Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Course Type:
Master’s Programme

Course Introduction

This programme aims, primarily, to provide advanced applied knowledge in professional subjects that assume strategic importance for the country and the region. Accordingly, the objectives include the acquisition, by students, of theoretical knowledge and the necessary skills for its application in the fields of Electronics and Telecommunications, or Energy and Automation. The course also aims to enable holders of an Electrical Engineering degree to carry on their studies by allowing the specialization and technical/scientific updating of professionals.

Course Administrator

Paula Sofia Pita da Silva e Castro Vide
coord.mee.estg@ipleiria.pt

Course reference

2158

School

Technology and Management

Length

4 Semesters

Numerus clausus

General and International student contingent: 35

Notice

Edital 2026 (PT Doc retf)
Edital 2026 (retf)

DGES registration

Goals

Course

The programme aims to actively contribute to promote national technological development and enhance added value in the country’s and region’s industry, through the development of projects, dissertations and industrial placements in companies and R&D institutions.

1st Year – Electronics and Telecommunications | Energy and Automation
Curricular Unit Period ECTS Length
1st Semester 7 60 h
  1. Electromagnetism
    1.1 Required mathematical concepts
    1.2 Electrostatics
    1.3 Electric current
    1.4 Magnetism
    1.5 Dielectrics
    1.6 Magnetic materials
    1.7 Electromagnetic propagation 2. Electromagnetic Compatibility
    2.1 EMC and EMI standards
    2.2 Tests and measurement methods
    2.3 Methods for controlling EMC
    and EMI
1st Semester 2 15 h

1 A framework for Project Management
2 Project Lifecycle
3 Standardization of Project Management
4 Develop the Project Charter
5 Requirements and Defining the Scope of the Project
6 Quality Planning Project7 Plan Shares the Risk Management
8 Planning the Communications for the Project
9 Planning the Procurement Project
10 Create the Project Plan
11 Recruiting, Managing and Developing the Team

1st Semester 7 60 h

Module I – Optimization
Linear programming review
Network optimization problems
Non-linear programming
Multiobjective optimization
Module II – Machine Learning
Basic Concepts of Machine Learning
Classification models based on Machine Learning
Regression models based on Machine Learning
Application of Machine Learning models to real case scenarios

2nd Semester 2 15 h
  1. Introduction to research methodology
    1.1. Classification of scientific research
    1.2. Phases of scientific research
    2. Bibliography survey
    2.1. What is bibliography survey
    2.2. Sources for the bibliography survey
    2.3. Assess the relevance of a scientific publication
    3. Data collection and analysis
    3.1. Indexing sites and availability of scientific publications
    3.2. References management tools
    4. Structuring and reporting scientific information and data
    4.1. Structuring of a scientific publication
    4.2. Content of the components of a scientific publication
1st Year – Electronics and Telecommunications
Curricular Unit Period ECTS Length
1st Semester 7 60 h

Introduction to analog and digital transmission systemsDigital band-pass transmission systemsMulticarrier
transmission systemsSoftware defined radio system design.

1st Semester 7 60 h
  1. Introduction to image and video coding techniques.
    1.1 Evolution of the audiovisual communication systems
    1.2Human visual perception mechanism
    1.3 Digitization of analog signals
    1.4 Efficient transmission of digital signals
    1.5Entropy coding
    1.6 Predictive coding
    1.7 Transform coding
    2. Image compression standards.
    2.1 JPEG Standard
    3.Video compression standards.
    3.1 ITU-R 601 Recommendation
    3.2 ITU-T H.261 Recommendation
    3.3 MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 Video standards
    3.4H.264/AVC standard
    3.5 H.265/HEVC standard
    3.6 VVC standard
    3.7 Multiview format standards:3D-HEVC and H.264/MVC
    4. Introduction to speech and audio coding techniques.
    4.1 Human speech
    production mechanism
    4.2 Speech coding
    4.3 Human auditory perception mechanism
    4.4 Audio coding
    5. Speech and audio compression standards
    5.1 Speech coding standards
    5.2 Audio coding standards
2nd Semester 7 60 h
  1. Electromagnetics Theory – C1 and C2
    2. Transmission Lines and Waveguides – C1 and C2
    3.Impedance Matching – C1 and C2
    4. High Frequency Network Analisys – C1 to C3
    5. Passive and Active High Frequency Devices – C1 to C4
    6. High Frequency Filters – C2 to C4
    7. Design of High Frequency Amplifiers and Oscillators – C2 to C4
    8. Simulation of High Frequency Devices using CAD Software – C1 to C5
    9. Test and Measurement Equipment – C1 to C5
2nd Semester 7 60 h

