Intelligent Systems
Intelligent students choose the Intelligent Systems course!
If you are keen on up-to-date and state-of-the-art issues join the Master's Degree Program of Intelligent Systems. With us, our students will get pertinent knowledge and experience required for future successful career in this field of expertise. You have a challenge to obtain a Double-Degree Diploma!



KEY FEATURES AND ADVANTAGES
Interdisciplinary approach
Program joins different scientific areas and modern trends of technology development in IT, cyber-physical systems, applied tasks of industrial automation, robotics and control.
Two degrees in two years
Students can choose individual track option and continue second year in one of the European partner-universities and get Master’s degree in Information Science and Computer Engineering (SPbPU) and MSc in Computer and Information Engineering (UK) or MSc in Mechatronics (Germany) or MSc in Computational Engineering and Technical Physics (Finland)
Unique laboratory facilities
Laboratories are developed and equipped in cooperation with leading companies in industrial automation technologies production – Siemens, Festo, Schneider Electric
International environment, cross-cultural studies and extracurricular activities
Education in English in an international group of students from more than 10 countries.
About the program
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![]() SPbPU - Master of Science (MSc) in Information Science and Computer Engineering 3 options for the second diploma:
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![]() Graduates will have great opportunities of to be employed in Russian and international engineering and automation companies as well as to continue their education in international PhD program. The Program is carried out in cooperation with leading Russian and international companies (Siemens, SAP, General Motors, Festo Didactic) and branches of the Russian Academy of Sciences in arranging internships, project activities and employment assistance. |
![]() 2 years, full-time 2 semesters at SPbPU + 2 semesters at a partner university (optional). Double Degree option is performed in cooperation with either City, University London or Leibniz Universität Hannover or LUT University |
![]() Minimum 120 ECTS
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10+ years of successful realization 100+ graduates 50+ graduates got second Master’s degree in one of the partner-universities |
Course | ECTS | ||||
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1st year | 1st Semester at SPbPU | ||||
History and methodology of science | 3 | ||||
Digital resources in scientific research | 3 | ||||
Foreign language in professional communication | 3 | ||||
Methods of optimization and decision making theory | 5 | ||||
Intelligent Systems | 6 | ||||
Software development technologies | 5 | ||||
Neuroinformatics and Neurotechnologies | 4 | ||||
2nd Semester at SPbPU | |||||
Knowledge engineering and knowledge management | 4 | ||||
Cognitive multiagent systems | 4 | ||||
Software development technologies | 5 | ||||
High-level design of information control systems | 4 | ||||
Project management | 5 | ||||
Mathematical modeling and simulation | 3 | ||||
Introduction practice | 6 | ||||
3rd and 4th Semester at partner Universities – choose your individual study track | |||||
1st option | 2 nd > option | 3 rd > option | 4 th > option | ||
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![]() Production Control Systems |
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4 th option (3rd and 4th Semester year at SPbPU) | |||||
2nd year (4 options) | Design of reconfigurable hybrid computing systems | 5 | |||
Seminar on Master's thesis | 2 | ||||
Education foresight | 5 | ||||
Image Processing | 5 | ||||
Neuroinformatics and Neurocontrol | 5 | ||||
Mathematical modeling of cyberphysical systems | 5 | ||||
Research work and Master’s thesis | 33 | ||||
Total | Min 120 |
- Machine learning algorithms for materials pattern recognition
- Developing of digital twins architecture for SPbPU-Festo «Synergy» Centre
- Intelligent navigation system of mobile robot
- Machine learning methods for defect image analysis in manufacturing
- Visual monitoring of product quality based on convolutional neural network
- Development of robot hand control algorithms for industrial applications
- Development of elements of quality industrial control systems over IP-based sensor networks
- Trajectory planning for quadcopter control system using visual processing
Programme was developed and improved in the framework of the following educational projects:
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BRIDGE British degrees in RUSSIA |
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Strategic partnership programme between SPbPU and Leibniz University of Hannover |
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Tempus ECDEast Engineering curricula design aligned with EQF and EUR-ACE standards |
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ERASMUS+ Applied Curricula in Space Exploration and Intelligent Robotic Systems |
Network cooperation

Students’ scientific research work
Programme prepares students for scientific research and project activities in the field of new generation of intelligent control systems, automation and robotics, smart systems and systems with artificial intelligence. Students are involved in real R&D projects and tasks in framework of cooperation with industry.
Admission procedure
You are kindly required to fill in an on-line application. International applicants may find additional information concerning admission at SPbPU web-site.



Leading professors and guest speakers:

Professor Viacheslav Shkodyrev
Director of School of Cyber-Physical Systems and Control, Program director
Neuroinformatics and Neurotechnologies (Engl.)

Dr Vyacheslav Potekhin
Director of SPbPU-Festo «Synergy» Centre, Associate Professor of School of Cyber-Physical Systems and Control
High-level design of information control systems, Project management, Research methods (Engl.)

Professor Dr.-Ing. Ludger Overmeyer
Executive Director of Institute of Transport and Automation Technology Leibniz Universität Hannover (Germany)
Individual Research Work Supervision, Invited lectures (Engl.)

Professor Heikki Kälviäinen
Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, LUT University (Finland)
Individual Research Work Supervision, Seminar on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Machine Vision and Digital Image Analysis (Engl.)
Program Partners

City University London (UK) is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1894.University is organized into seven Schools, within which there are around 40 academic departments and centers. City University London is a leading international University and the only university in London to be both committed to academic excellence and focused on business and the professions.

Leibniz Universität Hannover (Germany) officially the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, is a public university located in Hannover, Germany. Founded in 1831, it is one of the largest and oldest science and technology universities in Germany.

Official web-site https://www.lut.fi/web/en/
LUT University (Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT) is a pioneering science university in Finland, bringing together the fields of science and business since 1969. LUT educates researchers, tomorrow's problem-solvers and decision-makers who think sustainably. All new students receive an introduction to LUT's environmentally responsible thinking and research.

Siemens AG is a German multinational engineering and electronics conglomerate company headquartered in Munich, Germany. It is the largest Europe based electronics and electrical engineering company.

SAP AG is a German multinational software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. Headquartered in Germany, with regional offices around the world, SAP is the market leader in enterprise applications in terms of software and software-related service.
https://www.schneider-electric.ru/ru/
Schneider Electric is leading the Digital Transformation of Energy Management and Automation in Homes, Buildings, Data Centers, Infrastructure and Industries.
With global presence in over 100 countries, Schneider is the undisputable leader in Power Management – Medium Voltage, Low Voltage and Secure Power, and in Automation Systems.
Official web-site https://www.festo.com/us/en/
Festo is both a global player and an independent family-owned company with companies in 61 countries. We supply automation technology and technical educational solutions to more than 35 industries.
With global presence in over 100 countries, Schneider is the undisputable leader in Power Management – Medium Voltage, Low Voltage and Secure Power, and in Automation Systems.
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Learn more about MSc Degree Intelligent Systems
Contact detailsInstitute of Information Technologies and Control Systems
School of Cyber-Physical Systems and Control
- Elena Selivanova, Program Coordinator
- +7 (812) 329-47-45
- cst@icc.spbstu.ru
- 28, Grazhdansky pr., St. Petersburg, 195220, Russia