Università Roma Tre

The course aim is to improve the students' knowledge in digital electronics, from basic components to complex systems. Particular attention will be given to recent applications like FPGAs and ASICs and will be given basic knowledge about current digital communication standards such as USB, Ethernet and LVDS.

Aim of the course is to lead students to get more insight into the
fundamentals of digital systems, gaining knowledge for the basic
functionality and performances they have for different typical
applications. The course is mainly focused on the design of simple digital
electronic systems based on programmable devices and practical experiments
allow students to understand the fundamental working methodology from a
design perspective.

THIS COURSE AIMS AT GIVING THE STUDENT THE TOOLS TO ANALYZE AND DESIGN ANTENNAS FOR BOTH BASE STATIONS AND MOBILE TERMINALS OF CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS.

This course gives theoretical and experimental basis for the characterization of microwave and radiofrequency circuits and antennas. The first part of the course will be devoted to measurements in guided structures, in particular the student will be introduced to measurement of frequency, wavelength, attenuation, swr, and impedance. The scattering parameters of microwave components will also be measured. The second part of the course will be devoted to the characterization of different types of antennas: measurements of gain, directivity, radiation pattern and polarization will be performed, by using horn antennas, parabolic reflectors, arrays of slot and of microstrip antennas, loop antennas, yagi-uda and log-periodic antennas. In a final part of the course, environmental electromagnetic fields will be measured, due to electromagnetic pollution, by employing both wide-band and selective techniques. At the end of the course the student will be able to plan and perform experimental activities, in the electromagnetic fields area, by adopting the most appropriate equipment and components.

Aim of the course is the description the characteristics of telecommunications systems, from the telephone network to data packet/switch network to wireless networks. Among the issues that will be addressed, the performance evaluation in terms of quality, security and cost of service will be discussed. The multimedia communication requirements will be analyzed.

To present a series of practice exercitation to the students is the aim of the course. The laboratory experiences allow to the students to became confidence with base instrumentations always present in an electronic or measurements laboratory. The course is principally practice so after a brief introductive theory phase in which are explained of the exercitations and instrumentation presented in laboratory, the students has to attempt the laboratory facing autonomously each experience.

THE COURSE AIMS AT ILLUSTRATING THE MORE RECENT TECHNIQUES FOR MULTIMEDIA SIGNAL PROCESSING. VIDEO SIGNALS AND IMAGES WILL BE ANALYZED IN BOTH BI-DIMENSIONAL AND TRI-DIMENSIONAL CASE. THE COURSE WILL BE ORGANIZED IN TWO PARTS: IN THE FIRST, THE BASICS NEEDED FOR MULTIMEDIA SIGNAL PROCESSING AND PROGRAMMING IN MATLAB WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE STUDENTS. IN THE SECOND PART PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES WILL BE PERFORMED, BOTH IN INDIVIDUAL AND IN GROUP ASSIGNEMENTS, BY USING THE TOOLS AVAILABLE IN THE LAB (KINECT, RENDERING 3D SYSTEMS, STEREO WEBCAM). THE POSSIBILITY TO USE IN THE LAB SYSTEMS FOR ACQUIRING, ELABORATING AND RENDERING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT, WILL ALLOW THE STUDENTS TO EFFICIENTLY PROJECT AND MANAGE A MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM. THE COURSE WILL INCLUDE DEDICATED SEMINARS ON PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF MULTIMEDIA SIGNALS SUCH AS E-LEARNING, CINEMA, IP-TV AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS.

THIS COURSE BUILDS ON THE BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF COMPUTER NETWORKS FROM ELEMENTS OF INTERNET. IT COVERS FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS ON COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS AND THEIR ARCHITECTURES CURRENTLY USED IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, PARTICULARLY ON INTERNET. THE COURSE WILL ALSO FOCUS ON DEVELOPPING YOUR SKILLS AS A DESIGNER, ANALYST AND IMPLEMENTOR OF NETWORK SYSTEMS VIA SIMULATION SOFTWARE. TO THIS END, SEVERAL LAB ACTIVITIES WILL BE DEDICATED TO NETWORK SIMULATIONS BY OPEN-SOURCE TOOLS. DURING THE COURSE STUDENTS WILL BE ASSIGNED FEW PROBLEM SETS, WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED INDIVIDUALLY.

THE COURSE DEALS WITH THE GENERAL ASPECTS AND MAIN TECHNIQUES OF ENVIROMENTAL REMOTE SENSING.
THE PHYSICAL BASIS OF REMOTE SENSING ARE INTRODUCED: COHERENT AND INCOHERENT RADIATION, ABSORPTION AND SCATTERING PHENOMENA. THE MECHANISM OF INTERACTION OF THE NATURAL RADIATION WITH THE EARTH SURFACE AND THE ATMOSPHERE IN THE MICROWAVE FREQUENCY BAND. THE MAIN SENSORS EMPLOYED IN MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY ARE DESCRIBED. FIELDS OF APPLICATION: ELECTRIC, ELECTRONIC AND TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY.