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MIRI - High Performance Computing

The pre-enrolment is open from 26 February to 26 May 2024. It is divided into two periods:

  • 1st period. From 26 February to 18 April.
  • 2nd period. From 22 April to 26 May.
Check our grants opportunities 

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General information sessions 2024

All general sessions will include MEI, MIRI, MAI and MDS.

Specific information sessions 2024

All specified sessions will treat a specific master.

  • MEI - Tuesday 9 April, 4 pm - sign up! Change of date to Friday 12 April, 4 pm
  • MIRI - Tuesday 16 April, 12 pm - sign up!
  • MDS - Tuesday 16 April, 4 pm - sign up!


The sessions will be held in English, except for the specific MEI session, which will be in Catalan/Spanish.

MEI: Master in Informatics Engineering; MIRI: Master in Innovation and Research in Informatics; MAI: Master in Artificial Intelligence; MDS: Master in Data Science

Check our general information session presentation and vídeo of 2023. Slides and videos are updated as long as the information sessions take place. If you want to check last year's find them below:

specific 2023 presentation for MIRI
videos from 2023 (General | MIRI)

Presentation

About

The master’s degree gives the best foundations in the fields of computer architecture and/or supercomputing. Graduates will have in-depth knowledge of digital systems and microprocessor design, supercomputer systems and parallel programming.

Target

The master’s degree is aimed at students who have a bachelor’s degree in the fields of Engineering (e.g., Computer Science, Electrical EngineeringTelecommunications Engineering) or Applied Sciences (e.g., Mathematics, Physics, Biology) and are pursuing a better understanding of High-Performance Computing fields and, more specifically, Supercomputing, Computer Architecture and Technology.

Language

English

Duration

Four semesters. (120 ECTS)

Face-to-face

Workload

Full-time: 20h lectures, 20h personal work per week
Part-time: half of full-time
Lectures are in the morning (8h-14h) 


 

Why this master's degree?

High Performance Computing (HPC) allows scientists and engineers to solve complex science, engineering, and business problems using applications that require high bandwidth, enhanced networking, and very high computing capabilities. Professionals who have taken this specialization possess all of the knowledge and skills required by companies and institutions with R&D centres that want to incorporate emerging technologies. This specialization fulfils the requirements for admission to the doctoral degree in Computer Architecture.

The master’s degree is taught by highly qualified professors, including leading researchers from the BSC (Barcelona Supercomputing Center), and professors with past research experience at companies like Intel, IBM, HP, Compaq, and Sun Microsystems.

Curriculum

Click on the course unit details below for more information. 

 
Elective
Mandatory
Master's Thesis

 

Common for all Master MIRI students

 

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

You can choose five of this seven courses

Microarchitecture and Processors Design

Supercomputing

Elective

Employment opportunities

Employment opportunities related to High-Performance Computing (HPC) cover computer science and engineering fields such as the following:

Computer architecture

Graduates can advance the hardware and software technologies available to build and efficiently use supercomputing infrastructure, thus bridging the gap between computer architecture and application requirements. They may propose novel architectures for processors, memory hierarchy and their interconnection, and programming models and their efficient implementation.

Computer applications

Develop new computational strategies to simulate complex problems capable of running efficiently on modern supercomputers.
Graduates can develop new computational strategies for simulating complex problems that are capable of running efficiently on modern supercomputers.
Uses are diverse and examples include animated graphics, fluid dynamic calculations, nuclear energy research, petroleum exploration, car crash simulations, airflow over aircraft wings, data mining and storage, visualization, atmospheric modeling, bioinformatics, genomics, etc.

 

Admission

Calendar

The admission period to start the Master programme in September 2024, is open from 26 February to 26 May 2024.

The admission period is divided into two periods:

  • 1st period. From 26 February to 18 April. The decision on applications will be announced no later than 25 April.
  • 2nd period. From 22 April to 26 May. The decision on applications will be announced no later than 2 June.

The decision may be that the candidate has been admitted, or that the candidate has been rejected or, in the case of the 1st period, that the decision has been postponed until the following period.


