Data Science

Note: This specialization is currently being discontinued, it has been replaced by Master in Data Science

Note: this specialization was formerly known as Data Mining and Business Intelligence

About

The master’s degree equips graduates with solid knowledge and hands-on experience in techniques for managing, analyzing and extracting hidden knowledge from structured and unstructured big data ensembles and in building adaptive analytic systems that are able to exploit that knowledge in modern organizations. In particular, the master’s degree addresses the new challenges of the smart society boom: fraud detection, bioinformatics, information extraction from linked open data, real time analysis of sensor data and social networks, and customer relationship management.

Target

The specialization in Data Science is aimed at students from all over the world. Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or related fields, as well as a good level of English, and they must be motivated to discover knowledge from data in the fascinating world of sciences and technologies.

 

Specialization coordinator

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Romero Moral, Oscar ESSI

Specialization teachers

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Belanche Muñoz, Luis Antonio CS
Bilalli, Besim ESSI
Castellano Palomino, Marta Janira EIO
Castro Pérez, Jordi EIO
Ferrer Cancho, Ramon CS
Heredia Cervera, F. Javier EIO
Hmimou Ham Man, Achraf ESSI
Nadal Francesch, Sergi ESSI
Njoku, Uchechukwu Fortune ESSI
Padro Cirera, Lluis CS
Puig Oriol, Xavier EIO
Rodríguez Pereira, Jessica EIO
Sánchez Espigares, Jose Antonio EIO
Senaya, Kofi Dzifa OE
Valiente Feruglio, Gabriel CS

Subjects

Specialization compulsory subjects

Specialization complementary subjects

 

Elective
Mandatory
Master's Thesis
Mandatory Common Course

 

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 3

Semester 4

Seminar activities

The activities to obtain the SIRI credits can be done in any semester of the master's degree. Consult the detail of the seminars.

Specialization Elective