The goal of the Post Master's degree is to provide advanced skills and a cutting-edge experience in a wide range of Digital Security applications. The strenght of the program relies on a multi-faceted approach dealing with key fields of security applications: Security of Software, Embedded Systems, Cloud computing, Data, IoT, Networks and Communications.
CONTEXT
With the fast development of computer and communication systems in our private and professional life, today have come fraud and malevolence in various forms. Attacks are routinely ranging from simple computer nuisances to cybercrime and threats to critical infrastructure. In the past decades technical means to counter these attacks have experienced a tremendous growth and the birth of entirely new fields :
- The large scale use of cryptography by the general public,
- Software, operating system and network security,
- Secure Internet transactions,
- Security of mobile and wireless communications,
- Rights management and protection of multimedia content.
OBJECTIVES
The Post Master's degree offers the necessary technical knowledge for engineers responsible for designing secure systems and system administrators responsible for ensuring computer and network security within a company or a public authority.
The following security topics will be covered:
- cryptography and its applications
- malware detection and analysis
- specific mechanisms for the protection of communications, networks and distributed computer applications
- image protection and biometric techniques
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible, Candidates need a Master's degree (minimim 5 years of higher education), a degree of engineer delivered by the CTI, or equivalent and a certified B2 level in English. A Master's degree in a relevant field is expected (Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Electrical Engineering...) with a good foundation in Maths.
COURSE CONTENT
The curriculum is very flexible as it offers many elective courses allowing students to design their own program according to their expectations and projects.
The approach to learning is very hands-on (practical exercices, projects, internships) to facilitate entry in the job market. Please find examples of recent STUDENT PROJECTS.
FALL SEMESTER (October-January)
| Technical courses | ECTS | ||
| T | BigSec | Security and privacy for Big Data and Cloud | 3 |
| T | MobiSec | Mobile Systems and Smartphone Security | 5 |
| T | WiSec | Wireless Security | 3 |
| T | ImProc | Digital Image Processing | 3 |
| T | ImCod | Image & Video Compression | 3 |
| T | Clouds | Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing | 5 |
| T | SysSec | System and Network Security | 5 |
| T | SecCom | Secure communications | 5 |
| T | Net_Prog | Hands on approach to computer networking | 5 |
| T | MobSys | Mobile communication systems | 5 |
| General courses | ECTS | ||
| G | B_INNOV | How to adopt the right posture and move from idea to market! | 5 |
| G | RDI | Responsible Digital Innovation: Risks, Ethics and Technology | 3 |
| G | TeamLead | Personal Development and Team Leadership | 5 |
| G | ManagIntro | Introduction to management | 5 |
| Language | 1 |
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1 ECTS in English language is required. Students can study up to 2 foreign languages. |
| Semester Project | 6 |
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| 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 100 hours of individual work per semester. A defense is organized at the end of each semester. Projects provide students with hands-on skills by allowing them to put concepts into practice. |
SPRING SEMESTER (February-June)
| Technical courses | ECTS | ||
| T | APPIOT | Iot Application Protocols | 3 |
| T | Forensics | Cyber-crime and Computer Forensics | 5 |
| T | ImSecu | Imaging Security | 3 |
| T | MobAdv | Mobile Advanced Networks | 3 |
| T | FormalMet | FormalMethods-Formal specification and verification of systems | 3 |
| T | SecAppli | Security applications in networking and distributed systems | 3 |
| T | HWSec | Hardware Security | 3 |
| General courses | ECTS | ||
| G | TeamLead | Personal Development and Team Leadership | 5 |
| G | Law | General introduction to law : contracts, setting up a business | 3 |
| G | SATT | Sociological Approaches of Telecom Technologies | 3 |
| G | ProjMan | Project management | 5 |
| G | Business | Business Simulation | 5 |
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Students can study up to 2 foreign languages. |
| Semester Project | 6 |
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| See the description of the project above. |
Internship (July-DECEMBER)
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PAID INDUSTRIAL INTERNSHIP / THESIS |
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The last semester is made of a 6-month internship which provides students with a cutting-edge professional experience and a competitive edge.
The internship is to be carried out in a company in France or abroad. Students work on a 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 provides students with an updated database of paid internship opportunities offered by its parner companies. Students can use EURECOM's platform to directly send their application to companies. Example of companies where students did their internship: ORANGE / SAP / AMADEUS / IWE... |
