INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

Programme Description

The Information and Communication Technologies 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 of this programme is the acquisition of superior 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 the use of acquired knowledge in e-science including 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 area of physics, medicine, biology, bioinformatics, biochemistry and pharmacology, environmental science, as well as social sciences (sociology), economics and other sciences. The aim of this programme is to train the students to acquire knowledge, use it, and to transfer 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.

Credit Framework (ECTS)

Total number of ECTS for the second-cycle study programme 120 ECTS
Required Courses 40 ECTS
Elective Courses 30 ECTS
Individual Research/Project Work 20 ECTS
Master Thesis 30 ECTS

Curriculum

1st YEAR (60 ECTS)

Required Courses (30 ECTS)
Contemporary ICT Approaches (10 ECTS)
Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms (10 ECTS)
Seminar I (10 ECTS)


Elective Courses (30 ECTS)
Student must select one of the courses with 20 ECTS.

2nd YEAR (60 ECTS)

Required Courses (10 ECTS)

Seminar II (10 ECTS)

Project: Individual Research/Project Work (20 ECTS)

Master Thesis (30 ECTS)

Courses

Course Module Professor ECTS
Ad Hoc and Wireless Sensor Networks IKT2 izr. prof. dr. Tomaž Javornik 5 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 doc. dr. Andrej Hrovat 10 ECTS
Advanced ICT Approaches IKT3 izr. prof. dr. Marko Debeljak 10 ECTS
Advanced Language Technologies IKT3 doc. dr. Senja Pollak 5 ECTS
Advanced Nanostructured Metallic Materials NANO3 prof. dr. Monika Jenko 10 ECTS
Advanced Processing of Materials NANO3,EKO3 prof. dr. Uroš Cvelbar 5 ECTS
Advanced Topics in Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies NANO3 prof. dr. Boštjan Zalar 10 ECTS
Advanced Topics in Protein Synthesis NANO3 prof. dr. Nenad Ban 5 ECTS
Advances in Acquisiton and Analysis of Ionizing Photon and Particle Sensor Signals ST3 doc. dr. Klemen Bučar 5 ECTS
Ambient Intelligence IKT3 prof. dr. Matjaž Gams 5 ECTS
Analysis and Prediction of 3D Protein Structure NANO3 prof. dr. Andrej Šali 5 ECTS
Application Specific Operating Systems in Telecommunications IKT3 doc. dr. Roman Novak 5 ECTS
Artificial Intelligence for Science ST3,IKT3,NANO3,EKO3 prof. dr. Sašo Džeroski 5 ECTS
Automated Modeling of Dynamic Systems with Ecological Applications EKO3 prof. dr. Sašo Džeroski 5 ECTS
Basic Ecology and Ecotoxicology EKO2 prof. dr. Janez Ščančar 10 ECTS
Bioimaging NANO3 prof. dr. Cornelis Johannes Forrendinis Van Noorden 5 ECTS
Biology of Stem Cells NANO3 prof. dr. Tamara Lah Turnšek 5 ECTS
Biomolecular Simulations NANO3 prof. dr. Janez Mavri 5 ECTS
Biomonitoring EKO3 prof. dr. Milena Horvat 5 ECTS
Biorobotics IKT3 prof. dr. Jan Babič 5 ECTS
Business Inteligence I IKT2 prof. dr. Matjaž Gams 5 ECTS
Business Inteligence II IKT3 prof. dr. Matjaž Gams 5 ECTS
Ceramic Materials NANO3 izr. prof. dr. Andraž Kocjan 5 ECTS
Ceramic Materials and Technologies for Sensors of Physical Quantities ST3 izr. prof. dr. Tadej Rojac 10 ECTS
