Master Degree in Computer Engineering

School of Technology and Architecture

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ECTS

120

Vacancies

Schedule

Daytime and evening

Duration

2 Years

Language

Portuguese and English

Teaching type

In person

Tuitions EU Students

1st Year: 1063.00€

2nd Year: 1063.00€

Tuitions Students outside EU

1st Year: 3000.00 €

2nd Year: 1600.00 €

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Presentation

The master in computer engineering (MEI) offers its students a comprehensive and flexible training in the field of Informatics. The program is designed to consolidate and systematize basic knowledge, provide a specialization and cultivate an interdisciplinary culture (a hallmark of Iscte educational philosophy), MEI maintains a strong link with companies, making it ideal both for training recent graduates and for updating knowledge in this constantly changing domain.
MEI offers a diverse array of specializations, training highly qualified professionals who are in demand on the job market.

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Caroline Conti

Director

Ricardo Daniel Santos Faro Marques Ribeiro

Sub-director

Accreditation

A3ES

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schedule 6 Years

event 2025-07-31

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Registo DGES

DGES initial reference: R/A-Ef 1057/2011 de 18-03-2011

DGES reference update: R/A-Ef 1057/2011/AL03 de 24-03-2025

Programme structure

2026/2027

The program consists of 2 semesters and a half of teaching component and 1 semester and a half for the preparation of the dissertation.

In the 1st year, students have courses from each of the scientific areas of the master (Programming Sciences and Technologies, Information Systems, Multimedia, Artificial Intelligence and Security) and can choose from different specializations. In the 2nd year, a large part of the workload will be for the preparation of the dissertation, and there are also, in the 1st semester, some compulsory and specialization courses.

Expected duration and workload

4 semesters, for a total of 120 ECTS. The course is planned for a full-time occupation. Students who intend to take the course alongside other.

occupations are recommended to consider the possibility of part-time enrollment.

Unidades curriculares	Semester	ECTS
Information Systems Management *	1	6.0
Introduction to Machine Learning *	1	6.0
Networks and Information Systems Security *	1	6.0
Software Architecture and Design *	1	6.0
User Experience and Visualization of Information *	1	6.0
Advanced Programming *	2	6.0
Management of Organizational Knowledge and Culture *	2	6.0
Professional Ethics, Computing and Society *	2	6.0

* Mandatory course

Recommended optative

A set of Course Units (CUs) considered most suitable for students of the Master's in Computer Engineering (MEI) is recommended.

The recommended CUs are organized below into different thematic areas:

Interactive Applications and Games:

1st year, 2nd semester:

2nd year, 1st semester:

Computational Data Science
1st year, 2nd semester:

2nd year, 1st semester:

Intelligent Systems:
1st year, 2nd semester:

2nd year, 1st semester:

Cybersecurity

1st year, 2nd semester:

2nd year, 1st semester:

Data Privacy

Digital Transformation Technologies

Internet of Things

Blockchain
Communication Architectures and Systems for Iot
Algorithms for Big Data
Distributed Smart Sensor Systems
Internet of Things Laboratory

We remind you that the opening of a curricular unit is limited to the choice of the curricular unit by a sufficient number of students. It is also important to consider that there are limitations to the number of enrolled per curricular unit.

Unidades curriculares	Semester	ECTS
Research and Development Project in Engineering *	1	12.0
Master Dissertation in Computer Engineering Final Work	2	30.0
Master Project in Computer Engineering Final Work	2	30.0

* Mandatory course

Recommended optative

A set of Course Units (CUs) considered most suitable for students of the Master's in Computer Engineering (MEI) is recommended.

The recommended CUs are organized below into different thematic areas:

Interactive Applications and Games:

1st year, 2nd semester:

2nd year, 1st semester:

Computational Data Science
1st year, 2nd semester:

2nd year, 1st semester:

Intelligent Systems:
1st year, 2nd semester:

2nd year, 1st semester:

Cybersecurity

1st year, 2nd semester:

2nd year, 1st semester:

Data Privacy

Digital Transformation Technologies

Internet of Things

Blockchain
Communication Architectures and Systems for Iot
Algorithms for Big Data
Distributed Smart Sensor Systems
Internet of Things Laboratory

We remind you that the opening of a curricular unit is limited to the choice of the curricular unit by a sufficient number of students. It is also important to consider that there are limitations to the number of enrolled per curricular unit.

Objectives

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During the programme, students should acquire technical knowledge in the fundamental areas of Computer Engineering, as well as particular knowledge in their specialization. Furthermore, they should be able to demonstrate specific skills for the work of research.

It is expected that graduates will be able to:

perform tasks of management in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams;
elaborate the specification, design and development of multimedia projects and products, guaranteeing management that integrates the expectations of customers and end-users;

elaborate the specification, design and development of projects and products of mixed and increased reality, ensuring an integrated way the management of the expectations of customers and end-users;
elaborate the specification, design and development of interactive projects applied to areas such as health, education, entertainment;

develop mechanisms to control the quality of the project/product in successive stages of testing, as well as technical and functional validation;

manage the skills needed to deal with and accommodate change and organizational response to this change, using ITs;

specify, design and develop systems that contemplate knowledge and apply it in order to generate value in its business context, not to mention its important impact in the organizational culture in which it is embedded;

identify, design and implement technical solutions for knowledge management needs.

propose organization processes/models that contribute smoothly but effectively to the management of knowledge.

