Third Semester

The third semester (first semester of the second year, October - January) is composed of a 12 week academic program composed of 30 ECTS from one of the specialized programs.

The specialized programs include 30 ECTS in one of the areas:

Distributed, Embedded, Mobile, Interactive and Parallel Systems - Graphics, Vision and Robotics - Artificial Intelligence and the Web - Security and Cryptology of Information Systems

These specialities are described as follows:

Distributed, Embedded, Mobile, Interactive and Parallel Systems

The academic program for Distributed, Embedded, Mobile, Interactive and Parallel Systems is composed of 30 ECTS of technical courses plus language training.

Course title	ECTS credits
Parallel Systems	6
Mobile and Interactive Systems	6
Distributed Systems	6
Wireless Networking and Sensor Networks	6
Embedded Systems	6

Graphics, Vision and Robotics

The academic program for Graphics, Vision and Robotics is composed of 30 ECTS of technical courses plus language training. Additional information may be found on the UFR-IMAG web site.

Course title	ECTS credits
Computer Graphics II	6
Computer Vision	6
Autonomous Robotics	6
Computational Geometry	3
Medical Imaging, Simulation and Robotics	3
Machine Learning and Category Representation	3
Virtual Reality and 3D Interfaces Reality	3

Artificial Intelligence and the Web

The academic program for Artificial Intelligence and the Web is composed of 30 ECTS of technical courses plus language training. The mandatory technical courses are:

Course title	ECTS credits
Knowledge Representation and Reasoning	6
Machine Learning	6
Semantic Web: from XML to OWL	6

The remaining 12 ECTS can be chosen among the following courses:

Course title	ECTS credits
Spatial and Temporal Information	6
Information Access and Retrieval	6
Automated Reasoning: Principles and Applications	6
Technology for Human Learning	6
Speech and Language Engineering	6
Multi-agent Systems	6

Security and Cryptology of Information Systems

The academic program for Security and Cryptology of Information Systems includes a 15 ECTS common core curriculum on Cryptology and Security composed of

Course title	ECTS credits
Security models, protocols and certification	6
Symmetric and asymmetric cryptology; PKI Architectures	6
System administration and network security	3

This is completed by 12 ECTS of elective modules chosen from one of the two following:

Course title	ECTS credits
Security of information systems and infrastructures	12
Cryptology, coding and multimedia applications	12

In addition, each student chooses one 3 ECTS unit from the following:

Course title	ECTS credits
Audit and norms in security – Smart card security	3
New trends in cryptology: biometry, quantum and pair wise	3