Communication Systems - master program 2025-26

Block "Projects & SHS"

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
HSS : Introduction to project
/ Section SHS
Divers enseignants
FR/EN
-
-
Winter session
3
HSS : Project
/ Section SHS
Divers enseignants
FR/EN
-
-
Summer session
3
Research project in communication systems II
COM-416 / Section SC
Profs divers
EN
  • Individual project: 2h
  • Individual project: 2h
Winter/Summer session
During the semester
12

Group 1

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Advanced networks
COM-407 / Section SC
Nikolopoulos
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Lab: 2h
-
  • Cyber security
  • Networking and Mobility
  • Software Systems
  • Wireless Communications
Winter session
Written
8
Advanced probability and applications
COM-417 / Section SC
Shkel
EN
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Data Analytics
  • Wireless Communications
  • Computer Science Theory
Winter session
Written
8
Algorithms II
CS-450 / Section IN
Kapralov
EN
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 3h
-
  • Data Analytics
  • Foundations of software
  • Cyber security
  • Networking and Mobility
  • Computer Science Theory
Winter session
Written
8
Cryptography and security (This course is a "depth" for Cyber Security master program and Cyber Security minor.)
COM-401 / Section SC
Vaudenay
EN
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Cyber security
  • Networking and Mobility
  • Internet Information Systems
Winter session
Written
8
Distributed algorithms
CS-451 / Section SC
Guerraoui
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 3h
-
  • Foundations of software
  • Networking and Mobility
  • Software Systems
  • Computer Science Theory
  • Internet Information Systems
Winter session
Written
8
Information security and privacy (This course will be last given in fall 2025. This course is a "depth" for Cyber Security master program and Cyber Security minor.)
COM-402 / Section IN
Payer
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Course based project: 2h
-
  • Data Analytics
  • Cyber security
  • Networking and Mobility
  • Software Systems
Winter session
Written
8
Information theory and coding
COM-404 / Section SC
Telatar
EN
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Data Analytics
  • Wireless Communications
  • Computer Science Theory
Winter session
Written
8
Machine learning
CS-433 / Section IN
West
EN
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Course based project: 2h
-
  • Data Analytics
  • Signals, Images and Interfaces
  • Computer Science Theory
  • Internet Information Systems
Winter session
Written
8
Mobile networks
COM-405 / Section SC
Al Hassanieh
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Lab: 2h
-
  • Cyber security
  • Networking and Mobility
  • Software Systems
  • Wireless Communications
Winter session
Written
8
Modern digital communications: a hands-on approach (This course will be last given in fall 2025.)
COM-430 / Section SC
Chiurtu
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Lab: 2h
-
  • Networking and Mobility
  • Signals, Images and Interfaces
  • Wireless Communications
Winter session
During the semester
8

