Study year 1

One of the subtracks must be taken.

Subtrack 1: Vision and Robotics

Mandatory course:

• DD2424 Deep Learning in Data Science

At least one must be taken:

• DD2410 Introduction to Robotics
• DD2419 Project Course in Robotics and Autonomous Systems.
  

At least one must be taken:

• DD2423 Image Analysis and Computer Vision 
• DD2413 Social Robotics.

Subtrack 2: Conversational System

Mandatory courses:

• DD2417 Language Engineering
• DT2151 Project in Conversational Systems

At least one must be taken:

• DT2112 Speech Technology
• DT2119 Speech and Speaker Recognition.

Some courses may be given every two years.

Mandatory courses for both subtracks:

- DD2421 Machine Learning,
- DD2430 Project Course in Data Science.

One of the subtracks must be chosen:

Subtrack 1: Machine Learning

Mandatory course:
- DD2424 Deep Learning in Data Science

One of these courses must be taken:
- DD2434 Machine Learning Advanced Course
- DD2437 Artificial Neural Networks and Deep Architectures
- DD2420 Probabilistic Graphical Models.

Subtrack 2: Natural Language Processing

Mandatory courses:
- DD2477 Search Engines and Information Retrieval Systems
- DD2417 Language Engineering.

Some courses may be given every two years.

At least 13,5 credits (either 7,5+7,5 credits, or 7,5+6+3 credits, or 9+6 hp, or 6+6+3 hp) must be taken:

- DH2400 Physical Interaction Design and Realization
- DH2632 Human-Computer Interaction Research Seminars
- DH2408 Evaluation Methods in Human-Computer Interaction
- DM2586 Generative AI for Media Technology and Interaction Design
- DH2670 Haptics, Tactile and Tangible Interaction
- DT2140 Multimodal Interaction and Interfaces.

Some courses may be given every two years.

One of the subtracks must be taken.

Subtrack 1: High Performance Computing

Mandatory courses within the subtrack:

- DD2358 Introduction to High Performance Computing
- DD2356 Methods in High Performance Computing
- DD2360 Applied GPU Programming.

One of the courses should be taken:

- DD2443 Parallel and Distributed Computing
- DD2367 Quantum Computing for Computer Scientists
- DD2375 Project Course in High-Performance Computing.

Subtrack 2: Computational Science 

Mandatory courses within the subtrack:

- DD2365 Advanced Computation in Fluid Mechanics
- DD2363 Methods in Scientific Computing
- DD2444 Project Course in Scientific Computing.

One of the courses should be taken:

- DD2370 Computational Methods for Electromagnetics
- DD2360 Applied GPU Programming
- DD2257 Visualization.

Some courses may be given every two years.

One of the subtracks must be chosen:

Subtrack 1: Programming Languages

Mandatory course:
- DD2481 Principles of Programming Languages.

One course must be taken (DD2373 and DD2557 are given alternately every two years):
- DD2373 Automata and Languages (given Spring 2026)
- DD2557 Program Semantics and Analysis (given Spring 2027)
- DD2525 Language-Based Security.

One of these must be taken:

- ID2202 Compilers and Execution Environments
- DD2484 Advanced Topics in Programming Languages.

 Subtrack 2: Software Engineering

One of these must be taken:
- DD2489 Scalable software Development with Functional Programming
- DD2497 Project course in System Security

At least two courses must be taken (DD2482 and DD2485 are given alternately every two years):

- DD2443 Parallel and Distributed Computing
- DD2459 Software Reliability
- DD2460 Software Safety and Security
- DD2481 Principles of Programming Languages
- DD2525 Language-Based Security
- DD2482 Automated Software Testing and DevOps (given every two years, will be given Autumn 2026)
- DD2485 Programmable Society (given every two years, not given Autumn 2026)
- DD2528 Dependable Autonomous Systems (given every two years, not given Autumn 2026).

Some courses may be given every two years.

All should take at least one of these courses:

- SF2740 Graph Theory (will be given every two years, given in Autumn 2027),
- SF2972 Game Theory
- SF2940 Probability Theory,
- SF2741 Enumerative Combinatorics (will be given every two years, given in Autumn 2026),
- SF2930 Regression Analysis,
- SF2956 Topological Data Analysis.

The student may propose a change to other courses in mathematics at advanced level and a total of at least 7,5 credits. The proposal is submitted to the Master Coordinator well in advance of the course start. The course change must be approved by the Programme Director. In addition, one of the sub-tracks must be selected:

Subtrack 1: Algorithms, Complexity and Cryptography

Mandatory course:
- DD2448 Foundations of Cryptography.

At least one of must be taken:
- DD2542 Seminars on Theoretical Computer Science, Algorithms and Complexity (will be given every two years, given in Autumn 2026),
- DD2445 Complexity Theory (will be given every two years, given in Autumn 2027).

Subtrack 2: Formal Methods and Semantics

At least one must be taken:
- DD2452 Formal Methods (will be given every two years, given in Autumn 2026),
- DD2552 Seminars on Theoretical Computer Science, Programming Languages and Formal Methods (will be given every two years, given in Autumn 2027).

At least 7,5 credits must be taken:
- DD2459 Software Reliability,
- DD2557 Program Semantics and Analysis (will be given every two years, given in Spring 2027)
- DD2460 Software Safety and Security
- DD2373 Automata and Languages (will be given every two years, given in Spring 2026)
- DD2443 Parallel and Distributed Computing.

At least 16,5 credits must be taken:

- DD2257 Visualization
- DH2321 Information Visualization
- DH2310 Extended Reality in Theory and Practice
- DH2323 Computer Graphics and Interaction
- DH2413 Advanced Graphics and Interaction
- DH2650 Computer Game Design.