Mechanical Engineering 2023-24

Master project

Courses
Language
Master 1
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e
p
Master 2
l
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p
MP Autumn
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e
p
MP Spring
l
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p
Exam
Credits
Engineering internship credited with master project(master in Mechanical engineering) (Stage d'au minimum 8 semaines. Inscription en principe par la bourse au stages, sinon en s'adressant à la section.)
ME-597 / Section GM
Profs divers
FR
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320h
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320h
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320h
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320h
Winter/Summer session
Term paper
0
Master project in Mechanical Engineering
ME-599 / Section GM
Profs divers
FR/EN
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900h
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900h
Winter/Summer session
Oral
30

Block "Projects"

Courses
Language
Master 1
l
e
p
Master 2
l
e
p
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits
Mechanical engineering project I
ME-401 / Section GM
Profs divers
FR/EN
-
-
2h
-
-
2h
Winter/Summer session
During the semester
10
HSS : Introduction to project
/ Section SHS
Divers enseignants
FR/EN
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winter session
3
HSS : Project
/ Section SHS
Divers enseignants
FR/EN
-
-
-
-
-
-
Summer session
3

Group "Options SGM"

Courses
Language
Master 1
l
e
p
Master 2
l
e
p
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits
Advanced control systems
ME-524 / Section GM
Karimi
EN
-
-
-
2h
-
1h
  • Automatic and systems
  • Design and Production
  • Thermal sciences
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
  • Biomechanics
Summer session
Written
3
Advanced energetics
ME-451 / Section GM
Maréchal
EN
3h
2h
-
-
-
-
  • Thermal sciences
Winter session
Oral
5
Advanced heat transfer
ME-465 / Section GM
Haussener
EN
-
-
-
2h
1h
-
  • Thermal sciences
Summer session
Written
3
Advanced solid mechanics (pas donné en 2023-24)
ME-437 / Section GM
EN
3h
2h
-
-
-
-
  • Design and Production
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
  • Biomechanics
Winter session
During the semester
5
Aerodynamics
ME-445 / Section GM
Mulleners
EN
2h
2h
-
-
-
-
  • Fluids mechanics
  • Thermal sciences
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
Winter session
Written
4
Aeroelasticity and fluid-structure interaction
ME-435 / Section GM
Farhat
FR
2h
1h
-
-
-
-
  • Fluids mechanics
  • Thermal sciences
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
Winter session
Written
3
Applied mechanical design (réservé aux étudiants GM)
ME-403 / Section GM
Schiffmann
EN
1h
-
4h
-
-
-
  • Design and Production
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
Winter session
During the semester
5
Biomechanics of the cardiovascular system
ME-481 / Section GM
Stergiopulos
EN
-
-
-
2h
1h
-
  • Fluids mechanics
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
  • Biomechanics
Summer session
Written
3
Biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system
ME-482 / Section GM
Pioletti
EN
-
-
-
2h
1h
-
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
  • Biomechanics
Summer session
During the semester
5
Cavitation and interface phenomena
ME-462 / Section GM
Farhat
FR
2h
-
1h
-
-
-
  • Fluids mechanics
  • Thermal sciences
Winter session
Oral
3
Continuous improvement of manufacturing systems
ME-498 / Section GM
Kaboli
EN
-
-
-
2h
-
2h
  • Design and Production
Summer session
During the semester
5
Data-driven design & fabrication methods
ME-428 / Section GM
Hughes
EN
-
-
-
2h
-
1h
  • Automatic and systems
  • Design and Production
Summer session
During the semester
3
Engines and fuel cells
ME-551 / Section GM
Van Herle
EN
3h
-
-
-
-
-
  • Fluids mechanics
  • Thermal sciences
Winter session
Written
4
Experimental methods in engineering mechanics
ME-412 / Section GM
Kolinski
EN
1h
-
3h
-
-
-
  • Fluids mechanics
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
  • Biomechanics
Winter session
During the semester
4
Hydraulic turbomachines
ME-453 / Section GM
Vagnoni
EN
3h
1h
-
-
-
-
  • Fluids mechanics
  • Thermal sciences
Winter session
Written
4
Hydroacoustique pour aménagements hydroélectriques
