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ICT Innovation, Distributed Systems and Services (DSS) – (M.Sc.)
TU Berlin
EIT ICT Labs Master School
| Application Deadline: | February 15 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 3,000 ≈ € 8,000 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Berlin / Germany / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | August |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 120 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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Master's Programme in ICT Innovation, Distributed Systems and Services (Cloud Computing)
After the program, students in the DSS track should not only understand and be able to use large distributed systems but they should be capable of designing and constructing such systems and services deployed on such infrastructures. The program emphasizes a combination of fundamental principles of distributed computing with modern methods of software systems design.
New technological developments create a great demand from industry in engineers who are able to design software systems utilizing these developments. The program will give the students state-of-the-art knowledge of the field and develop their practical skills in order to meet current industrial requirements as well as ability to adapt to new developments of tomorrow technology.
The program objective is to educate engineers who will be able to design, implement and maintain distributed software systems for a wide range of applications including peer-to-peer, cloud computing, web-services provision and internet-based applications. The program will also provide students with a system of knowledge both in formal foundations, technological platforms and practical skills in implementing distributed software applications.
DSS Major programme outline and second year specialisations
The three entry points for the first year of the DSS major are Aalto University, TU Berlin, and Rennes 1. Five specializations are offered in the second year, each at a different location:
- Mobile Services at Aalto University
- Cloud Service Engineering at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- Cloud Operation at TU Berlin
- Distributed Information Management at Paris Sud 11 (UPS)
- Cloud Infrastructures at University of Rennes 1 (UR1)
A detailled description of the above specializations can be found under the Contents tab at the bottom of this page. To meet the requirements for geographic mobility, the chosen exit point needs to differ from the chosen entry point.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Minor
An important part of the programme are the I&E courses. The I&E basics course provides an introduction to business and management. The Business Development Lab will extend media systems engineering projects by a market survey, a business model generation process, and a venture development exercise. We emphasize user driven innovation and holistic analysis of service, technology, organization and financial perspectives, as new media technologies are disruptive for existing business models and almost always have a significant impact on the culture and social relations. Society-relevant themes will also be at the core of the summer schools, which will bring students from the different entry points together.
Career Opportunities with a DSS Major
Graduates with a DSS major qualify for jobs in international and local organizations (software companies, system companies, services providers, etc.) both in technical and business roles. Through their multidisciplinary attitude they are valuable in open innovation settings where different aspects (market, users, and technologies) come together. They will be able to:
- Manage / contribute to (open) innovation projects and intrapreneurship projects;
- Evolve later towards managerial positions, as they are people having a global understanding of complex ICT systems and services, including their impact on businesses.
About the EIT ICT Labs Master School
The EIT ICT Labs Master School offers a two year programme where you can choose two universities in two different European countries to build a curriculum of your choice based on your skills and interest. We offer double degrees, which combines technical competence with a set of skills in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Almost 20 universities around Europe are committed to the programmes that offer a great variety of majors.
Contents
Distributed Systems and Services (Cloud Computing) specialisations in the second year
Mobile Services - Aalto University
The courses cover the theoretical and practical aspects of designing mobile distributed systems and services. In the seminar the students learn to read technical and research literature on selected thematic topics and mobile computing, as well as scientific writing and presentation. In the Master’s thesis project, the students can focus on problems arising from the thematic research projects in the Helsinki node of EIT ICT Labs.
Cloud Service Engineering - Karslruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
KIT offers a specialization in cloud service engineering with courses focusing on cloud service technology and engineering distributed systems that apply cloud service technology. Building on fundamentals of Web technology and Web services, topics covered include cloud infrastructure services, cloud platform services (development and runtime environments) and cloud application architectures and services. KIT takes an inter-disciplinary approach to cloud service engineering, combining computer science (service computing, software engineering, ubiquitous computing) and economics and business engineering perspectives. Each course comprises lectures and labs; in some cases, lectures and labs are carried out in close cooperation with EIT industry partners (SAP, Deutsche Telekom) or other industry partners (IBM and others).
Cloud Operation - TU Berlin
Cloud Operation focuses on running and managing complex cloud systems. Study and Master thesis projects can be performed on campus in conjunction with Deutsche Telekom Laboratories (T-Labs) as an EIT partner, as well as with scientific institutions intensively collaborating with TUB in the near surroundings (Fraunhofer institutes, etc.). The data center of TU Berlin tubIT offers hands-on experience with real cloud systems. The project with the integrated seminar is a self-organized implementation project based on up-to-date technology and addressing current research aspects of cloud computing.
