LO1. Implement distributed and fault-tolerant data storage solutions;
LO2. Manipulation and extraction of information from unstructured databases;
LO3. Develop social and interpersonal skills (soft skills), namely Problem Solving, Teamwork and Collaboration, and Critical Observation.

S1 Introduction to Non-Relational Databases;
S2. Redundancy as a tool to manage fault tolerance;
S3. Distribution of Data to manage large volumes of information;
S4. Introduction to MongoDB;
S5. Extraction of data in MongoDB;
S6. Advanced distributed systems, blockchain.

Periodic assessment:
- Group project focused on tool development (45%): document, slides, oral demonstration and discussion: First phase (Backend: 20%); Second phase (FrontEnd: 25%);
- Individual written test (45%): end of semester during the academic term;
- Class participation (10%);
- Class participation (5%);
- Attendance at at least 16 of the classes taught (5%).
The weighted average of each of these components (not less than 8 marks in each component) constitutes the final grade.
Only master's students who do not obtain a positive mark in this periodic assessment can take the final written exam (100 per cent), 1st season, 2nd season and special season. The special season is reserved for special cases provided for in the General Regulations for the Assessment of Knowledge and Competences (RGACC), Article 14.º Época especial: https://www.iscte-iul.pt/conteudos/academic-information/regulations-and-forms/1466/regulations

This advanced level course has a strong practical and integration component in the telecommunications and computer science fields. Its core topics are: the design, implementation and operation of services; signaling and management of telecommunication services and networks.
After completing this course the students should be able to:
OA1. Recognize complexity, interoperability and integration issues in telecommunications systems and services.
OA2. Assess the relevance of, and use adequately international standards tools and platforms for the design, implementation, operation and management of telecommunication services.
OA3. Identify in telecommunication signalling system aspects and functionalities that are relevant to the design, implementation and operation of telecommunication services and networks and their management.
OA4. Design, develop and implement telecommunication services and their management tools. Assess, discuss and document the options taken in this processes.

CP1 The evolution of telecommunications networks and services
* Complexity in telecommunications networks and services
* Integration, interoperability, convergence
CP2 From Intelligent Network (IN) to New Generation Networks
* IN motivations and objectives
* ITU-T Q12xx IN standards
* Interaction and integration with mobile networks and Internet
CP3 New Generation Networks (NGN) and 5G networks
* Objectives and architectures
* Internet Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) architecture and interfaces
* 5G: architecture and interfaces
CP4 Signaling in telecommunication networks
* Signaling evolution, types and modes
* Signaling system SS7
* Interaction and integration with the Internet
CP5 Programming networks
* Standards and tools for the virtualization of network functions - NFV
CP6 Network and Services Management Architectures
* Objectives, architectures and standards
* Management in telecommunication networks
* Network management in the Internet

* Periodic evaluation: Set of laboratory sessions (20%) + final project (40%) + written exam (40%) during the 1st, 2st and special dates.
All components require a minimum mark of 8.0 to obtain approval. Attendance to lectures is not required for approval.

LG1 - Knowledge about the clients of optical networks.
LG2 - Knowledge about the components inside optical nodes.
LG3 - Knowledge about the tools for planning optical networks.
LG4 - Knowledge about optical network survivability.
LG5 - Knowledge about optical access networks.

CP1 - Introduction to optical networks.
CP2 - Optical network clients: SDH, next generation SDH (VCAT, LCAS and GFP), OTN, Carrier Ethernet, MPLS.
CP3 - Elements of the optical network. Optical switching architectures and optical switching technologies, reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers (ROADM) architectures: Broadcast & Select, Route & Select.
CP4 - Optical network planning (routing and wavelength assignment, RWA). Static and dynamic routing algorithms, static and dynamic wavelength assignment algorithms.
CP5 - Optical network survivability. Linear network protection, ring network protection and mesh network protection.
CP6 - Optical access networks. Passive optical networks, hybrid fiber-coaxial networks and DOCSIS standard.

Periodical evaluation: practical assignment, groups of 2 students (30%) + first written test (30%) + second written test (40%), with a minimum mark of 8,0 in each test,
or
Exam evaluation: written test (100%), with a minimum mark of 9,5.

Note: In the periodical evaluation the first written test can be replaced by an individual bibliographic research work (30%).

At the end of the learning unit, the student must be able to:
1. Be able to understand and determine the security environment in information systems;
2. Explain the role of cryptography in information security;
3. Understand and define access control policies;
4. Understand and apply certain security standards;
5. Provide advice in terms of network and information security;
6. Develop and implement a security plans;
7. Review and advise some security operations;
8. Plans for business continuity;
9. Establish policies and procedures for managing security incidents;
10. Understand the problems of software development and their security aspects and implications.

