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MSc Computer Science, Digital Security track

Language of Teaching: English 


MASTER DIGITAL SECURITY

Responsable
BALZAROTTI Davide

The Master in Digital Security is designed for those wishing to become experts in the growing field of Digital Security in a comprehensive range of applications (System and Sotfware Security, Embedded systems Security, Forensics, Biometrics...)

Key Words: Cybersecurity, Network Security, Software Security, Watermarking, Web Technologies, Intrusion Detection, Malware Analysis, Digital Forensics

Objectives

  • Provide a solid background in the design and management of security in major areas of communications and computer science.
  • The professional training in security will be offered as a complement to an advanced program in computer networking, mobile services and imaging.
  • Get the skills to tackle security problems encountered in networking, distributed software applications and image processing. 
  • The paid 6-month internship provides a cutting-edge professional experience and a future competitive asset.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible, Candidates need

  • Bachelor's Degree (minimum 3 years of higher education) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics
  • Strong foundations in mathematics  
  • Certified B2 level in English. Also, French classes will be compulsory during your stay at EURECOM, the obtention of a A2 certification being needed to obtain the degree.

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

 

Students need to validate a certain amount of credits per Teaching Unit each semester. Please consult the Academic Schedule and the Frequently Asked Questions for more Information about the schedule organisation.

The Master obtained the SecNumedu certification by the National Cybersecurity Agency of France (ANSSI) and the 3IA Label.

See the video presentation of the Master here.

 

SEMESTER 7-FALL (30 ECTS)  - September – February

Computer Science for systems Unit ECTS: 5.00
Min sum of Weight:
T ImCod Image & Video Compression Weight: 0.50
T ImProc Digital Image Processing Weight: 0.50
T QUANTIS Quantum Information Science Weight: 0.50
T SoftDev Software development methodologies Weight: 0.50
T WebSem Semantic Web and Information Extraction Technologies Weight: 0.50
Humanities and social sciences 1 Unit ECTS: 4.00
Min sum of Weight:
G B_INNOV DARE TO INNOVATE! HOW TO ADOPT THE RIGHT POSTURE AND MOVE FROM IDEA TO MARKET! Weight: 1.00
G CSE The challenges of a sustainable economy Weight: 0.50
G ManagIntro Introduction to management Weight: 1.00
G Property Intellectual property law Weight: 0.50
G ResRI Responsible Research and Innovation Weight: 0.50
G TeamLead Personal Development and Team Leadership Weight: 1.00
Scientific and technical opening1 Unit ECTS: 5.00
Min sum of Weight:
T ATWireless Advanced topics in wireless communications Weight: 1.00
T AwaRe Awareness-raising to research Weight: 0.50
T BigSec Security and privacy for Big Data and Cloud Weight: 0.50
G CitiCom Engagement citoyen Weight: 0.50
T Clouds Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing Weight: 1.00
T CompArch Computer architecture Weight: 1.00
T DBSys Database Management System Implementation Weight: 1.00
T DigiCom Digital communications Weight: 1.00
T EmSim Emulation and simulation methodologies Weight: 0.50
T ImCod Image & Video Compression Weight: 0.50
T ImProc Digital Image Processing Weight: 0.50
T InfoTheo_2 Advanced Topics In Information Theory Weight: 0.50
T MPC Multiparty Computation and Blockchains Weight: 0.50
T MathEng Essential Mathematical Methods for Engineers Weight: 0.50
T MobCom Mobile communication techniques Weight: 1.00
T MobMod Mobility Modeling Weight: 0.50
T MobSys Mobile communication systems Weight: 1.00
T MobiSec Mobile Systems and Smartphone Security Weight: 1.00
T Netsoft NetWork Softwerization Weight: 1.00
T OS Operating systems Weight: 1.00
T Optim Optimization Theory with Applications Weight: 0.50
T QUANTIS Quantum Information Science Weight: 0.50
T ReLearn Basics on reinforcement learning Weight: 0.50
T SSP Statistical signal processing Weight: 1.00
T SoftDev Software development methodologies Weight: 0.50
T Stand Standardization activities Weight: 0.50
G StudCom Engagement étudiant! Weight: 0.20
G StudInit Student Initiative Weight: 0.50
T UMLEmb Designing embedded systems with UML Weight: 0.50
T WebSem Semantic Web and Information Extraction Technologies Weight: 0.50
Security and Machine Learning Unit ECTS: 15.00
Min sum of Weight:
T MALIS Machine Learning and Intelligent System Weight: 0.34
T SecCom Secure communications Weight: 0.34
T SysSec System and Network Security Weight: 0.34