Group 2 : Options

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Advanced compiler construction
CS-420 / Section IN
Schinz
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 2h
  • Computer Engineering-SP
  • Foundations of software
  • Software Systems
Summer session
During the semester
6
Advanced computer architecture
CS-470 / Section IN
Ienne
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Lab: 2h
  • Computer Engineering-SP
  • Cyber security
  • Software Systems
Summer session
Written
8
Advanced computer graphics
CS-440 / Section IN
Jakob
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Course based project: 1h
  • Signals, Images and Interfaces
Summer session
During the semester
8
Advanced cryptography (This course is a "depth" for Cyber Security master program and Cyber Security minor.)
COM-501 / Section SC
Vaudenay
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Cyber security
Summer session
Written
6
Advanced multiprocessor architecture
CS-471 / Section IN
Falsafi, Lotfi Kamran
EN
  • Courses: 4h
  • Course based project: 8h
-
  • Computer Engineering-SP
  • Software Systems
Winter session
During the semester
8
Advanced operating systems
CS-477 / Section IN
Kashyap
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 2h
-
  • Computer Engineering-SP
  • Foundations of software
  • Cyber security
  • Software Systems
Winter session
Written
6
Advanced topics on privacy enhancing technologies (This course is a "depth" for Cyber Security master program and Cyber Security minor.)
CS-523 / Section IN
Vacat
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Course based project: 2h
  • Cyber security
Summer session
Written
8
AI product management
CS-500 / Section IN
Kaboli, Zamir
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Course based project: 3h
-
Winter session
During the semester
6
Applied biomedical signal processing
EE-512 / Section EL
Lemay
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Lab: 2h
-
  • Signals, Images and Interfaces
Winter session
Written
4
Applied biostatistics (Pas donné en 2025-26)
MATH-493 / Section MA
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
During the semester
5
Applied data analysis
CS-401 / Section SC
Brbic
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 2h
-
  • Data Analytics
Winter session
Written
8
Automatic speech processing
EE-554 / Section EL
Magimai Doss
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Signals, Images and Interfaces
Winter session
Written
4
Basics of mobile robotics
MICRO-452 / Section MT
Mondada
EN
  • Courses: 1h
  • TP: 1h
  • Course based project: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
4
Causal inference
MGT-416 / Section MTE
Kiyavash
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
Summer session
During the semester
4
Causal thinking
MATH-352 / Section MA
Stensrud
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
5
Computational complexity
CS-524 / Section IN
Göös
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Data Analytics
  • Foundations of software
  • Computer Science Theory
Winter session
During the semester
6
Computational neurosciences: neuronal dynamics
NX-465 / Section NX
Gerstner
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Written
5
Computers and music (Pas donné en 2025-26)
COM-418 / Section SC
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Signals, Images and Interfaces
Summer session
Oral
6
Computer vision
CS-442 / Section IN
Fua
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Signals, Images and Interfaces
Summer session
Written
6
Concurrent computing
CS-453 / Section SC
Guerraoui
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 2h
-
  • Foundations of software
  • Software Systems
  • Computer Science Theory
Winter session
Written
6
Data visualization
COM-480 / Section SC
Vuillon
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 2h
  • Data Analytics
  • Signals, Images and Interfaces
Summer session
During the semester
6
Decentralized systems engineering (This course is a "depth" for Cyber Security master program and Cyber Security minor.)
CS-438 / Section IN
Borsò-Tan, Ford
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Course based project: 2h
-
  • Software Systems
  • l
  • n
Winter session
Written
8
Deep learning
EE-559 / Section EL
Cavallaro
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Signals, Images and Interfaces
Summer session
During the semester
4
Deep learning in biomedicine (pas donné en 2025-26)
CS-502 / Section IN
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Course based project: 1h
Summer session
During the semester
6
Deep reinforcement learning (Pas donné en 2025-26)
CS-456 / Section IN
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 1h
Summer session
Written
6
Design technologies for integrated systems
CS-472 / Section IN
De Micheli, Mallasen Quintana, Schiavone
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Lab: 2h
-
  • Computer Engineering-SP
Winter session
During the semester
6
Digital education
CS-411 / Section IN
Dillenbourg, Jermann, Käser
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 2h
-
  • Signals, Images and Interfaces
Winter session
Written
6
Distributed information systems (Pas donné en 2025-26)
CS-423 / Section SC
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Course based project: 1h
-
  • Data Analytics
  • Networking and Mobility
  • Internet Information Systems
Winter session
Written
6
Dynamical system theory for engineers (Pas donné en 2025-26 - Cours biennal)
COM-502 / Section SC
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
Summer session
Written
6
Embedded system design
CS-476 / Section IN
Kluter
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Lab: 2h
  • Computer Engineering-SP
Summer session
During the semester
6
Ethics and law of AI
DH-415 / Section DH
Rochel
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 2h
-
Winter session
During the semester
4
Experience design
CS-489 / Section IN
Huang
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 4h
-
  • Signals, Images and Interfaces
Winter session
During the semester
6
Formal verification (This course is a "depth" for Cyber Security master program and Cyber Security minor.)
CS-550 / Section IN
Kuncak
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Course based project: 2h
-
  • Computer Engineering-SP
  • Foundations of software
  • Cyber security
Winter session
During the semester
8
Foundations of probabilistic proofs (This course is a "depth" for Cyber Security master program and Cyber Security minor.)
CS-459 / Section IN
Chiesa
EN
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
