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Study plan CSE

Plans d’études

Computational science and Engineering 2024-25

Block 1

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Advanced numerical analysis II
MATH-351 / Section MA
Picasso
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
5
Algorithms I
CS-250 / Section IN
Chiesa, Svensson
EN
-
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 2h
Summer session
Written
8
Computer simulation of physical systems I
PHYS-403 / Section PH
Pasquarello
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Oral
4
Image processing I
MICRO-511 / Section MT
Unser, Van De Ville
EN
  • Courses: 3h
-
Winter session
Written
3
Machine learning
CS-433 / Section IN
Flammarion, Jaggi
EN
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Course based project: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
8
Molecular dynamics and Monte-Carlo simulation
CH-351 / Section CGC
Röthlisberger
EN
-
  • Courses: 1h
  • Exercises: 1h
Summer session
During the semester
2
Numerical analysis and computational mathematics
MATH-456 / Section MA
Grigori
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
Written
4
Parallel and high-performance computing
MATH-454 / Section MA
Antolin Sanchez
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • TP: 1h
Summer session
Oral
4
Parallelism and concurrency in software
CS-302 / Section IN
Basu, Falsafi
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 2h
Summer session
During the semester
6
Programming concepts in scientific computing (only for master students in Civil Engineering and Computational Science)
MATH-458 / Section MA
Anciaux
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
Winter session
During the semester
4

Block SHS Master

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
HSS : Introduction to project
/ Section SHS
Divers enseignants
FR/EN
-
-
Winter session
3
HSS : Project
/ Section SHS
Divers enseignants
FR/EN
-
-
Summer session
3

Group 1

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
MP Autumn
MP Spring
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
CSE project I
MATH-591 / Section MA
Profs divers
FR
  • Individual project: 8h
  • Individual project: 8h
-
-
Winter/Summer session
During the semester
8
CSE project II
MATH-592 / Section MA
Profs divers
FR
  • Individual project: 8h
  • Individual project: 8h
-
-
Winter/Summer session
During the semester
8
Engineering internship (master in computational sciences and engineering (Stage d'au minimum 8 semaines après le 2ème semestre de Master. Inscription par la bourse aux stages)
MATH-595 / Section MA
Profs divers
FR
  • Individual project: 320h
  • Individual project: 320h
  • Individual project: 320h
  • Individual project: 320h
Winter/Summer session
During the semester
8

