Master's degree in Innovation and Research in Informatics (MIRI)

Barcelona School of Informatics (FIB)

Informatics has become a major driving force in many scientific and technological fields. In fact, current socioeconomic progress cannot be understood without considering access to and exchange of information between people and machines and between systems and institutions. There is a growing need for professionals who have strong drive, talent and solid training as provided by the master's degree in Innovation and Research in Informatics (master's degree website). It is designed to provide a solid background in different aspects of research in the fields of advanced computing, computer graphics and virtual reality, computer networks and distributed systems, high-performance computing and service engineering.

Specialisations

Advanced Computing
Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality
Computer Networks and Distributed Systems
High Performance Computing
Service Engineering

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General details

Duration and start date: Two academic years, 120 ECTS credits. Starting September and February
Timetable and delivery: Mornings. Face-to-face
Fees and grants: Approximate fees for the master’s degree, excluding other costs, €3,320 (€4,980 for non-EU residents).
This master's degree was selected in the Masters of Excellence grant programme of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation. More information is available at the Foundation's website.
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Language of instruction: English
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Location: Barcelona School of Informatics (FIB)
Official degree: Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register

Admission

General requirements: Academic requirements for admission to master's degrees
Places: 60
Pre-enrolment: Pre-enrolment closed (consult the new pre-enrolment periods in the academic calendar).

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Legalisation of foreign documents: All documents issued in non-EU countries must be legalised and bear the corresponding apostille.

Curriculum

First semester

Second semester

Advanced Data Structures 6
Advanced Human Language Technologies 5
Advanced Processor Architecture 6
Algorithmics for Data Mining 6
Algorithmics for Data Mining 6
Algorithmics for Data Mining 6
Big Data Management 6
Cloud Computing 6
Cloud Computing and Big Data Analytics 6
Combinatorial Problem Solving 6
Computational Complexity 6
Computer Animation 6
Data Warehousing 6
Data Warehousing 6
Data Warehousing 6
Decentralized Systems 6
E-Business 6
Fast Realistic Rendering 6
Geometry Processing 6
Interdisciplinary Innovation Project 6
Machine Learning 6
Machine Learning 6
Multiprocessors Architecture 6
Multivariate Analysis 6
Multivariate Analysis 6
Open Data 6
Open Data 6
Operating Systems 6
Parallel Programming Tools and Models 6
Requirements Engineering for Services 6
Scalable Rendering for Graphics and Game Engines 6
Scientific Visualization 6
Seminars of Innovation and Research in Informatics 6
Service Oriented Architecture 6
Social and Environmental Aspects of Information Technology 3
Topics on Optimization and Machine Learning 6
Viability of Business Projects 6
Virtual and Augmented Reality 6

Third semester

Advanced Natural Language Processing 6
Advanced Natural Language Processing 6
Advanced Software Engineering 6
Advanced Statistical Modelling 6
Advanced Statistical Modelling 6
Algorithmic Game Theory 6
Algorithms for VLSI 6
Bioinformatics and Statistical Genetics 6
Bioinformatics and Statistical Genetics 6
Business Intelligence Project 6
Compilers for High Performance Computers 6
Complex and Social Networks 6
Design and Evaluation of Web-Based Systems 6
Future Internet Networks 6
Information Retrieval 6
Information Retrieval 6
Internet Applications and Security 6
Kernel-Based Machine Learning and Multivariate Modelling 6
Kernel-Based Machine Learning and Multivariate Modelling 6
Nanoelectronic Circuit Design 6
Optimization Techniques for Data Mining 6
Optimization Techniques for Data Mining 6
Processor Design 6
Service Innovation Based on Information Technologies 6
Service Oriented Business Intelligence 6
Service Oriented Business Intelligence 6
Service Oriented Business Intelligence 6
Statistical Natural Language Processing 6
Statistical Natural Language Processing 6
Stochastic Network Modelling 6
Supercomputers Architecture 6
Supercomputing for Challenging Applications 6
Web Services 6

Fourth semester

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Professional opportunities

Professional opportunities

Graduates of the MIRI will have the ability to analyse and solve complex problems in information technology-related domains. They will thus be qualified to work in any company willing to incorporate emerging technologies in the sector, especially those with R&D centres, in public and private research centres and in university departments, in which they might work on new research and start a doctoral degree.

Competencies

Generic competencies

Generic competencies are the skills that graduates acquire regardless of the specific course or field of study. The generic competencies established by the UPC are capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship, sustainability and social commitment, knowledge of a foreign language (preferably English), teamwork and proper use of information resources.

Double-degree agreements

Double-degree pathways with foreign universities

Master's degree in Innovation and Research in Informatics + Master of Science Degree in Computer Engineering (Politecnico di Torino).
Master's degree in Innovation and Research in Informatics + Maestría en Ciencias en Ingeniería de Cómputo (Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico)