Telecommunications Engineering

Matteo Cesana, Pierpaolo Boffi,

Andrea Pimpinella, Lorenzo Combi, Daniele Moro
Who is the Telecommunications Engineer?
Telecommunications Trending News/Topics

Trending Technologies in Telecommunications, McKinsey, 2019

The Telecommunications Engineer Profile

Solid methodological and multidisciplinary background

skilled to handle the modern Information and
Communications Technologies
5G/6G Photonics
Internet mmWave
IoT Design
Comm
Design
Comm
Massive MIMO
SDN Networks Devices

Analyze
Develop
Services
data and
signals
Image/Audio
Cybersecurity Machine learning
Blockchain Virtual reality
Telecommunications Unexpected

Remote Sensing Molecular Communications

IoT Optical Sensors

…and many more!

The Study Programme – Main Features

• Vast and rich offer

– Communication Methodologies (60 CFU)
– Communication Technologies (210 CFU)
– Computer Science and Engineering (90 CFU)
– Maths (40 CFU)
– Electronics and Physics (80 CFU)

• Degrees of freedom to build up hybrid study plans

• Pre-approved tracks to guide students

Core Communications Methodologies
DIGITAL
COMMUNICATIONS

OPTICAL
TRAFFIC THEORY
COMMUNICATIONS

ADVANCED DIGITAL
NETWORK DESIGN
SIGNAL PROCESSING

RF DESIGN
Core Communications Technologies
SIGNALS AND DATA ANALYSIS DATA COMMUNICATIONS

• AUDIO AND VIDEO SIGNALS • DIGITAL COMMUNICATION I

• AUDIO SIGNALS • DIGITAL COMMUNICATION II
• VIDEO SIGNALS • WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
• GEOPHYSICAL AND RADAR IMAGING • INFORMATION THEORY
• GEOPHYSICAL IMAGING • RADIO AND OPTICAL WAVE PROPAGATION
• RADAR IMAGING • WIRELESS AND MOBILE PROPAGATION
• LOCALIZATION,NAVIGATION AND SMART MOBILITY • QUANTUM COMMUNICATIONS
• SISTEMI RADIO SATELLITARI E TERRESTRI
NETWORKING
COMMUNICATION DEVICES
• COMMUNICATION NETWORK DESIGN
• SWITCHING AND ROUTING • ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY
• INTERNET OF THINGS • ANTENNAS
• MOBILE RADIO NETWORKS • MICROWAVE ENGINEERING
• MULTIMEDIA INTERNET • PHOTONIC DEVICES
• NETWORK SECURITY AND CRYPTOGRAPHY • OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS
• WIRELESS INTERNET • ELETTROMAGNETISMO E CAMPI
• WIRELESS NETWORKS • OTTICA E IMMAGINI
• SOFWARE DEFINED NETWORKS • DISPOSITIVI E TECNOLOGIE PER L'INFORMAZIONE
• SICUREZZA DELLE RETI
• OPTICAL AND TRANSPORT NETWORKS
Multidisciplinary Course Offer
MATHS

• DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
• FOUNDATIONS OF OPERATIONS COMPUTER SCIENCE
RESEARCH
• GAME THEORY • ADVANCED USER INTERFACES
• NUMERICAL ANALYSIS • DATA BASES 2
• NONLINEAR OPTIMIZATION • DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MOBILE APPLICATIONS
• ECONOMICS AND COMPUTATION • DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS
• GRAPH OPTIMIZATION • EMBEDDED SYSTEMS 1
• LOGICA E ALGEBRA • MIDDLEWARE TECHNOLOGIES FOR DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS
• RECOMMENDER SYSTEMS
• SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 2
ELECTRONICS AND PHYSICS • ADVANCED COMPUTER ARCHITECTURES
• BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS 1
• ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS • COMPUTER GRAPHICS
• GEOPHYSICAL DATA PROCESSING 1 • COMPUTER SECURITY
• OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS • DATA MINING AND TEXT MINING (UIC 583)
• PLASMAS IN SURFACE ENGINEERING • HIGH PERFORMANCE PROCESSORS AND SYSTEMS (UIC 569)
• ELECTRONICS • BASI DI DATI 1
• SOLID STATE PHYSICS • RETI LOGICHE
• OPTOELETTRONICA • FONDAMENTI DI ROBOTICA
• MICROCONTROLLORI
• FONDAMENTI DELLA MISURAZIONE
• MISURE
• SENSOR SYSTEMS
• FISICA DELLO STATO SOLIDO
Study Plan –Year 1
Study Plan – Year 2
Tracks

Data Communications Master of

Science
Communication Networks 2 years
and Internet
Signals and Data Analysis
Most of the courses are
Microwaves and Photonics Taught in English

International environment
with approx 45% of foreign
Internet Engineering students
A Different Way of Learning – Learn By Doing

• Push for Lab experience since day 1 (not

to talk about thesis)
– Policom – Optical communications
– ANT Lab – Advanced Network Technologies
– BONSAI – Broadband Optical Networks,
Security and Advanced Internet
– ISP Lab – Image and Sound Processing
– Acustica Musicale
– Dispositivi Fotonici
– GEOSAR – Geofisica e Telerilevamento
– WISYLAB – Wireless Systems
– WaveLab – Wavefield characterization,
measurements and processing
– CESARE – Electromagnetic Compatibility
 A Different Way of Learning – Learn By Doing

