HUM-380: Video games and gamificationCe cours propose d'acquérir des compétences en création de jeux vidéo, en invitant les étudiant·e·s à mettre leurs connaissances au service d'un projet collectif de ludification (gamification) d'un co
HUM-304: Video games and societyCe cours constitue une introduction à l'approche sociologique de la culture à travers l'analyse du secteur des jeux vidéo. Il mobilise les principales approches de l'analyse de la production et des pu
PHYS-467: Machine learning for physicistsMachine learning and data analysis are becoming increasingly central in sciences including physics. In this course, fundamental principles and methods of machine learning will be introduced and practi
DH-414: Game design & prototypingThis course aims to present and discuss various game design methodologies that can be used to analyze and create projects based on interactivity and player engagement. It gives students the opportunit
MGT-454: Principles of microeconomicsThe course allows students to get familiarized with the basic tools and concepts of modern microeconomic analysis. Based on graphical reasoning and analytical calculus, it constantly links to real eco
CS-444: Virtual realityThe goal of VR is to embed the users in a potentially complex virtual environment while ensuring that they are able to react as if this environment were real. The course provides a human perception-ac
COM-501: Advanced cryptographyThis course reviews some failure cases in public-key cryptography. It introduces some cryptanalysis techniques. It also presents fundamentals in cryptography such as interactive proofs. Finally, it pr
HUM-241: Video games: fiction like any other?L'objectif du cours est de développer une méthodologie d'analyse du jeu vidéo, en particulier via une démarche empirique originale : le "Let's play". Il s'agira de présenter la manière dont le jeu vid
PENS-319: Ludic streetsCe cours se focalise sur la conception de l'espace public et sur les rapports qu'il entretient avec les usages. Au prisme de la place de l'enfant en ville, les étudiant·es construiront des dispositifs
MATH-261: Discrete optimizationThis course is an introduction to linear and discrete optimization.
Warning: This is a mathematics course! While much of the course will be algorithmic in nature, you will still need to be able to p
COM-401: Cryptography and securityThis course introduces the basics of cryptography. We review several types of cryptographic primitives, when it is safe to use them and how to select the appropriate security parameters. We detail how
MGT-300: Game theory and strategic decisionsGame theory studies the strategic interactions between rational agents. It has a myriad of applications in politics, business, sports. A special branch of Game Theory, Auction Theory, has recently g
CS-430: Intelligent agentsSoftware agents are widely used to control physical, economic and financial processes. The course presents practical methods for implementing software agents and multi-agent systems, supported by prog
PHYS-758: Advanced Course on Quantum CommunicationThe aim of this doctoral course by Nicolas Sangouard is to lay the theoretical groundwork that is needed for students to understand how to take advantage of quantum effects for communication technolog