“The industrial revolution is now evolving exponentially. While we are still in the middle of Industry 4.0, characterized by the digitalization of information, artificial intelligence and objects’ interconnectivity, Industry 5.0 has already emerged to focus on people, sustainability, and resilience. The beginnings of Industry 6.0 are already on the horizon.”
Hassan SOUBRA
Head of the Digital Transformation & Innovation major
Digital Transformation & Innovation Major
“Towards a sustainable, people-centered and resilient European industry” European Commission report, January 2021.
- Duration: 2 years
- Intake: September
- Campus: Lyon
- ECTS: 120
- Language: English
- Pace: Full-time or Work-Study
Presentation of the Digital Transformation & Innovation Major
Many players in the industrial world have pointed out the difficulty they have in recruiting digital experts who are aware of the challenges and processes they face, and experts trained in industrial engineering, capable of understanding data and computer technologies. This ECE major will be designed to fill this gap.
This program is designed to meet the transformational needs of the industry and will draw on the experience of many professionals working within our partner companies.
The training is divided into several major blocks, namely:
- Acculturation to the world of industry,
- Cyber-Physical Systems and Digital Twins
- IoT, Big data and AI,
- Industry 4.0 and 5.0 technologies,
- Industrial information systems.
As elsewhere at ECE, these courses of the major will be largely taught by professionals. They will be complemented by common core courses in languages, management and humanities, by a range of minors and in-depth options, by internships and projects. Two 4 and 6 month internships in companies are scheduled to allow students to apply their knowledge and skills.
The objectives of the Digital Transformation & Innovation Major
Develop new digital manufacturing systems, technologies, applications and tools for smart factories.
Use and design new AI and massive data analysis solutions, with critical thinking skills to interpret results.
Working with “new technologies”, “cyber security” and “data potential” to reflect the growing digital footprint of industrial processes.
Acquire more transversal skills related to creativity, entrepreneurship, flexibility and open-mindedness.
The Program of the Digital Transformation & Innovation Major
The Digital Transformation & Innovation Major is built in partnership with the support of several digital technology clusters in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France.
- IoT communication networks & platforms
- Computer-aided design and manufacturing
- Lean management
- Digital twins
- Immersive technologies
- Computer vision
- Applied data science with Python
This training is given in English.
Careers’ opportunities for the Digital Transformation & Innovation Major
- Chief. Digital Transformation/Industry 4.0 Project Manager
- Project manager in digital transformation
- Industry 4.0/Digital Industry Consultant
- Lean/Continuous Improvement and Industry 4.0 Engineer
- Industrial computer engineer – Automation
- Industrial cybersecurity solutions integrator
- Industrial IOT solutions integrator
- Data Architect – Industry 4.0
- Predictive Maintenance Engineer
- Business Analyst Industry 4.0
- Software Developer for Industry 4.0
- Software Development Engineer for Digital Radar Twins
The Head of the Major – Hassan SOUBRA
H. SOUBRA has an engineering degree from ESIR-Rennes, a master’s degree from INP-Toulouse, and a PhD from the University of Quebec -ETS, Montreal, Canada. He has held several R&D positions in the industry, notably at Renault. Academically, he worked at ESTACA where he co-headed the “Autonomous and Connected Systems” program. Before joining ECE, he was Associate Professor and head of the IoT Laboratory at the German University GUC/GIU.
The program
2nd year of the engineering degree (S7 and S8)
| Course | Hours |
|---|---|
| History of industrial organization and its contemporary challenges | 12h |
| IoT platforms and communications networks | 24h |
| Computer-aided design and manufacturing | 30h |
| Introduction to industrial information systems and digital continuity | 24h |
| Lean management | 14h |
| Advanced Programming I | 32h |
| Advanced Programming II | 14h |
| IoT, edge & cloud computing platforms | 24h |
| Industrial automation | 20h |
| Digital twins | 20h |
| 3D printing and alternative manufacturing techniques | 24h |
| Immersive technologies: VR/AR/XR | 24h |
3rd year of the engineering degree (S9)
| Course | hours |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 50h |
| Introduction to Big Data technologies | 50h |
| Industrial information systems and performance analysis | 50h |
| Sustainable manufacturing | 14h |
| Safety and risk management | 12h |
| Industrial Hackathon | 24h |
| Python for data sciences | 24h |
| Computer vision | 20h |
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