• Innovative/practical teaching approach

~ 25 CFU of Flipped/blended learning and

competitions

~ 75% of TLC courses with project development,

laboratory activity, computer-aided sessions

Laboratory session organized by partner

companies
 Industrial Partnership

Industrial Advisoy Board

Crosta Paolo ITALTEL
Dell'anna Luca PRISMA
Forzieri Antonio SYMANTEC
Lombardi Renato
Malanchini Ilaria
HUAWEI
NOKIA BELL LABS ~60% Master theses carried out
Mauri Giulia
Parladori Giorgio
SIA
SM OPTICS within industrial partnership
Sambi Chiara VODAFONE
Santaroli Francesco TELECOM
Soatti Gloria FASTWEB

~1 M€/year from industrial

Speziali Mattia SCHLUMBERGER
Trecordi Vittorio ICTC
Umberto Poschi GOOGLE
Verri Valentina HUAWEI contracts
Vezzosi Paolo SAMSUNG
Zangani Marco VODAFONE
Burminova Daria FCA
GavioliGiancarlo NOKIA
Job Market
Job Market
Job Market

Telecommunications:
31 job offer/graduated
student

Computer Science and Engineering:

18 job offer/graduated student

Biomedical Engineering:
4 job offer/graduated student

Energy engineering:
6 job offer/graduated student
Life as a Telecom – Beyond studying

• Commtech Talks:
– workshops and talks from industrial experts on hot topics
– Next one: speed dating for Telecom Engineers (May 30)
http://www.eventideib.polimi.it/en/events/commtech-talk-speed-dating-for-telecommunication-engineers/

• Big events
– Happy Birthday Internet! (June 3)
http://www.eventideib.polimi.it/en/events/networking-research-topics-past-present-and-future-inspired-by-mario-gerla/

– 5G Launch (May 31)

http://www.eventideib.polimi.it/en/events/a-close-look-to-5g-network-technology/

• DEIB offer
– People@DEIB

– DEIB Reunion
Testimonials - Andrea

My Path to become a
Telecommunication Engineer

PhD Candidate in
Telecommunication
Engineering, Politecnico di
Master of Science in Milano
Telecommunications
Engineering,
Politecnico di Milano
Bachelor in Electronic
Engineering, La
Sapienza University
(Rome)
Testimonials - Andrea

WHY THESE CHOICES?

System
Wide International
Exciting Environment
Knowledge
Innovation Community

Open
Minded Quality-proof
Information Teaching
Engineer

Telecommunications Engineering @ Politecnico di Milano

Testimonials - Andrea

AND NOW?

• PhD in Telecommunications
Engineering

• My research Iine: Data Analysis for

Machine Learning Application in
• Advanced
Wireless Networks
• Networking
• Technology
• LABoratory
 Testimonials - Lorenzo
My academic path:
BSc MSc PhD
Aerospace Engineering Telecom. Engineering Telecom. Engineering

Here
Why Telecommunications? I am
• amazing Radar course @ 3 year BSc
rd

• exciting fast-evolving scenario

What did I get?
• strong technical background in the chosen track
• good overview of other tracks:
adaptability and holistic view
Testimonials - Daniele

Academic Path in Politecnico di

Milano
BSc MSc PhD
Computer Science Telecommunication Telecommunication
Engineering Engineering Engineering

Why Telecommunications?
• Like it from high school Now?
• Application of Computer Science • PhD Candidate in
• Course projects Telecommunications Engineering
• Research Topic: network
functions offloading to
Evolution of Telecommunications: programmable data planes
• Computer Science basis is increasingly
important
• Theoretical background remains the foundation
Contacts

• Web Site
http://commtech.deib.polimi.it

• Facebook
«Commtech @ Polimi»
https://www.facebook.com/groups/commtechpolimi/
Good-to-Know Stuff
Coordinator
Prof. Matteo Cesana
[email protected]
Contact point for:
• general orientation
• administrative problems
Deputy Coordinator
Prof. Pierpaolo Boffi
[email protected]
 Individual study plans committee

prof. Andrea Melloni (technologies)

[email protected] Contacts point for:
prof. Stefano Bregni (networks) • compiling/approving «ad
[email protected]
prof. Marco Marcon (signals)
hoc» study plans
[email protected] • orientation on the study
prof. Arnaldo Spalvieri (communications) plans
[email protected]
 International Exchange Committee

prof. Massimo Tornatore

[email protected] Contacts point for:
prof. Guido Maier (deputy) • study experiences abroad
[email protected]
(e.g. Erasmus)
 Admission/Transfer committee

Contacts point for:

prof. Paolo Martelli
• admission procedures to
[email protected]
Telecommunications
prof. Matteo Cesana Engineering
[email protected] • Transfer procedures from
other universities/study
programmes
 Stage Team

prof. Stefano Bregni

[email protected] Contacts points for:
Sig.ra Luisa Ciesco • stage administrative procedures
[email protected]
 COMMTECH Talks

What:
Invited Talks/Seminars/Events from leading industrial
experts for Telecommunications students
When:
every two/three weeks, Thursdays 5-6pm (check web site
for the schedule) contact points:
Why:
prof. Guido Maier
• introduce relevant/timely topic in the prof. Ilario Filippini
Telecommunications fields
• create a bridge between students and industries