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MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS
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The course aims to provide systematic and modeling aspects related to the support of multimedia services in telecommunications networks. We will define the characteristics of the media and the different sources (human visual system, auditory system, etc..). Will cover aspects related to architectural and protocol models and in particular will be considered source coding, secure information channel coding, and integration of different information media (video, audio, data, reality 'virtual). Part of the course is devoted to innovative coding and transmission.
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CARLI MARCO
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Introduction to Multimedia: Historical overview, multimedia representations, software tools, authoring tools.
Basics of Image Formation: Camera and lenses, digitization, image formation, basic camera models and
geometry. Standard image formats. Colors in images and videos.
Multimedia compression basics: Lossless Compression: Variable length coding, Dictionary based coding.
Basics for Lossy Compression: Fourier Transform, Discrete Cosine Transform. Application to image
compression (JPEG compression)
Video Processing: Fundamental concepts of video, image and video compression, MPEG video coding,
MPEG4, 7, and beyond.
Audio Processing: Basics of digital audio, quantization and transmission of Audio. Audio compression, Audio
MPEG.
Multimedia vs. communication
Quality of Service
Human factors in Multimedia communication
• Multimedia applications: content-based retrieval in digital libraries: case studies
( reference books)
P. Havaldar and G. Medioni “Multimedia Systems – Algorithms, Standards and Industry Practices”, Cengage Learning – 978-1-4188-3594-1
Ohm, Multimedia Communication Technology, Springer, ISBN: 978-3-642-62277-9 (Print) 978-3-642-18750-6 (Online)
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20801702 -
INFORMATION SECURITY
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For introduction to cryptography: give an introduction to cryptography useful for understanding present-day innovations; explain the mathematical notions instrumental in the design of cryptographic algorithms and interest the students in the applications. The course aims to provide the tools for analyzing the security in telecommunication systems. The theoretical foundations, real implementation, systems for measuring the effectiveness of existing networks, security models are introduced during the course.
The problem of security in networked systems is introduced in, with reference to the cryptographic algorithms, protocols and standards. The course aims to provide a capacity for rational and systematic framework for ict security issues and tools available, including a preliminary capacity assessment of costs / benefits. Cloud systems security is also analyzed. The course will also touch on the the mathematical concepts needed in undertanding and possibly contructing cryptosystems and protocols, particularly in the realm of public-key cryptography.
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20801702-1 -
ELEMENTI DI CRITTOGRAFIA
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The aim of the course is the understanding of the basics and possible application scenarios of modern cryptography. By exploiting theoretical as well as practical tools, the student will be able to deal with the modern techniques for protecting data and communication confidentiality. Topics include encryption, pseudo-random generation, digital signatures, and hash functions. At the end of the course, the students will be able to select and apply the most appropriate crypto-system or cryptographic protocol for protecting data during transmission and/or storage.
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BATTISTI FEDERICA
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The program outline is: - Introduction to cryptography - Crypto-system definition- Classical Ciphers: additive, substitution, and shift cipher- Symmetric encryption: DES, 3DES, and AES- Asymmetric encryption: RSA, Diffie-Hellman- Hash functions and Message Digest- Digital signature, certification authority, X.509/PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)
( reference books)
- Handbook of Applied Cryptography, A. J. Menezes, P. C. van Oorschot e S. A. Vanstone- Practical Cryptography, N. Ferguson and B. Schneier- Cryptography and Network Security Principles and Practices, William Stallings- Material provided during the lectures
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SICUREZZA DELLE TELECOMUNICAZIONI
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The problem of security in networked systems is introduced in, with reference to the cryptographic algorithms, protocols and standards. The course aims to provide a capacity for rational and systematic framework for ict security issues and tools available, including a preliminary capacity assessment of costs / benefits. Cloud systems security is also analyzed. The course will also touch on the the mathematical concepts needed in undertanding and possibly contructing cryptosystems and protocols, particularly in the realm of public-key cryptography.
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CARLI MARCO
( syllabus)
Kerberos e DiameterSicurezza IPWeb securityAuthenticationIntrusion detectionHoney potAndroid securityCloud securityBig data securityForensicsDigital watermarking
( reference books)
Stallings’ Cryptography and Network Security, Seventh Edition
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20801912 -
METAMATERIALS
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The course aim at giving the student the tools for the analysis and the design of innovative micro- and nano-electronics devices based on the employment of metamaterials.
