Master of Science - Computing and Electronic Systems (Dissertation)

The research activity and supervision for MSD Computing and Electronic Systems is concentrated in the following principal research areas: biometrics, evolutionary-fuzzy systems, neuro-genetic systems, computational intelligence and games, embedded systems, intelligent inhabited environments and robotics. The cross-disciplinary projects draw on the expertise of its electronic engineers, computer scientists, mathematicians, physicists and psychologists.

University of Essex is one of the largest and best resourced schools in the UK. The work is supported by extensive networked computer facilities and software aids, together with a wide range of test and instrumentation equipment. The research covers a range of topics, from semiconductor device physics, the theory of computation and the philosophy of computer science, computational intelligence and computer games, to artificial intelligence and robotics, with most of the research groups based around laboratories offering world-class facilities. The University's impressive external research funding stands at multi-million pounds per year and they participate in a number of EU initiatives and undertake projects under contract to many outside bodies, including government and industrial organisations.

Studying within the School provides both the recent graduate and the practising engineer with an opportunity to gain new skills or enhance existing ones. The graduates have progressed to a variety of senior positions in industry and academia. Some of the companies and organisations where the former graduates are now employed include: Alcatel Submarine, BT Group, QinetiQ, Dolby Laboratories, Fujitsu, Royal Air Forces, and within the University and Imperial College, London.