These learning objectives are pursued through the specific objectives of each curricular unit, as specified in the respective of CUF of each course, which should correspond directly with at least one of the learning objectives of the course. The degree of completion of these objectives is measured in each curricular unit according to their CUF, which details the methodologies of evaluation used for each specific objective.

Thesis / Final work

To complete the course programme the student must either produce a dissertation of a predominantly scientific nature or develop an innovative professional project. These will account for 42 ECTS credits. The choice between a dissertation or a professional project is given to students so that he or she may choose an option that best fits his or her personal profile, either as a student and technical staff member aiming to pursue a 2nd cycle training, or as a professional making direct intervention in the areas covered in this course programme. In either case, the student must develop work that addresses not only the application of the concepts acquired during their training, but also the integration of knowledge and techniques in order to demonstrate innovative work in the field of computer science engineering. The dissertation work can be developed in Iscte or in other universities/research units or companies, through the participation in research and development projects, usually done in collaboration with companies and research units. In particular, we highlight the Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT) and ISTAR-IUL. There are many fields/areas where the student may participate in applied or fundamental research, such as Information Systems, Multimedia and Knowledge Management, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Human Machine Interaction, Image and Audio Coding, Digital Networks, Mobile Computing, Operating Systems, Open Source Systems, Computer Security, Grid Computing, Electronic Commerce, Systems Modeling and Computer Simulation (including simulation of complex socio-economic systems), Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Agents and Systems, and Programming Science and Technology, among others.

Faculty

2025/2026

Caroline Conti

Assistant Professor

Ricardo Daniel Santos Faro Marques Ribeiro

Senior lecture

André Santos

Assistant Professor

António Alves e Almeida

Invited Assistant Professor

Daniel Maximino Caçador

Invited Senior Assistant

Elsa Cardoso

Senior lecture

Humza Sohail

Isabel da Piedade Xavier Machado Alexandre

Assistant Professor

João Pedro Lavadinho Moreira

Invited Assistant Professor

José André Moura

Assistant Professor

José Pereira dos Reis

Assistant Professor

Luís Filipe da Silva Rodrigues

Invited Assistant Professor

Luís Nunes

Associate Professor with aggregation

Nuno David

Senior lecture

Pedro Manuel Carqueijeiro Espiga da Maia Malta

Invited Assistant Professor

Ricardo António

Invited Senior Assistant

Valderi Reis Quietinho Leithardt

Assistant Professor

Employability

Master in Computer Engineering offers a diverse array of specializations, training highly qualified professionals who are in demand on the job market, in areas like:

Create and maintain information systems designed for specific business models;
Model and develop multimedia content;
Integrate different sources and formats of information in information system;
Specify, design and develop computational projects and applications;
Analyze and model data to extract relevant information for the business;
Conduct Research and Development (R&D) activities.

Application

Round	Start Date	End Date	Vacancies	Application fee	Reservation fee	candidacy.reservation_fee_international
1st round \| Mestrado/Master	2025-12-15 09:30	2026-01-14 17:00	15	70.00 €	200.00 €	500.00 €
2nd round \| Mestrado/Master	2026-01-15 09:30	2026-02-25 17:00	20	70.00 €	200.00 €	500.00 €
3rd round \| Mestrado/Master	2026-02-26 09:30	2026-04-06 17:00	15	70.00 €	200.00 €	500.00 €
4th round \| Mestrado/Master	2026-04-07 09:30	2026-05-13 17:00	10	70.00 €	200.00 €	500.00 €
5th round \| Mestrado/Master	2026-05-14 09:30	2026-06-24 17:00	10	70.00 €	200.00 €	500.00 €
6th round \| Mestrado/Master	2026-06-25 09:30	2026-08-26 17:00	5	70.00 €	200.00 €	500.00 €

Programmes can offer all vacancies in the first phase or distribute them by phase. Vacancies not taken up in a phase are carried over to the next phase. The opening of the next application phase is subject to the existence of vacancies.

You can apply for this master's degree if you are:

Holders of a bachelor's degree or legal equivalent in computer engineering, electrical engineering, telecommunications engineering, or related areas in the field of computer science;
Holders of a foreign higher academic degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or related areas in the field of computer science, awarded after a first cycle of studies organized according to the Bologna Process;
Holders of a foreign higher academic degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, telecommunications engineering, or related areas in the field of computer science, recognized as meeting the objectives of a bachelor's degree;
Holders of a bachelor's degree or legal equivalent in other areas, but with a professional curriculum recognized as demonstrating the ability to complete the master's degree.

See the admission and ranking criteria here.

contacts

School of Technology and Architecture

home Edifício Sedas Nunes, Sala 1E07

email secretariado.ista@iscte.pt

call (+351) 210 464 013

nest_clock_farsight_analog 9:30 - 18:00

language Website