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Master 2 Research in Information and Communication Sciences - Intelligent and Communicating Systems

In Computer Science and Complex Systems Engineering (IISC), with 4 training pathways
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Master 2 Recherche SIC - Systèmes Intelligents et Communicants
Courses Initial formation
Admission level(s) BAC +4, Engineering Diploma
Campus Cergy (95)
Diploma(s) Master 2
Duration 1 year
Language(s) of instruction English French
Ranking Ranked 3rd in the Eduniversal 2026 ranking - Master's in Computer Science and Systems Engineering

The Master's program in Intelligent and Communicating Systems (SIC) is affiliated with the ETIS research laboratory.
A large part of the teaching is provided by ETIS teacher-researchers and allows students to acquire a solid foundation in the fields of Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies.

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Become a Research Engineer in Computer Science and Complex Systems Engineering

ENSEA engineering students have the opportunity to integrate, in parallel with their 3rd year, one of the 4 Research tracks of the Master 2 SIC (Intelligent and Communicating Systems) in co-accreditation with CY Cergy Paris University.

This qualifying training delivers a level 7 diploma (Master 2), recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, in addition to the title of State Engineer awarded by ENSEA. It allows you to join a laboratory or an R&D department or to continue with a doctorate.

The Master's courses are largely provided by teacher-researchers from the ETIS laboratory, a CNRS Joint Research Unit (UMR 8051).

Advanced training in Information and Communication Sciences and Technology

The Master 2 SIC program offers 4 training tracks:

  • Intelligent Systems Electronics - ESI
  • Signal and Information - YES
  • Artificial Intelligence and Robotics – IAR
  • Data Science & Machine Learning - DSML

The master's program aims to train students in the latest techniques in digital information processing, from the sensor to decision-making.

The training covers various thematic fields such as: signal and image processing, telecommunications, pattern recognition, “intelligent” data analysis, cognitive sciences and robotics, heterogeneous integrated systems, embedded systems architecture, etc.

This teaching, much more focused on research, makes a good balance with the ENSEA Engineering training, allowing to discover and deepen certain complementary themes. I was able to develop sharp analytical skills - such as notions of mathematical optimization - and acquire the methodology specific to this field through a research project. Mine focused on the synthesis of singing voice choirs using generative algorithms. This allowed me to continue within the ETIS laboratory, first in an end-of-studies internship (PFE) then in a thesis in the field of telecommunications.

Marco – Class of 2024

Provide an electronic and IT response to new technological needs

Information and communication technologies generate significant needs in terms of software, specific computer hardware, and embedded electronic systems. The evolution of these technologies will enable computing and electronics to seamlessly integrate into everyday objects.

They already appear in many application fields, notably in design:

  • Software tools (image and sound compression, digital image processing, pattern recognition, database indexing, etc.), data visualization and analysis
  • Dedicated products called communicating objects or info-appliances (home automation, personal assistants, intelligent systems for automobiles, etc.)
  • Services for e-commerce (specialized websites, mobile software agents, data mining, etc.)
  • Intuitive multimodal human-machine interfaces (HMIs)
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Join the Master 2 Research program in Intelligent and Communicating Systems

Join the Master 2 Research program as part of the ENSEA Engineer - Researcher dual degree

ENSEA engineering students can join the Master 2 Research program as part of a double degree, alongside their 3rd year of training.

The selection process takes place internally and is done on application form.

In particular, candidates are asked to provide a cover letter outlining their professional project in relation to research. 

Hello! My name is Jiangbo Wang, and I am currently pursuing an engineering degree in Electronics and Embedded Systems at ENSEA. Additionally, I am studying for a Master's degree in Electronic and Intelligent Systems as part of the SIC program, a collaboration between ENSEA and CY Cergy Paris University. I chose to study at ENSEA due to its strong reputation in electronic and embedded systems and its unique offerings in cutting-edge fields such as wireless communications and robotics.

Jiangbo – Class of 2025

Join the Master 2 Research program outside of ENSEA

In addition to the double degree, the training is also open to:

  • To M1 level students of the Master SIC, "Mathematics, Physics and Applications" (MFPA) and "Electrical Engineering and Industrial Computing" (GEII) programs at CY Paris Cergy University, subject to prerequisites
  • For M1 level students from French or foreign universities in fields related to training (electronics, mathematics, physics, computer science, etc.), subject to prerequisites
  • To graduate students with a Bac+5 level; to graduate engineers seeking a specialization
  • For people returning to their studies or wishing to enhance their professional experience as part of the recognition of acquired experience after reviewing a specific file and interview

The selection of students is done on file by members of the teaching team through the e-candidate portal of CY Paris Cergy University.

