Radio Systems group contributes to various Bachelor and Master programs at the University of Twente by teaching courses/modules that are focused on communication systems, signal processing, antenna design and radio propagation.
As a group, we provide a complete Radio Systems specialization within the EE Master programme.
We also offer Bachelor/Master/internship assignments related to our research, our industry partners, or a combination of both.
- Bachelor Modules/Courses
1) SIGNAL PROCESSING AND COMMUNICATIONS (MODULE 8, B-EE)
RS group participates in Module 8 of the bachelor of electrical engineering (B-EE) programme. In this module, students learn signal processing basics, mathematical background requried to analyze noisy signals and the principles of wireless communications systems. The module is composed of four courses:
- Probability theory and statistical inference
- Digital signal processing
- Communications
2) FIELDS AND WAVES (MODULE 4-EE and Module 7-AT )
RS group also supports Module 4 the bachelor of electrical engineering (B-EE) and Module 7 of the bachelor of advanced technology (B-AT). In this modules, students learn basic theory of electromagnetism. The module consists of the following main topics:
- Electrostatics
- Magnetostatics
- Electrodynamics
3) Electronic system design (MODULE 11-EE)
RS group is also a part of Module 11 of the bachelor of electrical engineering (B-EE). This module is a T-shaped module focused on one hand on the deepening of the electrical engineering knowledge through embedded signal processing and, on the other hand, on the broadening of the knowledge in the fields of system design and philosophy of design.
RS group is resonsible for the digital section of the Embedded Signal Processing course.
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4) Foundations of Create (MODULE 1-CT)
In addition to the above, RS group contributes to the Module 1 of the CreaTe bachelor programme where it supports Tools & Hackaton Theme 2 and Sense-Process-Act in which students integrate knowledge obtained during lectures into practical, electronic designs based on the Sense-Process-Act principle.
- Master Courses
Currently, we offer the following four courses as a core part of our M-EE Master specialization 'Radio Systems':
1) WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (WiCoS)
Wireless Comunnication Systems provides system-level view of the physical layer design of wireless communication systems. It extends the knowledge of the basic elements of a wireless communication link to a comprehensive functional view of a wireless communication system and provides a skillset for practical system design and analysis.
Contact person: A. Lavrenko
2) Smart antennas (SAN)
Smart antennas course aims to bring the student to understand the key aspects of (smart) antenna theory, design and measurement techniques (including practical hands on laboratory exercises) as well as fundamental factors involved in propagation in radio channels.
Contact person: G.J. van Werkhoven (Universiteit Twente/ Thales Nederland B.V.)
3)5G/6G Communication and Sensing Channels (5G/6G ComSens)
5G/6G ComSens (formerly known as Mobile Radio Communications) provides fundamental principles of mobile radio communication and their performance evaluation. This course starts from the fundamentals of radio propagation and digital communications, and extends to the core techniques in radio system design and the countermeasures against dispersive mobile radio channel.
Contact person: Y. Miao
4) Advanced Communication and Radar Systems (ACARS)
ACARS provides knowledge and understanding of the design and performance analysis of advanced multiple antenna systems with application to the latest wireless systems. It will hep you to understand different transmission and reception schemes and algorithms and their advantages and relative performance gains over various types of MIMO channels.
Contact person: A. Kokkeler
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We also contribute to the Master course Embedded Computer Architectures 2 that focuses on systematic synthesis of computing architectures from applications.
- Radio Systems Specialization (M-EE)
With our Radio Systems M-EE specialization we provide a comprehensive, individually tailored, study programme in the physical level design, organization and application of the state-of-the-art wireless technologies essential for anyone interested in telecommunications. Whenever possible we combine theory with practice to prepare students for careers in academia or industry. We ensure that our students have excellent peer guidance and are working on the newest challenges in the areas of wireless communication and sensing.
Furter details on the specialization can be found here.