Artificial Intelligence for Connected Industries (AI4CI)

The goal of the European project AI4CI (https://ai4ci.eu/) is to launch a new European master to train new experts in applied AI to networked systems used in connected industries. The project has started on Nov. 1, 2023 and is co-funded by the European Commission through the Digital Europe Programme (contract nb: 101123524).

The AI4CI master is a European master opened at seven universities in France, Germany, Romania, Spain, and Ukraine. The master training program covers:

  • Fundamentals of artificial intelligence and machine learning applied to networked systems
  • Automatics and advanced automation, for industrial networks and robotics
  • Advanced network architectures, IoT, and computer systems

The AI4CI master programme opens in the following universities:

  • CNAM Paris and CNAM Grand-Est Mulhouse (France)
  • Avignon Université (France)
  • Ulm University (Germany)
  • Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai (Romania)
  • Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Spain)
  • National Technical University of Ukraine (Ukraine)

UBB is a partner in the AI4CI project and will launch the AI4CI master programme (in English) starting with the academic year 2025-2026.

About the AI4CI Master Programme at UBB

The AI4CI master programme focuses on the application of Artificial Intelligence to Connected Industries. Designed in collaboration with European universities and industrial partners within the EU project AI4CI (https://ai4ci.eu/), the programme offers cutting-edge, up-to-date master curriculum covering all latest advances in the design and operation of AI systems integrated with Internet of Things, Cloud Networking, and Robotics technologies shaping the Connected Industry.

The AI4CI master is an English language programme covering topics from three main areas:

  • fundamentals of artificial intelligence and machine learning applied to connected systems;
  • robotics and advanced automation systems;
  • advanced Internet of Things  (IoT), network architectures and computer systems.

Core disciplines of AI4CI in the first year include: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Connected Systems, Operating Systems and Computer Architecture, Operations Research, Academic ethics and integrity. Methodology of scientific research, Distributed and Federated Learning, Control System Theory and Engineering, Complex Networks: Data Analysis Using Network Science.

In the second year of the master programme, students will gain and apply knowledge on Advanced Machine Learning, Learning Robots and Industrial Internet of Things through the core disciplines of the third semester and will develop their dissertation thesis and research project on AI4CI.

Optional courses are offered in two forms: full semester courses (one such optional course to be selected by students in each of the first three semesters) and intensive short-term courses (one to be selected in the second semester and another in the third semester). Topics of the optional courses cover:

  • specialized domains, for example Network Security, Computer System Modeling and Verification, Parallel and Distributed Systems, Peer-to-Peer Systems and Blockchain, Computational Models for Embedded Systems, Network Virtualization and Automation;
  • application-oriented short-term courses, for example Sustainable IoT Technologies, Data Management and Digital Transformation in Industrial Process Automation, Big Data Technologies for Connected Industries, Robot Predictive Maintenance, Integration of Virtual and Augmented Reality Technologies in Connected Industries, Smart Industry 4.0 Systems, Applications of AI to Cyber-threat Management;
  • complementary domains, for example Contemporary Economic Issues – Digital Economy Principles, Strategic Business Process Automation.

UBB Admission

Information about the admission process at UBB is available here in English https://www.cs.ubbcluj.ro/admission/masters-programmes/specialisations/ / Romanian https://www.cs.ubbcluj.ro/admitere/nivel-masterat/admiterea-la-facultatea-de-matematica-si-informatica-nivel-master/.

For more information regarding the AI4CI master programme at UBB (syllabus, structure, opportunities), please visit https://www.cs.ubbcluj.ro/artificial-intelligence-for-connected-industries-ai4ci-master-programme/ (English) or https://www.cs.ubbcluj.ro/inteligenta-artificiala-pentru-industrii-conectate/ (Romanian).

Scholarship Opportunities at UBB

Besides the regular scholarships offered from the state budget to students that are Romanian and EU citizens and the special scholarships for scientific performance offered by Babeş-Bolyai University, students enrolled in the AI4CI programme can access individual scholarships offered through the European project AI4CI. The criteria for accessing the AI4CI scholarships and other necessary information for the application process will be communicated to students admitted to the AI4CI master at start of the first academic year.

Contact

Prof. dr. Camelia Chira, camelia.chira@ubbcluj.ro

Babeş-Bolyai University
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
No. 1 Mihail Kogalniceanu Street,
RO-400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

https://www.cs.ubbcluj.ro/about-the-faculty/contact/