  • Cyber security
  • Computer Science Theory
Winter session
During the semester
6
Geometric computing (Pas donné en 2025-26 - Cours biennal)
CS-457 / Section IN
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 1h
-
  • Signals, Images and Interfaces
Winter session
Written
8
Gödel and recursivity (Pas donné en 2025-26 Cours donné en alternance tous les deux ans )
MATH-483 / Section MA
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Computer Science Theory
Winter session
Written
5
Image processing I
MICRO-511 / Section MT
Unser, Van De Ville
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
  • Signals, Images and Interfaces
Winter session
Written
3
Image processing II
MICRO-512 / Section MT
Sage, Unser, Van De Ville
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Signals, Images and Interfaces
Summer session
Written
3
Industrial automation (This course can be taken by students of all engineering sections.)
CS-487 / Section SC
Sommer, Tournier
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
Summer session
Oral
3
Interaction design
CS-486 / Section IN
Pu
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Course based project: 1h
  • Signals, Images and Interfaces
  • Internet Information Systems
Summer session
During the semester
6
Interactive theorem proving (This course is a "depth" for Cyber Security master program and Cyber Security minor.)
CS-428 / Section IN
Barrière, Pit-Claudel
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 2h
  • Foundations of software
  • Computer Science Theory
Summer session
During the semester
8
Introduction to natural language processing
CS-431 / Section IN
Bosselut, Chappelier, Rajman
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Data Analytics
  • Internet Information Systems
Winter session
Written
6
Learning in neural networks
CS-479 / Section IN
Gerstner
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 1h
Summer session
Oral
6
Learning theory
CS-526 / Section IN
Macris
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Written
6
Machine learning for behavioral data
CS-421 / Section IN
Käser
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 2h
Summer session
Written
6
Markov chains and algorithmic applications (Cours biennal)
COM-516 / Section SC
Lévêque, Macris
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 1h
-
  • Data Analytics
  • Computer Science Theory
Winter session
Written
6
Modern natural language processing
CS-552 / Section IN
Bosselut
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Course based project: 2h
  • Data Analytics
  • Internet Information Systems
Summer session
During the semester
8
Network machine learning
EE-452 / Section EL
Frossard, Thanou
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 2h
Summer session
During the semester
4
Networks out of control (Cours biennal)
COM-512 / Section SC
Grossglauser, Thiran
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Data Analytics
  • Networking and Mobility
  • Wireless Communications
  • Internet Information Systems
Summer session
Written
6
Number theory II.d - Cryptography (Pas donné en 2025-26)
MATH-489 / Section MA
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Cyber security
Summer session
Written
5
Optimization for machine learning
CS-439 / Section IN
Flammarion, Jaggi
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Lab: 1h
Summer session
Written
8
Optional research project in communication Systems
COM-507 / Section SC
Profs divers
EN
  • Individual project: 2h
  • Individual project: 2h
Winter/Summer session
During the semester
8
Principles of computer systems
CS-522 / Section IN
Argyraki, Candea
EN
  • Courses: 4h
-
  • Computer Engineering-SP
  • Foundations of software
  • Cyber security
  • Software Systems
Winter session
During the semester
8
Project management and risk analysis
MGT-427 / Section MTE
Wieser
FR
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 1h
-
Winter session
During the semester
4
Software security (This course is a "depth" for Cyber Security master program and Cyber Security minor.)
CS-412 / Section IN
Payer
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Lab: 1h
  • Foundations of software
  • Cyber security
  • Software Systems
Summer session
Written
8
Student seminar: security protocols and applications (This course is a "depth" for Cyber Security master program and Cyber Security minor.)
COM-506 / Section SC
Vaudenay
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Cyber security
Summer session
During the semester
3
Sublinear algorithms for big data analysis (Cours biennal)
CS-448 / Section IN
Kapralov
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Data Analytics
  • Computer Science Theory
Summer session
During the semester
6
System programming for Systems-on-chip
CS-473 / Section IN
Kluter
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Computer Engineering-SP
Winter session
During the semester
6
Systems for data management and data science
CS-460 / Section IN
Ailamaki, Kermarrec
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Lab: 2h
  • Data Analytics
  • Foundations of software
  • Software Systems
  • Internet Information Systems
Summer session
Written
8
Topics in software security (Pas donné en 2025-26 - Cours biennal - This course is a "depth" for Cyber Security master program and Cyber Security minor.)
CS-510 / Section IN
EN
  • Courses: 1h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
  • Cyber security
Winter session
During the semester
3
Topics in theoretical computer science (Cours biennal)
CS-455 / Section IN
Svensson
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
  • Data Analytics
  • Computer Science Theory
Winter session
During the semester
6
Visual intelligence
CS-503 / Section IN
Zamir
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Course based project: 1h
  • Signals, Images and Interfaces
Summer session
During the semester
6

Master project

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
MP Autumn
MP Spring
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Engineering internship credited with Master project (master in Communication Systems) (L'étudiant doit effectuer un stage de 8 semaines pendant l'été ou 6 mois après un semestre de Master.)
COM-597 / Section SC
Profs divers
EN
  • Individual project: 320h
  • Individual project: 320h
  • Individual project: 320h
  • Individual project: 320h
Winter/Summer session
During the semester
0
Master project in Communication Systems
COM-599 / Section SC
Profs divers
EN
-
-
  • Individual project: 900h
  • Individual project: 900h
Winter/Summer session
Oral
30