INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

The ICT programme contemporary telecommunication systems internet networks, multimedia services, as well as the media and technologies of the new economy, computer structures and systems, knowledge technologies, system control technologies and robotics. The aim ...

Programme Description

The programme includes contemporary telecommunication systems, internet networks, multimedia services, media and technologies of the new economy, computer structures and systems, knowledge technologies, system control technologies and robotics. The objective of the programme is to acquire state-of-the-art knowledge in the field of information and communication technologies for problem-oriented training in the field of technology and knowledge transfer. One of the focuses of this programme is on the use of acquired knowledge in e-science which includes the use of networks and high-capacity computer resources for computer-aided management and knowledge transfer, and the analysis of extensive databases and data warehouses resulting from scientific research in the field of physics, medicine, biology, bioinformatics, biochemistry and pharmacology, environmental sciences, as well as social sciences (sociology), economics and other sciences. The purpose of this programme is to train students to acquire knowledge, use it, and to transfer the advanced knowledge of information and communication technologies required for producing complex technical and industrial applications, as well as to successfully undertake leading managerial functions in business, administration and scientific management.

Research Areas

Knowledge technologies

Computer structures and systems

Advanced internet technologies

Intelligent systems and robotics

Communication technologies

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The main part of this programme is carried out by experts from the Jožef Stefan Institute (particularly experts from research departments in the fields of computer science, information technologies, electronics, automation, telecommunications and robotics) and foreign lecturers. The integration of the educational programme into the research activity of the Jožef Stefan Institute is demonstrated in the research programmes which can be summarized as follows:

  • Intelligent Systems and Robotics are advanced information sciences and technologies comprising the following fields: intelligent systems, ambient intelligence, business intelligence, evolutionary computation, cognitive sciences, humanoid and service robotics, computer vision, as well as controlling robots and systems. These are the key technologies that enable the development of the information and knowledge-based societies.
  • Knowledge Technologies are advanced information technologies comprising the following areas: data analysis (data, text, web and multimedia mining), language technologies, semantic web, knowledge management, decision support, as well as multiobjective optimisation and design.
  • Advanced Internet Technologies are advanced information technologies which comprise the whole field of internet technologies, including transmission systems and architectures, governance, design, internetworking and management of internet networks, internet applications such as multimedia, web technologies and solutions, searching engines, voice over IP, and advanced web applications. Trends, directions and applications in the field of internet technologies, e.g. e-business, e-learning, e-health, e-government, etc., will also be presented, as well as security and privacy provision mechanisms.
  • Computer Structures and Systems provide a comprehensive coverage of the following fields: the field of reconfigurable computing including reconfigurable architectures, design methods and applications, knowledge about architectural mechanisms and implementation techniques for exploiting fine- and coarse-grained parallelism within microprocessors, computer systems, laying stress upon real-time and embedded systems, knowledge on hardware and software co-design, knowledge of embedded system design and knowledge of the state-of-the-art of the field of electronic testing including modern test techniques and design-for-test principles.
  • Advanced Concepts in Telecommunications are advanced information technologies which comprise the following fields: advanced optimisation concepts of telecommunication systems, cognitive networks, fixed-mobile convergence, multi-antenna systems, specific operating systems in telecommunications and simulations in telecommunications.
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Credit Framework (ECTS)

Total number of ECTS for the third-cycle study programme 180 ECTS
Required Courses 60 ECTS
Elective Courses 20 ECTS
Individual Research Work 70 ECTS
Doctoral Dissertation 30 ECTS

Curriculum

1st YEAR (60 ECTS)

Required Courses (20 ECTS)
Advanced ICT Approaches (10 ECTS)

Seminar I (10 ECTS)

Elective Courses (20 ECTS)
The courses are listed below.

Student must select one course with 10 ECTS.

Out of all the courses the student can select max. one general course:
- Economics and Society (5 ECTS)
- Industrial Seminar (5 ECTS)
- Science Communication (5 ECTS)
- Contemporary Mathematical and Statistical Methods in Natural Sciences and Engineering (5 ECTS)

- Preparation of Patent Application (5 ECTS)

Individual Research Work 1 (20 ECTS)

2nd YEAR (60 ECTS)

Required Courses (30 ECTS)

Seminar II (30 ECTS)

Individual Research Work 2 (30 ECTS)

3rd YEAR (60 ECTS)

Required Courses (10 ECTS)

Seminar III (10 ECTS)

Individual Research Work 3 (20 ECTS)

Doctoral Dissertation (30 ECTS)

