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kom.auc.dk>We are sending this in the hope that you will forward the information to anyone that might have interest in a Masters degree in MultiMedia. Please note that anyone with an appropriate Bachelor can apply. Information will continuously be updated on http://www.kom.auc.dk/ESN/masters Yours sincerely Vivi Juul-Pedersen Secretary LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL INTERNATIONAL MASTERS DEGREE (M.ENG/SC.) IN INTELLIGENT MULTIMEDIA AALBORG UNIVERSITY, DENMARK, EU Department of Communication Technology (KOM) Department of Computer Science (CS) Department of Medical Informatics and Image Analysis (MIBA) Centre for PersonKommunikation (CPK) INTELLIMEDIA 2000+ Institute of Electronic Systems (IES) 1 and 1/2 YEAR MASTERS COURSE ** course in English ** ** no fees ** CANDIDATE PROFILE: Intelligent MultiMedia at Aalborg University, Denmark, as an International Masters Degree (M.Eng./Sc.) study programme, will produce candidates with a proficiency in theories, models and systems for the computer integration of multiple media including at least text, speech, sounds and image/vision on multiple and mobile platforms. This will include understanding what these modalities are, the processing of them by computer, and the possibility of hosting them on mobile phones, personal data assistants and robots. By processing here we mean the computer representation of these media and also computer understanding and generation of them in terms of their semantics and that is what makes Intelligent MultiMedia different to traditional MultiMedia. Traditional MultiMedia is where machines are more involved in the presentation of text, sounds, voice and videos and where the computer has no understanding of what it is presenting but more a focus on how best to present it. We also have courses in Humanities and Computer Science at Aalborg University which focus on traditional multimedia. With this Intelligent MultiMedia Masters the candidate will obtain a thorough grounding in courses given in English from the Departments of Computer Science, Medical Informatics/Image Analysis and Communication Technology. Many of the courses are given by teachers who are also researchers in Intelligent MultiMedia and we see a close relationship between teaching and research. The candidate will also complete a Master's thesis which will involve an in-depth research problem in the area of Intelligent MultiMedia. The candidate will have close access to our Intellimedia 2000+ research programme which will also provide projects and topics for Masters theses. The candidate will be educated over 1 and 1/2 years in the unique Aalborg style which features intensive project work in groups. Here, each semester the students work together in groups of three to four on self-chosen projects and this has proven to give students better opportunities after their education. We also forsee that non-Danish students will have assimilated some Danish culture and language and vice-versa and it is our hope that Danes and non-Danes will exchange experiences useful for looking forward to the future. Initially, the course will not require any payment of fees. Candidates will have adequate training for futures in both university (Ph.D.) and industry and it is our intention that on finishing this Master's course students could also commence Ph.D. studies related to Intellimedia 2000+. STUDY ENVIRONMENT: Aalborg is situated in the North of Denmark, a member state of the European Union (EU). The city is the fourth largest in Denmark with a population of ca. 150,000. It is a lively city with many restaurants and bars and has all the usual sporting and recreation facilities. Aalborg University has a student population of over 10,000 and the Computer Science and Engineering Departments are situated in the main campus of the University. The Institute of Electronic Systems (IES) has a strong tradition within research activities which fit into the real-time processing characteristic of Intelligent MultiMedia. A number of research teams have taken the challenge to develop the new curriculum and research in real-time intellimedia systems. These are of (1) Center for PersonKommunikation (CPK) (spoken language dialogue systems), (2) Laboratory of Medical Informatics and Image Analysis (MIBA) (automated diagnostics/expert systems, image/vision), and (3) Computer Science (CS) (distributed systems/hypermedia). MAIN THEMES AND TOPICS: This Masters Degree in Intelligent MultiMedia runs for 1 and 1/2 years over 3 semesters. Each semester has a theme associated with it and involves both courses and project work. Semesters will also include courses in Danish language and culture. All courses will be given in English and the thesis can be written in English or Danish. The Masters course is open for Danish and non-Danish students. Most courses involve students working on project work in groups in the unique Aalborg style. ** = (core intellimedia topics) (below) Semester I: Theme: Basics in Intelligent MultiMedia Period: 1st of February - 30th of June The focus here is to analyse basic methods for computer display and semantic understanding of the different media of at least text, voice, sound and image. * traditional multimedia * information retrieval * advanced programming languages (e.g. Lisp, Prolog) * object-oriented programming (e.g. Java, Beta, C, C++) * computer graphics * image presentation and processing * computer networks and communications * statistics * signal processing * neural networks * Generic Dialogue Systems * using and applying applets (Java) ** graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) ** readings in Advanced Intelligent MultiMedia Semester II: Theme: Advanced methods in Intelligent MultiMedia Period: 1st of September - 31st of January The focus here is to look at advanced methods for computer display and semantic understanding of the different media of at least text, voice, sound and image. * geographic information systems * distributed databases * distributed processing * WWW and the internet * human Computer Interaction (HCI) * gesture and sign language * active vision and robots * knowledge representation * expert systems and decision taking * mobile phones and communication * acoustics and hearing * sound localisation and microphone arrays * speech and language processing ** Intelligent MultiMedia systems Semester III: Theme: Masters Thesis in Intelligent MultiMedia Period: 1st of February - 30th of June The focus here is to work full-time on a Masters thesis which will be related to projects in our Intellimedia 2000+ research programme. The thesis can take either an engineering or computer science track or even include both. PRACTICAL DETAILS: Application deadline: 01.12.96. Information about acceptance, by: 31.12.96. NO FEES: There is no fee for the masters programme and this applies to EU and non EU citizens. ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS: Students are required to have obtained a B.Sc. or B.Eng. degree in Computer Science or Engineering from a recognised university and to have achieved a reasonable standard of average (II(2)) or above grade. All candidates are expected to be reasonably proficient in the English language. FURTHER INFORMATION: If you wish to receive more information and application formular for the International Masters Degree in Intelligent MultiMedia, please send your name and address to: E-Study Board Aalborg University Fredrik Bajers Vej 7-B2 DK-9220 Aalborg East DENMARK E-mail: mastersMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue