Electronics and Applied Informatics

Catalogue of disciplines

Overview

The Master's program in Electronics and Applied Informatics coordinated by the Department of Applied Electronics and Information Engineering of the ETTI faculty of UPB offers its graduates a broad opening towards the applications of electronics in various industrial fields (efficient conversion of electrical energy from conventional and renewable primary energy sources, transportation, industrial automation, robotics, medicine, informatics for industrial environments, neuroinformatics, processing and transmission of information through wireless sensor networks, etc.), reflected by the disciplines of study in the curriculum: Fast Process Control, Artificial Intelligence in Robotics, Basics of Automotive Electronics, Virtual Instrumentation and Biomedical Engineering, Industrial Informatics, Renewable Energy Systems Electronics, Numerical Automatic Systems, Dedicated Systems, Efficient Electrical Power Conversion, Applied Neuroinformatics, Power Electronic Systems, Virtual Instrumentation and Biomedical Engineering. In addition to these practical subjects, the master's student is directly involved in scientific research activities throughout the 2 years of study together with the teaching staff in charge of courses and applications (Research-documentation project, Research-development project, Integrative research project, Research carried out during the first 3 semesters and Scientific research, research practice and dissertation elaboration in the last semester). The curriculum also includes the subject of Quality and Human Resources Management, which provides students with the basics needed in the firms where the graduates will be employed and, last but not least, the subject of Ethics and Academic Integrity, which teaches the basics of respecting values and moral principles in firms and
in social life.

Who is it for?

Potential candidates for this master's programme are graduates from the following fields: electronic engineering and telecommunications, computer and information technology, applied engineering sciences, electrical engineering, systems engineering, computer science, aerospace engineering - specialisation in aviation equipment and installations, weapons, missile and munitions engineering, energy engineering - specialisation in energy and nuclear technologies and energy systems engineering, engineering and management - specialisation in electrical, electronic and energy engineering, who want to specialise in this current interdisciplinary field.

The experience of the previous years has proved the interest towards the EIA Master both of our own graduates, but also of graduates from other electrical faculties of UPB (Faculty of Engineering in Foreign Languages, Electrical Engineering, Energetics etc.) as well as from other universities in the country (Military Technical Academy, Transilvania University of Brasov, Ovidius University of Constanta, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu etc.),
who are attracted by the educational offer of the EIA Master that opens the way to a professional career in the field of research, design, production, services, marketing of electronic systems and equipment for industrial units of all types, vehicles and robots.

Objectives of the Master's programme

• training solid knowledge in the fields of dedicated systems electronics, efficient electrical power conversion electronics, renewable energy systems electronics, industrial informatics.

• development of analysis and synthesis capabilities of modern electronic automation equipment used in various industrial fields, consumer goods, military applications, etc.

• developing the ability to design and implement robot control sub-assemblies - robotronics, mechatronics, digital signal processing, applied neuroinformatics, sensor networks, virtual instrumentation in biomedical engineering and intelligent environmental systems;

• developing the ability to maintain and design electronic equipment in the vehicle structure and to collaborate with specialists from other automotive fields;

• training of fundamental skills needed in scientific research work (documentation, analysis, synthesis, implementation, development of creativity, communication skills, receptivity to new things) through documentation, research, development and integration projects;

• acquiring knowledge and skills in order to produce products and services that meet customer requirements through quality management and ensuring and making the most of the skills and competences of managers and employees of a company through human resources management;

• providing the necessary background for further studies through PhD programmes.

Specialist skills offered to graduates

The professional and transversal competences offered to graduates of the
ELA masters are:

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE:

• Application of fundamental and specialist knowledge to solve complex technical problems specific to the field of Electronics and Applied Computer Science;

• Developing engineering solutions for solving problems in power electronics, renewable energy systems and automotive electronics;

• Solving problems related to fast process control and the use of numerical controllers;

• Implementation and use of hardware and software in applied electronics applications containing artificial intelligence;

• Designing sensor networks and information transmission networks within an enterprise using elements of computer science;

• Application of knowledge from the field of neuroinformatics to conduct and complete case studies and from the field of dedicated systems to design functional blocks for signal classification and image and shape recognition;

CROSS-CUTTING COMPETENCIES: Performing complex professional tasks with autonomy and professional independence:

• Carrying out professional tasks with precise identification of objectives to be achieved, potential risk factors, available resources, economic and financial aspects, conditions for completion, work stages, working time and related deadlines; Assuming leadership roles/functions in the work of professional groups or institutions;

• Responsible execution of work tasks in a multidisciplinary team, taking on roles at different hierarchical levels.

• Self-monitoring of the learning process, diagnosis of training needs, reflective analysis of one's own professional activity;

• Identify the need for continuous training and make efficient use of information sources and communication and assisted training resources (Internet portals, specialized software applications, databases, online courses, etc.) both in Romanian and in an international language;

Examples of research directions addressed

In the EIA Master, semester projects are parts of the dissertation. Examples of current research directions addressed and reflected in the dissertation topics uploaded on the ETTI platform (http://etti.pub.ro/absolvire) by the current year II EIA Master (class 2018-2020):

• Implementing an orchestrator for a distributed monitoring system
• Fruit sorting using digital image processing
• Monitoring the current drawn from a single-phase network
• Data acquisition and processing system for home air conditioning
• Development and optimisation of the small batch production process for affordable automation solutions for commercial premises
• Low-cost portable oscilloscope
• Interactive art installation for immersive viewing of fractals
• Login, authorisation and payment methods in the online student management platform
• Communication system using Li-Fi technology
• Pulse oximeter
• Intelligent lighting system with LoRa control and PIR sensor
• Vegetation monitoring from time series of satellite images