Imperial College London

In this course, students develop the skills required to identify hazards, to estimate the magnitude of the consequences (typically fires, explosions and toxic releases) and the probability of such an event occurring. Additionally, a fundamental approach for the systematic assessment and reduction of risk is established. Such an approach is essential to minimize harm, the resulting loss of money and reputation, and to meet national regulatory requirements.

The course provides an overview of data center technologies, the infrastructure needed to run a variety of workloads, and the design decisions when engineering scalable distributed applications. Students analyze the full system stack for managing and scheduling data-center resources. Further, they discuss the design principles for scalable systems; investigate concepts and techniques to build large scale systems, with a focus on distributed storage, coordination, computation and resource allocation. They get an overview of NewSQL and NoSQL technologies, learn new data models, their associated query languages and systems, and discuss new storage technology and its impact on query execution and data management systems in general.

In this course, students use probability theory to model uncertainty; design simple probabilistic models that facilitate prediction; conduct sound scientific analysis of data, and study the mathematical foundations of probabilistic modelling with Markov chains and simulation.

This course focuses on mobile robotics, emphasizing practical algorithms for navigation, all based around real hardware and tested in the real world. Key elements are: wheeled locomotion, motor control, and motion calibration; outward-looking sensors for behavioral control loops; probabilistic localization using particle filtering; advanced use of sensors for place recognition, occupancy mapping and planning; and an introduction to Simultaneous Localization and Mapping. The course is intensively practical, and all the key methods students learn are tested on robots they build.

This course teaches students to use MATLAB for data processing, visualization, simulation, and analysis; apply probability models, estimate their parameters and test their fit to data; apply reliability theory to devices and networks; and perform predictive modelling tasks using regression and time series analysis.

This course teaches students to appraise engineering with alloys, and evaluate multi-objective engineering design problems (cost, temperature, performance – e.g. creep, fatigue, strength, processability, light weighting, material costs & lifecycle). Students discuss approaches to engineering design and lifing, where failure and optimisation of alloys dominate function (drawing in ideas of process-microstructure properties) in solid stage metal components and consider the science of alloys as a microstructure system with an engineering goal. 

This course introduces the underlying molecular basis of cellular and sub-cellular processes in cells, with special emphasis for engineers. The course introduces students to some of the physiological concepts and systems that are important application areas for technology in the field of bioengineering and develops the practical laboratory skills to use the technologies introduced in the lectures.