The notification from 2 June will include a waiting list with all the candidates whose position in the candidates list is higher than the number of places offered in the Master. The list will be ordered by candidates access mark. The candidates in that list can become admitted if some of the candidates firstly admitted decide to give up their seat.

Admitted candidates must accept their admission and confirm it with the payment of the allocation fee should be done before the date indicated in the admission message. After that day, we will understand that they give up their seat, so their admission will be revoked and the place assigned to the following candidate on the waiting list.

The official list of accepted candidates will be published on July 2024, on the FIB website, in the "Enrolment" section of each Master programme.

Fees and payment options

Information about prices and fees for the UPC's official master's degrees can be found at Fees and payment options.

Our masters have specific grants and scholarships.

Requirements

UPC

The admission requirements for the UPC's official masters can be found at What are the requirements to enroll in a master's degree?

Language

Candidates must provide proof of their English proficiency, with at least a B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (or equivalent).

Required Documents

  1. Curriculum Vitae
  2. DNI, NIE or passport
  3. Academic Personal Certificate. The certificate must detail the number of hours and credits studied and must include the grade awarded for each subject. This certificate also must contain information on the mark scheme and how grades are awarded.
  4. Diploma (or similar document). This document must confirm that the duration of the degree was at least three years and that is it a valid precursor to studies at postgraduate level (master’s degree) in that country. If that is not possible, it must indicate the level of higher education that the degree gives access to in the country where it was awarded.
  5. English knowledge Certificate (minimum: B2 of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)
  6. If the applicant holds other qualifications related to the subject area of the Master’s Degree course applied for and that are different from those given to meet entrance requirements, it is necessary to include the original certificates and copy (or official copy) with the application.+
  7. If the degree that gives access to the master was obtained in a foreign country, official statement of equivalence of the average grade obtained.
  8. Motivation letter of at most two pages containing a brief description of your trajectory, academic interests and reasons for applying to this specific Master. Please detail also your career objectives.
IMPORTANT:

All the academic documents issued by Pakistani institutions must be attached together with the electronic validation of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (HEC)
All the academic documents issued by Chinese institutions must be attached together with the China Credentials Verification of the Center for Student Services and Development (CSSD)
All documents issued outside Spain or in non-Spanish-speaking countries must be translated into Spanish or Catalan.All documents issued in non-EU countries must be legalised and bear the corresponding apostille.
 

Selection Criteria

The Academic Committee is in charge of the admission decisions of the candidates. The criteria are: Academic Information (50%), Background and professional experience (40%) and Motivation (10%).

The criteria details follow:

Academic Information: 
  • Final average grade for the undergraduate degree that provides access to the master's degree
  • Ranking of the university issuing the previous degree, using the most common rankings (e.g. ARWU, QS World University, etc.)
  • Academic performance on the previous degree
Background and professional experience:
  • Suitability of the candidate's previous degree. Holders of bachelor's degrees in disciplines in the field of Computer Science will be given preference 
  • Experience in innovation and research projects 
  • Additional university degrees
Motivation:
  • Candidate's resume and motivation letter
 

Pre-enrolment

Once you're inside the application form, you must choose the master Innovation and Research in Informatics. Once selected this master, you will be able to select the specialization High Performance Computing.

You’ll need to complete and submit our online application form to apply for a master’s degree. Click the button below to begin the application process
Pre-enrolment

To pre-enroll, you will need to register online

Faculty

Professor in charge

Professors of specialization

Professors

Double Degree

You may graduate from this master’s degree with a double diploma degree from the UPC and any of the following universities. This will involve starting your master’s degree at the UPC and completing it at the other university.

What's MIRI

MIRI stands for Master in Innovation and Research in Informatics. This label identifies those programmes with a special focus on research and innovation. Graduates become the most knowledgeable and skilled professionals in their respective area. These programmes are highly specialized and they provide a two year immersion in the corresponding field.

The four MIRI programmes are:

You’ll need to complete and submit our online application form to apply for a master’s degree
Click the button below to begin the application process

Pre-enrolment To pre-enroll, you will need to register online

Once you've been admitted, you will find all the academic information as how to register, academic calendar, schedule of classes and exams, etc. at  FIB Website.

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