ENSEA Ecole Nationale Sup

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ENSEAEcole Nationale Supérieure de
lElectronique et de ses Applications
Presentation by Prof Philippe MARC www.ensea.fr
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Why Study in France

• A country of advanced technology
• Aeronautics Airbus (EADS), Falcon (Dassault),
  Tiger (Eurocopter)
• Space industry Ariane (Arianespace), satellites
  (EADS)
• Military industry Mirage aircraft (Dassault)
• High speed train - TGV (Alstom)
• Nuclear plants (Areva)
• Telecommunications (Alcatel, Sagem)
• Radars and avionics (Thales)
• Electrical equipment (Schneider)
• Aircraft engines (SNECMA)
• Consumer electronics (Thomson-TCL)
• Automobile industry Renault-Nissan,
  Peugeot-Citroen
• Civil engineering (Bouygues) ...

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Environment

• Cergy
• . A rich cultural heritage
• Impressionist painters (Van Gogh, Monet...)
• . Home to leading industries
• Alcatel, Thalès, Thomson, Sagem, Renault,
  Siemens,
• 3M, Johnson Control
• . A university town
• 30mn /20 miles from Paris, CDG Airport and
  Versailles
• Over 20,000 students

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French Higher Education

• High School (12 yrs)
• Masters ( 5 yrs)
• PhDs

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A Leading European Graduate School

• A highly selective admission process
• A nationwide competitive entrance exam
• Small size and autonomy
• Close ties with industry through
• Internships
• Research
• Continuing education
• A wide range of courses and practical training
• A high teacher/student ratio

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ENSEA at a glance

• Founded in 1952
• 800 students
• 78 tenured professors, 100 visiting professors
• 20 teaching laboratories
• 3 research laboratories, 100 researchers
• 7 final year specializations
• 30 student associations
• 40 foreign partner institutions
• Present in more than 30 countries
• 15 foreign students

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A strong commitment to internationalization (1)

• Partners abroad
• U.K.
• University of Swansea
• Imperial College London
• University of Bristol
• USA
• State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo
• Michigan Technological University,Houghton
• Canada
• University of Alberta, Edmonton
  
• Mexico
• Universidad Autonoma de Mexico
• India
• IIT Madras

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A strong commitment to internationalization (2)

• Double Degree Masters
• TU Darmstadt, Germany
• Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
• Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain
• Universita La Sapienza, Roma, Italy
• Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA
• Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta,USA
• Imperial College, London, UK
• University of Bristol, UK
• University College, Cork, Ireland

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A strong commitment to internationalization (3)

• European and International Programs
• GE3
• EAIE
• NAFSA
• Ni
• Erasmus/Socrates
• Leonardo
• IAESTE

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Research

• 3 laboratories
• Image Signal Processing - Telecommunications
• Microwaves, Optical Communication and Components
• Control of systems, Chaos and Cryptography
• International collaboration
• 20 countries (Europe, North and South America,
  Australia, Northern Africa, Japan)
• PhD s

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Research laboratories (1)

• Image and Signal Processing (CNRS)
• Artificial vision
• Signal processing
• Telecommunications
• Detection
• Physics
• Medical and Industrial applications
• Hardware architecture for real-time image
  processing
• Neural based vision systems and robotics

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Research laboratories (1)

• Image and Signal Processing (CNRS)
• Artificial vision
• Signal processing
• Telecommunications
• Detection
• Physics
• Medical and Industrial applications
• Hardware architecture for real-time image
  processing
• Neural based vision systems and robotics

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Research laboratories (2)

• Microwaves
• Microwave measurements
• Microwave components, materials and circuit
  modeling
• Monolithic circuit design
• Optical communications

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Research laboratories (2)

• Microwaves
• Microwave measurements
• Microwave components, materials and circuit
  modeling
• Monolithic circuit design
• Optical communications

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Research Laboratories (3)

• Control of Systems
• Automatic measurement process
• Control and observation of non-linear continuous
  and discrete systems
• Cryptology
• Electromechanical actuators, power convertors

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Corporate partnerships

• Advanced research collaboration with industry
• Applied research and development contracts
• Student projects (2nd year)
• Visiting professors
• Internships

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Corporate partnerships

• Advanced research in collaboration with industry.
• Curriculum constantly updated to meet the demands
  of industry.
• Forums and seminars.
• Two summer internships( 4- 8 weeks)
• Final year project (4- 6 months) in industry or
  partner institution abroad.