I. Introduction to Information Security
II. Access Control
III. Attacks and Monitoring
IV. Communications Security and Counter-Measures
V. Concepts and Principles of Security Management
VI. Value of Assets, Policies and Roles
VII. Security Aspects of Data and Applications
VIII. Malicious Code Attacks and Applications
IX. Encryption
X. PKI and Cryptographic Applications
XI. Cryptographic Material Management
XII. Security in Web Applications Development
a. Web Application Development Security
b. Security Vulnerability Analysis of Web Applications
c. Development Practices for Secure Web Applications
XIII. Principles of Computer Design
XIV. Principles of Security Models
XV. Administrative Management
XVI. Auditing and Monitoring
XVII. Business Continuity Planning
XVIII. Planning for Disaster Recovery
XIX. Laws and Investigations
XX. Incidents and Ethics
XXI. Physical Security Requirements

Periodic Assessment:
- Group projects (50%)
- Two intercalar individual tests (50%) [minimum score of 6 points for each test]. The first test occurs at the middle of the semester while the second one is on the first evaluation season.
Attendance of a minimum number of classes is not compulsory in Periodic assessment.
Assessment by examination:
For students who opt for this process or for those who fail the periodic assessment process, they will have 3 periods under the RGACC.

OA1- Describe, identify and apply digital communication techniques to real mobile communication systems
OA2- Identify, compare and evaluate the High Speed Packet Access (HSPA)
OA3- Identify, compare and evaluate the dimensioning, planning and radio resource management of 4G
OA4- Identify, compare and evaluate the dimensioning, planning and radio resource management of 5G

LG1. Study of digital communication techniques for mobile networks
LG2. Detailed study of High Speed Packet Access (HSPA)
LG3. Study of LTE. Radio network planning of 4G
LG4. Study of LTE-Advanced and LTE-Pro
LG5. Study of 5G Use Cases and Applications
LG.6 Study of 5G New Radio. Key Technologies, Numerologies. Frequency Bands and Waveforms
LG.7 Study of 5G Core Network
LG.8 Study of Dimensioning and Planning of 5GNR Radio networks
LG.9 Study of 5GNR Private Radio Networks

Periodic Examination: Elaboration of a simulation work by a group of 2 students about packet transmission of a 5GNR network with different scenarios. Weight 1/3.
Periodic Examination to take place at the same time of the Final Examination. Weight 2/3. To be approved, students need a minimum grade of 7.5 (in the Periodic Examination)
Final Examination: Alternatively to Periodic Examination there is a First Final Examination. Weight 1. To be approved, students need a minimum grade of 9.5
In case the student has done both evaluation schemes, the final grade will be the highest grade of the two.
There is a Second Final Examination for the students that have not been successful, previously.
There will be a Third Final Examination in next July, only for students that have not been successful, previously.

OA1. Develop skills of inquiry and reflection on the social and ethical impact of computing, and evaluate possible ethical and technical responses to those questions.
OA2. To think critically on the impact of introducing a given technology or product in a given environment. Will this product or technology enhance or degrade quality of life? What will the impact be upon individuals, groups and organizations?
OA3. Identify values that guide the day-to-day activities of professional practices of computing and communication technologies, debating and becoming familiar with standards of good practice, codes of conduct and codes of ethics established by professional associations.
OA4. To learn or discuss approaches to ethical aligned design methods, which seek to align technologies with defined values and ethical principles that prioritize human well-being.

1·Ethics, computing, and society: The specificity of ethical issues in ICTs; Human rights in the digital age.
2·The responsibility of engineers. Active and passive responsibility. The context of technological development.
3·Normative ethics: Values, norms and virtues; Utilitarianism, Kant, Virtue ethics; normative argumentation.
4·Applied computer ethics and policy gaps: Ethical decision making and case studies.
5·Privacy and data protection: The GDPR.
6·Intellectual and industrial property: Copyright, the legal protection of computer programs; patents.
7·New chalenges: Artificial Intelligence, ethical principles and the AI act proposal.

The evaluation in the 1st season is periodic or by exam.
Evaluation in the 1st season is by exam.

If the student chooses periodic evaluation, it includes:

Group assignment: 60%.
Individual written test: 37,5%
Attendance/participation: 2,5%.

Both the group assignment and the written test have a minimum score of 7 points.

1. Financial Analysis of Investment Projects, comprising capital budgeting, forecasting cash flows, and criteria such as Payback Period, NPV, IRR and PI.
2. Robustness Analysis of a project, identifying its drivers, through a series of complementary tests: Sensitivity Analysis, Scenario Analysis, Break-Even Analysis, and Decision Trees.
3. Identify the main Types of Financing for a project, determining the Equity Cost of Capital and the Cost of Debt.
4. Establish a relationship between Valuation of a project and its Capital Structure, introducing concepts such as the Weighted Average Cost of capital (WACC) and the Adjusted Present value (APV).
5. Knowledge of the main methods of valuation of Companies, such as the Discounted Free Cash Flow (FCFF, FCFE), Multiples, and Economic Value Added (EVA, MVA). Understand the applicability of the real options approach.