Courses

Course Professor ECTS
Commercialization of Technology prof. dr. Angus Ian Kingon 6 ECTS
Concept of Sustainable Development prof. dr. Ivo Šlaus 3 ECTS
Corporate Law and Dispute Settlement prof. dr. Lojze Ude 3 ECTS
Economics for Researchers prof. dr. Sašo Polanec 3 ECTS
Individual Research Work 1 Prof. dr. Predstojnik / Head of Programme 20 ECTS
Individual Research Work 2 Prof. dr. Predstojnik / Head of Programme 50 ECTS
Individual Research Work 3 Prof. dr. Predstojnik / Head of Programme 50 ECTS
Industrial Expert Knowledge and Project Work prof. dr. Gorazd Kandus 3 ECTS
Innovation Management prof. dr. Peter Stanovnik 3 ECTS
Module Advanced Internet Technologies - Internet Applications and Services prof. dr. Borka Jerman-Blažič 5 ECTS
Module Advanced Internet Technologies - Internet Networks prof. dr. Borka Jerman-Blažič 5 ECTS
Module Advanced Internet Technologies - Internet Technologies in Business and Education prof. dr. Dejan Dinevski 5 ECTS
Module Advanced Internet Technologies - Introduction to Advanced Internet Technologies prof. dr. Borka Jerman-Blažič 5 ECTS
Module Advanced Internet Technologies - Privacy and Identity, Trust and Reputation Management doc. dr. Tomaž Klobučar 5 ECTS
Module Advanced Internet Technologies - Security in Internet Technologies doc. dr. Tomaž Klobučar 5 ECTS
Module Communication Technologies - Application Specific Operating Systems in Telecommunications doc. dr. Roman Novak 5 ECTS
Module Communication Technologies - Cognitive Networks prof. dr. Mihael Mohorčič 5 ECTS
Module Communication Technologies - Fixed Mobile Convergence prof. dr. Aleš Švigelj 5 ECTS
Module Communication Technologies - Multiple-Antenna Systems izr. prof. dr. Tomaž Javornik 5 ECTS
Module Communication Technologies - Overview of Advanced Concepts in Telecommunication Systems prof. dr. Gorazd Kandus 5 ECTS
Module Communication Technologies - Simulations of Telecommunication Systems prof. dr. Aleš Švigelj 5 ECTS
Module Computer Structures and Systems - Computer Structures prof. dr. Franc Novak 5 ECTS
Module Computer Structures and Systems - Electronic Testing prof. dr. Franc Novak 5 ECTS
Module Computer Structures and Systems - Embedded System Design doc. dr. Anton Biasizzo 5 ECTS
Module Computer Structures and Systems - Hardware/Software Codesign izr. prof. dr. Gregor Papa 5 ECTS
Module Computer Structures and Systems - Processor Architectures dr. Jurij Šilc 5 ECTS
Module Computer Structures and Systems - System Modelling izr. prof. dr. Barbara Koroušič Seljak 5 ECTS
Module Intelligent Systems and Robotics - Business Intelligence prof. dr. Matjaž Gams 5 ECTS
Module Intelligent Systems and Robotics - Cognitive Sciences prof. dr. Matjaž Gams 5 ECTS
Module Intelligent Systems and Robotics - Control Systems and Signal Processing prof. dr. Đani Juričić 5 ECTS
Module Intelligent Systems and Robotics - Evolutionary Algorithms prof. dr. Bogdan Filipič 5 ECTS
Module Intelligent Systems and Robotics - Humanoid and Service Robotics izr. prof. dr. Bojan Nemec 5 ECTS
Module Intelligent Systems and Robotics - Intelligent Systems and Agents prof. dr. Matjaž Gams 5 ECTS
Module Intelligent Systems and Robotics - Robot Vision izr. prof. dr. Aleš Ude 5 ECTS
Module Intelligent Sytems and Robotics - Intelligent Robot Control doc. dr. Leon Žlajpah 5 ECTS
Module Knowledge Technologies - Computational Scientific Discovery from Structured, Spatial and Temporal Data prof. dr. Sašo Džeroski 5 ECTS
Module Knowledge Technologies - Computational Systems Biology prof. dr. Kristina Gruden 5 ECTS
Module Knowledge Technologies - Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery prof. dr. Nada Lavrač 5 ECTS
Module Knowledge Technologies - Decision Support prof. dr. Marko Bohanec 5 ECTS
Module Knowledge Technologies - Language Technologies izr. prof. dr. Tomaž Erjavec 5 ECTS
Module Knowledge Technologies - Multiobjective Optimization and Design prof. dr. Bogdan Filipič 5 ECTS
Module Knowledge Technologies - Text/Multimedia Mining and Semantic Technologies prof. dr. Dunja Mladenić 5 ECTS
Preparation of Patent Application prof. dr. Miran Mozetič 3 ECTS
Seminar I (ICT3) izr. prof. dr. Marko Debeljak 10 ECTS
Seminar II (ICT3) Prof. dr. Predstojnik / Head of Programme 10 ECTS
Seminar III (ICT3) Prof. dr. Predstojnik / Head of Programme 10 ECTS
Writing Research Projects akad. prof. dr. Vito Turk 3 ECTS
Writing Scientific Documents prof. dr. Roger H. Pain 3 ECTS

