transfer problems in different fields of engineering such as architectural and HVAC engineering, mechanical and process engineering, electrical as well as environmental engineering.

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Human-Centred Production Systems refers to an approach in engineering and manufacturing where the design, development, and operation of production systems are centered around human needs, capabilities, and experiences. This concept emphasizes the importance of considering human factors such as ergonomics, cognitive abilities, social interactions, and user preferences in the design and optimization of production…

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The course imparts knowledge on practical design methods for thermal energy systems such as heating and cooling circuits, solar thermal systems, large extensive pipe networks, and heat pump evaporators. Special emphasis is placed on the conditions for safe operation. The design and integration of storage tanks and heat pumps into thermal networks is also covered. Furthermore, building physical aspects and practical…

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The Machine and Production Operations Control is the core of the module, with focus on continuous time, motion and discrete event control of industrial systems. Practical laboratory activities are developed for both CNC (Computer Numerical Control) and PLC (Programmable Logic Control) programming.

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The course targets technical and application challenges related to the design of advanced robotic solutions for industrial and service applications. It addresses the design, engineering and optimization of serial and parallel kinematics robotic arms, as well as of mobile platforms.

The course will cover theoretical content and practical activities of mechanical design, programming and simulation, as well as…

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More and more complex data is collected in a wide range of application areas. Thus, with the goal of gaining insight into the data and information as well as communicating the resulting knowledge, the need for efficient visual methods is growing rapidly. We need to know the options for effective and efficient visual representations, for example for communication and fact-based decision making, as well as to develop…

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NOVEL INNOVATION & DESIGN PRINCIPLES. In order to keep generating competitive advantage through innovation, both manufacturing and service industries are in need to apply novel innovation and design principles. This module will focus on reuniting the study and practice of entrepreneurship and innovation. It takes a process-oriented view of agile Innovation.
First it starts with recognizing the opportunity and…

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In an automation system in manufacturing technology or process automation, sensors measure non-electric values and actuators, such as drives, influence the process. The individual components are controlled by control systems and automatic controllers, connected with industrial networks, and supervised by humans.

The emphasis of this module is on the selection and determination of the individual components, bearing in…

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This course covers all the topics related to the Internet of Things: from the sensors level to the higher layer of data rapresentation and manipulation. It is intended to give the student the technical knowledge and skills needed for building up an Internet of Things (IoT) system.

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TSM module “Laser and Laser applications” provides a broad overview about the fascinating field of state-of-the-art Laser technology and its applications in industry, R&D, medicine and communication. The modul provides a comprehensive insight into the Laser and applications market, Laser types and devices, Beam deliveries, Laser machines, Physics of interaction between laser and material, and real industrial…

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The module starting from the analysis of the whole Supply Chain configuration and management process, underlines in particular the greater importance role that logistics and procurement are assuming in modern collaborative Supply Chain. Procurement is a strategic business driver that allows companies to efficiently focus on their key competences and activities while leveraging competences and cost advantage stemming…

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By the end of this course, students will have acquired the skills to analyse, understand and identify the design process environment for microengineering devices. The course includes concepts specific to design processes in microengineering, such as the specificities due to the size of devices and microfabrication tools.

Students will be trained to understand the customer's need, formalise the problem, establish the…

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Une grande partie des travaux futurs de construction se fera dans le bâti existant. Ce module apporte aux étudiant-e-s du master les méthodes et les procédés nécessaires dans la maintenance d'ouvrages.

Toute remise en état, modification ou renforcement d’ouvrages et d’infrastructures nécessite un relevé spécifique et fondé de l’état actuel. L'identification des dégâts et des outils appliqués, l'actualisation des…

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Selected future-oriented manufacturing technologies and procedures with economic aspects of these technologies. Including the improvement of productivity and quality.

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A proper understanding of the current state and probable future development of a market is key to any successful business development. The module Market Analysis and Forecasting provides the foundations of analysis of complex socio-economic systems. It puts students in place to autonomously plan, design and execute their own qualitative and quantitative analysis. Development of well-founded forecasts and scenarios…

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1. Inhalte: Einführung in Kontinuum-Mechanik und in Plastizitätstheorie, Analyse der Stoffgesetze für Boden und Baustoffe im Bereich des konstruktiven Ingenieurbaus; Anwendung der Plastizitätstheorie für Traglastberechnungen in der Geotechnik sowie im konstruktiven Ingenieurbau
2. Ziele: Nach diesem Modul sollen die Studierenden ein vertieftes Verständnis über die Stoffgesetze von Boden sowie von Baustoffen im…

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Materials offer immense opportunities for innovation. However, advance is possible only if a procedure exists for making a rational choice from the materials and a method of identifying ways to shape, join, and finish them.