CAPITAL BUDGETING
1. Time value of money
2. Cash flows
3. Investment rules: NPV, IRR, Payback, PI
4. Discount rate
5. Investment selection
6. Strategy and investment decision

II. LONG-TERM FINANCING
1. Equity
2. Debt
3. All-in cost

III. CAPITAL STRUCTURE
1. Modigliani-Miller and the irrelevance of the capital structure
2. Capital structure and corporate taxes
3. Limits to the use of debt
4. Capital budgeting for the levered firm: WACC, APV

IV. ENTERPRISE VALUATION
1. Discounted Cash Flow Valuation
2. Economic Value Added (EVA)
3. Multiples
4. Special Cases of Valuation
5. Real Options for Valuing Investments and Firms

The evaluation system includes:

(1) Group work of 3-5 students (30% of the final grade).
(2) 1st chance exam (70% of the final grade for students under the periodic evaluation system and 100% for the others). The 1st chance exam for students under the periodic evaluation system cannot be lower than 7.5.

The resitting and special exams will occur under the conditions of the master assessment rules with a weight of 100%.

Upon completing this course, students will be able to:
OA1: Understand the working principles of embedded systems and their components.
OA2: Know the current and future wireless network architectures suitable for these systems.
OA3: Understand the functional requirements of an embedded system application and design and implement a system that fullfils those requirements, integrating hardware and software using proper tools.

CP1. Introduction to Wireless Embedded Systems
CP1.1. Scope and Motivation
CP1.2. Challenges and Constraints
CP1.3. Applications

CP2. Embedded Hardware
CP2.1. Architectures
CP2.2. Microprocessors and microcontrollers
CP2.3. Input/Output Components
CP2.4. Memory
CP2.5. Bus

CP3. Embedded Software
CP3.1. Embedded Programming
CP3.2. Embedded Operating Systems and Process Management

CP4. Wireless Embedded Systems and Wireless Networks
CP4.1. Sensors and Actuators
CP4.2. Intelligent Sensors
CP4.3. Wireless Network Arquitectures

CP5. System Design Techniques
CP5.1. Design Methodologies
CP5.2. Requirements Analysis and Specifications
CP5.3. System Analysis and Architecture Design
CP5.4. Implementation and Testing

he final grade is computed according to:
-Project: 50%
-Final Exam: 50%
The minimum grade in the exam is 9.5 V.

With this course the student should be able to:
1. Identify and describe suitable data formats for various types of multimedia communication applications.
2. Explain and evaluate the compression algorithms best suited for each type of data.
3. Specify the main requirements and describe the functional aspects of various types of multimedia communication systems and applications on different types of networks.
4. Identify and describe the major protocols and related international standards to support various types of multimedia communication systems and applications.

1. Introduction to Multimedia Communication: types of multimedia information, communication networks, applications and terminology.
2. Multimedia Information Representation: images, audio and video.
3. Text and Image Compression: lossless and lossy compression and (notions of redundancy and irrelevance, entropy coding and source coding) static and dynamic Huffman encoding, arithmetic encoding, binary image compression (ITU-T T.4 and T.6, JBIG and JBIG2); photographic image compression (JPEG, JPEG-LS and JPEG2000).
4. Video, Voice and Audio Compression: principles of video compression and major compression standards (ITU and MPEG standards); principles of voice and audio compression and major standards (ITU, MPEG and Dolby standards).
5. Multimedia Communication Standards: reference models; H.32x standards; HLS and DASH streaming protocols.
6. Digital Television: historical perspective; DVB standards; IPTV.

- Written exam with a minimum grade of 9.5 (50%).
- Laboratory (30%).
- Survey paper (20%)

The student should:
OA1: Know and apply good practices of bibliographic research and state-of-the-art review on a topic
OA2: Define, plan and be able to communicate a task of adequate complexity and magnitude
OA3: Carry out a dissertation of a size appropriate to the expected working hours

CP1: Introduction to research methods
CP2: Problem and research objectives formulation
CP3: Best-practices to develop the state-of-the-art on a topic
CP4: Scientific writing and research work presentation
CP5: Execution of the dissertation

The Dissertation is submitted in accordance with the rules and within the deadlines set by ISCTE-IUL.
The dissertation will be defended in public trials, before a jury of three to five members, where the technical components, the written work, and the presentation and public defense will be evaluated. The exams have a duration of 1 hour and the classifications in effect at ISCTE-IUL for the degree of Master will be applied.

The student should:
OA1: Know and apply good practices of bibliographic research and state-of-the-art review on a topic
OA2: Define, plan and be able to communicate a task of adequate complexity and magnitude
OA3: Carry out a project work of a size appropriate to the expected working hours

CP1: Introduction to research methods
CP2: Problem and research objectives formulation
CP3: Best-practices to develop the state-of-the-art on a topic
CP4: Scientific writing and research work presentation
CP5: Execution of the project

The intermediate evaluation (1st semester) includes: project proposal, introduction chapter, literature review, planning of the following phases of the work, and a presentation of the work in progress.
The final evaluation considers: intermediate evaluation (A), technical / scientific quality of the work, based on the report, quality of the public presentation and discussion (C), with the following weights: Final grade = 0.3*A + 0.5*B + 0.2*C