Distributed Information Management - Paris
The second year specialization offered at UPS is strongly focused on massive information and data management with a particular emphasis on large- scale distributed systems. With regards to other specializations in the Master DDS, this specialization focuses on the higher-level software components of the cloud architecture. The specialization aims at providing students with an understanding of distributed information and data management addressing fundamental, algorithmic and software issues. It will train students to coordinate different aspects of deploying very large distributed information systems including XML data processing, data integration, semantic web, distributed reasoning, agent-based modelling statistical learning, autonomic computing, fault-tolerant systems, safety and security.
Cloud Infrastructures - University of Rennes 1
The second year specialization at University Rennes 1 is strongly focusing on cloud infrastructure design, implementation and evaluation. The students will learn the design and implementation of system services for managing computing, storage and networking resources in clusters and wide area distributed infrastructures federating multiple data centers. They will also learn how to build and maintain peer to peer infrastructures and will be taught about the fundamental properties of autonomic systems. They will have courses on the Internet of things and will be taught the fundamentals of pervasive computing. This specialization is given in connection with the strong research activity in this area: local research lab in Computer Science (IRISA) with highly reputed research teams involved in large scale distributed systems (ASAP, KERDATA, MYRIADS, ACES).
UR1 also offers, as part of the electives, courses focusing on the Future Media & Content Delivery thematic area. This will additionally give to the students doing their 2nd year at UR1 an understanding of the issues to be addressed when using cloud computing for media and content handling. These electives are given in connection with the strong research activity in this area and close research and industrial cooperations within the ’Images & Networks’ national competitiveness cluster headquartered locally.
Summer & Winter Schools and Camps
All students take part in an EIT ICT Master School kick-off and a joint summer programme. Summer and winter schools support each individual study programme with a multidisciplinary and international dimension, and create a clear EIT ICT Labs joint touch to our education. A set of thematic oriented camps with integrated technical and business focus are organized in co-operation with research and business activities. They summer and winter schools bring together various stakeholders in our eco-system at EIT ICT Labs. Integrated competitions and camps on innovation aspects provide focused hands-on experience for our students, young faculty and post-docs.
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Requirements
Ranking and selection
The number of study places available is limited and the application process highly competitive.
The application and selection process is coordinated by the Master School Office. Applications are processed in three steps:
- Document legacy and eligibility control regarding academic background and English proficiency (Master School Office)
- Control of specific admission requirements for each major applied for (Technical Major Programme Committee)
- Ranking (Technical Major Programme Committee)
The ranking is based on a total evaluation of the following criteria:
- Suitability of acquired bachelor degree for intended study program
- Academic excellence (Quality and recognition of home university, Study success)
- Entrepreneurial excellence
- Innovative potential
To qualify applicants need to fulfill the admission requirements based on previous studies, English proficiency and documentation.
1. Previous studies: A completed Bachelor's degree
Applicants must have completed a Bachelor's degree encompassing a minimum of 180 ECTS credits or equivalent academic qualifications from an internationally recognized university.
Conditional acceptance
Students in their final year of undergraduate education may also apply and if qualified, receive a conditional offer. If you have not completed your studies, please include a written statement from the degree administration office (or equivalent department), confirming that you are enrolled on the final year of your education and giving your expected completion date. If you receive a conditional offer, you should present your degree certificate to the Admissions Office before enrollment at the latest. Applicants following longer technical programmes and who have completed courses equivalent to an amount of 180 ECTS, will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
2. Language requirements: Proof of English proficiency
Applicants must provide proof of their English language proficiency, which is most commonly established through an internationally recognized test.
IELTS Academic Training test (www.ielts.org) An overall band score of at least 6.5, with no section lower than 6, is required. IELTS-tests are verified online by the Master School Office, sending a photocopy of your test together with your application documents is therefore sufficient.
TOEFL Internet-based test (www.toefl.org) A total score of at least 92 (with writing section 22) is required. English test results from TOEFL should be sent directly from the ETS test centre to KTH Admissions Office (institution code 7966, department code 99). Examinee score reports or photocopies are not accepted. Please also note that neither TOEIC nor institutional TOEFL are accepted as sufficient proof of English proficiency.
University of Cambridge/ University of Oxford Certificates Certificate in Advanced English (CAE): grades A- C are accepted. Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): grades A- C are accepted.
3. Specific admission requirements for the majors
BSc in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science. Outstanding candidates from closely related disciplines will be considered as well. Previous education must have included basic mathematics courses within linear algebra, Fourier methods and probability theory.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 92 |
Funding details
For the most highly ranked admitted students (as a minimum 30%), we will provide fee waivers. EIT ICT Labs has also reserved funding for scholarships covering personal expenses on the level of 9000 Euro per year and student, however a formal decision by the European Commission is pending in this matter.
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