Characterisation of Structure NANO3 prof. dr. Iztok Arčon 5 ECTS
Characterization of Metallic Materials NANO3 prof. dr. Monika Jenko 5 ECTS
Chemical and Food Toxicology EKO3 prof. dr. Metka Filipič 5 ECTS
Chemistry of Environmental Systems EKO3 prof. dr. Milena Horvat 10 ECTS
Classical and Quantum Chaos NANO3 prof. dr. Marko Robnik 5 ECTS
Cognitive Radio and Networking IKT3 prof. dr. Mihael Mohorčič 5 ECTS
Cognitive Sciences IKT3 prof. dr. Matjaž Gams 5 ECTS
Colloidal Biology EKO3 izr. prof. dr. Aleš Lapanje 5 ECTS
Commercialization of Technologies ST3,IKT3,NANO3,EKO3 prof. dr. Borut Likar 5 ECTS
Computational Creativity IKT3 doc. dr. Martin Žnidaršič 5 ECTS
Computational Scientific Discovery and e-Science IKT2 prof. dr. Sašo Džeroski 10 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
Computer Structures and Systems IKT2 izr. prof. dr. Gregor Papa 20 ECTS
Computer Systems Design IKT2 doc. dr. Anton Biasizzo 5 ECTS
Computer Vision ST3 prof. dr. Aleš Ude 5 ECTS
Condensed Matter Theory NANO2 prof. dr. Viktor Kabanov 10 ECTS
Contemporary ICT Approaches IKT2 izr. prof. dr. Marko Debeljak 10 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
Control, Modelling and Simulation of Robotic Systems IKT2 doc. dr. Tadej Petrič 5 ECTS
Critical Information Infrastructure Protection IKT2 doc. dr. Rok Bojanc 5 ECTS
Data Visualization IKT3 doc. dr. Tea Tušar 5 ECTS
Data Warehouses IKT2 prof. dr. Bojan Cestnik 5 ECTS
Data and Text Mining IKT2 prof. dr. Nada Lavrač 20 ECTS
Decision Support IKT3 prof. dr. Marko Bohanec 5 ECTS
Detector Systems and Methods for High Energy Resolution X-ray Measurements ST3 doc. dr. Matjaž Kavčič 5 ECTS
Dielectric and Caloric Properties of Nanomaterials NANO3 prof. dr. Vid Bobnar 5 ECTS
Digital Forensics IKT2 doc. dr. Tomaž Klobučar 5 ECTS
Digital Forensics II IKT3 doc. dr. Tomaž Klobučar 5 ECTS
Digital Transformation of Industrial and Business Processes IKT2 prof. dr. Đani Juričić 20 ECTS
Doctoral Dissertation ST3,IKT3,NANO3,EKO3 mentor 30 ECTS
Drug Design Based on Molecular and QSAR Modelling NANO3 prof. dr. Marjana Novič 5 ECTS
Economics and Society ST3,IKT3,NANO3,EKO3 prof. dr. Aleksander Zidanšek 5 ECTS
Electrical, Optical and Magnetic Properties of Nanomaterials NANO3 doc. dr. Alenka Mertelj 5 ECTS
Electrochemical Processes and Corrosion Protection NANO3 prof. dr. Ingrid Milošev 5 ECTS
Electrochemical Sensors ST3 izr. prof. dr. Kristina Žužek 5 ECTS
Electromagnetic Sensors ST3 prof. dr. Aleksander Zidanšek 5 ECTS
Embedded System Design IKT3 doc. dr. Anton Biasizzo 5 ECTS
Embedded Systems IKT2 doc. dr. Anton Biasizzo 10 ECTS
Environmental Colloid Chemistry EKO3 prof. dr. Nives Ogrinc 5 ECTS
Environmental Physics EKO3 prof. dr. Aleksander Zidanšek 5 ECTS
Environmental Technologies - Selected Topics EKO3 prof. dr. Peter Glavič 10 ECTS
Environmentally friendly functionalization of organic materials EKO3 izr. prof. dr. Alenka Vesel 5 ECTS
Environmentally-Friendly Piezoelectric Ceramic Materials EKO3 izr. prof. dr. Andreja Benčan Golob 5 ECTS
Evolutionary Algorithms IKT3 prof. dr. Bogdan Filipič 5 ECTS
