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West University of Timisoara

Specialization “Computer Science – Artificial Intelligence and Distributed Computing”

Location

This specialization is offered by the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science at the West University of Timisoara, Romania (http://www.uvt.ro).

Aims

This specialization focuses on theoretical concepts and practical tools used in solving computational problems and designing software products, with a particular emphasis on intelligent systems and distributed computing.

Synopsis

All lectures are taught in English. The activities are organized in 2 semesters each one of 17 weeks:

Semester 1: 14 weeks for lectures and 3 weeks for the exam session;
Semester 2: 12 weeks for lectures, 2 weeks for BSc thesis preparation, and 3 weeks for the exam session.

Curriculum for 2024-2025

*Semester 1 (5th ECS semester)*			*Semester 2 (6th ECS semester)*
Mandatory Subjects	ECTS	Hours	Mandatory Subjects	ECTS	Hours
Artificial Intelligence	5	56	Graphics and User Interfaces	5	56
Web Technologies	5	56	Numerical Methods	5	56
Linear Algebra and Differential Equations	5	56	BSc Thesis Preparation	5	42
Methodology for Writing the BSc Thesis	3	28
Elective Subjects (4)	ECTS	Hours	Elective Subjects (3)	ECTS	Hours
Advanced Python Programming Distributed and Concurrent Programming Data Compression Algorithms	5	42	Security and Cryptography Image Processing Software Technologies in Telecommunications	5	42
Design Patterns Introduction to Blockchain Technologies Software Systems Testing	5	42	Intelligent Systems and Machine Learning Network Administration	5	42
Subject selected from another faculty (Romanian as a Foreign Language)	2	28	Introduction to Neurotechnologies Applications Development using .NET platform	5	42

[Updated: June 2024]

Curriculum for 2025-2026

*Semester 1 (5th ECS semester)*			*Semester 2 (6th ECS semester)*
Mandatory Subjects	ECTS	Hours	Mandatory Subjects	ECTS	Hours
Linear Algebra and Differential Equations	5	56	Logic and Functional Programming	5	56
Methodology for Writing the BSc Thesis	3	28	BSc Thesis Preparation	5	42
Elective Subjects (4 – one subject from each group)	ECTS	Hours	Elective Subjects (4 – one subject from each group)	ECTS	Hours
Web Technologies Intelligent Systems and Machine Learning	5	42	Graphics and User Interfaces Security and Cryptography	5	42
Advanced Python Programming Database Administration Distributed and Concurrent Programming	5	42	Design Patterns Numerical Methods	5	42
Introduction to Blockchain Technologies Software Systems Testing	5	42	Introduction to Deep Learning Software Technologies in Telecommunications	5	42
Data Compression Algorithms Network Administration	5	42	Introduction to Neurotechnologies Applications Development using .NET platform	5	42
Subject selected from another faculty (Romanian as a Foreign Language)	2	28

[Updated: March 2025]

Graduation Exam

The graduation exam consists of two components:

Written test containing 30 multiple-choice questions. The covered topics are: Discrete Structures and Algorithms; Programming Languages and Software Engineering; Computing Systems and Databases

Oral presentation of the BSc Thesis

For each component of the exam, the student receives a mark between 0 and 10. The graduation exam final mark is computed as an average of the two marks. More details are provided at Final exam details.

Additional information:

West University of Timisoara: http://www.uvt.ro/en/
Department of International Relations: http://www.ri.uvt.ro/en/
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science: https://info.uvt.ro/en/

OverviewSpecialisationTimisoara.pdf

UVT-ECS presentation slides_

Contact person:

Daniela Zaharie (daniela.zaharie@e-uvt.ro)