Language Unit ECTS: 1.00

(French, or another language if the student is already fluent in French)

SEMESTER 8 - SPRING  (30 ECTS)  - March - June

Advanced Security 1 Unit ECTS: 10.00
Min sum of Weight:
T Forensics Cyber-crime and Computer Forensics Weight: 0.50
T HWSec Hardware Security Weight: 0.25
T WiSec Wireless Security Weight: 0.25
Humanities and social sciences 2 Unit ECTS: 4.00
Min sum of Weight:
G Business Business Simulation Weight: 1.00
G Law General introduction to law : contracts, setting up a business Weight: 0.50
G ProjMan Project management Weight: 1.00
G SATT Sociological Approaches of Telecom Technologies Weight: 0.50
G TeamLead Personal Development and Team Leadership Weight: 1.00
G WebStra Web strategy and organizational Performance Weight: 0.50
Mathematical Tools and Web Science Unit ECTS: 10.00
Min sum of Weight:
T APPIOT Iot Application Protocols Weight: N/A
T FormalMet FormalMethods-Formal specification and verification of systems Weight: 0.25
T ImSecu Imaging Security Weight: 0.25
T IntroStat Introduction to statistics Weight: 0.25
T ProtIOT Iot Communication Protocols Weight: 0.25
T Speech Speech and audio processing Weight: 0.25
T WebInt Interaction Design and Development of Modern Web Applications Weight: 0.25
Scientific and technical opening 2 Unit ECTS: 5.00
Min sum of Weight:
T AML Algorithmic Machine Learning Weight: 0.50
T APPIOT Iot Application Protocols Weight: 0.50
T ASI Advanced Statistical Inference Weight: 1.00
T AwaRe Awareness-raising to research Weight: 0.50
G CitiCom Citizen Commitment Weight: 0.50
T CompMeth Computational Methods for digital communications Weight: 1.00
T DeepLearning Deep Learning Weight: 0.50
T DigitalSystems Digital systems, hardware - software integration Weight: 1.00
T FormalMet FormalMethods-Formal specification and verification of systems Weight: 0.50
T ImSecu Imaging Security Weight: 0.50
T InfoTheo_1 Information Theory 1 Weight: 1.00
T IntroStat Introduction to statistics Weight: 0.50
T MALCOM Machine Learning for Communication systems Weight: 1.00
T MobAdv Mobile Advanced Networks Weight: 0.50
T MobWat Wireless Access Technologies Weight: 0.50
T MobiCore Next generation Mobile Core Network Weight: 0.50
T PlanTP Transportation Planning Weight: 0.50
T ProtIOT Iot Communication Protocols Weight: 0.50
T Radio Radio engineering Weight: 1.00
T ResProj Projet de recherche Weight: 1.00
T SP4COM Signal Processing for Communications Weight: 1.00
T Speech Speech and audio processing Weight: 0.50
G StudCom Student Commitment Weight: 0.20
G StudInit Student Initiative Weight: 0.50
T TraffEEc Emission and Traffic Efficiency Weight: 0.50
T WebInt Interaction Design and Development of Modern Web Applications Weight: 0.50

Language Unit ECTS: 1.00

(French, or another language if the student is already fluent in French)

