Master in Automatica and Control Technologies

II level specializing University Master

Overview and Career Opportunities

The specializing Master in Automatica and Control Technologies (MACT) is a high-level educational opportunity for both newly graduated students and experienced employees that wish to acquire state-of-the art knowledge in the fields of systems engineering and automatic control.
This Master course provides both methodological insight on modeling, optimization and control of complex dynamical systems, as well as technological competencies on industrial apparatus for control implementation.

The MACT further offers courses with focus on advanced applications such as smart sensors, energy management, control of financial risk, automotive control systems, aero-space control systems, precision machining, mobile robotics, industrial networks, etc.

The MACT opens many employment opportunities, both in the local Piemonte area and at international level. Piemonte hosts several world-leading industries that heavily rely on automatica and control technologies, such as FIAT, COMAU, Prima Industrie, DEA, Alenia Aeronautica, Thales Alenia, etc, where the MACT laureate may find interesting opportunities as a Systems Engineer or responsible of automation and production lines. In a global context, the high level, systemic view gained by the MACT laureate on complex processes make him/her a precious resource for any kind of innovative enterprise founding its business on technology and innovation.

Admission requirements and cultural prerequisities

In order to be admitted into the second level Specializing Master program, applicants must possess a 5-year (10 semesters) university degree. Applications from students who possess a 4-year (8 semesters) university degree, may be possibly evaluated by the selection commission. The commission may also consider applications from non-graduated persons who however possess a significant working experience in the areas of automatica or related fields.
The MACT program is addressed to graduate students having completed a curriculum in engineering, mathematics, physics, biology, economics or related areas.
To profitably follow the Master program, candidates should have some background on basic dynamical systems and differential equations, and some knowledge of linear algebra, transforms, probability and stochastic variables.
Prospective candidates must have good command of written and spoken English. All tuition will be in English.

Course Syllabus

Title			ECTS
Analysis of Linear and Nonlinear Dynamical Systems			5
System Identification Estimation and Filtering			5
Modern Control Synthesis			5
Digital Control Technology			5
Optimization Methods and Engineering Applications			5
Dynamic Programming and Model Predictive Control			5
Industrial Networks and Real-time Control Systems			5
Control Over Networks			5
Automotive Control Systems			5
Aerospace control systems			5
Robotics and Automation			5
Advanced Control Applications			5
Internship			20
Total			80

Time schedule

The MACT program starts in October and its duration is 12 months. The program includes 80 credits, 60 corresponding to courses, and 20 to a project work in a lab or company operating in a MACT-related field and/or in technical laboratories of the Politecnico.

Courses and labs (average 24 hours a week) are held at the Politecnico di Torino in ad-hoc classrooms. Courses are structured into three terms (ending May/June 2012) plus one term devoted to stages and projects. All tuition and teaching material is in English.

Internship

Internship is a training period offered by major companies operating in the Specializing Master field.
During the internship the student is officially allocated within a company, with full insurance coverage during working hours.
It is compulsory and its duration is about 3 months but (with mutual agreement) can be extended beyond the Specializing Master end date (e.g. up to 12 months totally).
During this period the student will be supported by the Master coordinator and supervised by his tutors (at the Politecnico di Torino and in the company); at the end he/she will acquire 20 educational credits (ECTS) doing a pilot project.

Course fee and Financial support

The tuition fee is 8.000 Euro divided in two instalments, the first one at the moment of the enrollment and the second one at the end of March 2012, but for this II Level Specializing Master course there is also the opportunity of obtaining a scholarship (see below).

There is also the possibiliy to be enrolled only to some courses of the II Level Specializing Master and this possibility is generally addressed to people that wants to specifically deepen only some topics. The Master Coordinator will take into consideration the request depending on the course admission requirements, availability in the classroom etc...

Scolarship opportunity:

Compagnia di San Paolo - Politecnico project
Politecnico di Torino, thanks to the support of the Compagnia di San Paolo, offers international students the possibility to receive a scholarship in addition to the coverage of tuition fees (8,000 Euro). The gross amount of the scholarship is 6,000 Euro*.
This amount could not be sufficient for the living costs in Italy, students will need their own pocket money.
The amount of the scholarship will not be increased in case the student will have an internship extension.
Payment of the scholarship occurs periodically (12 instalments). The first instalment is dependent upon the possession of the relevant documentation (enrollment certification, residence permit, Italian fiscal code, and bank account in the name of the scholarship recipient), all obtainable upon arrival in Italy; for this reason, the first instalment is not paid at the moment of arrival at the Politecnico di Torino (September 2011), but at the end of October. Payment of the scholarship will be suspended if the academic performance of the recipient does not meet a satisfactory level.

Scholarship winners will be selected among the students who have successfully completed and submitted the online application form within May 12th 2011 (h 11:59 a.m., Italian time). All candidatures correctly received by the deadline will be taken into consideration for the available scholarships, it is not necessary to fill in any other proper document.

* around 450 Euro net per month.

How to apply

For details please consult the website http://didattica.polito.it/master/automatica/09-HowToApply.html or call the contact people listed below.

Contact

Politecnico di Torino
Ufficio Master e Formazione Permanente - Area Gestione Didattica
Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24 - 10129 Torino
Phone: (+39) 011 090 5717 / 6128
Fax: (+39) 011 0905730
E-mail: master.universitari@polito.it

Prof. Giuseppe Calafiore - Master Scientific Coordinator
Politecnico di Torino – Dipartimento di Automatica e Informatica
Phone: (+39) 011 090 7071
E-mail: giuseppe.calafiore@polito.it

Web: didattica.polito.it/master/automatica

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