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ENSEAEcole Nationale Supérieure de
lElectronique et de ses Applications
Presentation by Prof Philippe MARC www.ensea.fr
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FAME French American Exchange Program    
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• What is it?A spring semester abroad program
  (starting Spring 08) taught in English by
  professors at ENSEA.
• Where?Cergy, France, 35 minutes from the center
  of Paris. Students will take courses at ENSEA
• Who is eligible? Students who will be in their
  third year of an undergraduate ABET-accredited
  electrical/computer engineering/mechanical major
  in Spring 2008.

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• How many courses are offered?
• 5 courses total of 18 credit hours
• Electronic Circuits Laboratory ( 6 c.h.)
• Signals and Systems (3 c.h.)
• Introduction to Microprocessors and Assembly
  Language Programming (3 c.h.)
• Electromagnetism/Electrodynamics (3 c.h.)
• French Language and Culture (3 c.h.)

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• Why should I join this program?
• Employers want people with international
  experience
• Satisfy Gen Ed requirements
• Earn credits toward graduation in your major
• Financial aid
• Learn a foreign language
• Enhance your self-confidence, independence
  skills
• Make new friends and visit new places
• Learn about yourself

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• When and how should I apply?
• Inform your study abroad contact at your
  university before October 1st, 2007
• How many places are available?
• 10 to 25 places
• How do I qualify?
• Strong background in maths. Strong motivation.
  Adaptability
• Selection by your university

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• How do I confirm my intention to enroll?
• By submitting a 500 fee to my study abroad
  contact
• Do I need a visa?
• The temporary long stay visa (from 3 to 6
  months), multiple entries, is valid for the whole
  stay. The student does not need a residency card.
  The student should complete the long term visa
  application form
• http//www.campusfrance.org

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• How do I confirm my intention to enroll?
• By submitting a 600 fee to my study abroad
  contact
• Do I need a visa?
• The temporary long stay visa (from 3 to 6
  months), multiple entries, is valid for the whole
  stay. The student does not need a residency card.
  The student should complete the long term visa
  application form
• http//www.campusfrance.org

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ENSEA COURSES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH SPRING
SEMESTER

• Electronic Circuits
• Microprocessors and Assembly Language Programming
• Computer Architecture
• Signals and Systems
• Electromagnetism/Electrodynamics
• French Language and Culture

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ENSEA COURSES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH SPRING
SEMESTER

• Electronic Circuits
• IIT ECE 312 Electronic circuits
• UB EE 311 353 Electronic Devices
  Circuits 2
• Lectures/Tutorials 21 hours
• Laboratory 24 hours
• Credit Hours 4
• Analysis of integrated amplifiers with
  bipolar junction transistors and field-effect
  transistors

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ENSEA COURSES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH SPRING
SEMESTER

• Microprocessors and Assembly Language Programming
•   IIT CS350/470/ ECE 485 Computer
  Organization, Assembly language Programming and
  Computer Architecture  UB CSE 379 Introduction
  to Microprocessors and Microcomputers  and CSE
  380 Introduction to Microprocessors Lab  
• Lectures/Tutorials 17 hours
• Laboratory 28 hours
• Credit Hours 3
• Microprocessor architecture, machine
  language programming, microprocessor assemblers,
  assembly language programming, link between
  assembly language and C language, memory and I/O
  interface, interrupts microprocessor system
  design. 

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ENSEA COURSES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH SPRING
SEMESTER

• Signals and Systems
• IIT ECE 308
• UB EE 303
• Lectures/Tutorials 30 hours
• Laboratory 15 hours
• Credit Hours 3
• Fourier and Laplace transforms. Sampling
  theorem. Fourier equivalence of sampled signals
  and sequences.Practical sampling and converters.
  Problem of practical reconstruction.

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ENSEA COURSES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH SPRING
SEMESTER

• Electromagnetism/Electrodynamics
• IIT ECE 307
• UB EE 324
• Lectures/Tutorials 45 hours
• Credit Hours 4
• Electrostatic and magnetostatic fields and
  potentials, Coulomb's law, Gauss's Law,
  Biot-Savart and Ampere's law, Faraday's induction
  law.
• Maxwell's equations, electromagnetic
  uniform-plane wave propagation. Diffraction,
  Fourier optics and applications.

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ENSEA COURSES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH SPRING
SEMESTER

• French Language and Culture
• Lecture/Tutorials 45 hours
• Credit Hours 3
• Practice in the French language to gain a certain
  level of competency
• France today in its socio-cultural-economic
  context
• Comparison between the two cultures French and
  American

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ENSEA COURSES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH SPRING
SEMESTER

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