This Presentation

Lars Bo Larsen
Coordinator
Vision, Graphics and
Interactive Systems
lbl@es.aau.dk
Patrick Eggers
Ove Andersen
Coordinator
Director of Studies
Electronics and IT Mobile communications
pe@es.aau.dk
oa@es.aau.dk
This Presentation
• About Aalborg University
• Living in Aalborg
• Studying at Aalborg University
• Study Programmes
• Questions
http://kom.aau.dk/~pe/education/IntMaster/Aalborg-ECE-2010.pdf
Le Danemark : une monarchie constitutionnelle
Aalborg University in Denmark
Reine Margrethe II
Aalborg
Esbjerg
Copenhagen
Monnaie :
couronnes
danoises
Living in Aalborg
La maison des étudiants
• The Vikings founded Aalborg about 1000 years ago,
• Aalborg is the 4th largest city in Denmark. Pop. 200.000
• Many cultural attractions with varied night-life more than 300
restaurants, bars and clubs as well as excellent sporting and
recreational facilities.
• Airport
• Direct flight connections between Aalborg and Paris (Orly)
~price from approx. 75 EUR (return ticket)
Aalborg
Erasmus
Community
-The Student
House
-The International
dinners
- The trips around
Danemark
-The Kolegiums
Samantha CAPORAL DEL BARRIO
PhD Student Mobile Communication
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Aalborg
Le Burger King
Wonderful Beaches
Events at AAU
• Less than 20 km
from Aalborg you will
find some of the very
best beaches in
Europe with very fine
sand and cozy
dunes.
-The boat race
- Sports Clubs
- The Snow party
- Carnival
- Concerts
The beach is very
wide and you are
allowed to drive your
car onto the beach.
- And much more to
discover…
Excellent conditions
for wind surfing.
Samantha CAPORAL DEL BARRIO
PhD Student
Mobile Communication
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Aalborg Carnival
• The largest carnival in Northern Europe with up to 25,000
carnivalists in the Grand Parade and more than 100,000
spectators
Aalborg University (AAU)
• Established in 1974
• Close to 13600 students – 12.5% are international students
• ~ 3500 students enrolled at the Faculty of Humanities
• ~ 4600 students enrolled at the Faculty of Social Sciences
• ~ 5500 students enrolled at the faculty of Enginering,
Science and Medicine
• 1200 faculty, 800 administrative and technical staff
• ~65 educational programmes – 40 taught in English
• In 2008 approx 1500 students received a Master’s degree, 127
students received a PhD degree
• Problem Based Learning since 1974
Problem Based Learning
• Key concept at Aalborg University
What will Problem Based
Learning give you
• Problem-solving skills
• Self-directed learning skills
• Problem-Based Learning is an Example of Active Learning and
Student Engagement
• Ability to find and use appropriate resources
• Critical thinking
• Measurable knowledge base
• "How can we get students to think?"
• Not text book recipe and ask all time : ‘is this correct’
• But investigate/argue and make choices your self
• Your chance to train you self for a job situation where
you will be in charge
• Performance ability
• Social and ethical skills
• Self-sufficient and self-motivated
• Leadership skills
• Ability to work on a team
• Communication skills
• Proactive thinking
Problem Based Learning
Your own office/group room
• 1-2 groups share a room
• The lecturers and project supervisors visit the groups
• Secure your belongings = lock the door
• .. Books, bags, computers, coffee machine, fridge, microwave.. phones etc
• .. All that a normal ‘house hold’ needs
compulsory
courses
50%
courses
50%
project
Project related
courses
Project work
Individual exams
Group exam
Model from The Aalborg PBL model - Progress, Diversity and Challenges
Anette Kolmos, Flemming K. Fink & Lone Krogh
Project groups
Group sizes:
• Fall semester; normally 3-5 persons,
• Thesis projects; normally 1 or 2, (but 3 is allowed)
Supervisor: Each group gets assigned a project
supervisor, who supports the project, gives advise
and feedback to drafts, etc.
• Normal to have fixed meeting times once per week
Students form the groups themselves + select their
project during the first week of the semester.
• Groups are formed from professional interests in
the project subjects, but also from personal
preferences
Semester Plan
Period 1
Period 2
Period 3
Project work
Project work
Project
work
Courses
Courses
Courses
Period 4
Preparations
Reading
Study
&
Exams
1 period = 5 weeks
One Semester = 900 hours of work = 30 ECTS
Project work > 50 % of semester
Fall semester: 1 september – 31 january
Spring semester: 1 february – 30 une
MSc programmes
Week plan - example
8.15
Monday
Tuesday
Project
work
12.00
12.30
Thursday
Stochastic
Math.