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Multidisciplinary training for a highly qualified research engineer profile

The Master 2 Research offered at ENSEA aims to train students who will carry out fundamental or applied research of a high scientific level.

They learn to analyze and design new algorithms and systems to:

  • Design digital and mixed analog/digital embedded systems
  • Design hardware/software architectures
  • Process and analyze signals of different natures (signal processing, images)
  • Analyze, index, find multimedia documents (images, videos)
  • Classify and merge, search through complex data streams
  • Store, analyze and retrieve complex data in real time using Data Mining, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence techniques
  • Learn to react appropriately to a difficult environment (artificial intelligence, robotics, reconfigurable digital systems)
  • Transmit, secure and store this information (digital communications), using optimization and learning tools (machine learning, AI)

The specificity of the training is to allow, thanks to diversified teaching, the acquisition of transversal skills useful in the multidisciplinary activities that our research engineers will be required to carry out.

The Master's courses are mainly based on the work and teaching methods of the teacher-researchers of the ETIS laboratoryThey are focused on high added value innovation professions.

4 specialization courses in Information and Communication Sciences and Technology

Through one of the four courses offered, the student will be able to acquire a very high-quality specialization thanks to speakers with internationally recognized expertise.

The constraint of embedding ever more complex systems pushes us both to implement advanced algorithms such as those based on AI, making the systems more intelligent, while providing a design effort adapted to the constraints of the application (size, consumption, security, weight, real-time reactivity, computing power, etc.).  

It is in this context that the training aims to provide scientific bases in architecture, design methodology, modeling of embedded systems, communications systems, low-consumption systems, reconfigurable systems.

Skills or abilities assessed
  • Designing hardware/software architectures, real-time systems
  • Modeling architectures for embedded digital and mixed analog/digital systems
  • Designing digital and mixed analog/digital systems-on-chips
  • To ensure the smooth running of a project 
  • Write a state of the art
  • To conduct scientific experiments and present the results.
Research Project

The research initiation program includes practical work, 150 hours of Research Initiation Project, and a 6-month internship. The practical work involves illustrating or implementing methods presented in the various teaching units. The Research Initiation Project is a synthesis project (including bibliography, theoretical analysis, and practical application) that allows students to delve deeper into one of the Master's program's disciplinary fields and prepare for the research laboratory internship (learning to plan work, write a report, and present research findings).

Internship

The extended internship, lasting 5 to 6 months, constitutes a very important part of the program. It awards 20 ECTS credits out of a total of 60 credits. This internship, approved by one of the program directors, must be carried out on a research topic within a university or industrial laboratory.

Opportunities

Upon completion of the Master's program, graduates will possess all the necessary skills to pursue doctoral studies or careers in industrial R&D within the fields of electronics and embedded systems. The applied nature of the topics covered offers career opportunities in both academia and industry in the following sectors: 

  • Electronics and embedded systems
  • Transportation (Automotive, Aeronautics, Aerospace)
  • Telecommunications,
  • Robotics,
  • Health,
  • Security,
  • ... 

This training course aims to acquire scientific bases in artificial intelligence and robotics, a general culture in cognitive sciences and neurosciences for the “intelligent” and “bio-inspired” processing of information:

  • Neural network models 
  • Optimization algorithms
  • New human-machine interface techniques
  • Embedded computing and bio-inspired robotic control

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to integrate various machine learning and intelligent information processing technologies (neural networks, AI, real-time decision-making, metaheuristics, pattern recognition). They will have acquired knowledge of the mechanisms of autonomous intelligent systems for prediction, as well as concepts in cognitive science and computational neuroscience. 
They will be able to:

  • Designing intelligent system architectures
  • Developing autonomous learning algorithms 
  • Design multimodal and advanced Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI) (Tangible Interface, Augmented Reality)
  • Process images, index them and use them in systems
  • Perform automatic image recognition (pattern, shape, face) and gesture recognition (motion tracking)
  • Organize the smooth running of an introductory research project from start to finish, write a state of the art report, implement scientific experiments, present results
Research Initiation Project 

The research initiation program includes practical work, 150 hours of Research Initiation Project, and a 6-month internship. The practical work involves illustrating or implementing methods presented in the various teaching units. The Research Initiation Project is a synthesis project (including bibliography, theoretical analysis, and practical application) that allows students to delve deeper into one of the Master's program's disciplinary fields and prepare for the research laboratory internship (learning to plan work, write a report, and present research findings). 
Neurocybernetics Team Research Initiation Projects 

