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Computer networks
– protocols and behaviour of computer
networks.
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Telecommunications
– electronic circuits and networks and
the principles of modulation and coding for the transmission
of information over guided paths and through free-space.
In the fourth year, in addition to a course in engineering
management and an engineering project, you will choose
a combination of subjects that allows you to balance your
specialisation between the electronic and computer engineering
subjects:
Fourth year courses cover:
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Integrated systems design and Digital control systems
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Telecommunications and Digital communications
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Digital signal processing and Digital media processing
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Microelectronic technology and Microelectronic circuits
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Distributed systems
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Advanced microprocessor systems
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Knowledge and data engineering
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Computer graphics
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Computer vision
In the optional fifth year, which leads to an M.A.I. Master’s
degree, students take a course in research methods and a
number of elective courses during the first semester. These
courses are in general more advanced level courses of the
fourth year topics listed above. During the second semester
each student undertakes a major individual project that is
assessed by a presentation and an end-of-year dissertation.
Some examples of project areas include:
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Communications networking
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Electronic circuit design
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Integrated circuit technology
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Electronic and optoelectronic materials
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Sensor-based ad hoc networks
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Microphone array characterisation
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Vector quantisation of images in pyramidal form
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Design and development of a campus-based wireless
information access system
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Interactive distributed art installation using networking
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Impulsive audio event detection for video retrieval
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Anonymous, secure, robust and scalable peer-to-peer file
sharing system for the internet
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A distributed music rehearsal studio application
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Secure lottery-like services over WAP
Study abroad
You may choose to spend all or part of the penultimate year
at a European university or as part of the Erasmus, Cluster or
Unitech exchange programmes.
Career opportunities
The variety of careers open to graduates of Electronic and
computer engineering range from designing embedded
processors for a wide range of applications, through network
design and management in telecommunications companies, to
opportunities in business and financial management where the
analytic and problem-solving skills of electronic and computer
engineers have long been appreciated.
Further information
Department of Computer Science
Tel: +353 1 896 1765
www.scss.tcd.ie/undergraduate/ug-course-list.php
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Tel: +353 1 896 1580
www.tcd.ie/eleceng/undergraduate
Graduate Profile
Eamonn Fallon
Why did you choose Trinity?: “It had the best reputation
at the time for computer engineering and I wasn’t
disappointed.”
What do you recall about your time at Trinity (both
academically and socially)?: “Trinity is nice and compact
with a diverse student population. It has a great social
life and I made some great friends there. Academically,
it doesn’t handhold you which is good because the best
way to learn is through self-directed learning. We had
some juicy project work and an interesting syllabus.”
How did Trinity help determine your career direction?:
“We launched Daft.ie when I was in second year. A lot
of the skills you learn in engineering are transferrable
to business such as critical thinking and problem solving
which really helped us beat our bigger and better financed
competitors.”
What did you do after graduation and what successes
have you had to date?: “Daft.ie has grown into a large
media business. It’s now called Distilled Media and we
operate some of the best known online brands in Ireland
such as Boards.ie, TheJournal.ie and Adverts.ie.”