Group 2

Courses
Language
Master 1
Master 2
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Advanced multiprocessor architecture
CS-471 / Section IN
Falsafi
EN
  • Courses: 4h
  • Course based project: 8h
-
  • Numerical Methods, Algorithms, High Performance Systems
Winter session
During the semester
8
Algorithms II
CS-450 / Section IN
Kapralov, Svensson
EN
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 3h
-
  • Data Science (core courses from MSc Datascience, except Machine Learning)
Winter session
Written
8
Applied data analysis
CS-401 / Section SC
Brbic
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 2h
-
  • Data Science (core courses from MSc Datascience, except Machine Learning)
Winter session
Written
8
Atomistic and quantum simulations of materials
MSE-468 / Section MX
Pizzi
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Course based project: 1h
  • Computational Modeling Based on Differential Equations
Summer session
During the semester
4
Computational linear algebra
MATH-453 / Section MA
Kressner
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Numerical Methods, Algorithms, High Performance Systems
Summer session
Written
5
Computational methods in molecular quantum mechanics
CH-452 / Section CGC
Bonella
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
  • Computational Modeling Based on Discrete Systems
Winter session
Oral
4
Computational neurosciences: neuronal dynamics
NX-465 / Section NX
Gerstner
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Computational Modeling Based on Differential Equations
Summer session
Written
5
Deep learning
EE-559 / Section EL
Cavallaro
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Data Science (core courses from MSc Datascience, except Machine Learning)
Summer session
During the semester
4
Deep learning in biomedicine (Pas donné en 2024-25)
CS-502 / Section IN
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Course based project: 2h
  • Data Science (core courses from MSc Datascience, except Machine Learning)
Summer session
During the semester
6
Deep reinforcement learning (Pas donné en 2024-25)
CS-456 / Section IN
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 1h
  • Data Science (core courses from MSc Datascience, except Machine Learning)
Summer session
Written
6
Distributed intelligent systems
ENG-466 / Section SIE
Martinoli
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Lab: 2h
  • Course based project: 1h
-
  • Computational Modeling Based on Discrete Systems
Winter session
Oral
5
Dynamical system theory for engineers (Cours biennal)
COM-502 / Section SC
Thiran
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Computational Modeling Based on Differential Equations
Summer session
Written
6
Environmental transport phenomena
ENG-420 / Section SIE
Crouzy, Porté-Agel
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Course based project: 2h
-
  • Computational Modeling Based on Differential Equations
Winter session
Written
5
Foundations of Data Science
COM-406 / Section IN
Gastpar, Urbanke
EN
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Data Science (core courses from MSc Datascience, except Machine Learning)
Winter session
Written
8
Geometric computing
CS-457 / Section IN
Pauly
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Lab: 1h
-
  • Computational Modeling Based on Discrete Systems
Winter session
Written
6
HPC for numerical methods and data analysis
MATH-505 / Section MA
Grigori
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Numerical Methods, Algorithms, High Performance Systems
Winter session
Oral
5
Hydrodynamics
ME-444 / Section GM
Gallaire
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Computational Modeling Based on Differential Equations
Summer session
Written
5
Image processing II
MICRO-512 / Section MT
Sage, Unser, Van De Ville
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Computational Modeling Based on Discrete Systems
Summer session
Written
3
Information security and privacy
COM-402 / Section IN
Payer
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Course based project: 2h
-
  • Data Science (core courses from MSc Datascience, except Machine Learning)
Winter session
Written
8
Instability
ME-466 / Section GM
Gallaire
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
  • Computational Modeling Based on Differential Equations
Winter session
Written
3
Introduction to electronic structure methods
CH-353 / Section CGC
Röthlisberger
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Computational Modeling Based on Discrete Systems
Winter session
During the semester
4
Mathematical modelling of behavior
MATH-463 / Section MA
Bierlaire
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Computational Modeling Based on Discrete Systems
Winter session
Written
5
Mathematics of data: from theory to computation
EE-556 / Section EL
Cevher
EN
  • Courses: 3h
  • Course based project: 3h
-
  • Data Science (core courses from MSc Datascience, except Machine Learning)
Winter session
Written
6
Molecular quantum dynamics
CH-453 / Section CGC
Vanicek
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
  • Computational Modeling Based on Discrete Systems
Summer session
Oral
3
Numerical approximation of PDEs
MATH-451 / Section MA
Buffa
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Numerical Methods, Algorithms, High Performance Systems
Summer session
Written
5
Numerical flow simulation
ME-474 / Section GM
Boujo
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Computational Modeling Based on Differential Equations
Winter session
During the semester
5
Numerical integration of dynamical systems
MATH-452 / Section MA
Blumenthal
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Numerical Methods, Algorithms, High Performance Systems
Summer session
Written
5
Numerical integration of stochastic differential equations
MATH-450 / Section MA
Nobile
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Numerical Methods, Algorithms, High Performance Systems
Winter session
Written
5
Numerical methods for conservation laws
MATH-459 / Section MA
Licht
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Numerical Methods, Algorithms, High Performance Systems
Winter session
Oral
5
Numerics for fluids, structures & electromagnetics (Pas donné en 2024-25. Cours donné en alternance tous les deux ans.)
MATH-468 / Section MA
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Numerical Methods, Algorithms, High Performance Systems
Winter session
Oral
5
Optimization for machine learning
CS-439 / Section IN
Flammarion
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Lab: 1h
  • Data Science (core courses from MSc Datascience, except Machine Learning)
Summer session
Written
8
Principles and applications of systems biology
ChE-411 / Section CGC
Hatzimanikatis
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 1h
-
  • Computational Modeling Based on Differential Equations
Winter session
During the semester
3
Randomized matrix computations (Cours donné en alternance tous les deux ans)
MATH-403 / Section MA
Kressner
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Numerical Methods, Algorithms, High Performance Systems
Winter session
Oral
5
Statistics for data science
MATH-413 / Section MA
Chandak, Limnios
EN
-
  • Courses: 4h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Data Science (core courses from MSc Datascience, except Machine Learning)
Summer session
Written
8
Stochastic simulation
MATH-414 / Section MA
Nobile
EN
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
-
  • Numerical Methods, Algorithms, High Performance Systems
Winter session
Written
5
Structural biology
BIO-315 / Section SV
Dal Peraro
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Computational Modeling Based on Discrete Systems
Summer session
During the semester
4
Systems for data management and data science
CS-460 / Section IN
Ailamaki, Kermarrec
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Lab: 2h
  • Data Science (core courses from MSc Datascience, except Machine Learning)
Summer session
Written
8
Turbulence
ME-467 / Section GM
Schneider
EN
-
  • Courses: 3h
  • Exercises: 2h
  • Computational Modeling Based on Differential Equations
Summer session
During the semester
5
Understanding advanced molecular simulation
CH-420 / Section CGC
Smit
EN
-
  • Courses: 2h
  • Course based project: 1h
  • Computational Modeling Based on Discrete Systems
Summer session
During the semester
4

Master project

Courses
Language
MP Autumn
MP Spring
Specialisations/Orientations
Exam
Credits / Coefficient
Projet de master en science et ingénierie computationelles
MATH-598 / Section MA
Profs divers
FR/EN
  • Individual project: 900h
  • Individual project: 900h
Winter/Summer session
Oral
30