Evolutionary Genomics NANO3 prof. dr. Dušan Kordiš 5 ECTS
Expert Systems for eHealth IKT3 izr. prof. dr. Barbara Koroušič Seljak 5 ECTS
Fluid Dynamics ST3 prof. dr. Vlado Malačič 5 ECTS
Food Chemical Safety - inorganic, organic contaminants, nanoparticles EKO3 prof. dr. Janez Ščančar 10 ECTS
Food Traceability and Authenticity EKO3 prof. dr. Nives Ogrinc 10 ECTS
Foodomics EKO3 prof. dr. Urška Vrhovšek 5 ECTS
From Crystals to 3D Structure of Macromolecules NANO3 prof. dr. Dušan Turk 10 ECTS
From Environment to Neuronal Networks ST3 doc. dr. Meta Virant-Doberlet 5 ECTS
Fuel Cells EKO3 prof. dr. Nejc Hodnik 5 ECTS
Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry EKO2 prof. dr. Maja Ponikvar-Svet 5 ECTS
Fundamentals of Materials Chemistry NANO2 izr. prof. dr. Matjaž Spreitzer 10 ECTS
Fundamentals of Physics of Materials NANO2 prof. dr. Zdravko Kutnjak 10 ECTS
Fundamentals of Physics of Nanomaterials NANO2 prof. dr. Dragan Mihailović 10 ECTS
Fundamentals of Synthesis of Nanomaterials NANO2 prof. dr. Barbara Malič 10 ECTS
Future Communication Networks IKT2 prof. dr. Aleš Švigelj 5 ECTS
Gas Sensors ST3 prof. dr. Uroš Cvelbar 5 ECTS
Hardware/Software Codesign IKT2 izr. prof. dr. Gregor Papa 5 ECTS
Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering of Metals NANO3 prof. dr. Bojan Podgornik 5 ECTS
Heterogeneous Telecommunication’s Networks IKT3 prof. dr. Aleš Švigelj 5 ECTS
Human-Computer Interaction IKT2 izr. prof. dr. Gregor Papa 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
Hydrogen Detection in Materials and in Gas Phase ST3 doc. dr. Sabina Markelj 5 ECTS
Hydrology and Environment EKO3 prof. dr. Sonja Lojen 5 ECTS
Ichthyology and Fisheries EKO3 prof. dr. Lovrenc Lipej 5 ECTS
Individual Research Work 1 ST3,IKT3,NANO3,EKO3 mentor 20 ECTS
Individual Research Work 2 ST3,IKT3,NANO3,EKO3 mentor 30 ECTS
Individual Research Work 3 ST3,IKT3,NANO3,EKO3 mentor 20 ECTS
Industrial Analytical Chemistry EKO2 prof. dr. Radmila Milačič 5 ECTS
Industrial Seminar ST3,IKT3,NANO3,EKO3 prof. dr. Spomenka Kobe 5 ECTS
Information Security and Risk Managment IKT2 doc. dr. Tomaž Klobučar 5 ECTS
Information Systems Management IKT2 prof. dr. Vladislav Rajkovič 5 ECTS
Information Systems Security IKT2 doc. dr. Tomaž Klobučar 10 ECTS
Inorganic chemistry: Selected topics EKO3 doc. dr. Matic Lozinšek 5 ECTS
Intelligent Robot Control IKT3 doc. 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 Connected Embedded Devices ST3 prof. dr. Mihael Mohorčič 5 ECTS
Internet Networks IKT3 prof. dr. Borka Jerman-Blažič 10 ECTS
Internet Networks and Technologies IKT2 prof. dr. Borka Jerman-Blažič 20 ECTS
Internet Technologies and Applications in Educational Processes IKT2 prof. dr. Borka Jerman-Blažič 5 ECTS
Internet Technologies in Business and Education IKT3 prof. dr. Dejan Dinevski 5 ECTS
Interplay Between Crystal Structure and Material’s Sensing Properties ST3 izr. prof. dr. Andreja Benčan Golob 5 ECTS
Introduction to Circular Economy EKO2 prof. dr. Aleksander Zidanšek 5 ECTS
Introduction to Environmental Pollution EKO2 prof. dr. Milena Horvat 5 ECTS
Introduction to Environmentally Friendly Plasma Technologies EKO3 prof. dr. Miran Mozetič 5 ECTS