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VEGNI LUCIO
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Theory and applications of Metamaterials
1. General concepts on Metamaterials (hystorical notes; metamaterial parameters and electromagnetic energy in reciprocal composite media; symmetry properties and tensor description of complex media; differentiali forms and electromagnetic materials).
2. Modelling of Metamaterials (governing equations describing electromagnetic behaviour of materials; the Method of Moments for artificial materials; numerical methods for periodic structures; mixing rules).
3. Nanostructured Metamaterials (risonances in permittivity and permeability; Lorentz model for dielectrics; Drude model for metals; Debye model for dielectric fluids; examples of metamaterial geometries; artificial dielectrics, wire media, artificial bi-anisotropic media
4. European Projects on nanostructured Metamaterials (MAGNONICS, METACHEM, NANOGOLD, NIM_NIL).
5. Applications of Metamaterials (biosensors, superlens, cloaking, tags to store and process information. Meta-circuits and meta-antennas at microwave, millimeter, TeraHertz and optical frequencies).
6. Manufacturing technologies of Metamaterials at TeraHertz and optical frequencies.
7. Meta-component design at student’s free choice.
( reference books)
➢ References
[1] Weng Cho Chew, Waves and fields in inhomogeneous media, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1990.
[2] The Handbook of nanotechnology, Nanometer structures, Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Editor, SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2004
[3] Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Russel Messier, Sculptured thin films, SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2005
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PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
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The course allows the students to acquire the knowledge and the ability to apply design techniques for digital systems in general and in particular with programmable platforms. The course analyzes the typical structure and the technology of modern programmable electronic components, develops the ability to design a digital electronic system from specifications to implementation and experimental verification of the behavior, the ability to draft a technical report on the design and characterization of a component or digital electronic system.
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20802093 ELETTRONICA DEI SISTEMI PROGRAMMABILI in INGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA PER L'INDUSTRIA E L'INNOVAZIONE LM-29 N0 SAVOIA ALESSANDRO STUART
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Introduction to embedded systems:
Classification
Application fields
Fundamentals of digital electronics:
Logic circuits
Combinatorial circuits
Sequential circuits
Programmable logic circuits
Number systems and data formats:
Binary and hexadecimal numbers
Conversion between different bases
Binary representation of integer numbers
Binary representation of real numbers
Microcomputer organization:
Base structure
Microcontrollers vs. microprocessors
CPU
Bus
Memory organization
I/O organization
Instruction set
Introduction to interrupts
Embedded programming in assembly language:
Low-level programming
Assembler
Characteristics of assembly instructions
Multiplication and division
Data and variable allocation
Subroutines and Interrupt Service Routines
Embedded programming in C:
High-level programming
Compiler
Structure of a C program
Examples
Mixing C and assembly code
Fundamentals of interfacing:
Power sources
Clock
Power-on reset
Bootstrap
Embedded peripherals:
Interrupt types and handling
Timers and counters
Embedded memories
Bus arbitration
Direct memory access (DMA)
External world interfaces:
General purpose input-output ports (GPIO)
General interfacing through GPIO
Interfacing switches and switch arrays
Interfacing LEDs and LED-based displays
Interfacing DC loads
Interfacing AC loads
Interfacing motors
Principles of serial communication:
Data communications fundamentals
Types of serial channels: UART, USB, SPI, I2C
The analog signal chain:
Sensors interfacing and signal conditioning
Operational amplifiers
Comparators
Sampling
Analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters (ADC and DAC)
( reference books)
Books:
Manuel Jiménez, Rogelio Palomera, Isidoro Couvertier, “Introduction to Embedded Systems: Using Microcontrollers and the MSP430“, Springer Science & Business Media, 11 set 2013.
Paolo Spirito, “Elettronica digitale”, McGraw-Hill Companies, 2002.
