FoReLab Degree Certificate

As part of the educational initiatives of the FoReLab project of the Department of Information Engineering (winner of the Call for Departments of Excellence of the MUR 2023/2027), an excellence training course is activated mainly, but not exclusively, for students who have interests in the research topics of the project.   

To get the FoReLab degree certificate, a student enrolled in the MSc in Computer Engineering (CE) must:

• include in her/his study plan as "Elective course - free choice (attività a scelta dello studente)" a 9 CFU activity chosen from the "FoReLab group" (selected from the study plan of the MSc provided by the Department of Information Engineering, for the relevance of their respective objectives and contents to the FoReLab topics);  

• develop a thesis work aimed at addressing and solving a state-of-the-art research problem that is relevant to the FoReLab project topics;  

• write the thesis in English. 

The suggested FoReLab group from which the interested student can choose an activity is as follows:

1. Advanced Computer Networking (aka Advanced Network Architectures and Wireless Systems)

2. Cloud Computing

3. Dependable and Secure Systems (aka Formal Methods for Secure Systems)

4. Industrial Applications

5. Internet of Things

6. Large-Scale and Multi-structured Databases

7. Multimedia Information Retrieval and Computer Vision

8. System and Network Hacking

Double Degree in Master of Science Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Illinois at Chicago

Students enrolled in the Laurea Magistrale in Computer Engineering (LM-CE) at the University of Pisa (UNIPI) can also obtain the degree of Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MS-ECE) from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) while working towards their degree in Italy.

FIRST YEAR (Italy)

* In Oct-Dec, students attend the first semester courses of the first year of the LM-CE program at UNIPI

* In Mar-May, students attend the second semester courses of the first year of the LM-CE program at UNIPI

Among these second semester courses, 15 CFUs will be considered also for the MS-ECE program at UCI (list of courses subject to variation, to be confirmed every year). The exams relevant to these selected courses must be passed with success at the first attempt, and evaluation will count for UIC enrolment.

SECOND YEAR (USA)

* In Aug-Dec, students attend the fall semester courses of the MS-ECE program at UIC

Students must attend 3 ECE courses at 500 level plus performing laboratory activity mandatory for the fulfillment of the thesis

* In Jan-Jun, students spend the spring semester at UIC working on their MS-ECE thesis and defending it to earn the MS-ECE degree at UIC 

Optional but highly recommended

THIRD YEAR (Italy)

* Students attend the courses of the second year of the LM-CE program at UNIPI

Among the attented courses at UIC, a minimum of 9 CFUs will be granted for the LM-CE program. Students expand their UIC thesis and defend it to earn the LM-CE degree at UNIPI.

For further information, please contact prof. Nicola Tonellotto (nicola.tonellotto(at)unipi.it).

For further information, contact us by sending an e-mail to didattica_INGINF@dii.unipi.it

Coming from abroad? Please get in touch with our international office (international@ing.unipi.it)