Introduction to Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies NANO2 izr. prof. dr. Andreja Benčan Golob 10 ECTS
Introduction to the Process Safety EKO3 izr. prof. dr. Marko Gerbec 5 ECTS
Invasion ecology and importance of interspecific interactions in ecosystems EKO3 doc. dr. Al Vrezec 5 ECTS
Ion Beam Analysis ST3 prof. dr. Primož Pelicon 5 ECTS
Knowledge Discovery in Environmental Data EKO3 prof. dr. Sašo Džeroski 5 ECTS
Language Technologies IKT2 doc. dr. Senja Pollak 10 ECTS
Local electrical, electromechanical and thermal properties of the sensor materials ST3 izr. prof. dr. Hana Uršič Nemevšek 5 ECTS
Magnetic Relaxation and Resonance of Nanomaterials NANO3 prof. dr. Tomaž Apih 5 ECTS
Magnetic Resonance Imaging NANO3 prof. dr. Igor Serša 5 ECTS
Management of Technology and Innovation EKO3 prof. dr. Borut Likar 10 ECTS
Master Thesis IKT2,NANO2,EKO2 mentor 30 ECTS
Materials Chemistry NANO3 izr. prof. dr. Matjaž Spreitzer 10 ECTS
Materials and Ecology EKO3 izr. prof. dr. Srečo Davor Škapin 5 ECTS
Mathematical Modeling of Complex Systems IKT2 prof. dr. Đani Juričić 5 ECTS
Measurement of Black Carbon and Other Carbonaceous Aerosols ST3 prof. dr. Griša Močnik 5 ECTS
Measurement of Nanoparticles in Air ST3 prof. dr. Maja Remškar 5 ECTS
Mechanism and Biological Implications of Protein Aggregation NANO3 prof. dr. Eva Žerovnik 10 ECTS
Media and Technologies of New Economy IKT2 prof. dr. Borka Jerman-Blažič 10 ECTS
Methodology and Evaluation in Knowledge Technologies IKT3 prof. dr. Marko Robnik Šikonja 5 ECTS
Metrology in Sensor Technologies ST3 prof. dr. Milena Horvat 5 ECTS
Microbial Biosensors: Cells and Cellular Component, Populations and Communities ST3 izr. prof. dr. Aleš Lapanje 5 ECTS
Microscopical and Microanalytical Methods NANO3 prof. dr. Miran Čeh 10 ECTS
Microscopy of Nanomaterials NANO3 prof. dr. Maja Remškar 5 ECTS
Modeling in the Environment EKO3 prof. dr. Rudolf Rajar 5 ECTS
Modelling and Simulations in Telecommunication's Networks IKT2 prof. dr. Aleš Švigelj 5 ECTS
Modelling of Dynamic Systems IKT3 doc. dr. Damir Vrančić 5 ECTS
Modern Control Technologies IKT2 prof. dr. Đani Juričić 10 ECTS
Molecular modeling using density functional theory: molecules, surfaces, and bulk solids NANO3 prof. dr. Anton Kokalj 5 ECTS
Multiobjective Optimization and Design IKT3 prof. dr. Bogdan Filipič 5 ECTS
Multiple-Antenna Systems IKT3 izr. prof. dr. Tomaž Javornik 5 ECTS
Nanobiophysics NANO3 prof. dr. Janez Štrancar 5 ECTS
Nanoparticles, colloidal and surface chemistry NANO3 prof. dr. Darja Lisjak 5 ECTS
Nanosafety NANO3 prof. dr. Maja Remškar 5 ECTS
Network Intelligent Systems and Agents IKT2 prof. dr. Matjaž Gams 20 ECTS
Nuclear Fusion as an Environmentally friendly Source of Energy EKO3 prof. dr. Miran Mozetič 5 ECTS
Operating Systems IKT2 doc. dr. Roman Novak 5 ECTS
Optical Chemical Sensors ST3 prof. dr. Aleksandra Lobnik 5 ECTS
Organic Analysis EKO3 prof. dr. Ester Heath 5 ECTS
Organic chemistry for the sustainable development EKO3 prof. dr. Stojan Stavber 5 ECTS
Photon, Electron and Ion Detection Sensors ST3 doc. dr. Klemen Bučar 5 ECTS
