Master course in ICT for Smart Societies (ICT4SS)

Master course in

ICT for Smart Societies

ICT for Smart Societies is an interdisciplinary MSc degree, where engineers learn how core ICT tools such as machine learning, smart networks, Internet of things, can be used to improve the quality of life in cities, to produce and distribute energy more efficiently, to solve fundamental health, environmental, and transport challenges.

HOW TO APPLY

TOP 5%

EMPLOYABILITY¹

94.1%

EMPLOYMENT RATE² AFTER 1 YEAR FROM GRADUATION

TOP 10

UNIVERSITIES IN EUROPE³

¹QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022 for Politecnico di Torino

²AlmaLaurea Survey 2020 for ICT4SS

³QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021: Engineering & Technology for Politecnico di Torino

WHY ICT4SS

ICT4SS AT A GLANCE

Smart societies will make a more intelligent use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to transform cities and improve the quality of life of their inhabitants, to produce and distribute energy more efficiently, to solve fundamental health, environmental, and transport challenges.

ICT for Smart Societies is an interdisciplinary MSc degree designed to train the engineers that will lead this smart revolution and shape the societies of the future. After laying the foundations of the core ICT topics, such as machine learning, smart networks, Internet of things, the degree focuses on the key ICT applications for smart societies: energy, transport, building design, smart health, environment.

ICT4SS has an innovative teaching approach with an interdisciplinary profile. An ICT expert and an application domain expert jointly serve as course instructors, ensuring that students learn both domain-specific knowledge and related ICT tools. In addition, ICT4SS has a learning-by-doing approach, where students work in several projects to develop problem definition and problem-solving skills.

COURSE CATALOGUE

FIRST YEAR

ECTS	First semester

6	Programming for IoT applications
6	Statistical learning and neural networks
6	ICT for health
6	Big data for Internet applications OR Communication and network systems OR Programmable electronic systems
12	Management & content delivery for smart networks: algorithms & modelling (1st and 2nd semester)

ECTS	Second semester

6	ICT for geomatics: navigation and maps
6	Mobile and sensor networks
8	Operational research: theory and applications
6	Applied information security and cryptography OR Project and laboratory on embedded communication systems OR Mobile applications development OR Innovative wireless platforms for IoT

SECOND YEAR

ECTS	First semester

6	ICT in building design
6	ICT for smart mobility
6	Smart grids
10	Interdisciplinary projects (1st and 2nd semester)

ECTS	Second semester

30	Master thesis

For more details, see the official course catalogue. Students can also get a Diploma Supplement with credits from Civil Engineering by enrolling in the Smart Infrastructures teaching project.

APPLICATION DOMAINS

INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS & LAB ACTIVITIES

A key element of the didactic approach of ICT4SS is the “Interdisciplinary projects”, a 10 ECTS course introducing the students to a project-based learning approach, applying the knowledge on ICT methodologies gained during the first year to one of the application domains characterizing ICT4SS. During this course, students work together in groups to solve real-world problems, to broaden their knowledge, to improve communication and interpersonal/social skills, to enhance their leadership skills, to increase their creativity, and to improve writing and communication skills.

Besides the interdisciplinary project, students access to top-level labs in the Departments involved in the degree program, experimenting with a hands-on approach in state of art labs. More than 300 hours are devoted to lab activities on different ICT methodologies: machine learning and neural networks, smart networks, programming for IoT, mobile and sensor networks.

TOP-QUALITY TEACHING

All courses are taught in English, creating an international environment that promotes cultural exchange, increases cooperation opportunities among students, encourage interactions with experts in all technical disciplines relevant to ICT and its applications.

Students come from different Bachelor programs, including non-ICT programs, bringing diverse technical competencies.Teamwork is fostered as a way to identify and implement solutions to technical problems, promoting innovative teaching methods.

Courses are given by professors with excellent track record in scientific research, warranting the most advanced and up-to-date course programs. Often top students have the chance to publish their work in scientific journals and conferences.

JOB PLACEMENT

Projects based on the exploitation of ICT technologies to create smarter societies are widespread and ICT jobs are increasingly required also in non-ICT sectors. According to official Almalaurea stats, 94.1% of ICT4SS students is employed in the first year after graduation.

The professors and research groups contributing to the ICT4SS degree are actively involved in both national and international collaborations with top level companies. These networks are beneficial to students, who can find a lot of opportunities for internships and master thesis in companies.

STUDYING ABROAD