The objective of this course is to develop a systematic procedure for selecting materials and processes, leading to the subset that best matches the requirements of a design. The structure gives…

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The interdisciplinary field of materials science and engineering covers approaches to improving the synthesis of new materials, to understanding their surfaces and main properties and, in particular, to adapting their properties to meet special requirements. The aim of this course is to teach students the fundamental principles necessary to understand the relationships between structure and property in material…

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This module gives an introduction to the physical and technical principles and applications of common diagnostic modalities. Starting with an overview of clinically used modalities and their applications, technical requirements and limitations based on the fundamental principles will be discussed. Furthermore, efficient methods for biomedical signal processing and analysis are introduced.

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The course provides an in-depth overview on necessary aspects for implementing a medical device into the market. You will work on real products and improve the device by reviewing the clinical need and update the concept. For this you will be guided through the first steps of the Stanford biodesign principle. Besides concept improvement you will learn how to go through the mandatory regulatory aspects. In addition,…

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The goal of the module is to give an overview on the existing micromachining and micromanufacturing processes commonly used in microengineering. The module covers the working principles and technical aspects of modern industrial micromachining equipment as well as photolithography-, engraving- and etching-based microfabrication techniques.

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This module enables students to develop advanced, native applications for the Android mobile operating system and get a solid understanding of mobile computing concepts. Building on the basics of mobile application development, this course covers a selection of application programming interfaces for on-board sensors and connectivity options for the integration with backend services, IoT platforms and peripheral…

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The course will focus on operational and infrastructure topics and the optimization of complex systems in terms of delay, capacity issues and future developments in aviation.  

Future developments and important upcoming topics in the airline industry will be addressed, such as unmanned aircraft systems, new approaches in business models or passenger operations.  

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Ressourcenknappheit, Klimawandel, aber auch neue Strategien des Bundes zum Beispiel im Hinblick auf die Biodiversität verlangen zukünftig verstärkt den Einbezug der Nachhaltigkeit in Planungs- und Entwurfsprozesse. Mittels Beispielen aus der Praxis, aber auch aus der Verwaltung und der Politik diskutieren wir über wirksame Ansätze, wie Nachhaltigkeit bei der Planung und Realisierung von Projekten im Bereich der…

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Das Modul behandelt die wichtigsten meteorologischen-hydrologischen sowie gravitativen Naturgefahren. Neben der Auseinandersetzung mit einzelnen Gefahren (Entstehung, Gefährdungsbilder, Analysen, Massnahmen) werden auch das integrale Risikomanagement sowie rechtliche Aspekte und Haftungsfragen behandelt.

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Description of numerical methods and application in building thermodynamics and heat transfer. Modelling complex heat transfer through building construction and for modelling air movement outside and inside the building. Numerical methods for fire simulations. Modeling and solving practical problems in different fields of building engineering.

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The TSM module "Optical engineering and metrology" will provide the students with knowledge of numerous engineering and practical aspects of optical components, instruments, and metrology systems. Starting from seemingly simple optical components (mirrors, lenses, gratings, filters), the module covers high tech novelties on how to improve those components and bring them to the new level. Building up on those…

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In all developed economies, the service sector is the dominant economic sector. Its importance is still growing. In particular new services based on new technologies such as mobile and internet-based technologies are changing our world at a breathtaking pace. The goal of this module is to make students familiar with some of the main concepts of modern services.