Physical Oceanography of Coastal Waters ST3 prof. dr. Vlado Malačič 5 ECTS
Physics in Biology NANO2 prof. dr. Janez Štrancar 10 ECTS
Physics of Materials NANO3 prof. dr. Zdravko Kutnjak 10 ECTS
Physics of Nanomaterials NANO3 prof. dr. Dragan Mihailović 10 ECTS
Plasma Nanoscience NANO3 prof. dr. Uroš Cvelbar 5 ECTS
Plasma-assisted Bio-sensing Techniques ST3 prof. dr. Miran Mozetič 5 ECTS
Preparation of Patent Application ST3,IKT3,NANO3,EKO3 prof. dr. Miran Mozetič 5 ECTS
Privacy and Identity Management IKT2 doc. dr. Tomaž Klobučar 5 ECTS
Privacy and Identity, Trust and Reputation Management IKT3 doc. dr. Tomaž Klobučar 5 ECTS
Processing and Nanomagnetism of Complex Intermetallic Alloys NANO3 prof. dr. Spomenka Kobe 10 ECTS
Programmed Cell Death NANO3 prof. ddr. Boris Turk 10 ECTS
Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms IKT2 doc. dr. Anton Biasizzo 10 ECTS
Project: Individual Research/Project Work IKT2,NANO2,EKO2 mentor 20 ECTS
Protease Degradome in Cancer Progression NANO3 prof. dr. Tamara Lah Turnšek 5 ECTS
Protein Toxins -Characterisations and Applications in Cellular Biology NANO3 prof. dr. Igor Križaj 10 ECTS
Protein and Cell Engineering NANO3 prof. dr. Jože Pungerčar 10 ECTS
Proteolysis NANO3 akad. prof. dr. Vito Turk 10 ECTS
Proteomics NANO3 izr. prof. dr. Marko Fonović 5 ECTS
Quantitation of Nucleic Acids NANO3 prof. dr. Kristina Gruden 5 ECTS
Radio Waves Propagation and Antennas IKT2 izr. prof. dr. Tomaž Javornik 5 ECTS
Radioactive Wastes EKO3 prof. dr. Borut Smodiš 5 ECTS
Radioactive and Nuclear Methods for the Study of Processes EKO3 prof. dr. Borut Smodiš 5 ECTS
Radiochemistry EKO2 prof. dr. Ljudmila Benedik 5 ECTS
Radioecology EKO2 prof. dr. Peter Stegnar 5 ECTS
Resource Management for Wireless Networks IKT2 prof. dr. Mihael Mohorčič 5 ECTS
Robot Vision IKT3 prof. dr. Aleš Ude 5 ECTS
Role and Relevance of Animal Models in Understanding Tumor Progression NANO3 izr. prof. dr. Olga Vasiljeva 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
Selected Chapters from Analytical Chemistry EKO3 prof. dr. Maja Ponikvar-Svet 5 ECTS
Selected Topics in Molecular Immunobiology NANO3 izr. prof. dr. Nataša Kopitar Jerala 5 ECTS
Selected Topics in Robotics IKT2 prof. dr. Aleš Ude 10 ECTS
Selected topics on Biotechnology EKO3 doc. dr. David Dobnik 5 ECTS
Semantic Web Technologies IKT2 prof. dr. Dunja Mladenić 5 ECTS
Seminar I IKT2 izr. prof. dr. Marko Debeljak 10 ECTS
Seminar I NANO3 prof. dr. Barbara Malič 10 ECTS
Seminar I NANO2 prof. dr. Barbara Malič 10 ECTS
Seminar I IKT3 izr. prof. dr. Marko Debeljak 10 ECTS
Seminar I EKO3 prof. dr. Milena Horvat 10 ECTS
Seminar I EKO2 prof. dr. Milena Horvat 10 ECTS
Seminar I ST3 prof. dr. Marina Dermastia 10 ECTS
Seminar II ST3 prof. dr. Marina Dermastia 30 ECTS
Seminar II EKO2 prof. dr. Milena Horvat 10 ECTS
Seminar II IKT3 prof. dr. Nada Lavrač 30 ECTS
Seminar II NANO2 prof. dr. Barbara Malič 10 ECTS
Seminar II EKO3 prof. dr. Milena Horvat 30 ECTS
Seminar II NANO3 prof. dr. Barbara Malič 30 ECTS
Seminar II IKT2 prof. dr. Nada Lavrač 10 ECTS
Seminar III EKO3 prof. dr. Milena Horvat 10 ECTS
Seminar III ST3 prof. dr. Marina Dermastia 10 ECTS