Scientific
English
Assignments in
Assignments in
Assignments in
Lab or Group Room Lab or Group Room Lab or Group Room
Lunch
Lunch
Computer Vision
Processing
16.30
Wednesday
Communication
Networks
Advanced Course
Lunch
MATLAB
Assignments in
Assignments in
Lab or Group Room Lab or Group
Room
Project
Work
or
Meetings, etc
One-week time table
Our Campus
Lunch
Friday
Project
work
Lunch
Project
Project
work
work
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Acoustics
Applied Signal Processing & Implementation
Communication Network with specialization in security
GPS Technology
Intelligent Autonomous systems
Intelligent Reliable Systems
Mobile Communication
Multimedia Information and Signal Processing
Network Planning & Management
RF Integrated Systems & Circuits
Software Defined Radio
Vision, Graphics and Interactive Systems
• Elite programme in Wireless Communication
Our Master programmes span 4 semesters (2 years), but the ECE exchange
programme covers only the second year
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What we expect from you
• That you are here for studying !!!!
• You are open minded for co-operation with other students
and staff
• You show up every morning!!
MOB/VGIS
• You do your part of the team-work
A1
A4
A2
• Minimum 45 hours of studying a week
science park
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A5
• You keep informed about schedules, courses, exam’s
• Planning and keeping your times are very important !!
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• We hope to learn from your back-ground
• Feed-back is important for us to improve
•http://www.auc.dk/kort/frb.htm
What we can offer you
Mobile Communications
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A modern, international top level University
24 hours open university with facilities for studying
Open minded dialog between teachers and students
Courses – lecturing, practical examples, exam’s
Projects – team-work with supervisor, exam’s
Industrial network
A rich social student life, club facilities etc.
Accomodation is guaranteed for all admitted
international students!
• Co-ordinator, Secretary, teachers, co-students,
• The Aalborg Project Model is unique in the world (but
is being adapted by universities in many places)
Semester Courses
1. Semester: Signal processing and communications
• Living with & compensating for noise and time dispersion (radio ‘echo’) effects
2. Semester: Wireless communication
• Handling dynamic radio channel (‘fading’) conditions
• Multi antenna signal processing
3. Semester:
• Capacity, data rate optimization & interference control
Frequency Blocks
4. Semester:
• Thesis Project
Mob.Com : Projects/applications
Spring semester: Theme: Communications Signals and Systems
FP8-5
F8-1
Error Control Coding
Engineering Responsibilities
1 ECTS
1 ECTS
SE
SE
FP8-6
FP8-25
FP8-26
MOB8-1
Radio Communications II
Propagation, Antennas and Diversity
Inverse filtering, Deconvolution and Equalization
Wireless Networks II
1 ECTS
3 ECTS
1 ECTS
1 ECTS
PE
PE
PE
PE
Project
22 ECTS
Systems/networking, link conditioning/processing, antenna systems
Mobile devices
Cellular networks (GSM, UMTS ..),
Cognitive radio (4G,5G..)
Antenna
systems
Fall semester: Theme: Mobile Radio Communications
MOB9-1
Numerical Methods in Field Theory and Propagation
2 ECTS
SE
MOB9-2
FP9-12
MOB9-4
Radio Communications III
Adaptive Antenna Systems
Wireless Networks III
1.4 ECTS
1.6 ECTS
1 ECTS
PE
PE
PE
Project
24 ECTS
Final semester: Master Thesis work
Main objective: knowledge and understanding of the modern
wireless communication elements, concepts & systems subject
to dynamic radio channel conditions.
ZigBee Coordinator
ZigBee Router
ZigBee
Mesh
Link
End Device
Star Link
RFID
Ad Hoc networking (Bluetooth etc)
Tags & systems
Antenna signal processing : Time reversal, MIMO, …
Weird wired wireless
What makes communication
systems work
World class laboratories
What does ECE 2010 MobCom say
• Radio anechoic chamber
• Mobile devices
• Radio laboratory
• Embedded system labs
• Multi media labs
• Virtual Reality
• Usability testing labs
VGIS programme overview
1st semester: Networks and Distributed Processing (with VGIS
oriented project and supervision)
2nd semester: Synthesis and Analysis of Images
3rd semester: Advanced Interactive Systems
• Work with advanced theories and techniques from the core
disciplines of the specialization: vision, graphics, and
interactive systems. Furthermore, the presented theories
and techniques shall be applied in the context of interactive
systems.