Internship 

The extended internship (lasting 5 to 6 months) is a very important part of the program. It awards 20 ECTS credits out of a total of 60 credits. This internship, approved by one of the program directors, must be carried out on a research topic within a university or industrial laboratory. 
Neurocybernetics Team Internships 

Partners

Industrial partners: Orange Labs (Issy-les-Moulineaux, Meulan, Lannion), Thales ATM (Bagneux), Thales Communications (Gennevilliers), Thales Services SAS (Osny), Thomson Airsystèmes (Vélizy), Safran (Eragny), Morpho (Osny), EDF (Chatou), EADS (Vernon), Alcatel (Vélizy), Loxane (Cergy), IGN (Saint-Mandé), Gostai (Paris), SNCF (Paris), French Petroleum Institute, ONERA (Arcueil, Palaiseau), DOLABS (Boulogne), METACOM (Magny-Chateaufort), ST Microelectronics (Grenoble), Partnering 3.0 (Cergy), etc. 
University laboratories: INRIA (Sophia Antipolis), Arrmines (Paris), ENS (Lyon), Becquerel Hospital Center (Rouen), CEA (Saclay), INSERM (Paris), ENST (Paris), IRISA (Rennes), ... 
And abroad: HW Communications Limited (Lancaster, UK), University of Central Lancashire (Preston, UK), Lulea Tekniska Universitet (Lulea, Sweden), Université de Laval (Quebec, Canada), ITT (Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA), etc.

The DSML program offers a solid foundation in data science, machine learning, statistics and artificial intelligence, training specialists capable of understanding, modeling and effectively exploiting data.

It is based on fundamental courses related to machine learning, data mining, and image processing, supplemented by modules that allow students to deepen their knowledge in areas such as artificial intelligence, databases, optimization, and intelligent system architectures. Students can also take specialized units focusing on deep learning, big data processing, the fairness and transparency of algorithms, or the analysis of complex networks.

These courses enable students to master structured and heterogeneous data, emphasizing techniques for integrating data from diverse sources. They also cover the management of large quantities of images and multimodal data, combining image analysis tools, machine learning techniques, and advanced integration approaches to fully exploit the diversity and complexity of the sources.

The main career opportunities involve research and development in these fields, as well as pursuing a PhD with a view to a career as a teacher-researcher or R&D researcher in a company.

This training course provides the scientific foundations of telecommunications and signal processing applied to vision, imaging, compression, storage and data processing.

The main skills acquired in this course are:

  • Analysis and design of communication systems 
  • Modulation, detection, basics of information theory, error-correcting coding, source compression, 
  • Resource optimization/allocation 
  • Protocols for distributed storage systems 
  • Hardware (embedded) architecture of communication systems 
  • Signal and data processing 
  • Advanced filtering methods (wavelets, filter banks, etc.) with applications in compression, imaging, indexing

Students also learn how to manage a research project, that is to say:

  • Organize the smooth running of a research initiation project from start to finish,
  • Write a state of the art
  • Implement scientific experiments
  • Present results.

Professional training in the research sector

The introduction to research includes hours of practical work, 150 hours of mini-projects and a 6-month internship. The practical work corresponds to the illustration or implementation of methods presented in the different teaching units. The mini-project is a synthesis work (including bibliography, theoretical analysis and practical application) allowing to deepen one of the disciplinary fields of the Master and to prepare the internship in the research laboratory (learning to plan one's work, write a report, make a research presentation, etc.).

The long internship (lasting 5 to 6 months) constitutes a very important part of the training. It validates 20 ECTS credits out of the 60 total credits. This internship, validated by one of the educational supervisors, must be carried out on a research subject within a university or industrial laboratory.

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A dual skill that can be used for a career in fundamental or applied research

In addition, access to the same opportunities as students who have only followed the training ENSEA Engineer (ENSEA Engineer), graduate Research Engineers can use their dual skills to access a career in Research and Development, in their areas of specialization.

One of the main opportunities also lies in the completion of a doctoral study and a thesis (in fundamental or applied research), with a view to a career as a teacher-researcher or R&D researcher in business.

After a preparatory class in Physics and Chemistry, I continued my studies by joining ENSEA via the CentraleSupélec competitive exam, with a strong desire to specialize in digital systems engineering. In my final year, I chose to follow the Networks, Telecommunications and Security (RTS) specialty, where I developed my skills in computer network cybersecurity, while following the Master 2 Research IISC as part of a double degree. Today, I am thriving as a Research Engineer at the Atomic Energy Commission.

Ulysses – Class of 2024