SEMESTER 9 - FALL (30 ECTS)  - September – February

Advanced Security 2 Unit ECTS: 5.00
Min sum of Weight:
T BigSec Security and privacy for Big Data and Cloud Weight: 0.50
T MPC Multiparty Computation and Blockchains Weight: 0.50
T MobiSec Mobile Systems and Smartphone Security Weight: 1.00
Clouds, Cryptography and AI Unit ECTS: 5.00
Min sum of Weight:
T Clouds Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing Weight: 1.00
T Optim Optimization Theory with Applications Weight: 0.50
T QUANTIS Quantum Information Science Weight: 0.50
T SecCom Secure communications Weight: 1.00
T WebSem Semantic Web and Information Extraction Technologies Weight: 0.50
Humanities and social Sciences 3 Unit ECTS: 4.00
Min sum of Weight:
G B_INNOV DARE TO INNOVATE! HOW TO ADOPT THE RIGHT POSTURE AND MOVE FROM IDEA TO MARKET! Weight: 1.00
G CSE The challenges of a sustainable economy Weight: 0.50
G ManagIntro Introduction to management Weight: 1.00
G Property Intellectual property law Weight: 0.50
G ResRI Responsible Research and Innovation Weight: 0.50
G TeamLead Personal Development and Team Leadership Weight: 1.00
Scientific and technical opening 3 Unit ECTS: 5.00
Min sum of Weight:
T ATWireless Advanced topics in wireless communications Weight: 1.00
T AwaRe Awareness-raising to research Weight: 0.50
T BigSec Security and privacy for Big Data and Cloud Weight: 0.50
G CitiCom Engagement citoyen Weight: 0.50
T Clouds Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing Weight: 1.00
T CompArch Computer architecture Weight: 1.00
T DBSys Database Management System Implementation Weight: 1.00
T DigiCom Digital communications Weight: 1.00
T EmSim Emulation and simulation methodologies Weight: 0.50
T ImCod Image & Video Compression Weight: 0.50
T ImProc Digital Image Processing Weight: 0.50
T InfoTheo_2 Advanced Topics In Information Theory Weight: 0.50
T MPC Multiparty Computation and Blockchains Weight: 0.50
T MathEng Essential Mathematical Methods for Engineers Weight: 0.50
T MobCom Mobile communication techniques Weight: 1.00
T MobMod Mobility Modeling Weight: 0.50
T MobSys Mobile communication systems Weight: 1.00
T MobiSec Mobile Systems and Smartphone Security Weight: 1.00
T Netsoft NetWork Softwerization Weight: 1.00
T OS Operating systems Weight: 1.00
T Optim Optimization Theory with Applications Weight: 0.50
T QUANTIS Quantum Information Science Weight: 0.50
T ReLearn Basics on reinforcement learning Weight: 0.50
T SSP Statistical signal processing Weight: 1.00
T SoftDev Software development methodologies Weight: 0.50
T Stand Standardization activities Weight: 0.50
G StudCom Engagement étudiant! Weight: 0.20
G StudInit Student Initiative Weight: 0.50
T UMLEmb Designing embedded systems with UML Weight: 0.50
T WebSem Semantic Web and Information Extraction Technologies Weight: 0.50

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Language Unit ECTS: 1.00

(French, or another language if the student is already fluent in French)
Semester Project Unit ECTS: 10.00

Supervised Semester Projects are based on real-case studies of industrial relevance. They combine a blend of theoretical and practical work (developing new prototypes and tools, testing new technologies, assessing current systems and solutions…). Students can work individually or in group of 2/3. The expected workload is 200 hours of individual work per semester. A defense is organized at the end. Projects provide students with hands-on skills by allowing them to put concepts into practice. (200h)

SEMESTER 10 - SPRING  (30 ECTS)  - March  - August

RESEARCH / INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIP (Paid) Unit ECTS: 30.00

The internship is to be carried out in a company or lab in France or abroad. It allows students to get a hands-on experience and ease their entry into the job market. Students work on a research/development project under the supervision of a professor and an industrial mentor. Students are integrated as part of the staff and receive a monthly allowance, the amount of the allowance depends on the company and position. EURECOM helps students find an internship by providing an updated database of paid internship opportunities offered by companies.