ME-443 / Section GM
Nicolet
FR
-
-
-
2h
-
1h
  • Fluids mechanics
  • Thermal sciences
  • Biomechanics
Summer session
Oral
3
Hydrodynamics
ME-444 / Section GM
Gallaire
EN
-
-
-
2h
2h
-
  • Fluids mechanics
  • Thermal sciences
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
  • Biomechanics
Summer session
Written
5
Instability
ME-466 / Section GM
Gallaire
EN
2h
1h
-
-
-
-
  • Fluids mechanics
Winter session
Written
3
Introduction to additive manufacturing
ME-413 / Section GM
Boillat, Brugger, Moser
EN
2h
-
1h
-
-
-
  • Design and Production
Winter session
Written
3
Introduction to nuclear engineering
ME-464 / Section GM
Fiorina
EN
-
-
-
2h
-
-
  • Thermal sciences
Summer session
Oral
2
Lifecycle performance of product systems
ME-516 / Section GM
Friot
EN
-
-
-
2h
1h
-
  • Design and Production
  • Thermal sciences
Summer session
During the semester
3
Mechanical engineering project II
ME-402 / Section GM
Profs divers
FR/EN
-
-
2h
-
-
2h
  • Design and Production
  • Thermal sciences
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
Winter/Summer session
During the semester
10
Mechanical product design and development
ME-410 / Section GM
Paik
EN
2h
-
1h
-
-
-
  • Design and Production
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
Winter session
During the semester
5
Mechanics of slender structures
ME-411 / Section GM
Nunes Pereira de Almeida Reis
EN
3h
-
2h
-
-
-
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
  • Biomechanics
Winter session
Written
5
Mechanobiology: how mechanics regulate life
ME-480 / Section GM
Persat, Sakar
EN
2h
1h
-
-
-
-
  • Biomechanics
Winter session
During the semester
3
Micro/Nanomechanical devices
ME-426 / Section GM
Villanueva Torrijo
EN
2h
2h
-
-
-
-
  • Automatic and systems
  • Design and Production
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
Winter session
Written
4
Micro/Nano robotics
ME-436 / Section GM
Sakar
EN
-
-
-
2h
1h
-
  • Automatic and systems
  • Design and Production
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
  • Biomechanics
Summer session
During the semester
3
Modelling and optimization of energy systems
ME-454 / Section GM
Maréchal
EN
2h
2h
-
-
-
-
  • Automatic and systems
  • Thermal sciences
Winter session
Oral
4
Model predictive control
ME-425 / Section GM
Jones
EN
2h
2h
-
-
-
-
  • Automatic and systems
Winter session
Written
4
Multi-agent learning and control
ME-429 / Section GM
Kamgarpour
EN
-
-
-
2h
-
1h
  • Automatic and systems
Summer session
During the semester
4
Multivariable control
ME-422 / Section GM
Ferrari Trecate
EN
2h
2h
-
-
-
-
  • Automatic and systems
Winter session
Written
4
Nano-scale heat transfer
ME-469 / Section GM
Tagliabue
EN
-
-
-
2h
1h
1h
  • Thermal sciences
Summer session
During the semester
4
Networked control systems
ME-427 / Section GM
Ferrari Trecate
EN
2h
1h
-
-
-
-
  • Automatic and systems
Winter session
Written
3
Nonlinear Control Systems
ME-523 / Section GM
Müllhaupt
FR
2h
1h
-
-
-
-
  • Automatic and systems
  • Design and Production
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
  • Biomechanics
Winter session
Oral
3
Numerical flow simulation
ME-474 / Section GM
Boujo
EN
2h
2h
-
-
-
-
  • Fluids mechanics
  • Thermal sciences
  • Biomechanics
Winter session
During the semester
5
Numerical methods in biomechanics
ME-484 / Section GM
Terrier
EN
-
-
-
2h
1h
-
  • Biomechanics
Summer session
Written
3
Production management
ME-419 / Section GM
Kaboli
EN
2h
-
2h
-
-
-
  • Design and Production
Winter session
During the semester
5
Renewable energy (for ME)
ME-460 / Section GM
Haussener, Van Herle
EN
-
-
-
2h
1h
-
  • Fluids mechanics
  • Thermal sciences
Summer session
Written
4
Solar energy conversion
ME-468 / Section GM
Haussener
EN
2h
1h
1h
-
-
-
  • Thermal sciences
Winter session
Written
4
System identification
ME-421 / Section GM
Karimi
EN
-
-
-
2h
-
1h
  • Automatic and systems
  • Design and Production
  • Thermal sciences
  • Biomechanics
Summer session
Written
3
Thermal power cycles and heat pump systems
ME-459 / Section GM
Schiffmann, Van Herle
EN
-
-
-
2h
1h
-
  • Thermal sciences
Summer session
Written
3
Turbulence
ME-467 / Section GM
Schneider
EN
-
-
-
3h
2h
-
  • Fluids mechanics
Summer session
During the semester
5
Two-phase flows and heat transfer
ME-446 / Section GM
Lu
EN
2h
1h
-
-
-
-
  • Fluids mechanics
  • Thermal sciences
Winter session
Written
3

