Objectives
Today, the high level of interoperability provided by networks is a vital part of all IT infrastructures, a fundamental component. However, the evolution of telecommunications has not stopped today due to the ever-expanding areas of applications and their increasingly complex requirements. The components of telecommunication systems are undergoing revolutionary changes, becoming multidisciplinary, and forming a complex mix of advanced mobile/wireless infrastructures, cloud services, network operations, location methods, and performance analysis. Focusing on cutting-edge solutions, the Intelligent Networks specialization will expose students to the key technologies and concepts that are expected to lead the global network ecosystem of the near future. Students graduating from this specialization will acquire up-to-date, time-tested, scientific-based, practical knowledge of network-integrated complex IT systems, their design, and operation. In each course, students will gain in-depth knowledge of the latest developments in networking, learn about the latest technologies in wireless communications, and acquire a pervasive understanding of the entire functional network architecture, from IoT cloud-based digital service environments through radio positioning implementations to different types of modern mobile networks (e.g., 5G/6G cellular, DSRC/WiGig/WiHD) and integrated network operation systems. This is complemented by an in-depth knowledge of performance modeling and its application methods for network design and efficient operation. In addition to the lectures, students will work on solving network design, analysis, operation, optimization, and modeling problems in the practical sessions and deepen their knowledge of advanced mobile and wireless architectures and cloud services by performing measurements in the laboratory courses of the specialization.
The specialization programme
The goal of the specialization is to train electrical engineers who
- have an overview of key technologies and concepts for the global networking ecosystem of the near future;
- have a modern, up-to-date, scientifically based, practical knowledge of network-integrated complex IT systems;
- know the solutions related to the design and efficient operation/maintenance of networks, performance modeling techniques, and their application methods and
- have the ability to solve the broadest scale of engineering problems related to intelligent network architectures, protocols, and systems.
Core courses
- Cloud Services integration for Intelligent Devices (BMEVITMMA14) + Laboratory (BMEVITMMB06)
- Advanced Mobile and Wireless Networks (BMEVIHIMA16) + Laboratory (BMEVIHIMB11)
- Network Planning and Operations (BMEVIHIMB04)
- Performance Evaluation of Communication Networks (BMEVIHIMB05)
- Radio-based Localization Technologies (BMEVITMMB07)
Elective courses
- V2X Communication Technologies of Autonomous Vehicles (VIHIAV37)
- Administrating Computer Networks in Practice I. (VIHIAV39)
- Administrating Computer Networks in Practice II. (VIHIAV42)
Project topics and industry partners
Project laboratories and diploma thesis topics can be chosen from any of the Department’s topics. Still, typically, topics related to the operation, study, and development of advanced networking technologies and services are recommended as appropriate to the specialization. Very often, topics are written with industrial consultants through our industrial contacts. Some examples are 5G systems testing, cloud-based radio access networks, vehicular communication in practice, Multi-access edge computing optimization, sensor fusion for autonomous driving, and V2X simulation system design.
Talent Nurturing
The department laboratories and research groups teaching within this specialization have a long tradition of involving students in industrial bilateral, EU, and Hungarian R&D projects. Talented students can also participate in professional competitions (e.g., BME Netskills challenge), and with the help of the supervisor, they can carry out independent scientific and research activities, which they can present at a TDK conference, even as students at an international conference, or continue as a tailor-made Ph.D. topic.
Specialization coordinator
László Bokor Ph.D, associate professor
BME Department of Networked Systems and Services (HIT)
MediaNets Laboratory
e-mail: bokorl at hit.bme.hu
tel.: +36 1 463 2048