Seminar III IKT3 prof. dr. Nada Lavrač 10 ECTS
Seminar III NANO3 prof. dr. Barbara Malič 10 ECTS
Sensor Data Analysis ST3 prof. dr. Dunja Mladenić 5 ECTS
Sensor Networks ST3 izr. prof. dr. Tomaž Javornik 5 ECTS
Sensor Networks for Condition Monitoring of Industrial Assets ST3 prof. dr. Đani Juričić 5 ECTS
Sensors and Sensor Technologies ST3 prof. dr. Barbara Malič 5 ECTS
Sensors in Human Computer Interaction ST3 izr. prof. dr. Gregor Papa 5 ECTS
Sensors in Process Control ST3 prof. dr. Juš Kocijan 5 ECTS
Sensors in Robotics and Biocybernetics ST3 prof. dr. Jan Babič 5 ECTS
Simulations of Telecommunication Systems IKT3 prof. dr. Aleš Švigelj 5 ECTS
Society, Nature and the Environment EKO3 prof. dr. Tomaž Grušovnik 5 ECTS
Soft Matter and Soft Nanocomposites NANO3 prof. dr. Samo Kralj 5 ECTS
Software Engineering Methods IKT2 izr. prof. dr. Barbara Koroušič Seljak 5 ECTS
Speciation of Elements in Biological Systems and Environment EKO3 prof. dr. Radmila Milačič 5 ECTS
Spectroscopy and Microscopy NANO2 prof. dr. Miran Čeh 10 ECTS
Stability, Folding and Aggregation of Proteins NANO3 prof. dr. Eva Žerovnik 10 ECTS
Stochastic Optimization Methods IKT2 prof. dr. Bogdan Filipič 10 ECTS
Strategic Evaluation of Environmental Impacts EKO3 doc. dr. Davor Kontić 5 ECTS
Strategies of Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring with the Dose Assessment EKO3 doc. dr. Benjamin Zorko 5 ECTS
Stress responses in marine environment EKO3 doc. dr. Andreja Ramšak 5 ECTS
Surfaces and Interfaces NANO3 doc. dr. Erik Zupanič 5 ECTS
Sustainable Engineering EKO2 prof. dr. Peter Glavič 10 ECTS
Synthesis of Nanomaterials NANO3 prof. dr. Barbara Malič 10 ECTS
Synthetic Biology and Biosensing ST3 prof. dr. Tamara Lah Turnšek 10 ECTS
Systems and Techniques of Decision Support IKT2 prof. dr. Marko Bohanec 10 ECTS
Telecommunication Systems IKT2 doc. dr. Andrej Hrovat 20 ECTS
Text/Multimedia Mining and Semantic Technologies IKT3 prof. dr. Dunja Mladenić 5 ECTS
Theory of Nanomaterials NANO3 prof. dr. Viktor Kabanov 10 ECTS
Tools for the Environmental Quality Control EKO3 prof. dr. Milena Horvat 10 ECTS
Universe in a Droplet of Liquid Crystal NANO3 prof. dr. Samo Kralj 5 ECTS
Vacuum Science and Technology NANO3 izr. prof. dr. Janez Kovač 5 ECTS
Web Technologies and Programming Languages IKT2 doc. dr. Pavle Boškoski 5 ECTS
Whole-cell Biosensors in Toxicology ST3 prof. dr. Metka Filipič 5 ECTS
Wireless Communications IKT2 doc. dr. Andrej Hrovat 10 ECTS
Wireless Network Design IKT2 prof. dr. Mihael Mohorčič 5 ECTS
X-ray Structure Analysis NANO3,EKO3 doc. dr. Evgeny Goreshnik 5 ECTS

BASIC OBJECTIVES

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.
  • Digital transformation is a multidisciplinary endeavor referred to the adoption of digital technologies in the manufacturing, business and other organizational processes with the aim to digitize non-digital products, services and operations. The areas of concern include digital operational and business models, key enabling technologies, manufacturing execution systems, digital twins, internet of things, process optimization and predictive maintenance.