Seminars in electronics and communications [ LELEC2590 ]

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This course takes place in the ELEC specialization in electronics, microwaves and telecommunications. The exact subjects vary each year depending on participants and latest developments in industry and research. The focus is on the discussion of R&D topics answering to future industrial needs.

With respect to the AA referring system defined for the Master in Electrical Engineering, the course contributes to the development, mastery and assessment of the following skills :

• AA1.1, AA1.2, AA1.3
• AA2.1, AA2.2, AA2.3, AA2.4, AA2.5
• AA3.1, AA3.2, AA3.3
• AA4.1, AA4.2, AA4.4
• AA5.3, AA5,4, AA5.5, AA5.6
• AA6.1, AA6.2 , AA6.3

At the end of the seminars series, debates and personal work, the students will have a global view on the most recent developments in their domain of expertise, i.e., electrical engineering. They will be able to :

• Realize a review of the state-of-the art on a given problem or technology following a methodology and criteria typically used in R&D assessment
• Make a comparative  and quantitative evaluation of the performances, including the balance between pros and cons, and taking in view current or forthcoming transfer to industry.  Predictions and characterizations using tools and softwares available in the frame of the ELEC education program (Matlab, Comsol, ADS, etc...) is encouraged
• Make oral (slides) and written (report) presentations of the group work

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Evaluation is based on a personal work (usually in a group of 2 or 3 students), on a subject approved by the teachers. The work is the subject of an oral presentation (using slides) and the writing of a synthesis report (about 15 to 20 pages per student written as a journal article, including references).

The course proposes a series of seminar related to the most recent research subjects and industrial activities in the field of the electrical engineering given by various actors (university, research center, SME, major industry, start-up).

In parallel, students work in group of 2 or 3 on a subject chosen in agreement with the teachers and with the specific topics of the course. They have the opportunity of frequent interactions with teachers (individual or collective -course) to solve the faced problems, as well as with researchers of the UCL laboratories (and collaborations outside UCL).

As explained before, the thematics of the proposed seminars will be defined each year and then could change depending on the progresses of the related fields in electrical engineering. The aim is to offer the students a place of exchanges and education on hot topics not yet taught in courses in electronics, microwaves and telecommunications, furthermore bridging these electricity sub-domains. Les sujets abordés seront en rapport étroit avec les développements récents et futurs de l'industrie et de la recherche universitaire qui mettent en oeuvre, de manière croisée, les domaines précités. At the end of the seminars series, debates and personal work, the students will have a global view on some of the most recent developments in their domain of expertise, i.e., electrical engineering. They will analyze and discuss  the evolution of the technologies and products in comparison to recently-published scientific results.

Supports

Slides of each seminar available on Moodle platform the day before

Basic education in electronics, microwaves and telecommunications. Specialized education in one of the above domains of electricity.