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Master Thesis

The master thesis project is carried out under the supervision of one of the faculty members and involves – at a first stage – the identification of the research topic/ technological problem to be addressed and the research of literature for existing state-of-the-art. The output of the project, namely the description of the research area, [...]

Operating Systems and Applications for Mobile Devices

Objective The Android technology is being used in the latest smart mobile devices. The goal of this lab/course is for the students to understand the android computing platform and develop applications for mobile devices using the latest Android Software Development Kit (SDK). Working with Android applications, the students will gain experience with an interesting technology [...]

Computer Networks Design and Management

Objective The course “Computer Networks Design and Management” aims at teaching the contemporary methodologies and technologies in the areas of design and management of computer networks. In this context, network design problems are presented and properly formulated, whereas algorithms for their solution are presented, developed and validated using commercial software packages. Furthermore, the fundaments of [...]

Autonomous Systems

Objective This course seeks to familiarize students with the basic principles underpinning the functioning and implementation of autonomous systems, i.e. of systems capable of autonomous actions without human intervention. The course consists of seminar and laboratory sessions. More specifically, seminar sessions  analyze the basic features of autonomous systems while laboratory sessions focus on the implementation [...]

Communications and Network Security

Objective The objective of this course is the study and analysis of communications and networking security. The course focuses on wired and wireless networks that utilize the Internet technology to provide digital communications and network services. Security and privacy preserving principles and requirements, risk analysis and management methodologies, as well as security protocols and mechanisms [...]

Wireless and Satellite Communications

Objective The objective of the course is a comprehensive presentation of the analysis and design techniques of wireless and satellite communication links. The course includes two sections. In the first section we attempt a review of fundamental concepts of antenna technology and electromagnetic propagation. An analytic description of propagation aspects in current wireless communication systems [...]

Mobile Communication Networks

Objective The objective of the course is the presentation of modern mobile communication networks architecture and technologies. At the end of the course, the students will be able to analyze and evaluate main principles and planning design options for mobile communication networks. The students will work on a small project in a relative subject of [...]

Network Embedded Systems

Objective The key objective of this course is to present a good understanding of embedded systems architecture as well as a detailed methodology for the multilayered design of embedded systems and their applications, with main emphasis on network embedded systems. Main topics covered are the understanding of communication processors and system architecture, basic system design [...]

Communication and Computer Networks Infrastructure

Objective This course aims to analyze the basic principles, fundamental technologies and infrastructures in communication and computer networks. The first part of the course addresses wide area networks infrastructures, focusing on physical layer and multiple access issues. Metropolitan area networks and local area networks infrastructures are investigated in the second part. Finally, in the last [...]

Design of Wireless Networks

Objective The course aims at a comprehensive presentation of the analysis and design of existing and new wireless communication networks. The area of wireless communication is one of the most dynamic areas in the communication field. The course covers the wireless channel characteristics and the transmission and reception techniques developed to cope with the channel [...]