The module focuses on service science and strategic…

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This course focuses on the advanced understanding of the main components of Photovoltaic PV power generation systems including storage options. The goal goes beyond the competence to design a PV System, like the installer business is used to do, but also to understand how the components are working in detail, either for different PV module technologies as well as for different inverters power electronic topologies…

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Degradation of polymers is an important driver of plastic and rubber products failures during their service life. Therefore, understanding the mechanisms of polymer degradation is of paramount importance for properly engineering plastic and rubber products, ensuring performances all through their service life. This module discusses the impact of chemical and physical degradating factors on the macromolecules…

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Building upon the students' fundamental knowledge in power electronics, this module covers current topics in the field of power electronics in greater depth. In the first part, the focus is on modern switched mode power conversion topologies, small signal modelling, control methods and the magnetic components. The second part looks into topologies, modulation schemes and control techniques for medium and high-power…

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In this module, students will increase their knowledge in selected areas of power grids in electricity distribution and transmission:

• High voltage engineering basics and relevant design rules
• Breakdown theory
• Generation of AC testing high voltage and partial discharge testing
  
• Design, construction and parameters of components in power grids
• Learn the origin of networks failures, consequences,…

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Model Predictive Control (MPC) is an optimisation-based approach to control systems and processes. The general mathematical formulation of MPC allows it to be applied to a broad range of systems and considers system constraints intrinsically. The advances in optimisation methods and available computational power have made MPC a valuable alternative to classical control approaches also for fast dynamic systems. Today,…

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Against the background of rising energy prices, incentive taxes and ecological requirements, increasing importance is being attached to reducing the energy requirements of industry. The key to higher energy efficiency and cost-efficiency in thermal processes is the energy integration of processes with the aid of pinch analysis. This is characterized by a systematic approach which can be applied to establish the best…

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Students become acquainted with the product innovation process and its strategic importance for enterprises. The will learn different processes, methods and tools to develop new products and further optimize them along its full lifecycle. A special focus is on the development of complex systems, an interdisciplinary environment. Current approaches and new tools are discussed in addition to established processes such…

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The objective of this module is to provide the student with an introduction to parallel computing and algorithms. Students learn to parallelize systems at three different levels: Shared memory systems, distributed memory systems, and heterogeneous shared memory systems. For all three systems, which can be part of a high-performance cluster, students learn the necessary parallelization techniques and a few classical…

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Introduction:

• Introduction to Quality Control
• Statistics refresher: Probability distributions, sampling distributions, inference
• Overview of the most commonly used problem-solving tools: histogram, plots, Pareto chart 
  

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Operations management is concerned with the design, operation and optimization of the value-adding areas of a company.
At the strategic level it includes in particular the design of infrastructure and resources, the dimensioning of capacity and the
definition of business processes. At an operational level, it includes ongoing planning and control of operational activities. The
aim is to achieve high business…

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Lernziel des Moduls ist, dass die Studierenden die Argumentationen, Strukturen und Instrumente kennen, mit welchen auf Ebene unterschiedlicher Gebietskörperschaften Entwicklungsstrategien erarbeitet und umgesetzt werden. Raumplanung und weitere konzeptionelle und planerische Arbeiten sind in dieses Umfeld eingebettet. Deren Dynamiken resp. die Handlungsweise der beteiligten Akteure lassen sich aus diesem Umfeld…

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Safety-critical systems are those systems whose failure could result in loss of life. An aircraft such as an airliner has more than one safety critical systems.

The engineering activities required to design and manage these complex systems over their life cycles require a deep understanding of several disciplines and a systematic approach to problems such as:

• Requirements engineering
• Requirement based testing
• Valida…

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This module provides an understanding of the fundamental principles of the security of Operational Technology (OT) in an industrial context. The module will cover the standards, key concepts and methodologies involved in securing OT systems commonly used in industrial environments, such as factories, power plants, and other critical infrastructure.

The module will begin by

exploring particularities of OT…

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This module will help students to understand how a manufacturer changes its business model to provide a holistic solution to the customer, helping the customer to improve its competitiveness, rather than just engaging the sale of product.  Much of the course is based around the transition from pure products to provide product service systems in basic and advanced forms.

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The aim of this module is to provide insight into state-of-the-art methods of how to make a signal fit for transmission over a cable or over the air. It starts with some information-theoretic aspects, covers modern modulation formats, hardware used, and closes with an excursion into propagation mechanisms.

