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The TU Dortmund Cyber-Physical Systems Program A Step Towards Multi-Disciplinary Education
Peter Marwedel, Wolfgang Rhode, and Katharina Morik TU Dortmund, Germany

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An Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems Program
“Cyber-Physical Systems are integrations of computation with physical processes”  Embedded Systems typically concentration of CS or EE • Insufficient headroom to cover all relevant topics  Introduction of a concept for an integrated CPS program • Start at the undergraduate level • Include fundamental principles of related science and engineering disciplines • Refrain from overloading program with “hot” topics
technische universität dortmund fakultät für informatik  Peter Marwedel, Informatik 12, 2013

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Structure of the CPS Program
 Adherence to Bologna Standards  6 terms undergraduate + 4 terms graduate education  900 hours per term, 30 hours per credit point  Include courses from all relevant areas: • Computer Science • Physics • Mathematics • Electrical Engineering • + Electives
technische universität dortmund fakultät für informatik  Peter Marwedel, Informatik 12, 2013

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Undergraduate Level
 Provide solid foundations of related disciplines  Basic skills available after receiving BS degree
Electives:  Embedded systems  Big data  Internet of Things  Robotics and Control  Systems of systems  Life sciences
technische universität dortmund fakultät für informatik  Peter Marwedel, Informatik 12, 2013

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Graduate Level
 Cover theoretical aspects of CPS  More depth and supplementary material on CPS topics  Preparation for PhD
CS Supplements:  Theoretical CS  Formal Methods  Modeling & Simulation Physics Supplements:  Solid State Physics  Theoretical Physics 1: Classical Physics  Theoretical Physics 2: Quantum Mechanics
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Summary
 TU Dortmund’s concept for a separate, interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems program  Begin CPS education already at the undergraduate level  Include relevant topics from CS, Physics, EE, Mathematics  Provide rich choices for electives  Scheduled introduction at TU Dortmund: • Winter term 2014/15

technische universität dortmund

fakultät für informatik

 Peter Marwedel, Informatik 12, 2013

SFB876

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