Group "Options accepted SGM"

Courses
Language
Master 1
l
e
p
Master 2
l
e
p
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits
Advanced additive manufacturing technologies
MICRO-413 / Section MT
Brugger, Moser
EN
-
-
-
2h
-
1h
  • Design and Production
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
Summer session
Oral
3
Advanced composites in engineering structures
CIVIL-443 / Section AR
Vassilopoulos
EN
2h
1h
-
-
-
-
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
Winter session
Oral
3
Advanced machine learning (Pas donné en 2023-24. Cours donné tous les deux ans.)
MICRO-570 / Section MT
EN
-
-
-
3h
1h
1h
  • Automatic and systems
Summer session
Oral
4
Advanced satellite positioning (Pas donné en 2023-24)
ENV-542 / Section SIE
EN
-
-
-
2h
2h
-
  • Automatic and systems
Summer session
During the semester
4
Applied machine learning
MICRO-455 / Section MT
Billard
EN
4h
-
-
-
-
-
  • Automatic and systems
Winter session
Written
4
Assembly techniques
MSE-464 / Section MX
Leinenbach, Plummer
EN
-
-
-
2h
-
-
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
Summer session
During the semester
2
Basics of mobile robotics
MICRO-452 / Section MT
Mondada
EN
2h
2h
-
-
-
-
  • Automatic and systems
Winter session
Written
4
Basics of robotics for manipulation
MICRO-450 / Section MT
Bouri
EN
3h
-
-
-
-
-
  • Automatic and systems
  • Design and Production
Winter session
Written
3
Biophysics : physics of biological systems
PHYS-302 / Section PH
Rahi
EN
2h
2h
-
-
-
-
  • Biomechanics
Winter session
During the semester
4
Biophysics : physics of the cell
PHYS-301 / Section PH
Manley
EN
-
-
-
2h
1h
-
  • Biomechanics
Summer session
Written
3
Composites technology
MSE-440 / Section MX
Bourban, Michaud, Wakeman
EN
2h
1h
-
-
-
-
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
Winter session
During the semester
3
Computational motor control
CS-432 / Section SV
Ijspeert
EN
-
-
-
2h
2h
-
  • Automatic and systems
  • Biomechanics
Summer session
During the semester
4
Computer simulation of physical systems I
PHYS-403 / Section PH
Pasquarello
EN
2h
2h
-
-
-
-
  • Fluids mechanics
Winter session
Oral
4
Convex optimization
MGT-418 / Section MTE
Kuhn
EN
2h
2h
-
-
-
-
  • Automatic and systems
Winter session
Written
5
Corrosion and protection of metals + Laboratory Work
MSE-311 / Section MX
Igual Muñoz, Mischler
FR
-
-
-
2h
-
1h
  • Design and Production
Summer session
Oral
3
Deformation of materials
MSE-310 / Section MX
Logé
FR
3h
1h
-
-
-
-
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
Winter session
Oral
4
Distributed intelligent systems (Pas donné en 2023-24)
ENG-466 / Section SIE
EN
-
-
-
2h
3h
-
  • Automatic and systems
Summer session
Oral
5
Dynamical system theory for engineers (Cours biennal, pas donné en 2023-24)
COM-502 / Section SC
EN
-
-
-
2h
1h
-
  • Automatic and systems
Summer session
Written
6
Embedded motor control
MICRO-510 / Section MT
Hodder, Köchli, Perriard
FR
1h
-
2h
-
-
-
  • Automatic and systems
Winter session
Oral
3
Energy and comfort in buildings
ENG-445 / Section GC
Licina, Sonta
EN
2h
1h
-
-
-
-
  • Thermal sciences
Winter session
During the semester
4
Energy geostructures
CIVIL-444 / Section GC
Laloui
EN
-
-
-
2h
1h
-
  • Thermal sciences
Summer session
During the semester
4
Environmental transport phenomena
ENG-420 / Section SIE
Crouzy, Porté Agel
EN
2h
1h
-
-
-
-
  • Fluids mechanics
Winter session
Written
5
Imaging optics
MICRO-421 / Section MT
Psaltis
EN
-
-
-
2h
1h
-
Summer session
During the semester
3
