University of Surrey
Surrey, England, UK
12mths full-time; 60mths part-time
Our location is perfectly placed to benefit from the high concentration in London and the South East of companies involved in media production, broadcast, post-production, games, defence systems, biometric and surveillance systems, and computer vision, and major international consumer electronics companies.
Programme overview
Digital technology and computing have revolutionised the way we access and enjoy information, whether for business, security, personal use or entertainment. The delivery of multimedia content relies on many layers of sophisticated signal engineering that can process images, video, speech and audio.
Our MSc Signal Processing and Machine Intelligence programme examines ways in which man-made systems have developed to extract relevant information from digital data streams. Along with a basis of image and audio processing, it provides a grounding in artificial intelligence, with related elements that include, for example, voice recognition and neural networks.
Why not read about past and present student experiences of our electronic engineering programmes, including Christopher Lord, Christos Merkouris and Prashant Butani?
Module overview
Compulsory modules:
- Image Processing and Vision
- Speech & Audio Processing & Coding
- Artificial Intelligence and AI Programming
- Advanced Signal Processing
- Image and Video Compression
Optional modules
- Speaker and Speech Recognition
- Data and Internet Networking
Dissertation and projects
The summer dissertation projects provide an opportunity for you to apply material learnt during the previous two semesters and to develop a detailed knowledge of a particular area.
The dissertation projects have strong industrial relevance by drawing on EU- or industry-funded research and development carried out in the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP).
They will cover various applications areas, including 3D broadcast production, biometrics, video archive restoration, security and surveillance systems, image and video database retrieval, speech recognition, machine audio perception, biomedical image processing and robotics.
The projects may be based at the University or in industry. There are also opportunities for carrying out the project work at collaborating academic institutions in the EU under the Erasmus programme.
Entry requirements
An honours degree in electronic engineering, mathematics, computing or physical sciences. Our minimum entry level is a 2.2 from a good UK university, or overseas equivalent. Relevant industrial experience will also be considered.
How to apply
For more information on the course and how to apply please visit the course website.
General enquiries:
+44 (0)1483 681 681
Admissions enquiries:
+44 (0)1483 682 222
admissions@surrey.ac.uk