Signal processing, Coding and Visual Communication - Study line

Signal processing, Coding and Visual communication study line

Processing and transmission of signals in communication systems. This includes data compression, video coding and advanced signal processing utilizing e.g., machine learning.

Purpose and Content
This master study line is composed of courses aimed at providing the foundations for development of methods for signal processing in communication systems and the technologies to transmit these signals. The technologies include both wired technologies as well as wireless communication. The study line is focused on the signals and processing of these signals in communication systems. This covers both signal processing for the physical media for transmission, as well as signals close to the users and applications, e.g. processing of natural signals such as audio, images, or video to match them to the transmission environment provided. The reason for this dual approach is that there is a common basis for the processing methods.

Job Profile
The graduates from this study line are mostly working in that part of industry where the physical realizations of communication equipment is taking place. The most well-known example from Denmark is probably the advanced mobile and wireless communication industry including operators. However, there are also a number of possibilities in smaller less known companies, in communication sectors as well as e.g. companies within industrial or traffic control. Another part of the graduates are employed by the growing industry for production of advanced multimedia, such as broadcasting companies, producers of video equipment or internet applications.

Structure of Studies
This study line requires that the students fulfill the requirements specified in the admission description of the programme in Communication and System Design described in the programme specification.

In addidtion to the compulsory courses and requirements listed in the Curriculum, the following rules apply for this study line:

In the Core competence course - specific, the student must select the following 20 ECTS points:

34230	Digital communication	10	point	Autumn E2 (Mon 13-17, Thurs 8-12)
34249	Synthesis Project for Communication Technologies	10	point	Spring F5B (Wed 13-17) and June
or
34349	FPGA design for communication systems	10	point	Spring F5 (Wed 8-17)

For the Advanced programme specific courses, the student must choose a total of 20 ECTS within the list below (if total of more than 20 ECTS of technological specialisation courses are chosen, they will count in the Electives category).

01405	Algebraic Error-Correcting Codes	5	point	Spring F4B (Fri 8-12)
02203	Design of Digital Systems	5	point	Autumn E2B (Thurs 8-12)
02471	Machine learning for signal processing	5	point	Autumn E1B (Thurs 13-17)
34240	Data Science, Compression and Image Communication	5	point	Spring F4B (Fri 8-12)
34241	Digital video technology	5	point	Spring F4A (Tues 13-17)
34250	Advanced image and video coding	5	point	Autumn E4A (Tues 13-17)
34251	Advanced forward error correction and iterative decoding	5	point	January