Industrial automation (This course can be taken by students of all engineering sections.)
CS-487 / Section SC
Sommer, Tournier
EN
-
-
-
2h
-
1h
  • Automatic and systems
Summer session
Oral
3
Innovation & entrepreneurship in engineering (Inscription nécessitant l'autorisation préalable des enseignants)
MGT-555 / Section MTE
Michaud, Weber
EN
2h
-
8h
-
-
-
Winter session
During the semester
10
Laser microprocessing
MICRO-520 / Section MT
Hoffmann
EN
-
-
-
2h
-
-
  • Design and Production
Summer session
Oral
2
Legged robots
MICRO-507 / Section MT
Ijspeert
EN
2h
2h
-
-
-
-
  • Automatic and systems
Winter session
During the semester
4
Life cycle engineering of polymers
MSE-430 / Section MX
Leterrier
EN
2h
-
-
-
-
-
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
Winter session
During the semester
2
Machine learning programming
MICRO-401 / Section MT
Billard
EN
-
-
2h
-
-
-
  • Automatic and systems
Winter session
During the semester
2
Materials selection (4h lecture every two weeks, from the first week.)
MSE-474 / Section MX
Michler, Siegmann, Vaucher
EN
-
-
-
2h
-
-
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
Summer session
Written
2
Microprogrammed Embedded Systems
EE-310 / Section EL
Atienza Alonso
FR/EN
2h
-
2h
-
-
-
  • Automatic and systems
Winter session
Oral
4
Nonlinear analysis of structures
CIVIL-449 / Section GC
Beyer, Lignos, Saloustros
EN
3h
2h
-
-
-
-
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
Winter session
Written
6
Numerical approximation of PDEs
MATH-451 / Section MA
Buffa
EN
-
-
-
2h
2h
-
  • Fluids mechanics
Summer session
Written
5
Numerical methods for conservation laws
MATH-459 / Section MA
Licht
EN
2h
2h
-
-
-
-
  • Fluids mechanics
Winter session
Oral
5
Physiology by systems
BIO-377 / Section SV
Roy
FR
-
-
-
3h
1h
-
  • Biomechanics
Summer session
Written
4
Polymer composites + Laboratory Work
MSE-340 / Section MX
Bourban, Michaud
FR
2h
-
2h
-
-
-
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
Winter session
Oral
4
Polymer science
MSE-362 / Section MX
Görl
FR
2h
1h
-
-
-
-
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
Winter session
Written
3
Recycling of materials
MSE-463 / Section MX
Leterrier
EN
-
-
-
2h
-
-
  • Design and Production
Summer session
During the semester
2
Selected topics in mechanics of solids and structures (Pas donné en 2023-24 - Cours biennal donné une année sur deux)
CIVIL-527 / Section GC
EN
2h
1h
-
-
-
-
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
Winter session
Oral
3
Sensors
MICRO-330 / Section MT
Boero, Shea
FR
-
-
-
5h
-
-
  • Automatic and systems
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
Summer session
Written
5
Sensors in medical instrumentation
EE-511 / Section EL
Chételat, Ionescu
EN
-
-
-
2h
1h
-
  • Biomechanics
Summer session
Written
3
Space mission design and operations
EE-585 / Section EL
Nicollier
EN
-
-
-
2h
-
-
  • Design and Production
Summer session
Oral
2
Statics II
CIVIL-224 / Section GC
Vurpillot
FR
-
-
-
2h
2h
-
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
Summer session
Written
4
Surface analysis
MSE-351 / Section MX
Igual Muñoz, Stolichnov
EN
2h
-
1h
-
-
-
  • Design and Production
Winter session
Written
3
Thermodynamics of comfort in buildings (Pas donné en 2023-24)
CIVIL-450 / Section GC
EN
-
-
-
1h
2h
-
  • Thermal sciences
Summer session
During the semester
3
Tribology
MSE-485 / Section MX
Igual Muñoz, Mischler
EN
2h
-
-
-
-
-
  • Mechanics of solids and structures
Winter session
During the semester
2