Cybersecurity & AI

This course, offered in the 4th and 5th semesters of the engineering program specializing in “Defense and Security,” is taught on the Paris Saclay campus.

Objective: to train engineers who are capable of mastering the most strategic digital technologies at the intersection of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and software engineering.

Its ambition is twofold: to equip students with a solid scientific and technical foundation while preparing them for the operational implementation of innovative solutions. Positioned at the heart of issues related to sovereignty and innovation, it opens up career opportunities in defense, security, and all high-tech industries.

Key courses in Semester 4

  • Programming Languages and Introduction to Compilation
  • Architectures
  • Operating Systems
  • Introduction to Cybersecurity
  • Introduction to Image Processing

Main courses in Semester 5

  • Cybersecurity: cryptography, information systems architecture, risk analysis, database security, cybersecurity monitoring and implementation, cybersecurity in an operational context
  • Artificial Intelligence: deep learning, computer vision, natural language processing, AI implementation, AI project.
  • Software Engineering: scripting and advanced processing under Linux, web development and agile methods, software testing and validation, management of large-scale digital projects.
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Career Prospects

By choosing this track, you will be ready to:

  • become a cybersecurity engineer, protecting critical systems for a major technology company, a defense agency, or a national institution.
  • join a cutting-edge AI team, working on computer vision, deep learning, or natural language processing.
  • design embedded and autonomous systems for various types of platforms, such as drones, robots, ground vehicles, or satellites.
  • lead major digital projects as a software project manager, agile methods expert, or software quality manager.
  • contribute to major strategic industrial programs in aerospace, naval, space, cybersecurity, energy, or smart transportation.
  • participate in innovation related to national sovereignty by joining government agencies and research centers (DGA, the armed forces, cybersecurity agencies, European programs)

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