Antenna Module 1. Antenna
fundamentals (all \ {C9-C10}) 2. Antenna design
(all \ {C9-C10}) 3. Antenna
simulation, measurement and characterization methods (all \ {C9-C10}) Radiopropagation
Module 4. Propagation in
dielectric media (C9-C10) 5. Propagation by
diffraction over obstacles (C9-C10)6. Propagation in the
lower atmosphere (C9-C10) 7. Propagation in
vegetation (seminar in English) (C9 -C10)

2nd Semester 7 60 h

1.Introduction to configurable electronics;
2.Architecture of configurable electronic devices;
3.Design flow;
4.Design tools in different abstraction levels;
5.Design with software defined microprocessors.

2nd Semester 7
  • 6358128 – Antennas and Radiowave Propagation
1st Year | Energy and Automation
Curricular Unit Period ECTS Length
1st Semester 7 60 h

State space continuous control systems. Notions of state and state variable State space system representation
Representation conversion from and to state spaceDiscrete control systems Continuous system dicretization and
sampling Transfer funcion representation and the z transform State space representation of discrete control
systemsState space controller synthesis Notions of controlability and observability State feed back controllers State
observers Introduction to optimal controlIntelligent control systems Basic notions on fuzzy logic Intelligent controller
synthesis

1st Semester 7 60 h

Power transmission and distribution
Economic Dispatch
Unit commitment problem
Frequency and Voltage Control
Demand-Side Management and smart-grids
Electricity markets

2nd Semester 7 60 h

Introduction to Electric Drives
2. Automatic control of DC motor drives
3. Automatic control of AC motor drives

2nd Semester 7 60 h

I.ElectricalTransients

1.Switchingtransients
2.Symmetricfaults
3.Assymetricfaults
4.Transientsintransmissionlines
5.StabilityofPowerSystems

II.PowerQuality
1.QualityofService
2.QualityoftheVoltageWave

2nd Semester 7 60 h
  1. Introduction to Advanced Robotics.
    2. New applications of robotics.
    3. Locomotion of terrestrial systems.
    4. Perception in Advanced Robotics.
    5. Localization
    6. Navigation.
    7. Search and planning techniques.
    8. Control architectures.
    9. Multirobot systems
2nd Semester 7
  • 6358124 – Renewable Energies Applications
2nd Year- Electronics and Telecommunications | Energy and Automation
Curricular Unit Period ECTS Length
1st Semester 7 60 h
  1. Geometry of image formation
    2. Digital image representation and color spaces
    3. Camera calibration
    4. Filtering and detection of characteristic points
    5. Image segmentation and descriptors
    6. Motion and optical flow
    7. Object tracking
    8. Stereo vision9. Depth images
2nd Year | Electronics and Telecommunications
Curricular Unit Period ECTS Length
1st Semester 7
  • 2158231 – Cross-platform Applications Development
Anual 46
  • Dissertation
  • Project
  • Internship
2nd Year | Energy and Automation
Curricular Unit Period ECTS Length
1st Semester 7
  • 2158229 – Intelligent Automation and Industry 4.0
Anual 46
  • Dissertation
  • Project
  • Internship

Application Requirements

People who can apply to the Master’s Degree:

  1. Holders of an undergraduate degree or a legal equivalent in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Communication Networks Engineering, and related fields;
  2. Holders of a foreign higher education diploma, granted after a first cycle of studies, under the principles of the Bologna Process, by a State, which has subscribed this Process, in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Communication Networks Engineering, and related fields;
  3. Holders of a foreign higher education diploma that is recognized as meeting the objectives of an undergraduate degree by the Technical and Scientific Council of the School of Technology and Management, in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Communication Networks Engineering, and related fields;
  4. Holders of an academic, scientific or professional curriculum that is recognized as certifying the skills to attend this cycle of studies by the Technical and Scientific Council of the School of Technology and Management.

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Accreditation

State: Accredited
Number of years of accreditation: 6
Publication date: 23/01/2020

A3ES Accreditation

More Information

Contacts
E-mail: studywithus@ipleiria.pt

Application Fee

60€

Enrollment Fee

General contingent: 50€
International student contingent: 100€

Tuition Fee

General contingent: 697 €
International student contingent: 3000€