Suggested readings:
EXPERIMENTER BOARD WEB PAGE - Texas Instruments MSP-EXP430FR5739
http://www.ti.com/tool/msp-exp430fr5739
EXPERIMENTER BOARD USER'S GUIDE - MSP-EXP430FR5739 Experimenter Board User's Guide (Rev. B)
http://www.ti.com/lit/ug/slau343b/slau343b.pdf
MCU USER'S GUIDE - MSP430FR57xx Family User's Guide (Rev. C)
http://www.ti.com.cn/cn/lit/ug/slau272c/slau272c.pdf
MCU DATASHEET - MSP430FR573x Mixed-Signal Microcontrollers (Rev. J)
http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/slas639j/slas639j.pdf
INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT -Texas Instruments Code Composer Studio (IDE) v5 Windows/Linux
http://www.ti.com/tool/ccstudio
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20810084 -
METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR ANTENNA SYSTEMS
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Antennas are fundamental components of modern wireless communication systems for smart environments such as pervasive systems for distributed information and computing, advanced space systems, intelligent transportation systems. This course aims at providing a selection of advanced topics in antenna engineering, including analytical and numerical techniques: theory and applications of periodic structures; resonant and traveling-wave antennas for terrestrial and space communication systems; smart and MIMO antenna arrays; numerical techniques based on differential formulations (finite differences in time and frequency) and on boundary integral formulations (method of moments); the main commercial CAD tools for antennas based on the above numerical techniques will also be illustrated.
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BACCARELLI PAOLO
( syllabus)
Introductory concepts:
Linear algebraic systems and their numerical solution
Singular-value decomposition (SVD) of general complex matrices.
Fundamentals of radiation.
Antenna parameters.
Elementary array theory.
Beyond elementary array theory.
Microstrip and Printed antennas:
Overview, basic principles of operation, feeding methods, and radiation characteristics.
Design procedures and CAD formulas.
Circular polarization, broadband and multi-band antennas, and miniaturization.
Periodic structures:
Introduction, basic theory (space harmonics, Floquet theorem).
Brillouin diagrams.
Bloch analysis.
Leaky-wave antennas (LWAs):
General features and classification.
Design procedures for 1D LWAs.
Fabry-Perot cavity antennas; general features of 2D LWAs
Arrays for wireless communications:
Characterization of the wireless channel.
Arrays and diversity.
Introduction to Multiple-Input/Multiple-Output (MIMO) systems.
Boundary integral equations and the Method of Moments (MoM):
MoM for 1D integral equations; basis and test functions.
MoM for thin wires.
Boundary integral representations of the electromagnetic field and boundary integral equations.
Mixed-Potential Integral Equation (MPIE) in free space.
MoM for MPIE: basis and test functions.
MPIE in layered media.
Sommerfeld integrals, asymptotic extractions, and spatial singularities.
Acceleration techniques for integral and series in electromagnetic problems.
MoM for MPIE: periodic structures (free space and layered media).
Electromagnetic CAD:
Ansys Designer and FEKO: introduction and general features.
Analysis of microstrip antennas: simple patch antenna, mutual coupling, and array configurations.
Analysis of Frequency Selective Surfaces. (FSSs)
( reference books)
Teaching material:
• Slides of the lessons
Testi di consultazione:
• C. A. Balanis, Antenna theory, analysis and design. New York, NY: Wiley Interscience, 2005, 3a ed.
• Y.T. Lo, S.W. Lee, Antenna Handbook. Antenna theory, Volume II, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993
• D. R. Jackson, “Microstrip Antennas,” Ch. 7 of Antenna Engineering Handbook, J. L. Volakis, Editor, McGraw Hill, 2007.
• D. R. Jackson, S. A. Long, J. T. Williams, and V. B. Davis, “Computer-Aided Design of Rectangular Microstrip Antennas,” Ch. 5 of Advances in Microstrip and Printed Antennas, • K. F. Lee and W. Chen, Eds., John Wiley, 1997
• D. Guha e Y. M. M. Antar, Eds., Microstrip and printed antennas: New trends, techniques and applications. Wiley, 2011.
• R. E. Collin and F. J. Zucker, Antenna theory. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1969.
• D. Tse and P. Viswanath, Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
• K. F. Warnick, Numerical methods for engineering: An introduction using Matlab and computational electromagnetics. Raleigh, NC: SciTech Publishing Inc, 2011.
• D. B. Davidson, Computational electromagnetics for RF and microwave engineering. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
• R. C. Booton, Computational methods for electromagnetics and microwaves. New York, NY: Wiley, 1992, 2a ed.
• A. F. Peterson, S. L. Ray e R. Mittra, Computational methods for electromagnetics. New York: IEEE Press, 1997.
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20810075 -
OBJECT ORIENTED- PROGRAMMING
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Providing methods and tools for developing oo applications, with emphasis on the quality of code. At the end of the course, students should be able to develop autonomously oo applications of medium complexity, and to participate in the development of large oo applications.
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