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Sensors can be defined as smart sensors in three different manners: (a) the use of a smart design to obtain immunity from various parameters of influences in the targeted application, (b) the integration or embedding of a readout circuit and possibly also of a microcontroler in the same package or on the same substrate, (c) smart regarding its configuration and data analysis method allowing the observation of complex…

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This module aims to familiarise students with smart systems that are already, or will soon be, present in buildings. These include building automation and control systems (BACS), smart home, IoT solutions, energy management and building security systems. Students will learn the purpose, functionality and applications of these systems. They will also cover the necessary fundamentals such as components and system…

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Students shall gain an overview over current methods for software assurance. This includes

• automatic test case minimisation;
• negative test case generation ("fuzzing");
• side channels and their avoidance ("constant-time computing");
• security implications when designing safety systems
  
• exposure to standards-compliant software development;
• software verification and validation;
• safe testing according to the standards; and
• f…

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The module provides an in-depth view of selected topics of modern software engineering. These stem from the fields: modern software development processes, software architecture, and the principles of evolution of software systems.

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The goal of this module is to introduce the students to the powerful world of statistical digital signal processing. While at the bachelor level digital signal processing is most often taught with deterministic signals, in the real world most interesting signals are stochastic in nature. Hence in more advanced applications, such as prediction or noise removal, the theories presented in this module are essential.

The…

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Passive vibration control: dynamic isolation and Tuned Mass Dampers. Dynamic response of elastomeric materials. Damping due to friction. Numerical modeling of damping in Finite Element packages. Position control of flexible structures. Vibrations issues in high-performance machine tools.

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Der Modulinhalt ist in zwei Themengebiete, Baudynamik und Erdbebeningenieurwesen, untergliedert.

Die Baudynamik beinhaltet: Grundlagen der Kinematik und Kinetik des Massenpunktes; die Modellbildung von dynamischen Systemen und das Aufstellen der Bewegungsdifferentialgleichungen bei Ein- und Mehrmassenschwingern; die Berechnung der Systemantwort infolge dynamischer Einwirkungen; Massnahmen zur Reduzierung von…

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How resilient are urban and natural systems to various developments and changes? Such as changes in the urban fabric, water availability or heat. And what methods and processes exist to gain insights and derive an understanding of urban and natural systems? Our environment consists of complex systems. Understanding and managing them is the key to sustainable development of large settlement- and landscape areas. 

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Das Modul behandelt für die unterschiedlichen Vertiefungsrichtungen des Masterstudienganges die wichtigsten Entwurfs- und Planungsmethoden zur Arbeit in grösseren Räumen und mit unterschiedlichen Planungsmassstäben, wie sie beispielsweise in Agglomerationsräumen und siedlungsnahen Frei- und Erholungsräumen zur Anwendung kommen können. Theoretisches Wissen wird fortlaufend mit aktuellen Beispielen aus der Praxis…

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The Technology of thin films is a core element in the design and fabrication of photonic components. The objective of the module "Advanced Thin Film Technology" is the introduction to this important technology and to the applications of thin films in the field of photonics with the focus on optical coatings. This includes the design and fabrication of thin films as well as the characterization of their physical…

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This module deals with transport phenomena at postgraduate level with a focus on technical problems in material, heat and momentum transport, especially in the environment of multiphase flows. Working on the basis of conservation principles, transport equations are derived in a general form. In order to obtain closed solutions for specific problems, the general balance equations are combined with material laws and…

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Das Modul behandelt die Disziplinen Verkehrsplanung, Städtebau und Stadtplanung anhand der Themen nachhaltige Mobilität, Innenentwicklung, Transformation des öffentlichen Raums sowie Klimaanpassung und Klimaschutz. Für die zentralen Themen werden Zielsetzungen und Umsetzungsmöglichkeiten einer nachhaltigen Mobilität und Siedlungsentwicklung erläutert sowie verkehrsplanerische und siedlungsplanerische Strategien…

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Graphical User Interfaces have long become standard UIs for computers, and mobile devices have not only adopted these GUIs but augmented them with multi-touch screens, speech in- and output, gesture, handwriting recognition, and several additional sensors. This has fostered innovative ways of user interaction with the information available on these devices that were only been seen in professional environments so far.…

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The student learns the mechanical, chemical and biological processes used for environmental engineering (wastewater treatment). The course covers chemical, physical and biological treatment technologies. Furthermore, the topic of water reuse (greywater) and nutrient recovery is lectured.

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The module starts with the physical properties of radio propagation, analog and digital modulation and forward error correction.

Then the students will be exposed to the functioning and characteristics of a selection of the most important wireless standards at the present time. The focus will be on the physical layer and the medium-access layer.

Exercises will be used throughout the course to exemplify the use and…

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