COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE

AND ENGINEERING
MASTER
Simulation at the heart of science
Nuclear fusion. Climate evolution.
Nanoscale piling. Mathematical developments.
What do these four science topics have in common?
Computer simulations, where human genius - in making
models and shaping up algorythms - and supercomputers
meet. The maser in computational science provides
sudents with all the basic skills that will make them mos
wanted secialiss in scientic computing, numerical
methods, algorithmic and sofware engineering,
visualisation and multiscale-multiphysics modeling.
Vincent Zimmern:
EPFL has now this worldwide reputation
for being a computationally very
acive place, with a lot of
research going on.
Dana Chrisen:
What I liked about EPFL
is that it ofered a good
blend of theoretical courses
and applied hands-on
experiences.
Watch the video:
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Fusion Plasmas
in a Tokamak
The International Thermonuclear
Experimental Reacor (ITER)
projec aims to build an
experimental tokamak which
would allow to produce elecricity
from nuclear fusion reacion.
This requires to conne plasma
inside the reacor. At EPFL, ITER
is represented by the Center
for Research in Plasma Physics
(CRPP).
Modeling and numerical
simulations of the plasma allow
to sudy its behavior before the
completion of the reacor and
without the risks and coss inherent
to the rs real experiments.
Therefore, efcient numerical
methods
that
can be
implemented
for parallel simulation on
supercomputer are essential for such
complex simulations.
website: htp://crpp.ep.ch/research_TCV
Multiscale Modeling of Materials
The mechanical deformation or the failure of a material, or the interacion between
two objecs, are characerized by phenomena at diferent sace and time scales.
The independent modeling of diferent scales has lead to important insights
over the years. Thanks to modern supercomputers and advanced numerical
schemes it is nowadays possible to beter undersand the interacion
between scales. This relies on the coupling of continuum and discrete
modeling and allows to undersand involved mechanisms, for
example, at the contac between two materials or at the origin
of a fracure.
Dislocation emission during
the normal contac loading of
a nanoscale rough surface.
The model benets from a
coupled method to reduce the
computational cos involved
in handling many atoms.
Labs: LAMMM+LSMS
website: htp://lsms.ep.ch/
Magnetic connement of
plasma in a Tokamac.
Boyancy and turbulence
in the plasma.
Core courses
30 ECTS
Semeser
projecs
30 ECTS
Numerical
Methods,
Algorithms,
High
Performance
Sysems
10 ECTS
Computational
Modeling Based
on Discrete Sysems
10 ECTS
Computational Modeling
Based on Diferential Equations
10 ECTS
Masers thesis
30 ECTS
Maser of Science in
COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE
AND ENGINEERING
2-year program - 120 ECTS
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Core courses 30
Advanced numerical analysis 4
Algorithms 6
Computer simulation of physical sysems I 4
Dynamique molculaire et simulations Monte Carlo 2
Image processing I 3
Introducion to the nite elements method 4
Numerical analysis and computational mathematics 4
Numerical integration of dynamical sysems 4
Parallel computing and pthreads 4
Computational physics III 3
Programming concepts in scientic computing 4
Sofware Engineering 6
Semeser projecs 30
Projec in computational science and engineering I, II 16
Indusrial internship 8
Projec in human and social sciences 6
Computational Modeling Based on Diferential Equations 10
Advanced methods in computational solid mechanics 3
Biological modeling of neural networks 4
Dynamical sysem theory for engineers 4
Environmental transort phenomena 5
Hydrodynamics 5
Insability and turbulence 5
Numerical ow simulation 5
Numerical methods in heat transfer 3
Particle-based methods 4
Principles and applications of sysems biology 3
Quantum simulations of materials: Properties and secroscopies 4
Computational Modeling Based on Discrete Sysems 10
Applied molecular quantum chemisry 4
Biomolecular srucure and mechanics 4
Computational methods in molecular quantum mechanics 4
Computational molecular biology 5
Computer simulation of physical sysems II 4
Digital 3D geometry processing 5
Disributed Intelligent Sysems 5
Image processing II 3
Introducion to elecronic srucure methods 4
Mathematical modelling of behavior 4
Molecular quantum dynamics 2
Signal processing for communications 6
Water quality modeling 4
Numerical Methods, Algorithms, High Performance Sysems 10
Advanced Algorithms 7
Advanced multiprocessor architecure 6
Convex optimization and applications 4
Computational Finance 5
Computational linear algebra 5
Computer algebra 5
Numerical approximation of partial diferential equations I 5
Numerical approximation of partial diferential equations II 5
Numerical integration of sochasic diferential equations 5
Numerical methods for conservation laws 5
Program parallelization on PC clusers 4
Career prosecs
EPFL is a world leader in computing, engineering and
fundamental sciences. A Maser in Computational
Science and Engineering from EPFL opens the door to top
employment with computational skills in a broad secrum
of indusries, not only in all branches of engineering, but also
in emerging and vibrant market secors including energy,
nancial and pharmaceutical R&D.
It is also a srong asset for a PhD in Computational Science.
School of Basic Sciences
maser.ep.ch/cse
Contac: simone.deparis@ep.ch
Simulation based engineering
EPFL is a world leader in computing, engineering and
fundamental sciences.
A Maser in Computational Science and Engineering from
EPFL opens the door to top employment with computational
skills in high demand in a broad secrum of indusries, not
only in all branches of engineering, but also in emerging
and vibrant market secors including energy, nancial and
pharmaceutical R&D.
It is also a srong asset for a PhD in Computational Science.

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