Robotics, Control and Intelligent Systems 2026-27

Core courses

Courses
Language
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Design of experiments (a) - Fall semester (Next time: Fall 2026)
ENG-606(a) / Section EDRS
Fuerbringer
EN
Project report
4
Dynamic programming and optimal control (Next time: Fall 2026)
ENG-651 / Section EDRS
Summers
EN
Project report
2
Kinematics grounded motion planning for robots (Next time: Fall 2026)
ENG-654 / Section EDRS
Billard, Invited lecturers, Salunkhe
EN
Project report
4
Topics in Autonomous Robotics (Next time: Spring 2027)
ENG-615 / Section EDRS
Bouri, Ijspeert, Micera, Mondada, Paik, Sakar, Shea, Zamir
EN
Project report
4

Other doctoral courses (EDOC)

Courses
Language
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Engineering of musculoskeletal system and rehabilitation (Next time: Fall 2026 / Please click on the Moodle link below to access the full schedule and locations)
BIO-687 / Section EDBB
Antoniadis, Broome, Favre, Goetti, Martin, Pioletti, Soares, Terrier
EN
Multiple
3
Frontiers of Deep Learning for Engineers (Next time: 2027-2028, Max. 16 persons)
CIVIL-611 / Section EDCE
Alahi, Fink, Tuia
EN
Oral presentation
4
Linear system theory (Next time: Fall 2026)
EE-611 / Section EDEE
Müllhaupt
EN
Multiple
4
Machine Learning for Engineers (Next time: Fall 2027)
EE-613 / Section EDEE
Calinon, Canévet, Odobez, Villamizar
EN
Multiple
4
Optimal Control for Dynamic Systems (Next time: Spring 2028)
EE-736 / Section EDEE
Faulwasser, Jiang
EN
Oral presentation
3
Optimization and simulation (Next time: Spring 2027)
MATH-600 / Section EDCE
Bierlaire
EN
Multiple
4

Master courses

Courses
Language
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Adaptation and learning
EE-566 / Section EL
Sayed
EN
Summer session
During the semester
4
Advanced control systems
ME-524 / Section GM
Karimi
EN
Summer session
Written
3
Advanced probability and applications
COM-417 / Section SC
Shkel
EN
Summer session
Written
8
Aerial robotics
MICRO-502 / Section MT
Floreano
EN
Summer session
Written
5
Basics of mobile robotics
MICRO-452 / Section MT
Mondada
EN
Winter session
Written
4
Computational motor control
MICRO-436 / Section MT
Ijspeert
EN
Summer session
During the semester
4
Computer vision
CS-442 / Section IN
Fua
EN
Summer session
Written
6
Convex optimization
MGT-418 / Section MTE
Kuhn
EN
Winter session
Written
5
Deep learning
EE-559 / Section EL
Cavallaro
EN
Summer session
During the semester
4
Deep learning for autonomous vehicles (Pas donné en 2026-27)
CIVIL-459 / Section GC
EN
Summer session
During the semester
6
Distributed intelligent systems (Pas donné en 2026-27)
ENG-466 / Section SIE
EN
Winter session
Oral
5
Dynamical system theory for engineers (Cours biennal)
COM-502 / Section SC
Thiran
EN
Summer session
Written
6
Image analysis and pattern recognition
EE-451 / Section EL
Thiran
EN
Summer session
During the semester
4
Image processing I
MICRO-511 / Section MT
Preti, Unser, Van De Ville
EN
Winter session
Written
3
Image processing II
MICRO-512 / Section MT
Sage, Unser, Van De Ville
EN
Summer session
Written
3
Interaction design (Pas donné en 2026-27)
CS-486 / Section IN
EN
Summer session
During the semester
6
Machine learning
CS-433 / Section IN
Flammarion, Jaggi
EN
Winter session
Written
8
Mechanical product design and development
ME-410 / Section GM
Paik
EN
Winter session
During the semester
5
Micro/Nano robotics
ME-436 / Section GM
Sakar
EN
Summer session
During the semester
3
Mobile networks
COM-405 / Section SC
Al Hassanieh
EN
Winter session
Written
8
Model predictive control
ME-425 / Section GM
Jones
EN
Winter session
Written
4
Networked control systems
ME-427 / Section GM
Ferrari Trecate
EN
Winter session
Written
3
Optimal decision making
MGT-483 / Section MTE
Kuhn
EN
Summer session
Written
4
Product decarbonization and life cycle analysis
ME-517 / Section GM
Wakeman
EN
Winter session
During the semester
5
Robotics practicals
MICRO-453 / Section MT
Billard, Boero, Bouri, Floreano, Kneib, Micera, Mondada, Sakar, Skaloud
EN
Summer session
During the semester
2
Sensor orientation
ENV-548 / Section SIE
Skaloud
EN
Summer session
Oral
4
Sensors in medical instrumentation
EE-511 / Section EL
Chételat, Ionescu
EN
Summer session
Written
3
Statistical machine learning
MATH-412 / Section MA
Limnios, Obozinski
EN
Winter session
Written
5
System identification
ME-421 / Section GM
Karimi
EN
Summer session
Written
3
System programming for Systems-on-chip
CS-473 / Section IN
Kluter
EN
Winter session
During the semester
6