Communication Systems 2026-27

Block A

Courses
Language
Bachelor 3
Bachelor 4
Bachelor 5
Bachelor 6
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Algorithms I
CS-250 / Section IN
Chiesa, Svensson
EN
-
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
-
Summer session
Written
8
Analysis III (for IC)
MATH-203(d) / Section MA
Antolin Sanchez
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
-
-
Winter session
Written
6
Signal processing
COM-202 / Section SC
Prandoni
EN
-
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Lab: 2h
-
-
Summer session
Written
8

Block B

Courses
Language
Bachelor 3
Bachelor 4
Bachelor 5
Bachelor 6
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Computer systems
CS-202 / Section IN
Argyraki, Chappelier, Kashyap
EN
-
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Lab: 2h
-
-
Summer session
Written
8
General physics : electromagnetism
PHYS-114 / Section PH
Avino
FR
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
-
-
Winter session
Written
4
Introduction to machine learning
CS-233 / Section IN
Fua, Salzmann
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Course based project: 2h
-
-
Summer session
Written
6
Probability and statistics (for IC)
MATH-232 / Section MA
Ott
FR
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
-
-
Winter session
Written
6

Block C

Courses
Language
Bachelor 3
Bachelor 4
Bachelor 5
Bachelor 6
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Algebra
MATH-310 / Section MA
Lachowska
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
4
Computer security and privacy
COM-301 / Section SC
Bourgeat
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 1h
-
Winter session
Written
6
Principles of digital communications
COM-302 / Section SC
Telatar
EN
-
-
-
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 1h
Summer session
Written
6
Stochastic models in communication
COM-300 / Section SC
Thiran
FR
-
-
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
6

Group "options"

Courses
Language
Bachelor 3
Bachelor 4
Bachelor 5
Bachelor 6
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Analysis IV
MATH-207(d) / Section MA
Braun
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
-
Summer session
Written
4
Analytical mechanics (for SPH)
PHYS-202 / Section PH
Savona
FR
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
-
-
Winter session
Written
5
Computer architecture
CS-200 / Section IN
Ienne
EN
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Lab: 2h
-
-
-
Winter session
Written
8
Computer graphics (Cours biennal)
CS-341 / Section IN
Pauly
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 2h
-
-
Summer session
Written
6
Computer language processing
CS-320 / Section IN
Kuncak
EN
-
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Course based project: 2h
Summer session
During the semester
6
Data-intensive systems
CS-300 / Section IN
Ailamaki, Kashyap
EN
-
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 2h
Summer session
Written
6
Digital IC design
EE-330 / Section EL
Schmid
EN
-
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
Summer session
Written
3
Electromagnetics I : Transmission lines and waves
EE-200 / Section EL
Fleury
FR
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
Winter session
Written
3
Electromagnetics II : field computation
EE-201 / Section EL
Fleury
FR
-
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
Summer session
Written
3
Electronics I
EE-202(b) / Section EL
Sallese, Zysman
FR
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
4
Electronics II (for IC)
EE-203(b) / Section EL
Sallese, Zysman
FR
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
During the semester
4
Human-computer interaction
CS-213 / Section IN
Holstein
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 2h
-
-
Summer session
Written
5
Internet analytics
COM-308 / Section SC
Grossglauser
EN
-
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Course based project: 2h
Summer session
Written
6
Introduction to life sciences (for IC)
BIO-109 / Section SV
Constam, Jeschek, Yang
EN
-
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
-
Summer session
Written
6
Introduction to quantum computation
CS-308 / Section IN
Macris
EN
-
-
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
Summer session
Written
5
Introduction to quantum information processing
COM-309 / Section SC
Macris
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
Winter session
Written
5
Neuroscience foundations for engineers
BIOENG-310 / Section SV
Schrimpf, Zenk
EN
-
-
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 3h
Summer session
Written
6
Numerical methods for visual computing and ML
CS-328 / Section IN
Jakob
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
-
-
Winter session
Written
4
Optional Research Project in Syscom I (BA5/BA6 only)
COM-307 / Section SC
Profs divers
FR
-
-
  • Individual project: 2h
  • Individual project: 2h
Winter/Summer session
During the semester
8
Parallelism and concurrency in software
CS-302 / Section IN
Falsafi
EN
-
-
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 2h
Summer session
During the semester
6
Principles of online decision-making
CS-303 / Section IN
Grossglauser
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 1h
-
Winter session
Written
6
Quantum mechanics for non-physicists
PHYS-344 / Section PH
Manucharyan
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
5
Responsible software
CS-290 / Section IN
Hardebolle
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
5
Software construction
CS-214 / Section IN
Kuncak, Odersky, Pit-Claudel
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Lab: 3h
-
-
-
Winter session
Written
8
Technologies for democratic society
CS-234 / Section IN
Ford
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Course based project: 2h
-
-
-
Winter session
Written
5
Theory of computation
CS-251 / Section IN
Göös
EN
-
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Written
6
The software enterprise - from ideas to products (The lectures and bootcamp during the first three weeks are essential for the project. This material will be tested on the exam at the end of Week 3)
CS-311 / Section IN
Candea
EN
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Course based project: 14h
-
Winter session
During the semester
8

Group I "Project"

Courses
Language
Bachelor 3
Bachelor 4
Bachelor 5
Bachelor 6
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Intelligent systems: communications & AI
COM-304 / Section SC
Al Hassanieh, Zamir
EN
-
-
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 10h
Summer session
During the semester
8
Making intelligent things A (The first three weeks are instrumental to the rest of the semester as they provide specific tools and the core background for performing the group project.)
CS-358(a) / Section IN
Koch
EN
-
-
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Course based project: 12h
-
Winter session
During the semester
8
Making intelligent things B (The first three weeks are instrumental to the rest of the semester as they provide specific tools and the core background for performing the group project.)
CS-358(b) / Section IN
Koch
EN
-
-
-
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Course based project: 12h
Summer session
During the semester
8

Transverse block HSS

Courses
Language
Bachelor 3
Bachelor 4
Bachelor 5
Bachelor 6
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
HSS : Bachelor cycle BA3
/ Section SHS
Divers enseignants
FR
-
-
-
-
2
HSS : Bachelor cycle BA4
/ Section SHS
Divers enseignants
FR
-
-
-
-
2
HSS : Bachelor cycle BA5
/ Section SHS
Divers enseignants
FR
-
-
-
-
2
SHS : Bachelor cycle BA6
/ Section SHS
Divers enseignants
FR
-
-
-
-
2