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 Module Professor ECTS
Advanced Approaches to Planning and Scheduling IKT3 izr. prof. dr. Gregor Papa 5 ECTS
Advanced Computer Structures and Systems IKT3 izr. prof. dr. Gregor Papa 10 ECTS
Advanced Concepts in Telecommunication Systems IKT3 izr. prof. dr. Andrej Hrovat 10 ECTS
Advanced ICT Approaches IKT3 doc. dr. Tome Eftimov 10 ECTS
Advanced Language Technologies IKT3 doc. dr. Senja Pollak 5 ECTS
Ambient Intelligence IKT3 prof. dr. Mitja Luštrek 5 ECTS
Artificial Intelligence for Science ST3,IKT3,NANO3,EKO3 prof. dr. Sašo Džeroski 5 ECTS
Automated Machine Learning and Optimization IKT3 doc. dr. Tome Eftimov 5 ECTS
Biorobotics IKT3 prof. dr. Jan Babič 5 ECTS
Business Inteligence II IKT3 prof. dr. Matjaž Gams 5 ECTS
Cognitive Radio and Networking IKT3 prof. dr. Mihael Mohorčič 5 ECTS
Cognitive Sciences IKT3 prof. dr. Matjaž Gams 5 ECTS
Computational Creativity IKT3 doc. dr. Senja Pollak 5 ECTS
Computational Scientific Discovery from Structured, Spatial and Temporal Data IKT3 prof. dr. Sašo Džeroski 5 ECTS
Computational Systems Biology IKT3 prof. dr. Kristina Gruden 5 ECTS
Contemporary Mathematical and Statistical Methods in Natural Sciences and Engineering ST3,IKT3,NANO3,EKO3 prof. dr. Matjaž Omladič 5 ECTS
Control Systems and Signal Processing IKT3 prof. dr. Đani Juričić 5 ECTS
Data Visualization IKT3 doc. dr. Tea Tušar 5 ECTS
Decision Support IKT3 prof. dr. Marko Bohanec 5 ECTS
Digital Forensics II IKT3 doc. dr. Tomaž Klobučar 5 ECTS
Doctoral Dissertation ST3,IKT3,NANO3,EKO3 Prof. dr. Predstojnik / Head of Programme 30 ECTS
Economics and Society ST3,IKT3,NANO3,EKO3 prof. dr. Aleksander Zidanšek 5 ECTS
Embedded System Design IKT3 izr. prof. dr. Gregor Papa 5 ECTS
Evolutionary Algorithms IKT3 prof. dr. Bogdan Filipič 5 ECTS
Expert Systems for eHealth IKT3 izr. prof. dr. Barbara Koroušič Seljak 5 ECTS
Heterogeneous Telecommunication’s Networks IKT3 prof. dr. Aleš Švigelj 5 ECTS
Human-Computer Interaction II IKT3 izr. prof. dr. Gregor Papa 5 ECTS
Humanoid and Service Robotics IKT3 izr. prof. dr. Bojan Nemec 10 ECTS
Individual Research Work 1 ST3,IKT3,NANO3,EKO3 Prof. dr. Predstojnik / Head of Programme 20 ECTS
Individual Research Work 2 ST3,IKT3,NANO3,EKO3 Prof. dr. Predstojnik / Head of Programme 30 ECTS
Individual Research Work 3 ST3,IKT3,NANO3,EKO3 Prof. dr. Predstojnik / Head of Programme 20 ECTS
Industrial Seminar ST3,IKT3,NANO3,EKO3 prof. dr. Spomenka Kobe 5 ECTS
Intelligent Robot Control IKT3 izr. prof. dr. Tadej Petrič 5 ECTS
Intelligent Systems and Agents IKT3 prof. dr. Matjaž Gams 10 ECTS
Internet Applications and Government IKT3 prof. dr. Borka Jerman-Blažič 5 ECTS
Internet Networks IKT3 prof. dr. Borka Jerman-Blažič 10 ECTS
Machine Learning IKT3 prof. dr. Nada Lavrač 10 ECTS
Methodology and Evaluation in Knowledge Technologies IKT3 prof. dr. Marko Robnik Šikonja 5 ECTS
Modelling of Dynamic Systems IKT3 izr. prof. dr. Damir Vrančić 5 ECTS
Multiobjective Optimization and Design IKT3 prof. dr. Bogdan Filipič 5 ECTS
Multiple-Antenna Systems IKT3 izr. prof. dr. Tomaž Javornik 5 ECTS
Preparation of Patent Application ST3,IKT3,NANO3,EKO3 prof. dr. Miran Mozetič 5 ECTS
Privacy and Identity, Trust and Reputation Management IKT3 doc. dr. Tomaž Klobučar 5 ECTS
Robot Vision IKT3 izr. prof. dr. Aleš Ude 5 ECTS
Science Communication ST3,IKT3,NANO3,EKO3 prof. dr. Saša Novak Krmpotič 5 ECTS
Security in Internet Technologies IKT3 doc. dr. Tomaž Klobučar 5 ECTS
Seminar I IKT3 doc. dr. Aleksandra Rashkovska Koceva 10 ECTS
Seminar II IKT3 prof. dr. Nada Lavrač 30 ECTS
Seminar III IKT3 prof. dr. Nada Lavrač 10 ECTS
Simulations of Telecommunication Systems IKT3 prof. dr. Aleš Švigelj 5 ECTS
Text/Multimedia Mining and Semantic Technologies IKT3 prof. dr. Dunja Mladenić 5 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.