Basic Objectives

Ability to perform independent research

Mastering research methods, procedures and processes

Ability to use knowledge in practice

Developing communication competency and skills

Commitment to professional ethics and regulations

Ability to collaborate and work in teams

The basic objective of this programme is to qualify the candidate for:

A)  General competences

  • ability for individual research work on the field of information and communication technologies,
  • ability to research, select and organize information, as well as synthesize solution and anticipate their consequences,
  • mastering of research methods, procedures and processes, development of critical and self-critical assessment,
  • ability to use knowledge in practice,
  • autonomy in professional work, as well as responsible and creative performance of activities,
  • development of communication abilities and skills, particularly for communication in international environment,
  • ethical reflection and commitment to professional ethics and regulations,
  • cooperativeness, work on joint assignments and problems within a group and in international environment.

B)  Subject-specific competences

  • knowing the development of computer science and understanding the concepts of computer architecture,
  • knowing the structure and operation of the main functional parts of computer systems,
  • knowing advanced computer architectures, their properties and limitations in terms of possible application in practice,
  • knowing the concepts and principles of data mining, and discovering the laws in databases,
  • recognizing various types of telecommunication networks and analyzing their capacities, which is the basis for introduction of telecommunication services,
  • understanding the basic physical phenomena and processes in telecommunication systems,
  • understanding the functioning of internet networks,
  • understanding the functioning of modern network technologies,
  • selecting and using approaches and methodologies for dealing with and managing systems based on the internet protocol stack,
  • identifying complex data and selecting suitable tools required for planning networks,
  • continuing research & development work in the field of digital transmission and internet technology,
  • ability to optimize software taking into consideration the given computer architecture,
  • ability to integrate knowledge and master complexities while resolving specific problems in computer applications,
  • ability to use specific data mining techniques,
  • ability to make applications by using data mining tools,
  • ability to assess and evaluate the results of data mining,
  • knowing the concepts of benchmarking and ability to interpret and present the results of benchmarking,
  • acquiring the bases of engineering knowledge in the form of combining the existing solutions.

RESEARCH AREAS

The main part of this programme will be implemented by the staff of Jožef Stefan Institute (particularly the staff of the research departments involved in computer science, information technologies, electronics, automation and telecommunications) and also by foreign lecturers. The integration of the educational programme into the research activity of Jožef Stefan Institute is shown in the research programmes which can be summarized as follows:

  • Intelligent Systems and Robotics (ISR) are advanced information sciences and technologies including intelligent systems, ambient intelligence, business intelligence, evolutionary computation, cognitive sciences, humanoid robotics, computer vision,
    controlling robots and systems. These are key information society technologies enabling knowledgebased society.
  • Knowledge Technologies (KT) are advanced information technologies which include the following areas: data analysis (data, text, web and multimedia mining), human language technologies, semantic web, knowledge management, decision support, as
    well as multiobjective optimisation and design.
  • Advanced Internet Technologies are advanced information technologies which include the whole area of internet technologies, including transmission systems and architectures, governance, design, internetworking and management of internet networks, internet applications such as multimedia, web technologies and solutions, searching engines, voice over IP, and advanced web applications. Trends, directions and applications in the field of internet technologies, e.g. e-business, e-learning, e-health, e-government, etc., will also be presented, as well as security and privacy provision mechanisms.
  • Computer Structures and Systems provide a comprehensive coverage of the following fields: the field of reconfigurable computing including reconfigurable architectures, design methods and applications, knowledge about architectural mechanisms and implementation techniques for exploiting fine- and coarse-grained parallelism within microprocessors, computer
    systems, laying stress upon real-time and embedded systems, knowledge on hardware and software codesign, knowledge of embedded system design and knowledge of the state-of-the-art of the field of electronic testing including modern test techniques and design-for-test principles.
  • Advanced Concepts in Telecommunications are advanced information technologies which include the following areas: advanced optimisation concepts of telecommunication systems, cognitive networks, fixed-mobile convergence, multi-antenna systems, specific operating systems in telecommunications and simulations in telecommunications.