Interactive Systems element(s)
Vision and graphics projects are quite often with a substantial
interactive system element, both during your studies but also
later in your carreer
The VGIS master’s programme also contains as an important
element the study of interactive system aspects with focus on
the systems and integration issues, and in combination with
other modalities such as speech input
COMPUTER
VISION
INTERACTIVE
4th semester: Master’s project in either Vision, Graphics, or
Interactive Systems
VGIS 3. Semester Courses
VGIS 3. semester
Course title
MULTIMEDIA
VGIS Project Examples
ECTS
Advanced VGIS
Computer Vision
Virtual Reality
Multi-Modal User Interaction
Image Processing ( for students who
have not followed a similar course )
(Advanced HCI / Interaction Design)
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Project Work
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COMPUTER
GRAPHICS
• Pump-IT – a personal
Fitness trainer system on
a mobile device (PDA or
Smartphone)
• By Julien Petitjean and
Emilien Klein
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Multi finger Touch detection
Deme Touch
• Natural interaction
• Similar to the Ipod and
Microsoft Surface table
• By Alexandre Fleury
and Frederic Boulet
Soccer commercials
www.logopaint.com
What does ECE 2010 VGIS say
Elite study program
• For EXTREEMLY/VERY HIGH LEVEL students (A;A+ level)
• Research focused
• Now possible to apply for single semster participation
• Available in Wireless communications domain
• Tailored individual study programs
• Possibility to seek scholarships
• Reporting done in form of submission of journal articles,
filing patents etc
• ‘Sparring partners’ : Top researchers and fellow talents
• Good prospects for PhD grants
International Office
• Responsibilities:
• Handling of applications
• Assist students in finding accomodation
• Answering questions
• Introducing international students to Aalborg Universities
• Staff af International Office:
• Information & contact : Faculty of Engineering science …..
• http://adm.aau.dk/fak-tekn/english/eng_index.htm
Application Deadline
• Deadlines for applicants with EU/EEA citizenship:
• 1 May
• Web page: studyguide.aau.dk
• Checklist:
1.Fill out online application form
2.Print the online application and send it to Aalborg
University, including:
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Original verified copied of certificates and academic transcripts.
References/recommendations (in English) from your home
university
IELTS test (either the original test score result or a verified copy)
2 passport size photos (approximately 1.2X1.2 inches)
Loging
Comment se loger ?
C’est l’université d’Aalborg qui se charge
de trouver un logement aux étudiants.
Les élèves sont dispatchés un peu partout
autour de l’université.
Sur la page suivante se trouve la carte
d’Aalborg avec les trois principaux points
de repère :
l’aéroport
le logement
l’université
Aéroport
Logement
Université
Loging
Transport
Mon logement
Comment se déplacer ?
Vous avez la possibilité de vous mettre en colocation avec qui vous voulez.
Pour ma part, j’ai été affecté dans une belle maison de huit étudiants :
1 français ING 3 de l’ECE
1 française ING 5 de l’ECE
1 estonien en Master 1 d’électronique
1 chinois en Master 1 de communication
1 lituanienne en Master 1 de management 1 canadienne en Master 1 de marketing
1 polonaise en Master 2 d’économie
Nous partageons une cuisine et une salle de bains à trois.
Prix du logement : 17 000 DKK ~ 2 300 € pour six mois (~ 380 €/mois)
Il existe trois moyens de se déplacer à Aalborg.
1)La marche à pied
Aalborg est une grande ville mais le centre-ville, les logements et l’université sont
relativement proches. Marcher est donc un très bon moyen de transport !
2) Le vélo
La plupart des étudiants achètent un vélo sur place (1 000 DKK ~ 150 €) et le revendent
en fin d’année pour le même prix.
Pour ma part, une dizaine de vélos se trouvaient dans le garage de ma maison.
3) Le bus
Les bus sont très grands et de très bonne qualité mais coûtent relativement cher. Un ticket
coûte 18 DKK ~ 2,5 €, et la carte mensuelle 150 DKK ~ 20 €.
Ma maison
Ma chambre
Particulars Education
Particulars Aalborg
A propos du système d’enseignement
Ce qui m’a étonné :
Les cours en TD n’existent pas. Ils ont un système de « Group' room ».
Qu’est ce qu’un Group' room ?
C’est une salle située dans l’université réservée à chaque groupe d’élèves (4 ou 5).
Tout le monde se déplace à vélo
Ils peuvent y accéder 24h/24 et ont chacun une clé.
Tous les danois sont bilingue anglais
Comment est la charge de travail ?
Ils ne connaissent pas les cahiers : ils n’utilisent que des feuilles
Le niveau des cours et des exercices est très élevé.
Ils sont très accueillants et ouverts
Étant donné que le planning d’une semaine classique est plutôt « light », le travail personnel est
par conséquent énorme.
Les magasins sont ouverts le dimanche
Personne n’utilise d’anti-vol
Les casquettes et les capuches sont autorisées en cours
Les rues sont extrêmement propres
Les boissons sont à volonté au McDonald’s
Deux fois par semaine ont lieu des meetings avec notre superviseur de projet pour faire le
point et discuter des tâches à venir.
(rappel : le projet compte pour 2/3 dans la validation du semestre)
Les pizzas familiales coûtent 4,5 €
Les jardins sont ouverts sur la rue : il n’y a pas de portail
Fellow ECE MobCom 2009-2010,
now AAU PhD student
samantha.caporal@gmail.com
http://mobcomengineer.chez.com
Samantha CAPORAL DEL BARRIO PhD Student Mobile Communication
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