This advanced course delivers an understanding of Embedded Systems and Internet of Things (ES-IoT) and their enabling technologies.

Overview

Our Embedded Systems and the Internet of Things (IoT) course is industry-focused. It is tailored to meet the demands of companies that create mobile electronic equipment, which interfaces with wireless networks and applications.

Taught by world-leading academics and researchers, you'll develop your knowledge of electrical and electronic engineering. You'll focus on the fast-changing area of embedded digital systems for communication and control.

Our MSc programme is ideal for graduates in :

• electrical and electronic engineering
• computer engineering
• related disciplines

You'll develop your knowledge and practical skills through a unique blend of modules which complement each other:

• tools, techniques and design of Embedded Systems and Internet of Things (ES-IoT) and subsystems
• scientific and engineering principles and practices of Computing Science and Electronic Engineering
• networking and communication systems
• sensors and security
• computer programming

Your development

You'll

• understand concepts and theory of embedded design, real-time scheduling, concurrent models, interfaces and real-time interfaces (ACM)
• gain knowledge in IoT M2M network technology including networking, system frameworks and comparative study and skills in implementation of M2M networks
• understand advanced topics in wired and wireless communications networks and security, their evolution and impacts on modern society
• gain skills and practical experience of wireless networking for computers, embedded devices or sensors
• acquire the knowledge and the ability to apply the hardware and software knowledge for the design of general and application-specific embedded systems
• gain knowledge, skills and design experience on reconfigurable hardware platforms (FPGA chips)
• analyse the underlying mathematics of imaging algorithms, their implementation and performance. Also understand the global standards of multimedia – eg JPEG, MPEG and H26 series