Security and Mobile Computing – (M.Sc.)

The Master's Programme in Security and Mobile Computing (NordSecMob) is a full-time Master of Science degree Programme with duration of 2 years. During these two years, students will study at two of the five Nordic partner universities: Aalto University School of Science and Technology (Aalto) in Finland, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Sweden, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and the University of Tartu (UT) in Estonia.

The objective of the NorSecMob programme is to enable students to acquire profound and wide knowledge in the field of computer science, data security and mobile computing, both in practice and in theory. The programme aims at developing the skills of the students to support successful employment both in industry and academia. Typical industrial positions include working in an expert position, research and R&D. The programme aims at developing the research skills of students to further studies at the PhD-level, gaining international research experience in R&D environments and give an access to major international networks.

Nordic countries have been very innovative in mobile communication:

* The first regional cellular network gave the telecom industry a very good starting point to the second and third generation networks and devices.
* Pioneers in large-scale Internet usage in Europe.
* The biggest online banking system in the world has covered the area of Scandinavia for fifteen years.
* A broadband Internet connection is assumed as a public service.

The research and development activities covering security and mobile computing have created a leading industrial and scientific cluster in the Nordic countries. The participating universities are renowed research and educational institutions in Europe and among the top-ranking universities of technology in the Nordic countries.
The NordSecMob-Master's Programme in Security and Mobile Computing is based on the research cooperation between the participating universities and it offers in-depth knowledge in the field of data communications, mobile computing and information security.

This Master's programme extends the students computer science skills towards the mobile computing area. The courses in the programme address the modern data communications architecture evolution from several aspects. The students will gain practical knowledge and theoretical insights in the fields of network applications, services, information security and mobile networking. After completion of this programme, the graduates will have a broad knowledge basis of mobile computing and they will be able to design and develop their own solutions for the mobile Internet, having both the practical skills and the capability to follow the scientific research. The Internet technologies form the technical framework of the NordSecMob programme. The key subject areas for both the Internet and mobile networks are applications and services, including service management issues like mobility, quality of service, charging and security. The students are required to both study and create practical implementations based on the current technologies and to learn the emergent trends in the research community. Special attention is paid to the information security, which is a critical issue when developing and deploying services on public networks.

The NordSecMob programme graduates are equipped to be employed internationally by both industry and academia, having acquired the necessary skills for various work opportunities including expert role, R&D, research and management positions. This programme gives a solid basis to continue academic career towards the doctoral level; it also provides the students with experience of international R&D environments, and enables access to major international networks.