This field focuses on the study, design, engineering, and experimentation of telecommunication technologies and systems, as well as their applications in the context of Internet systems and services. The following topics and methodologies are subjects of study, research, and experimentation:
- Acquisition and processing of multimedia signals;
- Communication and data transmission infrastructures;
- Large-scale information distribution networks;
- Radiolocation and radar;
- Wireless technologies for cellular and local area networks;
- Internet systems and applications;
- Application of ICT technologies and solutions in interdisciplinary contexts (e-health, energy, urban and air traffic control, etc.);
- Internet security and privacy, cryptography applied to network and transmission contexts;
- Traffic monitoring techniques and large-scale data analysis;
- Performance evaluation and modeling.